China's food can be said to have conquered many foreigners, but we may never have heard of their favorite China food, which makes people suspect that they may have fallen in love with "fake Chinese food". Two famous dishes that foreigners like and China people are puzzled by should be Zuo Ji and Li Hongzhang chop suey. Foreigners are people from all over the world except China. Of course, you will encounter any situation, whether you like it or not. Most Americans really like sweets and fried foods. When I was working in an American Chinese restaurant, many people ordered left Tang Zong chicken (a large piece of chicken breast fried with sauce) and orange chicken. ! In fact, these two dishes that forcibly appear historical celebrities are just gimmicks. Zuo's chicken was originally named by a Hunan chef, who sent it to the United States in the 1970s, and became famous for being loved by US Secretary of State Kissinger. In fact, it's just fried chicken legs and then fried until they taste sweet and sour. Perhaps foreigners have no resistance to this sour and sweet food. Now going to China restaurant is almost a must for them. In fact, whether foreigners can accept Chinese food (my experience is Sichuan food) depends on personal experience (some people travel around the world, are cheerful and like to try all kinds of new things), family background (such as parents or relatives who have contact with China and have been exposed to orthodox China food culture) and national culture (whether their eating habits are similar and overlapping with Chinese food, such as Sichuan food). ), it is difficult to sum it up in one word. However, I want to say that it is really a very efficient move to bring people of all countries closer together with delicious food!

Li Hongzhang's chop suey originated earlier. This dish is on the menu of 1879 Chinese restaurant. It is said that when Li Hongzhang went to the United States, he was widely concerned. The restaurant forced the "heat" and gave this shredded pork the name of Li Hongzhang. Since then, it has become the specialty of early Chinese restaurants. Food is a very personal thing. In my case, people who accept Chinese food and people who don't accept Chinese food are mixed. Some parents should not get too excited, because foreigners don't like it = because they haven't tasted authentic/because they haven't tasted other cuisines!

Now these two westernized Chinese dishes can no longer satisfy the appetite of foreigners. In order to attract foreign diners, foreign Chinese restaurants first start with signs. A reporter in Washington post extracted the names of 40,000 China restaurants and made a word frequency analysis chart. Foreign women, who married a man from China, had this experience: "The first time they ate Chinese food in China was on the train from Shanghai to Ningbo. They ate a box lunch. After dinner, my father asked me a very serious question: how many stars is this carriage restaurant? My husband makes steamed eggs for my parents at home to make them happy. He put shrimp and medlar in it. Mom asked me a serious question after eating: Why didn't he tell me he was a chef? " This really shows that our Chinese food is really delicious! First, there must be the iconic Chinese restaurant in the name. Secondly, there must be an animal that represents us, such as panda, dragon, or the word wok pronounced in Cantonese. Maybe the word wok looks delicious? The most popular signboard colors are gold and red. It seems that these two colors have high credibility in their hearts. In order to make Chinese food more in line with the dining habits of foreign diners, there is still one thing that needs to be sorted out. First the appetizer, then the main course, and finally the dessert. The first course of Chinese food abroad contains several dishes that we have hardly heard of in China. The first is fried crab wonton, which contains thick cream and cheese. It tastes sweet and salty. There are ordinary foreigners and foreigners who know the real Chinese food in China. In Argentina, "Chinese food" basically only includes the following three dishes: fried rice, fried noodles and oil cakes! It's a pity that they don't know how much real Chinese food tastes better than these!

Many Americans think this is discrimination against Chinese food and easy to offend people. But this poem does show that Chinese food has developed rapidly overseas in recent years and has gradually become an indispensable part of foreigners' lives. Although ... the food is a little wonderful, they are also very happy! Therefore, foreign famous Chinese food chain stores will not enter the China market. If foreigners know that the Chinese food they have eaten all their lives is not Chinese food, they must smash the signs of these stores!