Toronto Chinese Restaurant

January 31, 2010

3 Secret Ways to Find a Good Toronto Chinese Restaurant Without Looking at Reviews

Have you ever been stuck in the middle of Chinatown and don’t know which Asian restaurant is good to eat? Hunting for good restaurant to eat can be fun and disappointing. You can get a quick high if you find a restaurant located in a secret area where many people don’t know about. If you ever been to be a bad restaurant, it can be one of the most disappointing and frustrating things you have to go through.

Here are three easy ways you can find a good Chinese restaurant without having to read reviews:

Look for a restaurant with full of Asian people in it. The more Asian people in it, you know that the food would be authentic and not westernized. A lot of the foul tasting Chinese restaurants usually have a lot of Caucasian people in it. This doesn’t mean that Caucasian has bad taste but the food is not specially made to suit authentic taste. Also, a lot of them they haven’t really experience real authentic food before. In fact, a lot of the Chinese food that Americans love to eat like Kung Pao Chicken was originally made in America.
Choose a restaurant that looks dingy or dirty. I know this is counter-intuitive, but usually the dirtier the place is the food tastes better. One could reason that the reason why it is dirty because they spend most of the time making the food taste great and neglect the presentation.
Check how long the restaurant has been opened for. Just ask the restaurant owner how long has he been in business for. The longer he is opened then you can be assured that a lot people love their food.

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Low Calorie Dining – How to Eat Healthy at a Chinese Restaurant?

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The authentic Chinese delicacies are rich in vegetables and usually cooked with little or no oil, owing to which they can be made a part of a low-calorie diet. However, the food offered at the Chinese restaurants in the West is nothing but a ‘Westernized’ version of the traditional Chinese food. These American-Chinese and Canadian-Chinese cuisines are rich in fat and calories and hence, it is very necessary to make healthy choices from the Western-Chinese food menu if you are following a strict low-calorie diet.

Following are a few guidelines that will help to eat healthy at your favorite Chinese restaurant:

1) When it comes to placing an order for appetizers, you should avoid foods like egg rolls and spareribs. Instead, you can opt for egg drop or wonton soups. Any low calorie broth-based soups will best suit your diet plan.

2) Other main course dishes that you can order include Chinese delicacies, such as the Shrimp Chow Mien, Moo Goo Gai Pan, Steamed Spring Rolls, Teriyaki Chicken Skewer, and Chicken served with broccoli and Chop Suey.

3) Any dish that includes steamed or boiled chicken or shrimp, and steamed vegetables is a good choice.

4) Do not order dishes that are made with sweet and thick sauces. Also, avoid any food that is battered or floured and then deep-fried. A dish prepared with loads of vegetables and little oil is the best choice you can make. Instead of the deep-fried foods, you can opt for the stir-fried, roasted or broiled ones.

5) Although fried rice is one of the most popular Chinese foods, it should be strictly avoided if you are really keen on following your low-calorie diet plan. Fried rice, especially the one made with eggs, is rich in fats and cholesterol and is a big ‘NO’ when it comes to including Chinese foods in your diet plan. If you are fond of rice, you can try brown rice that is healthier than fried rice.

6) Think twice before placing an order for dished that are described as “crispy” or “battered” in the food menu. Also watch out for dishes that include noodles, chow mien, and marinades.

7) Other bad choices would include Kung Pao chicken, crispy duck, dishes laden with rich sauces like Hoi sin, dumplings, and lo mien.

To conclude, Chinese cuisine offers a lot of healthy choices that can be made a part of your health diet, but you need to be prepared before visiting your favorite Chinese restaurant.

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Toronto Chinese Restaurants – Chinese Food

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Toronto Chinese Restaurant

Let’s first get one thing straight right off the bat. Anybody who thinks that when they walk into a Chinese restaurant and order their meal that they get anything resembling what Chinese people really eat, has been eating in Chinese restaurants either way too often or not often enough. Having said that, we’re going to concentrate on what we refer to as “Chinese Canadian” restaurants, because in reality, that’s what they are.

The stereotypes of who eats Chinese food are beyond silly. Other people besides Jews eat Chinese food, or what we call Chinese food. The reason these stereotypes exist is because many years ago when the modern day Chinese Canadian restaurant started to become popular, the majority just happened to open up in Jewish neighborhoods. So naturally more Jewish people at there than anyone else. Today, you will find all kinds of people eating at Chinese restaurants.

So, what kind of food DO you find at a Chinese Canadian restaurant? Most Chinese Canadian dishes fall into what they call categories of food. Their are your chow mien dishes which feature the classic chicken chow mien. But you can get a lot more than just chicken chow mien. You can also get shrimp chow mien, beef chow mien, roast pork chow mien and just about any other kind of beef, pork, chicken or fish that you can think of. Just a quick tip. If you’re going to get the chicken chow mien, get the white meat chicken chow mien. It costs about a buck more but they give you more chicken and the pieces are bigger.

Aside from your chow mien dishes you have your lo mien dishes. The only difference between these two are the kinds of noodles they use. Other than that, they are pretty much the same, at least at most restaurants in the states. The whole key to a Chinese dish is the vegetables that they put in it. Most of a Chinese dish is pretty much vegetables. There is relatively a lot less meat than there is vegetable. That’s why the dishes are relatively inexpensive and also why you’re hungry two hours later.

Then there are some specialty dishes. You can usually tell what these are because they have names like Moo Goo Gai Pan. You have absolutely NO idea what’s in this stuff by reading the name of it. Fortunately, there is usually a description of the menu item underneath the title so you can get some idea of what you’re eating.

Aside from the main dishes you get your standard side dishes like roast pork, egg roll, stuffed mushrooms, etc. Most people usually fill up on the fried Chinese noodles that they give you before you even get your dinner. This way it doesn’t seem so much like you hardly ate anything. And of course the meal is topped off with a fortune cookie and some tea. This is standard fair for a Chinese restaurant.

Some of these restaurants are good, some are okay and some are not so great. It’s hard to find a Chinese restaurant that’s really terrible. After all, how much can you ruin a vegetable?

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A Toronto Chinese Restaurant Offers Delicious Food and Exotic Ambiance

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When I was younger, when I thought of a Chinese restaurant, what came first to mind was the decor. They often had such a sense of mystery, with paper lanterns, gilded dragons and woodwork engraved with flowers and hummingbirds. Now, I am more concerned with the quality of the food, but I still love to find a place where both the food and the decorations are top notch.

Another favorite thing about Chinese restaurants is that you can find them just about everywhere. From Europe to Canada to South America and everywhere else on the globe that Chinese people have immigrated to, you can find these restaurants. When traveling, they provide a welcome change from local cuisine, as well as a sense of familiarity. You often find that the flavors will have been modified slightly for the local palate.

As you would imagine with a country so large, there are many different styles of Chinese cuisine. As with many areas, they are often influenced by the climate. Given its size, China varies greatly in the weather experienced from one area to another.

The first Chinese who immigrated to America were generally Cantonese. They came here to escape home and also to find work. In the early days, this was often on the railroads. However, they also brought with them their culture.

As more and more Chinese came to the States, Chinatowns began springing up in larger cities, such as San Francisco, where there was a concentration of Chinese. These areas created exotic spots for non-Chinese to go and get exposure to such sights as acupuncturists, herbal apothecaries, Kung Fu and, of course, food.

Because of the immigrants, Cantonese was the first style of Chinese food in the United States. Among the typical Cantonese dishes are all the famous sweet and sour options. Cantonese chefs use a variety of cooking methods including stir frying, roasting and steaming. The Cantonese also brought with them the custom of dim sum, which a type of dumpling or pastry with a variety of possible fillings. If you are lucky enough to live near a dim sum restaurant, these are especially popular as a form of Sunday brunch.

Later, waves of immigrants came from other areas of China, bringing with them other varieties of Chinese food. One of the best known is Szechuan, a very spicy type of cuisine from the largest province in China. As this area was along trading routes, it had outside influences from places such as India, well known for their hot spices. Szechuan food makes use of peppercorn and chili peppers as well as onions and garlic.

Many Chinese restaurants now have selections from a variety of the Chinese cuisine types. This gives you a chance to sample the different styles and find out your preferences. Because the dishes often come in large portions, they are perfect for a group to order a number to share. Whether you have never tried Chinese food, it has been a while or you just had some yesterday, there is sure to be a Chinese restaurant for you to try near you.

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