Original Thread: Is Chinese food of India boring ?
WOWchinese
To allow google to find this site, i've started adding 'tangra' 'hakka' 'indian chinese' all over the pages. and when u search for these words in the search engine, some intersting articles is shown.

One is by the Toronto-Star on chinese-food-of-india.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1066918170669&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630

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On the move, the Hakka ate what was available and portable. It was not banquet cuisine. Some drifted down to Canton, picking up cooking tips from their neighbours, before setting out for Calcutta.


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The Chinese food of India is Hakka cooking, distinguished mainly by repeated use of garlic and chilies. Dishes are monochromatically red, brown or black, free of pretty garnishes. Meats are often deep-fried and tossed in thick brown "Manchurian" sauce bristling with garlic and chilies. But this can get monotonous.

It's probably true but that's the point of it. We never and won't ever be cared abt the looks of a dish, so long as it taste good. If you love indian SPICY food, you wouldn't ever like bland taiwanese food or continental. Who likes spaghetti ?? And what's the fuss about 'nu-rho-mein' (beef noodles)

No wonder the tangra restaurants is a hit but the ones in Canada aint' faring that well, thats what i heard.

And that indian-chef had stolen our receipe. but garlics&chilli wasn't ever a secret-receipe.