I'll take those fish cheeks.
I only ever had thai food once and it was fucking disgusting. I'm sure there's good thai food out there, but I don't care to try it again after my 'thai curry' that I actually didn't eat. I had a few bites and just sat there watching everyone eating their thai food.
I'm a guy who will order escargot, so if I find something that puts me off like that, I trust my gut.
Green Thai Curry? Haha, I'm not a lover too. I LOVES Curry, especially those thick paste Indian ones, but those green Thai ones put me off. I find them edible, but in no way nice or recommendable to people that haven't tried them. I gave it 3 tries at different restaurants and none were to my liking as well. FYI: I never seen them in Thailand after so many visits.
And Eeeww at Escargot. Twice I tried, not my cup of tea.
Green Thai Curry? Haha, I'm not a lover too. I LOVES Curry, especially those thick paste Indian ones, but those green Thai ones put me off. I find them edible, but in no way nice or recommendable to people that haven't tried them. I gave it 3 tries at different restaurants and none were to my liking as well. FYI: I never seen them in Thailand after so many visits.
And Eeeww at Escargot. Twice I tried, not my cup of tea.
Randy
Hey, if my comment came out in the wrong way, I apologise. It wasn't intended to be. Good food is good food, doesn't matter if it's really Authentic. It's the bad food that spoils the name of one culture food that must be spoke up against. I would love to try those Cream cheese wontons myself.
I'm not sure about Orange chicken thus I left it out in my previous comment. But honestly, I don't think so. Might be a creative dish that they came up with for fusion imo. In general, Chinese use tangerine peels for soup. But hey, I'm not an expert. I just love eating good food of all culture.
EDIT:
I'm a sucker for fish tails. Most of my friends laughs at me and rushes for the fish cheeks. ^^
did you just typed "Eeeww"?
Escargot just tastes like garlic butter. My point was more, I'll try anything. But Thai food is my one thing. Funny how a bad experience can stick with you.
For those finding Chinese too oily, I agree. But try to find these, if it's available in USA, and it will change your view on Chinese Cuisine.
Teochew Steam Fish
They use White Pomfret in general. But can be swapped with Red Grouper. The base is salty favored. Plum is the main favoring along with Ginger, Red Chilli and Tomato.
Cantonese Steam Fish
Another steam fish, but base using soy sauce and rock sugar. I'm unsure of the name of the fish used in general. But it's typically 2 types alternate.
Thai food by a long shot.
There is far more consistency of quality in Thai dishes than in Chinese dishes when dining out.
I usually cook Chinese food at home because it's always inconsistent at every restaurant serving Chinese food.
Also, most Chinese dishes are not spicy enough for me.
Try Sichuan style Chinese food if you can. They specialize in spicy dishes.
If you feel Chinese is fried and oily in most cases, that because you're eating the Americanized Chinese food.
Basically, if General Tso's Chicken is on the menu, you are at an American Chinese restaurant. I'm not sure if Portland even has something that could be called authentic Chinese food. Are there enough fob Chinese there to even support one?