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May 19, 2008 at 11:03 PM #208157May 20, 2008 at 12:38 AM #208088stockstradrParticipant
For whomever flamed Din Tai Fung, I’m amused how you explain you haven’t an opinion (or clue), so you try to borrow a clue from your few asian friends…to what? To pretend on here like you have clue?
The NYT ranks Din Tai Fung as one of the Top Ten restaurants in the world.
That’s an exceptional ranking, but I didn’t form my opinion from that. A month after I heard rumor of Din Tai Fung, I found myself in China in a room full of Chinese businessmen, who travel internationally and know their restaurants. In response to my asking “Anyone know this Din Tai Fung restaurant” I had a roomful of Chinese turn round in unison and say, “Best Xiaolongbao IN THE WORLD”
Then I personally went to the Beijing location of Din Tai Fung, with a group of Asian friends.
I was stunned at how exceptionally great is the food at Din Tai Fung, and the service, and the decor.
I travel so much on business to Asia, I believe I have eaten in probably over five hundred different Chinese restaurants across Asia, from Taiwan, to HK, to mainland China. I rank Din Tai Fung in the Top Five Chinese restaurants that I’ve ever dined at, over my entire life.
May 20, 2008 at 12:38 AM #208145stockstradrParticipantFor whomever flamed Din Tai Fung, I’m amused how you explain you haven’t an opinion (or clue), so you try to borrow a clue from your few asian friends…to what? To pretend on here like you have clue?
The NYT ranks Din Tai Fung as one of the Top Ten restaurants in the world.
That’s an exceptional ranking, but I didn’t form my opinion from that. A month after I heard rumor of Din Tai Fung, I found myself in China in a room full of Chinese businessmen, who travel internationally and know their restaurants. In response to my asking “Anyone know this Din Tai Fung restaurant” I had a roomful of Chinese turn round in unison and say, “Best Xiaolongbao IN THE WORLD”
Then I personally went to the Beijing location of Din Tai Fung, with a group of Asian friends.
I was stunned at how exceptionally great is the food at Din Tai Fung, and the service, and the decor.
I travel so much on business to Asia, I believe I have eaten in probably over five hundred different Chinese restaurants across Asia, from Taiwan, to HK, to mainland China. I rank Din Tai Fung in the Top Five Chinese restaurants that I’ve ever dined at, over my entire life.
May 20, 2008 at 12:38 AM #208174stockstradrParticipantFor whomever flamed Din Tai Fung, I’m amused how you explain you haven’t an opinion (or clue), so you try to borrow a clue from your few asian friends…to what? To pretend on here like you have clue?
The NYT ranks Din Tai Fung as one of the Top Ten restaurants in the world.
That’s an exceptional ranking, but I didn’t form my opinion from that. A month after I heard rumor of Din Tai Fung, I found myself in China in a room full of Chinese businessmen, who travel internationally and know their restaurants. In response to my asking “Anyone know this Din Tai Fung restaurant” I had a roomful of Chinese turn round in unison and say, “Best Xiaolongbao IN THE WORLD”
Then I personally went to the Beijing location of Din Tai Fung, with a group of Asian friends.
I was stunned at how exceptionally great is the food at Din Tai Fung, and the service, and the decor.
I travel so much on business to Asia, I believe I have eaten in probably over five hundred different Chinese restaurants across Asia, from Taiwan, to HK, to mainland China. I rank Din Tai Fung in the Top Five Chinese restaurants that I’ve ever dined at, over my entire life.
May 20, 2008 at 12:38 AM #208202stockstradrParticipantFor whomever flamed Din Tai Fung, I’m amused how you explain you haven’t an opinion (or clue), so you try to borrow a clue from your few asian friends…to what? To pretend on here like you have clue?
The NYT ranks Din Tai Fung as one of the Top Ten restaurants in the world.
That’s an exceptional ranking, but I didn’t form my opinion from that. A month after I heard rumor of Din Tai Fung, I found myself in China in a room full of Chinese businessmen, who travel internationally and know their restaurants. In response to my asking “Anyone know this Din Tai Fung restaurant” I had a roomful of Chinese turn round in unison and say, “Best Xiaolongbao IN THE WORLD”
Then I personally went to the Beijing location of Din Tai Fung, with a group of Asian friends.
I was stunned at how exceptionally great is the food at Din Tai Fung, and the service, and the decor.
I travel so much on business to Asia, I believe I have eaten in probably over five hundred different Chinese restaurants across Asia, from Taiwan, to HK, to mainland China. I rank Din Tai Fung in the Top Five Chinese restaurants that I’ve ever dined at, over my entire life.
May 20, 2008 at 12:38 AM #208229stockstradrParticipantFor whomever flamed Din Tai Fung, I’m amused how you explain you haven’t an opinion (or clue), so you try to borrow a clue from your few asian friends…to what? To pretend on here like you have clue?
The NYT ranks Din Tai Fung as one of the Top Ten restaurants in the world.
That’s an exceptional ranking, but I didn’t form my opinion from that. A month after I heard rumor of Din Tai Fung, I found myself in China in a room full of Chinese businessmen, who travel internationally and know their restaurants. In response to my asking “Anyone know this Din Tai Fung restaurant” I had a roomful of Chinese turn round in unison and say, “Best Xiaolongbao IN THE WORLD”
Then I personally went to the Beijing location of Din Tai Fung, with a group of Asian friends.
I was stunned at how exceptionally great is the food at Din Tai Fung, and the service, and the decor.
I travel so much on business to Asia, I believe I have eaten in probably over five hundred different Chinese restaurants across Asia, from Taiwan, to HK, to mainland China. I rank Din Tai Fung in the Top Five Chinese restaurants that I’ve ever dined at, over my entire life.
May 20, 2008 at 6:07 AM #208113CoronitaParticipantAren't we overdue for some type of troll in this thread?
I'll step forward.
Chinese apple juice is just as good as American juice; you guys are just haters.
Troll! Just kidding.
I admit the anti-china apple juice is more out of my paranoia than probably warranted. But in practice, I do try to buy what is made here whenever possible, just because symbolically I feel it supports domestic jobs and domestic companies (though increasingly, it's getting harder). Apple juice is as American as juice can get. I wouldn't buy it from China, just like I wouldn't buy an American flag that was made in China. Likewise, tree top or martinelli's that come in the big 2 gallon combo pack is made in good ole USA (for now) and doesn't cost that much more than the other brands.
And I definitely wouldn't buy frozen seafood from China. There was a couple of articles of how some companies in China keep frozen seafood in vats of mercury.
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
May 20, 2008 at 6:07 AM #208169CoronitaParticipantAren't we overdue for some type of troll in this thread?
I'll step forward.
Chinese apple juice is just as good as American juice; you guys are just haters.
Troll! Just kidding.
I admit the anti-china apple juice is more out of my paranoia than probably warranted. But in practice, I do try to buy what is made here whenever possible, just because symbolically I feel it supports domestic jobs and domestic companies (though increasingly, it's getting harder). Apple juice is as American as juice can get. I wouldn't buy it from China, just like I wouldn't buy an American flag that was made in China. Likewise, tree top or martinelli's that come in the big 2 gallon combo pack is made in good ole USA (for now) and doesn't cost that much more than the other brands.
And I definitely wouldn't buy frozen seafood from China. There was a couple of articles of how some companies in China keep frozen seafood in vats of mercury.
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
May 20, 2008 at 6:07 AM #208201CoronitaParticipantAren't we overdue for some type of troll in this thread?
I'll step forward.
Chinese apple juice is just as good as American juice; you guys are just haters.
Troll! Just kidding.
I admit the anti-china apple juice is more out of my paranoia than probably warranted. But in practice, I do try to buy what is made here whenever possible, just because symbolically I feel it supports domestic jobs and domestic companies (though increasingly, it's getting harder). Apple juice is as American as juice can get. I wouldn't buy it from China, just like I wouldn't buy an American flag that was made in China. Likewise, tree top or martinelli's that come in the big 2 gallon combo pack is made in good ole USA (for now) and doesn't cost that much more than the other brands.
And I definitely wouldn't buy frozen seafood from China. There was a couple of articles of how some companies in China keep frozen seafood in vats of mercury.
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
May 20, 2008 at 6:07 AM #208226CoronitaParticipantAren't we overdue for some type of troll in this thread?
I'll step forward.
Chinese apple juice is just as good as American juice; you guys are just haters.
Troll! Just kidding.
I admit the anti-china apple juice is more out of my paranoia than probably warranted. But in practice, I do try to buy what is made here whenever possible, just because symbolically I feel it supports domestic jobs and domestic companies (though increasingly, it's getting harder). Apple juice is as American as juice can get. I wouldn't buy it from China, just like I wouldn't buy an American flag that was made in China. Likewise, tree top or martinelli's that come in the big 2 gallon combo pack is made in good ole USA (for now) and doesn't cost that much more than the other brands.
And I definitely wouldn't buy frozen seafood from China. There was a couple of articles of how some companies in China keep frozen seafood in vats of mercury.
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
May 20, 2008 at 6:07 AM #208254CoronitaParticipantAren't we overdue for some type of troll in this thread?
I'll step forward.
Chinese apple juice is just as good as American juice; you guys are just haters.
Troll! Just kidding.
I admit the anti-china apple juice is more out of my paranoia than probably warranted. But in practice, I do try to buy what is made here whenever possible, just because symbolically I feel it supports domestic jobs and domestic companies (though increasingly, it's getting harder). Apple juice is as American as juice can get. I wouldn't buy it from China, just like I wouldn't buy an American flag that was made in China. Likewise, tree top or martinelli's that come in the big 2 gallon combo pack is made in good ole USA (for now) and doesn't cost that much more than the other brands.
And I definitely wouldn't buy frozen seafood from China. There was a couple of articles of how some companies in China keep frozen seafood in vats of mercury.
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
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