What’s the Chinese Food Like Here?

I’m probably like most people—I judge a city by its Chinese food. Years ago,I added cappuchino to the list, but with the infestation of Starbucks everywhere on the planet, judging a town on whether or not they have both good Chinese food and good coffee proved irrelevant. The Chinese food standard...

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Vydáno v:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transtexts,
Hlavní autor: Wong, Shawn
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: Transtext(e)s Transcultures 2009
On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Shrnutí:I’m probably like most people—I judge a city by its Chinese food. Years ago,I added cappuchino to the list, but with the infestation of Starbucks everywhere on the planet, judging a town on whether or not they have both good Chinese food and good coffee proved irrelevant. The Chinese food standard still applies. It’s an easy standard to apply because nearly every city in the world has a Chinese restaurant. Immigration theorists call it diaspora. I ain’t no theorist. I just look for the Chine...