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[quote=ROGERINCA,227745]Having just returned last week from Guangzhou, I am already suffering from Chinese Cuisine Withdrawal Syndrome (CCWS) !!  Which will only be satisfied/cured by my next trip to China in May !! LOL :)

While I do enjoy most regional styles of Chinese cooking, I especially like the Cantonese/Guangzhou school/style the most; followed then, by the much more spicy Sichuan style of cooking.  In Guangzhou there are so many thousands of great restaurants to choose from, which offer many styles of cooking in addition to the local Cantonese variety.

It is true, there are many Chinese in California and in the city in which I live, as well as many great Chinese restaurants; however, the style of cooking here is very much ‘Americanized’ to fit the taste/palate of the average (non-ethnic Chinese) person in this country.  Now that I have been introduced to the ‘real-thing’, it is difficult for me to still enjoy Chinese/American food as much as I once did.

I have many friends who either own or work in my local Chinese restaurants.  Most of them, like most of the Chinese in California, are from Southern China, Guangdong/Guangzhou/Shenzhen and Guangxi.  Sometimes, if I am really lucky, they will share with me the more authentic food they prepare for themselves, during their own lunch period !!

What also amazes me is how inexpensive really great food is in China !!!

A six or eight course meal which most likely would cost $60.00 or more in an American Chinese restaurant, can be had for about $15 to $20 in China and the quality and freshness of ingredients is far superior in most cases.

What I really miss most, however, is the fresh fish, prepared many ways; as it is impossible to find fresh fish served in Chinese restaurants near my home.  One must travel nearly two hours by car to San Francisco‘s China Town, to enjoy real Chinese style fish.[/quote]

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