just asking
2007-01-08 08:13:34 · 27 answers · asked by curt 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
BOTH! Keep in mind, when you get right down to it Chinese food IS SOUL FOOD! For a billion Chinese and for this Hispanic woman! :-)
2007-01-08 08:17:51 · answer #1 · answered by Maria G. G 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
this is a simple question, Chinese food, but I have a super l ong response. Soul Food lacks the variety, depth of flavor, and varied preparation of Chinese food.
This is not to say that Soul Food isn't good, but on a culinary basis, there's no comparison. Soul food was born from peasant food and has rather short history. Though Soul Food has a capacity to become a great culinary tradition as with many foods, there has not been advancement in the cusine. More over, the ingredients and flavors of soul food are quite limited as it is a local style of cooking rather than a genre.
Chinese cuisine is often varied and is comprised of generally 8 disciplines of cooking, and with each discipline is established and every changing culinary techniques and flavors. Soul Food is a very localized style of cooking and might be regarded as a even a local branch of Southern Style Cooking which would then be on the grand scheme of American style cuisine...
to make a long point short, this is really not a fair comparison on a culinary basis..
but aside from that, I like soul food, but I'm not gonna cry without it. Chinese food... as long it's not Americanized Chinese food.
I'd take Booger King over Americanized Chinese food.
2007-01-14 17:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by ironqqq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soul Food
2007-01-09 09:01:47 · answer #3 · answered by come_on_kiss_the_gun 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Soul Food
2007-01-08 15:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Cameka H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Soul Food
2007-01-08 08:22:07 · answer #5 · answered by blazenphoenix 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Chinese today Soul food tomorrow!
2007-01-08 08:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My family eat soul food daily, so I'll say Chinese. Something different.
2007-01-11 08:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soul Food because it's so comforting. But I guess I would have to make a lot of it myself, with all the lard and pork, since I'm Muslim. But that would go for Chinese food too.
2007-01-09 06:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by Melinda 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chinese food all the way
2007-01-08 16:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by stephanie_kanode 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soul food minus chiterlings~lol~
2007-01-13 21:57:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋