What's the first food Yao Ming will look for when he gets to Houston?

BIG BOY burger?


wuz dat?

 

oh

but ain't none of these in Texas, much less Houston.

he'll have to settle for a whataburger

 

PF chang's is nothing like the chinese food Yao is used to eating. No chinese place in america really is, but especially not PF changs...I like it though . I hope whatever he eats helps him pack on the pounds, god knows i do whenever I get to go home to houston

 

Maybe Yao should try Shanghai River on Westheimer after he gets settled in...

 

I sure he can find something in Chinatown on bellaire to suit his fancy.

 

Popeyes chicken n biscuits!!!!

 

I hope you're being sarcastic, but if you're not, Then it's home of the world famous SUMO burger,1 lb of american ground beef hamburger with toppings that appear to be on steroids. I just moved here so I am not sure if they have them here but back home you got your picture taken if you ate one. They also made a special plaque for The SUMO record holder for that particular Big Boy's. The record was 6 from a Marine who was on PTA and came back hungry as hell.

 

I guess this is what he will look for:

Shanghai style food, like those that my grandma cooked for me, used to be distinguished by its thick stock, heavy sauce, moderate taste and natural flavor. But now, Shanghai cuisine has been changed. Shanghai Dishes are fresh and delicate, aiming at light flavor and beautiful decoration with well-cut raw materials and harmoniously arranged colors. What’s more, special attention is being paid to low-sugar and low-fat food with adequate nutritional values.

The major traditional Shanghai dishes: mainly sea food dishes, ranging from fish, shrimp, crab to eel, as well as vegetables in season. My personal recommendations include eight-jewelry stuffed duck, stewed catfish in brown sauce, eight-delicacy chili paste, and stewed sea cucumber with shrimp's roe.





Sparrow kabobs...

Another memorable meal was the Mongolian Barbecue that we had in Shanghai. This was like a salad bar but it contained raw vegetables and assorted uncooked meat (including goat and deer). The idea was to fill a bowl with whatever you fancied, add your choice of oil and seasoning and then hand this to a chef to be cooked. This was done by throwing the contents onto a massive hot plate which would momentarily disappear in a cloud of steam. The chef would move the food around quickly with what looked like very long chopsticks for no more than a few seconds before skilfully sweeping it back into a clean bowl where the food was now only half the size it was before it was cooked.

Shanghai style (Shanghai cai) tends to be sort of sweet and features lots of seafood. Shanghai restaurants have been quite popular for some years now. Guangdong eaters have a reputation for eating "everything with four or more legs except for the table, and everything that has wings except for airplanes." All of the really funky dishes you hear about like live monkey brains and raw rat babies are Guangdong (Cantonese) style dishes (yue cai). However, there are lots of excellent, non-scary Guangdong dishes, and the seafood is especially tasty.

However:

What's more, the appearance of western style fast food stores has definitely changed the eating habits of Chinese people, especially in the younger generation. According to a survey made by CMMS (China Market and Media Study) in 20 major cities including Beijing and Shanghai, 62.1% and 63% of citizens visited fast food restaurant in 1999 and 2000 respectively. 27.8% citizens claimed that they go to KFC frequently and the figure for McDonald's is 18.2%. In many cities of China, wherever there is a KFC, you can see a McDonald's in a close location.

Yao Ming will love Whataburger...

 

Yao Ming might be the type of guy who would enjoy a nice texas size chicken fried steak, with plenty of gravy. mmmm. That should put on the pounds.

 

When I was Taiwan last year, there was a KFC on every corner. I saw at least 6 of them within walking distance of my hotel. They were all packed also. I don't know about people in Shanghai, but Tawainese people sure love their original recipe.

 

In this article awhile back from Dallas, Wang was talking about some small restaurant in Houston that has good Peking Duck, that he was going to take Ming to. So if you really want to find out, go look through dallasbasketball.com, or DMN, or wherever it was because I don't remember.

 

Here's one he should try:

Mings Cafe
2703 Montrose
Houston Texas 77006
713.529.7888

Some of the best, (most authenic), Chinese cuisine in Houston. The ingredients are always fresh, the prices are great, and the service is timely and friendly. If you wish to dine in, they have great ambiance, though few tables, but take-out is really what this Montrose tradition thrives on. Some of the best egg rolls and fried rice in town, with a truly expansive menu juxtaposed to the size of the restaurant. The gourmet specials are wonderful. Great food, great value...try it!

 

THIS THREAD MAKES ME HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

KOBE