Comments on: Chinese Restaurants in the Early 1980’s http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s Food - Photography & More Fri, 18 May 2012 01:43:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18447 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:28:09 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18447 Cid, I had photographed a recent fried prawn rice dish that I had cooked but realised I had already done a very similar blog post on it already :( Miles Cid,
I had photographed a recent fried prawn rice dish that I had cooked but realised I had already done a very similar blog post on it already :(

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18443 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:20:47 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18443 Miles, I think Annie has given me an idea.... perhaps I could be the Vince of the Shire and serve home made spaghetti? Hats off to any establishment that 'packs them in', especially these days when so many places have trouble covering wages let alone making a decent profit. I lived in Singapore as a very young child but probably didn't eat take away foods... perhaps the odd street market dish. My memories of take aways back here in the UK are sketchy and unremarkable.... but I do remember my first yoghurt at age seven! Most of my experiences since then with Chinese food have been unpleasant, increasingly so if last week was anything to go by. My host had insisted she wanted to treat her guests to what must have cost a small fortune and was, for the main part, chewy and bland. Time for a good recipe for a fried rice perhaps? Cid Miles,

I think Annie has given me an idea…. perhaps I could be the Vince of the Shire and serve home made spaghetti? Hats off to any establishment that ‘packs them in’, especially these days when so many places have trouble covering wages let alone making a decent profit.

I lived in Singapore as a very young child but probably didn’t eat take away foods… perhaps the odd street market dish. My memories of take aways back here in the UK are sketchy and unremarkable…. but I do remember my first yoghurt at age seven! Most of my experiences since then with Chinese food have been unpleasant, increasingly so if last week was anything to go by. My host had insisted she wanted to treat her guests to what must have cost a small fortune and was, for the main part, chewy and bland. Time for a good recipe for a fried rice perhaps?

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18415 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:20:00 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18415 All, Nice one! Great memories by the sound of it, takeaway's are often decried but we've all had them at one time or another. Great stuff. Miles All,
Nice one! Great memories by the sound of it, takeaway’s are often decried but we’ve all had them at one time or another.
Great stuff.

Miles

]]> by: Annie http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18409 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:09:04 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18409 In my hometown there was a spaghetti restaurant called Vince's. Everyone in town knew this place and it was always jumping with the crowds. It didn't open until 1600, and closed at 2100, so, as you can see, they only served dinner. At some point, they began serving large take-out (as we call your take aways) dinners suitable for serving a family. Vince's spaghetti (I always had mine with just butter and parmesan cheese--still do) served in our kitchen is the first take-out I remember. This place has served essentially the same menu for nearly 60 years, and it still packs them in! Annie In my hometown there was a spaghetti restaurant called Vince’s. Everyone in town knew this place and it was always jumping with the crowds. It didn’t open until 1600, and closed at 2100, so, as you can see, they only served dinner. At some point, they began serving large take-out (as we call your take aways) dinners suitable for serving a family. Vince’s spaghetti (I always had mine with just butter and parmesan cheese–still do) served in our kitchen is the first take-out I remember. This place has served essentially the same menu for nearly 60 years, and it still packs them in!

Annie

]]> by: Anne http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18407 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:30:42 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18407 Miles, Like GDave I was trying to think back. I guess my first encounter was the famous german Bratwurst in a bread roll with plenty of mustard on it after coming out from the cinnema. In my younger days it was frowned upon to eat in the street. However, thiese were always exceptions and I recall this huge lady in the square behind a big grill awaiting the cinnama crowd. It was great to walk home with whilst discussing the latest film. It remains a firm favourite on fairgrounds and festivals. Other than that it was half of a small chicken from a spit roast with chips that were hugely popular in Germany during the Seventies/Eighties. Anne Miles,
Like GDave I was trying to think back. I guess my first encounter was the famous german Bratwurst in a bread roll with plenty of mustard on it after coming out from the cinnema. In my younger days it was frowned upon to eat in the street. However, thiese were always exceptions and I recall this huge lady in the square behind a big grill awaiting the cinnama crowd. It was great to walk home with whilst discussing the latest film.
It remains a firm favourite on fairgrounds and festivals.
Other than that it was half of a small chicken from a spit roast with chips that were hugely popular in Germany during the Seventies/Eighties.
Anne

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18401 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:55:52 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18401 I suppose my first 'takeaway' would have been as a child in Germany and it was a Macdonalds burger and fries type of thing. It wasn't actually a Macdonalds but that American style and soemthing I'd never seen when at home in England - I can still remember it and the woman who used to take us there. Egg fried rice, curry sauce and chips from the Cromwell Road Chinese, had a few of them. Fish n Chips of course No Indian takeaway normally but tons in actual restaurants. Nowadays the nearest thing to takeaway food would be Subway or every now and then Macdonalds. Cheers Rod I suppose my first ‘takeaway’ would have been as a child in Germany and it was a Macdonalds burger and fries type of thing.
It wasn’t actually a Macdonalds but that American style and soemthing I’d never seen when at home in England - I can still remember it and the woman who used to take us there.

Egg fried rice, curry sauce and chips from the Cromwell Road Chinese, had a few of them.
Fish n Chips of course
No Indian takeaway normally but tons in actual restaurants.

Nowadays the nearest thing to takeaway food would be Subway or every now and then Macdonalds.
Cheers
Rod

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18400 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:52:19 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18400 GDave, Strange how we recall certain things with more clarity than others I suppose. Love the alloys comment :) Miles GDave,
Strange how we recall certain things with more clarity than others I suppose. Love the alloys comment :)

Miles

]]> by: greedydave http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18391 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:40:24 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/chinese-restaurants-in-the-early-1980s#comment-18391 Miles, This one really got me thinking and I sincerely cannot recall my first takeaway of any flavour. What's puzzling me is that I'm from a meat-and-two-veg household so it surely must have been different and special. One thing that will stay with me forever is going to a very good Chinese restaurant with a close Cantonese* friend, ditching the Western menu and going native. I felt very special that day. (Although your considerable experiences in Asia will top that ten-fold) GDave * I say Cantonese, she's actually from Merseyside so ignore her Guang charm and keep a damn good eye on your alloys. :) Miles,
This one really got me thinking and I sincerely cannot recall my first takeaway of any flavour. What’s puzzling me is that I’m from a meat-and-two-veg household so it surely must have been different and special. One thing that will stay with me forever is going to a very good Chinese restaurant with a close Cantonese* friend, ditching the Western menu and going native. I felt very special that day. (Although your considerable experiences in Asia will top that ten-fold)

GDave

* I say Cantonese, she’s actually from Merseyside so ignore her Guang charm and keep a damn good eye on your alloys. :)

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