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Last Friday while eating at Grand Sichuan I came across a section of the menu, "PRODIGAL DAUGHTER'S DISHES OF CHINESE EMPEROR," that initially sounded like poorly translated Chinese names, but upon a closer look read more like poetry. That, or potential titles for Múm songs.
Are the dishes as exciting as the name? Eh, I would expect more from "WE WOULD BE TWO LOVE-BIRDS FLYING WING TO WING ON HIGH" than "sautéed spicy baby chicken pieces with fresh ginger," but I'll admit that Grand Sichuan makes some awesome chicken dishes.
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10 Comments:
I can't get over some of those names! That is so funny!!
PattyCho at 8:33PM on 01/14/08
oh. i thought those were Bette Midler song lyrics.
Steamy Kitchen at 8:38PM on 01/14/08
i don't really want to know what the dish "they made frogs smoke 'til they exploded" looks like
ChickenFinger5 at 11:40PM on 01/14/08
Those are some rather action-packed examples, aren't they. :)
Chinese menu/recipe names are historically written or read not as specific definers of content but rather with the inherent symbolic meaning of the characters given as understanding of the dish, no?
But #P4 above does sound like a Broadway musical gone slightly nutty.
Karen Resta at 6:50AM on 01/15/08
@chickenFinger5: ..Wait, I'd TOTALLY want to see that.
@Karen: I should ask my mum if she knows what "GREEN PARROTS WITH RED MOUTH" means. I sure as hell don't.
roboppy at 10:10AM on 01/15/08
Steamy: LOL..GOOD ONE!!
RichardCrystal at 10:41AM on 01/15/08
I am slightly disturbed by the "sauteed baby chicken pieces" description. Are they baby pieces of chicken, meaning small, or pieces of baby chicken? Who eats baby chickens?!?!
AuntJone at 3:54PM on 01/15/08
The green parrot with red mouth is one of my favorite GS menu items. Always order it.
SoundBitesNYC at 3:55PM on 01/15/08
@AuntJone: I once ordered something because it specifically said it was from BABY CHICKEN.
...I have sinned.
roboppy at 4:52PM on 01/15/08
I always see this, and it cracks me up. But really--why are our recipe titles so unimaginative? They could be poetry!
deb at 11:44AM on 01/16/08