Are chinese people fat? lol

CurvyEm · 06-21-2007, 11:49 AM

We just ordered a 'meal for one' to share from the local chinese.

Chicken with pepper in blackbean sauce (full portion)
two pancake rolls
large egg fried rice
large portion of salt and pepper chips (fries to most here)
Cup of sweet and sour sauce and...
FOURTEEN HUGE pork balls!

Why are the meals so big. I'm stuffed, Nik is stuffed, we've got loads left over and it was a meal for ONE supposedly.

But I can't recall ever seeing many fat chinese people, how come?

CeCe the Porky Princess! · 06-21-2007, 11:58 AM

WOWser that is some meal for 1 person!

Plate it up and have it for supper later! lol

CeCe xx

p.s - I have no factual information pertaining to the chubbiness of chinese folk lol I only imagine they get as chunky as the rest of us mere mortals!

butch · 06-21-2007, 11:59 AM

Boring fat nerd alert on.

there are actually more fat people in China then in America, statistically speaking, but that is only because there are what?, over a billion Chinese people.

Boring fat nerd alert off.

Green Eyed Fairy · 06-21-2007, 12:04 PM

It's a Chinese restaurant out of China..... I'm sure they vary some things to accommodate the customers of the country they are in. Like the way the Mexican restaurants here, ran by real Mexicans, usually don't make things as hot/spicy as they do in Mexico. Just my theory.....

TheSadeianLinguist · 06-21-2007, 12:07 PM

I've had "real" chinese food, and it's good, but yeah, different. I like some stuff better authentic, and some stuff, well, I AM a Westerner.

I like my moo goo gai pan and men who don't cry.

CurvyEm · 06-21-2007, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSadeianLinguist

I've had "real" chinese food, and it's good, but yeah, different. I like some stuff better authentic, and some stuff, well, I AM a Westerner.

I like my moo goo gai pan and men who don't cry.

Every time I read the menu I think of you because I see pan thai or whatever it's called. Still not tried that.

TheSadeianLinguist · 06-21-2007, 12:11 PM

Em, if you like noodles, you'll love it! If you like spicy stuff, better yet!

CurvyEm · 06-21-2007, 12:13 PM

Oooooh I love both noodles and spicey stuff however I don't like anything too dry (Gimme lots of sauce any day). Is it a dry type dish or something saucey?

mossystate · 06-21-2007, 12:13 PM

Green..yup..my roomie/ex is from Mexico City and when we have gone to a couple of Mexican restaurants, he will ask for items not on the menu.

I have to say I rarely, in my experience, see many even chubby Chinese people running restaurants. That does not mean they are not hearty eaters, but, I have a Swiss ex sister in law and she is very small, tiny really, but she climbs mountains and eats quite a lot. The deal with her is she does not do much snacking in between her main meals.

But the woman can put food away.

imfree · 06-21-2007, 12:23 PM

Hahaha!, the Chinese don't poison their own food with MSG, just
ours, the customers' food. That's why they're not fat and we are. I LOVE
Chinese, too, but it was KILLING me and I had to stop eating it

!!!

TheSadeianLinguist · 06-21-2007, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CurvyEm

Oooooh I love both noodles and spicey stuff however I don't like anything too dry (Gimme lots of sauce any day). Is it a dry type dish or something saucey?

It's slightly saucy. Depends on how it's made. They're more oily than saucy.

Sandie_Zitkus · 06-21-2007, 12:59 PM

Yuuuuummmmmm Pad Thai

I also love spicy sesame chicken.

marlowegarp · 06-21-2007, 02:35 PM

A lot of the food served in Chinese resraurants is "party food". It would be akin to Americans serving the Chinese egg nog, pot roast, scalloped potatoes and mud pie as an ordinary meal. And yes, I realize for many of us here, it IS an ordinary meal.

06-21-2007, 11:49 AM	#1
CurvyEm Panda. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,593	Are chinese people fat? lol We just ordered a 'meal for one' to share from the local chinese. Chicken with pepper in blackbean sauce (full portion) two pancake rolls large egg fried rice large portion of salt and pepper chips (fries to most here) Cup of sweet and sour sauce and... FOURTEEN HUGE pork balls! Why are the meals so big. I'm stuffed, Nik is stuffed, we've got loads left over and it was a meal for ONE supposedly. But I can't recall ever seeing many fat chinese people, how come?

06-21-2007, 11:58 AM	#2
CeCe the Porky Princess! Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Wirral (nr Liverpool) United Kingdom Posts: 398	WOWser that is some meal for 1 person! Plate it up and have it for supper later! lol CeCe xx p.s - I have no factual information pertaining to the chubbiness of chinese folk lol I only imagine they get as chunky as the rest of us mere mortals! __________________ 'Too old, too tired and too bloody talented....!'

06-21-2007, 12:04 PM	#4
Green Eyed Fairy is giggling. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In Your Head Posts: 19,275	It's a Chinese restaurant out of China..... I'm sure they vary some things to accommodate the customers of the country they are in. Like the way the Mexican restaurants here, ran by real Mexicans, usually don't make things as hot/spicy as they do in Mexico. Just my theory..... __________________ "The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself: I want to be pretty; I want to eliminate facts and fill up the gap with charms." "See these eyes so green, I can stare for a thousand years, Colder than the moon It's been so long and I've been putting out fire with gasoline"

06-21-2007, 12:07 PM	#5
TheSadeianLinguist Coin-Operated Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Planet of the Mad Robots Posts: 7,643	I've had "real" chinese food, and it's good, but yeah, different. I like some stuff better authentic, and some stuff, well, I AM a Westerner. I like my moo goo gai pan and men who don't cry. __________________ The Queen Bee on the Outsider: She didn't have the right brand of lip gloss. SHE HAD TO BE DESTROYED.

06-21-2007, 12:11 PM	#7
TheSadeianLinguist Coin-Operated Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Planet of the Mad Robots Posts: 7,643	Em, if you like noodles, you'll love it! If you like spicy stuff, better yet! __________________ The Queen Bee on the Outsider: She didn't have the right brand of lip gloss. SHE HAD TO BE DESTROYED.

06-21-2007, 11:59 AM	#3
butch cuddly, hairy, and fat Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: among the bamboo thickets Posts: 5,747	Boring fat nerd alert on. there are actually more fat people in China then in America, statistically speaking, but that is only because there are what?, over a billion Chinese people. Boring fat nerd alert off.

06-21-2007, 12:13 PM	#8
CurvyEm Panda. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,593	Oooooh I love both noodles and spicey stuff however I don't like anything too dry (Gimme lots of sauce any day). Is it a dry type dish or something saucey?

06-21-2007, 12:13 PM	#9
mossystate flicks a booger on conrad Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 13,127	Green..yup..my roomie/ex is from Mexico City and when we have gone to a couple of Mexican restaurants, he will ask for items not on the menu. I have to say I rarely, in my experience, see many even chubby Chinese people running restaurants. That does not mean they are not hearty eaters, but, I have a Swiss ex sister in law and she is very small, tiny really, but she climbs mountains and eats quite a lot. The deal with her is she does not do much snacking in between her main meals. But the woman can put food away.

06-21-2007, 12:23 PM	#10
imfree VLF Loop Rancher Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tn Loop Ranch (Lebanon, Tn.) Posts: 10,190	It's The MSG, Guys! Hahaha!, the Chinese don't poison their own food with MSG, just ours, the customers' food. That's why they're not fat and we are. I LOVE Chinese, too, but it was KILLING me and I had to stop eating it !!! __________________ Not pious, just saved by grace. Your true Christianity shows in how you treat those who hate you. You got to lose to know how to win.(Aerosmith-Dream On) Fat is like grass, it'll never go away and there's a hell of a lot of money to be made by controlling it! Life is only therapy, real expensive and no guarantees. Fat is only ugly to those who hate. Federal Pacific Panels & Breakers have known fire hazards!

06-21-2007, 12:59 PM	#12
Sandie_Zitkus Entrepreneur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,045	Yuuuuummmmmm Pad Thai I also love spicy sesame chicken.

06-21-2007, 02:35 PM	#13
marlowegarp I wanna meet that dad Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Valley Village, CA Posts: 1,017	A lot of the food served in Chinese resraurants is "party food". It would be akin to Americans serving the Chinese egg nog, pot roast, scalloped potatoes and mud pie as an ordinary meal. And yes, I realize for many of us here, it IS an ordinary meal. __________________ I should really learn about what people are talking about when they give these numbers. i will guess i am a 69 69 007. - Mergirl Last edited by marlowegarp : 06-21-2007 at 02:36 PM. Reason: Undiscovered cleverness

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