如果你是英美剧狂人，那在剧里你多多少少看到过剧中人一起吃
中国菜的场景。
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2dx0 比如《生活大爆炸》（Big Bang Theory），吃中餐似乎成了日常。
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~:ldGfb| 《老友记》（Friends）里，大家一起点个中餐外卖，吃得手舞足蹈。
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'Wv`^{y <^ 还有《吸血鬼日记》（The Vampire Diaries）
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EW :tb-%` 在《神探夏洛克》（Sherlock）里，夏洛克还有
特殊技能判断中餐馆是否受欢迎……
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\uUd * 谢尔顿对中国菜可以说是满满的爱了，而且可能比你吃得还讲究……来看看人家到了中餐馆是怎么点菜的……
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K4[X P]\jr Our standard order is the steamed dumpling appetizer, General Tso's Chicken, beef with broccoli, shrimp with lobster sauce and vegetable lo mein.
;GjZ vo 我们标准的点菜顺序是：开胃菜：蒸饺，主菜：左宗棠鸡，芥兰牛肉，龙汁虾仁，主食：杂菜捞面。
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XY3!{ 真是把中餐吃出了西餐Style啊，不过把蒸饺当开胃菜，双语君（微信ID：Chinadaily_Mobile）表示不是很懂……
A@o:mZ+XN( 在所有中餐里，陈皮鸡（Tangerine Chicken）是谢尔顿的最爱。
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6M/*]jLq4 就是这道菜，不知道大家吃过没……
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@_L:W1[ 因为怀疑四川饭馆用桔皮冒充陈皮，谢耳朵学霸还特地学了中文，去和中餐馆老板对峙。
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A;'*>NS 在《老友记》中，钱德勒的妈妈也说，他最喜欢的菜是宫保鸡丁（Kung Pao Chicken）。
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6iZ:0y0t+6 美剧《金色年代》（The Goldbergs）说，中餐是世界上最好吃的菜……
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A$a>=U|Z8 一家人吃到中餐的表情也是真的戏多……让这家的主妇real尴尬……
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O5lP92], 剧中如此，在社交网站上，歪果仁对中国美食的讨论也从未停止过。
*Bj7\8cKC 脸谱（facebook）网上，就有不少中国菜的社群，比如下面这个，就有20多万粉丝。
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@'ln)RT, 这个教做中国菜的社群，也有30多万粉丝……
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8e:\T.)M 我们来看看，歪果仁都是怎么看中国菜的……
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dm+}nQI \ 网友Judith Meyer在网站上的标签是“读中国小说，去过中国（Reading Chinese Novels and visited China）”。
@#?w>38y 她在留言说了她在中国的点餐经历，因为不认识中文，点菜大概就靠灵感……
/ad]pdF 然而即便如此，她也表示从未失望过……
*}n)KK7aT Eating random authentic Chinese food for 6 weeks lunch and dinner, I never once had a dish I didn't like.
@S>$y5if 随意地吃了6周真正的中国菜，没有一道菜是我不喜欢的。
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学习”，她也表示，原先她对中餐的误会很深啊！！
CB1AL]|3 Before I first traveled to China, I assumed that everyone just ate General Tso’s Chicken and fortune cookies. Boy was I wrong! The fantastic thing about Chinese food is that it is so varied, and there really is something for everyone’s personal taste.
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B(x>w 在来中国之前，我以为每个人只吃左宗棠鸡和幸运饼干。天啊我简直大错特错！令人意外的是，中国菜实在太丰富了，真的是每个人都能找到合胃口的菜。
33*NgQ;&~' 她还贴出了图，表示她的最爱是新疆羊肉串。
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Z`9yGaTO Niki Lew也表示，中国菜实在是太丰富了！
l|Z<pD Chinese food is broad when you have so many regions ranging from Cantonese, Shanghai, Beijing, Sichuan, Zhejiang…each region uses different spice, intensity of heat, preparation…etc.
y=H\Z/= 中国菜太丰富了，广东、上海、
北京、四川、浙江……每个地方的辣度、火候和准备方法都不一样。
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@[ vwqPOL 她还说，中国菜之复杂米其林评星人都会惊呆！
u]Eyb),Gy The complexity of food in China is so complex, even Michelin Star critic are blown away because Chinese cuisine incorporates texture, taste, presentation more than any cuisine found around the world.
*@C ]\) 中国菜实在是太复杂了……米其林评星人都会惊呆的！因为中国菜的食材、口味、摆盘比世界上任何一个国家的都要多。
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-eA3o2' Svetoslav Dimitrov在中国工作了3个月，还曾就中国的经验写过
文章。
|K jy4.2 上来还没说话就先感叹了一番……
2^TJ_xG~ Chinese food, oh, Chinese food.
=64%eF 中国菜，噢，中国菜！
tI&E@ Before I start, I will have to say it is way, waaaay different in China than in the Western world. Yes, there are some similarities, but anyway who has been to China, including me, would tell you that it is different.
bB#6Xx 开始之前，我得说，中国菜和西餐实在是太！太！太！不同了。是的，虽然有点共同点，但是包括我在内的人都能告诉你，它们，是不一样的！
49;2tl;F 他表示，中国菜是最好吃的菜之一，但是，他还是受不了……臭……豆……腐……
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-T 5$l This being said, it is one of the best foods I have tried and at the same time there are things that are really so disgusting. Take smelly doufu, for example. I mean - just standing 10 metres away from it outside on the street was unbearable. I didn’t have the guts to try it.
rP=!!fC1; 我得说，这是我尝过的最好的食物，但有些食物也是非常恶心。比如……臭豆腐。站在10米开外都受不了啊！我从来没敢尝过。
#SR"Q`P 他还对烤鸭表示出深深的爱……
|}O9'fyU8 Beijing duck’s succulent skin, dipped in sweet sauce, and the duck’s absolutely scrumptious fillet seasoned with some soy sauce make all your senses cheerfully celebrate.
$:aKb #l) 北京烤鸭的多汁美味的酥皮沾甜面酱，惊艳美味的鸭肉切片沾上酱，你所有的感官都会欢呼的。
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R[/]iK+!& 估计这位小哥也是没少和中国人民一起喝两盅，也算是参透了一起喝酒的真理……
R 06zca Just watch out because the Chinese use “ganbei” for “cheers” which literally means “bottoms-up” so they will drink anything, including red wine, like that.
R'.YE;leBG 小心点，中国的“干杯”真的就意味着“喝干酒杯”，他们会把杯子一饮而尽，包括红酒之类。
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VHUOI64* 在中国生活了十年的Darryl Snow这样说，
2|8&=K / I think China boasts some of the world's finest cuisines and am genuinely saddened that it doesn't receive the recognition it deserves, especially Sichuan cuisine which offers a wider variety of flavours, textures, and cooking techniques than over-rated and more widely familiar French cuisine for instance. The sheer variety of cuisines in China is largely entirely unknown to people in pretty much all other countries.
U_/<tWl\[3 我觉得中国有一些世界上最好吃的菜肴，但我很遗憾它却没有得到它应有的认可，尤其是川菜，有各种口味、食材、烹饪技巧，比那些估计过高的法餐要强得多了。但中国菜的丰富对世界上很多国家的人来说还是非常陌生的。
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PN8 说了这么多，所以外国人最喜欢吃的中国菜有哪些呢？China Whisper网站的外国网友们票选出了中国美食Top10，就是下面这些。
@NY$.K#] No.10 Fried Shrimp with Cashews 4=T>Iy 腰果虾仁 c/g"/ICs [img]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20170914/64006a484d721b2487a550.jpg[/img]
G3.MS7 J 吃不了辣的外国人表示：这个很合口味！
+T R# This Chinese dish is fairly light and more to the taste of foreigners. It is nutritious, looks beautiful and tastes delicious.
yQ3*~d~U|L 这道中国菜口味很轻，更适合外国人。不仅色香味俱全，还很有营养哦。
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ZYBK'&J4m 没想到吧，炒面这样的家常菜也入围了。
h>l Chow mein is another popular dish seen often on Chinese restaurant menus.
d:x=g i! 炒面也是一道很风靡的美食，在中餐馆的菜单上很常见。
A)X 'We No.8 Peking Duck "E><:_,\ 北京烤鸭 t\p_QWnF [img]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20170914/64006a484d721b2487c734.jpg[/img]
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dE _ I=v Peking roast duck is a must-try meal when you travel to Beijing. It is a cuisine with more than 600 years of history.
DJF-J# 北京烤鸭是你来北京不能错过的美食！它可有超过600年悠久历史呢。
6J\Yi)v< No.7 Wonton Soup >;ucwL i 馄饨 T N=MZ{L [img]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20170914/64006a484d721b2487e648.jpg[/img]
sT^^#$ub 北馄饨，南云吞，西抄手，外国朋友你分得清了吗？
,uFdhA(i@' Wonton is a kind of soup often eaten for breakfast throughout China. Wontons, usually in the shape of a triangle, are boiled and served in soup with some coriander.
nvyyV\w 馄饨是一种汤食，在中国被人们当早餐吃。通常馄饨是三角形的，煮熟后一般会和放入少许香菜。
#$qhxYyd No.6 Jiaozi 4/rd r80 饺子 n<x NE % [img]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20170914/64006a484d721b2487f25d.jpg[/img]
8+b ?/Rn0 刚说完馄饨，就来了饺子。看来外国人对我们的馅儿类美食情有独钟嘛~
> H ,t^i}@ Jiaozi are usually round and are boiled to eat. Common fillings include vegetables mixed with meat.
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9bpY>ze 外国人：再辣也挡不住一颗吃货的心。
7;_./c_@ Spicy doufu originates from Sichuan province. It is a combination of doufu, minced meat and spicy chili and bean-based sauce.
<( 0TK5 麻婆豆腐起源于四川省。这道菜由豆腐、肉丁、辣椒和豆瓣酱制作而成。
u/D=&"tL No.4 Egg-fried Rice d9hJEu!Lu 蛋炒饭 p:,(r{*? [img]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20170914/64006a484d721b2488223c.jpg[/img]
$g|/.XH% 据说，要通晓中华美食的精髓，就要从这不起眼的蛋炒饭开始。
vk:m >?( Egg-fried rice is one of the most ordered dishes at Chinese takeaway restaurants. Some people have it as a side dish with other main dishes, while others may order it as the main dish for lunch or dinner.
U73{Uv 蛋炒饭是中式外卖的必点单品之一。有人把它当下饭菜就着主食一起吃，也有人把它当做午餐或者晚餐。
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z]NN ^pIa 一看到春卷，就想过春节了……
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Ve4!MM@ti 春卷是由一张又圆又薄的面皮把馅料塞进去后油炸而成。
LZ@4,Uj No. 2 Kung Pao Chicken SGU~ LW& 宫保鸡丁 FuYV}C [img]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20170914/64006a484d721b24884109.jpg[/img]
R ks3L 宫保鸡丁曾被收录进北京宫廷菜谱，在国外也随处可见。
XZaei\rUn) You can find this dish in almost all Chinese restaurants. When you ask a foreigner to name several Chinese dishes, Kung Pao Chicken is typically one of them.
V0 ]6F 你可以在几乎全中国的餐厅里找到这道菜。当你要求一个外国人说出几样中国美食时，宫保鸡丁一定是其中之一。
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$=j}JX}z 粤菜名品咕咾肉，酸酸甜甜惹人爱~
kCRP?sj The dish looks delicious and tastes just as good. Western people love the sweet and sour flavor, so this dish is now popular everywhere around the world.
| Wrf|%p 这道菜颜值高、味道好，其酸酸甜甜的味道特别适合外国人的口味。所以这道菜现在在全世界各地都很受欢迎。
! /w<F{cl 看了上面的菜单，突然觉得外国人民真的是很容易满足呢。
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p& > z=Z* 不过，大多数中国人对国外中餐意见还蛮大，在Quora的问答中，很多中国网友认为
美国的中餐口味太重，种类单调……
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rZ~.tT|( Most of the Chinese dishes served by a majority (not all) of American Chinese restaurants have too much sauce, too much meat to vegetable ratio, overcooked vegetables, overcooked meats and often are incorrectly spiced.
F1@gYNbI, 大多数美国中餐馆的菜调料都太重了，肉太多，蔬菜太少。蔬菜和肉都炒过头，调料也乱放。
#du!tx ( _ They also do not include ingredients that we consider to be delicacies, like mushrooms, dried shrimp, lotus nuts, lotus root, real char siu, dates, etc.
(aX5VB ** 他们也不会放一些调味的佐料，比如香菇、虾米、莲子、莲藕、叉烧、红枣等。
w*})ZYIUT More importantly, we are used to having a variety of foods and dishes. It is rare to eat the same dishes day after day, but the smaller American Chinese restaurants usually limit our choices to broccoli and beef, fried rice, or chicken and vegetables, to a point where I am tired of eating the same dish over and over. Plus they all taste the same, bland or overly seasoned with soy sauce.
1or4s{bmo 最重要的是，我们顿顿换着花样吃，很少像这边每天吃一样的菜。但是小一点美国中餐馆能选择的就是西兰花炒牛肉、炒饭、鸡肉蔬菜之类的，我都吃腻了。而且，它们吃起来全都一个味道好吗，要么就没味儿，要么就酱油放太多。
B_k[N}|zD 有见过世面的外国网友很吃醋地表示美国中餐馆搞双重标准，给当地人和中国人的菜单都不一样……
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=$B:i>z< All Chinese-America restaurants pretend to be Sichuan, so ask if they serve mapo doufu. If the server has never heard of it, ask if the kitchen knows. If you’re lucky, dad comes out of the kitchen and realizes you’re from China and throws the standard menu aside, tells you where he’s from and what he can make, and you have a decent meal.
-P09u82 所有美国中餐馆都假装它们是四川馆子，所以你去了就问有没有麻婆豆腐。如果服务员没听说过这道菜，那就问厨子。走运的话，一个老头会走出厨房，知道你是中国来的，就把标准菜单扔一边，告诉你他是哪来的，能做什么菜，然后你就能吃一顿像样的中餐了。
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s!q6OVJ- 在五六十年代的纽约，唐人街的粤菜馆子经常都备着两份菜单，一份6页的“鬼佬”菜单，一份40页的中国人特供菜单。
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g E/O 29Y 中国网友还表示，好些美国人吃的中餐之前在国内见都没见过……
zkdyfl5 比如谢耳朵热爱的左宗棠鸡（General Tso’s Chicken）……
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]-$0?/`p8 美剧《生活大爆炸》中“谢耳朵”吃左宗棠鸡。
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- Fodqq@, 这是道什么样的菜呢？维基百科称：
_u^ S[ General Tso's chicken is a sweet, piquant, deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang, a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo's home province.
)g9&fGYf 左宗棠鸡是一道甜辣口味的炸鸡菜肴，在北美中餐馆里较为多见。该菜以清朝政治家、将军左宗棠命名，虽然没有史料证明这道菜与他或者他的
故乡湖南有关。
R4< }kA,. 据澎湃新闻报道，左宗棠鸡，也称左公鸡。1952年由中国台湾的湘菜名厨彭长贵创制，当时并没有正式菜名。
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Q0f7gY1-% 彭长贵
Ly?gpOqu5 据说，这道菜之所以托名左宗棠，源自上世纪70年代。某日蒋经国办公到深夜后，带随从到彭长贵开设的彭园餐厅用餐，但餐厅当日的高档食材都已用尽，准备打烊，只剩鸡腿稍称堪用。
i/nA(%_ 彭长贵于是将鸡腿去骨切丁，又将辣椒去籽切段，先炸熟鸡块沥干，然后以辣椒、鸡块、酱油、醋、蒜末、姜末、葱末拌炒均匀，最后勾芡并淋麻油，即成一道新菜色。
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9S0I<<m 蒋经国品尝后，觉得相当美味，询问菜名，彭长贵随机应变，说是清末湘军名将左宗棠当年爱吃的一道炒鸡块，因而得名。
r* K[, 1973年，彭长贵赴美国开办彭园餐厅。美国前国务卿基辛格在彭园宴客，吃过“左宗棠鸡”后赞不绝口。此事经《华盛顿邮报》、《纽约时报》等媒体大幅报道，这道菜因而名气大震，逐渐成为美国人眼里中餐“第一菜”。
lPh>8:qFM 除左宗棠鸡外，还有一种只有在国外才能见到的神奇中餐食品，“fortune cookie”（幸运饼干）……
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*5k" v"NM( 上帝关上一扇门，又会打开另一扇。
W9~vBU 有的是预言：
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Z8P{Cr~ U9 A fortune cookie is a crisp cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", on which is an aphorism, or a vague prophecy.
e9;<9uX 幸运饼干是一种脆脆的小饼，由面粉、糖、香草、麻油制成，饼里藏着一张“幸运”字条，上面写着格言或预言。
">}l8MA 关于这种算命小饼的来源，有一种考据是它源于
日本，由日本移民带进美国。
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a %"My;8 久而久之，fortune cookie就成了美国中餐馆的一种特有文化。还有不少美国人喜欢收集这些幸运签。
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(^'TT>2B 吃一顿饭顺便算个命，确实很有乐趣呢。
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