Most of the Chinese dishes in restaurants seem to be fairly oil. Is Chinese cooking fattening?
Absolutely not! In the first place, a good Chinese fish should not be oily. Perhaps the reason why some restaurant dishes are so oily is that their stoves give of a tremendous amount of heat while the dish is being cooked; extra oil is used to prevent food from sticking and burning. A great portion of the ingredients in Chinese dishes are vegetables, which are low in calories. In addition, the traditional Chinese menu does not call for too many deep-fried dishes.
