Feature tags: Asian

Chinese food places tend to serve “westernized” versions of their dishes (sweet and sour pork, lemon chicken, etc) in restaurants. They do in North America, at least. But there’s often a more authentic menu full of flavours, textures, and ingredients that aren’t as familiar to a “western” palate (bitter melon, tendon, daikon, gai lan, non-fried fish). I’d love to see the Tryers’ reaction to more authentic, more traditional Chinese dishes, the ones without the bright red sauces or battered, deep fried chicken. I don’t recall seeing a lot of Asian foods on the channel, and I don’t know what the Asian food scene is like in Ireland.