do you eat (restaurant) chinese food?

UCinNC

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Posted 2/4/2008 5:51 PM (GMT 0)

just wondering

expecting226

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Posted 2/4/2008 5:53 PM (GMT 0)

All the time! Chinese is one of my favorites...

barnsbury

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Posted 2/4/2008 6:09 PM (GMT 0)

yes, quite often!

pb4

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Posted 2/4/2008 6:14 PM (GMT 0)

No, usually they're packed full of MSG's which can be killer for IBD...I eat EDO of Japan, no preservatives or MSG's of any kind.

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tjf

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Posted 2/4/2008 6:41 PM (GMT 0)

Yep! I always tell them not to add any extra salt.

princesscolon

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Posted 2/4/2008 6:55 PM (GMT 0)

I can't eat any Chinese food at restaurants, I have tried it several times at different places and I get violently ill every time. I make chicken
stir-fry at home with sauce and I haven't had any problems with that.

quincy

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Posted 2/4/2008 8:00 PM (GMT 0)

We order from a Sechewan/Thai Chinese restaurant (River Mandarin) every two weeks. No MSG added ever...although there might be some in some preparations they use.

It's spicy and awesome!!

I don't normally eat "regular" Chinese....but maybe twice a year we eat at one of the Chinese outlets in one of the mall food courts....I love sesame honey chicken and it's not offered at our regular place.
quincy

princesa

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Posted 2/4/2008 8:27 PM (GMT 0)

The upscale places will often have signs or printed information that states they don't use MSG.

Severin

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Posted 2/4/2008 11:51 PM (GMT 0)

Yup - LOVE chinese food - I just always get it fresh cooked.

Never get the shopping centre goop thats been sitting in the bay-maree all day! Food poisoning central...

jujub

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Posted 2/5/2008 12:59 AM (GMT 0)

I do, but I avoid egg rolls and spring rolls because they're full of bok choy (cabbage), which I can't eat. I just pick from the things I can eat.

kb5

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Posted 2/5/2008 4:25 AM (GMT 0)

I eat all asian foods. Thai is my favorite and very flare friendly (plain pad thai, tofu, egg and rice noodles...yum) Chinese is a standard. I stick to the veggies i know i can eat and lots of rice!

quincy

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Posted 2/5/2008 6:02 AM (GMT 0)

ooooo, pad thai....totally yummm. We have a place in our city called Pad Thai...awesome!

Severin...interesting you bring that up regarding the time food sits in mall food courts...fortunately, the two places I eat at are always sold out (and new stuff is always being brought out) and the other is fresh cooked (Koyo). I agree some places, depending on the time of day..I'd never consder it. Never had a problem with food poisoning, thankfully.

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sore_guts

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Posted 2/5/2008 3:39 PM (GMT 0)

I get cravings for chinese, but always regret it later. Every time I eat it I spend the rest of the day running to the bathroom.

Old Hat

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Posted 2/5/2008 3:49 PM (GMT 0)

Since UC I don't dare to eat Szechuan-style, or dishes with ginger or bamboo shoots. That still leaves dozens of choices, especially noodle & dumpling selections-- and who can fault plain boiled rice? / Old Hat (nearly 30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])

Sara14

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Posted 2/5/2008 6:29 PM (GMT 0)

I love good Chinese restaurants. I don't eat at the mall ones, chains or buffets because IMO they just don't taste very good.

marty1976

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Posted 2/5/2008 7:26 PM (GMT 0)

I love chinese food and Indian.Only discovered i really like indian food recently.I'm not having many problems at minute because i am not flaring too bad.I do stay away from those greasy prawn crackers and chips though.It is the real fatty foods that do cause me problems and are generally bad for you anyway.Me and my wife are having one tonight,mmmmmmmmmmm.
Marty

ediekristen

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Posted 2/6/2008 3:50 PM (GMT 0)

We have an AMAZING Chinese buffet in town... Typically I don't like buffets of any kind, and have never been to a chinese one that I enjoyed, but the food at this one is always hot and fresh and great. My favorite is the sesame chicken and brown rice, and they have these great potatoes that I get a heaping pile of every time, haha. But I usually do spend most of the night afterwards in the bathroom, so I typically only eat there once a month maybe.

The thing I like best about the buffets though is you can try new things without worrying about wasting your money! If I have to buy a meal, I will only get things I know I will like because if I buy something and hate it then I'm stuck! But with a buffet you can get a bit of everything :)

ThePostmodernIrony

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Posted 2/6/2008 3:56 PM (GMT 0)

i found a really good place near my house, but other chineses places bother me.

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