Where to get REAL Chinese food in Houston?
I’ll be impressed if someone can point to a place that serves stinky tofu, which smells like week-old wet garbage. My first encounter with it was in Hong Kong, albeit from ten yards out. Adventurous as my palate is, I never mustered the guts to actually order it, let alone eat it. There’s also fried rice with a variant of salted fish that smells like fresh fish that’s been left out for a week. My Chinese SO ordered that dish in a restaurant in China. I held my breath, took one bite, and gave up. She slurped down the rest of that plate like it was fresh oysters (which I love, and she can’t stand). I’ve not encountered either of these dishes anywhere stateside, so it would be interesting to know if somebody else has. As to questions of authenticity, I think your mileage will vary, depending on which regional food you prefer. Talking about Chinese food is a lot like talking about European food. Each Chinese province – being a remnant of one or more ancient kingdoms with distinct extant cu
