BIR, BCR : the good, the bad and the ugly

[vinders]

but I still have this nagging fear that he was planning to serve dog at the wedding feast before we spoke.  I'm reasonably certain he won't now, but I am still worried that he might previously have been planning to ...  I have (sadly) come to accept that suckling pig is the norm at Chinese wedding banquets, but that does nothing to dispel the feeling of guilt when I eat it.


Oh dear, I hope the dog idea has been shelved, I can also understand the suckling pig guilt - the Chinese weddings I have been to (although in Liverpool) consisted mostly of seafood - with a couple of meat dishes. Perhaps this will be the same in Shanghai...

[tempest63]

Has Chinese Take away food changed much since the 60'?

With these new eat all you can super buffets I think, if anything, it has gone backwards!

I go back and try Chinese rarely but when I do I wonder why I bothered, thank heavens for the waves of decent Thai restaurants that are springing up.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Has Chinese Take away food changed much since the 60'?  With these new eat all you can super buffets I think, if anything, it has gone backwards!  I go back and try Chinese rarely but when I do I wonder why I bothered, thank heavens for the waves of decent Thai restaurants that are springing up.

The one in Coxheath was pretty good (but has just changed hands, so cannot yet be sure what will emerge), the one in Marden is absolutely dire, but we ate a first-class Chinese meal in Joy King Lau (Soho) last night so at least the restaurant trade is doing well if not the take-away ...

** Phil.