No irish chinese or irish indian?

23-03-2018 07:30AM

Patww79 wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

Can you not read the thread for yourself? Or do the sour fúcks brigade not do that?

uck51js9zml2yt · 23-03-2018 07:48AM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Chinese takeaway food is truly mank in this country. I’d say it bears little resemblance to actual Chinese food.

You're correct.
I lived in China for a while and what you get here is muck.

There is a Thai restaurant in D7 that has every nationality working there except Thai....go figure!

The best Chinese restaurants are in Parnell Street. When you have Chinese menus and Chinese customers something is right.

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-03-2018 07:51AM

This post has been deleted.

Wheeliebin30 · 23-03-2018 07:59AM

Dont the chinese government give there citizens money to open restaurants in other countries around the world?

Quietly taking over, under the radar.

And im ok with that.

chewed · 23-03-2018 08:16AM

drillyeye wrote:

preferred by who, the thousands of billions of Chinese that cant even read English?

Or the thousands of Irish that "cant" even write English!

bodice ripper · 23-03-2018 10:44AM

drillyeye wrote:

No, just stupidity on behalf of people that don't even know about it in the first place.

Yeah, that must be it.

Gravelly · 23-03-2018 10:48AM

Omackeral wrote: »

This is gonna shock you but chicken balls and chips or the 3 in 1 that you get from the Chinese folks from the local Rose Garden isn't exactly the essence of Cantonese cuisine either.

Funnily enough, I work with an Indian guy, and he claims that he is within 10 minutes walking distance of more good Indian restaurants where he lives in Dublin than he was when he lived in Chennai!

Ralf and Florian · 23-03-2018 10:55AM

When I visited Wexford town some years back there was an Indian run by an Irish couple.

Nekarsulm · 24-03-2018 02:41AM

https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g1050090-d3737454-Reviews-Rahulton_s_Indian_Restaurant-Belturbet_County_Cavan.html

Indian restaurant (and B&B if you overdose on the Kingfisher) near me. Ran by an Irish/English couple.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 24-03-2018 02:45AM

bodice ripper wrote: »

Pc gone mad, is it?

****ing hope not. Spent three hours getting rid of malware last night.

Chris_Heilong · 24-03-2018 03:11AM

For a take away I dont care who runs it but for a restaurant it would have to be ethnic all the way, in fact depending on where in China the chef comes from the food can be influenced by their regional preferences(more salty or sweet or spicy) even if the dish they cook in from a different region.

Subcomandante Marcos · 24-03-2018 03:30AM

dd972 wrote: »

Mind you, getting to China to get the real stuff isn't like jumping on a Dart.

No, but there are umpteen authentic chinese restaurants within spitting distance from dart stops around Capel and Parnell Street (even just off of O'Connell Street).

B.A._Baracus · 24-03-2018 03:38AM

A lot of Chinese takeaways don't even have any Chinese workers over here. Go figure!
and it is fairly easy to spot once you have an eye (or an ear) for the differences in Asian languages. My girlfriend has spotted quite a lot that in fact are Taiwanese.
I reckon they are laughing at the average Irish-Joe who can't tell the difference :pac:

It would be no different than say a German person opening a "British fish and chip restaurant" in Tokyo, Japan while the workers blatantly speak German and you see German written on the wall near the till.

24-03-2018 03:43AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

A lot of Chinese takeaways don't even have any Chinese workers over here. Go figure!
and it is fairly easy to spot once you have an eye (or an ear) for the differences in Asian languages. My girlfriend has spotted quite a lot that in fact are Taiwanese.
I reckon they are laughing at the average Irish-Joe who can't tell the difference :pac:

It would be no different than say a German person opening a "British fish and chip restaurant" in Tokyo, Japan while the workers blatantly speak German and you see German written on the wall near the till.

All those fools eating food from the Republic of China by mistake.

Subcomandante Marcos · 24-03-2018 03:48AM

drillyeye wrote: »

I have never come across a Chinese restaurant or takeaway run/operated by irish people.

Ditto for indian, Mongolian, Japanese, French etc (maybe Italian is an exception?)

Do people actually believe that following a recipe is some kind of magical thing that only natives can do?

Do people need the complete illusion of "authenticity"?

Is there some other reason why you rarely see this? Maybe a closed community for supplies or something (doubtful!)?

Theres massive opportunity for irish people that just seems to go completely unnoticed? Is it that they work for very low wages (hence the constant immigration raiding)?
Anyone able to provide insider knowledge on this?

Check the poll before you wreck your hole.

There are plenty of "asian" restaurants in Dublin and the rest of the country owned by and run by Irish people, and they tend to resemble the food of the countries they claim to be "inspired" by in name alone.

If you want good chinese food in Ireland, the best places to try are the restaurants along Capel Street and Parnell Street with a good handful of very worthwhile establishments scattered across the rest of the city centre.
If you want good indian food, forget Popadom and their slave labour and seek out places like Madina Desi Curry on Mary's Street.

The best thai restaurant in Ireland isn't in Ranelagh or Donnybrook being run by Irish lads who spent a weekend at a full moon party, it's in places like Kin Khao in Athlone being run by the wife of an Athlone native and several of her family from Northern Thailand near Athlone Castle.

Ditto japanese food, vietnamese food, nepalese food and so on.

When you have chefs who grew up, trained, gained experience in and understand the food culture of specific places and understand the flavour profiles of that cuisine, they will almost always be better able to prepare and deliver that style of food than people from other culinary traditions.

Subcomandante Marcos · 24-03-2018 03:56AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

A lot of Chinese takeaways don't even have any Chinese workers over here. Go figure!
and it is fairly easy to spot once you have an eye (or an ear) for the differences in Asian languages. My girlfriend has spotted quite a lot that in fact are Taiwanese.
I reckon they are laughing at the average Irish-Joe who can't tell the difference :pac:

It would be no different than say a German person opening a "British fish and chip restaurant" in Tokyo, Japan while the workers blatantly speak German and you see German written on the wall near the till.

There are Chinese and ethnically chinese people from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and other southeast asian states operating chinese restaurants in Ireland and the rest of the western world, but the food is still chinese food.

Imagine confusing Taiwanese food and Chinese food, I mean, their traditions, language and history are so vastly different, you'd swear they haven't been different legal jurisdictions for less than 70 years!

*insert rolleyes*

gandalfio · 24-03-2018 04:07AM

drillyeye wrote: »

I have never come across a Chinese restaurant or takeaway run/operated by irish people.

Ditto for indian, Mongolian, Japanese, French etc (maybe Italian is an exception?)

Do people actually believe that following a recipe is some kind of magical thing that only natives can do?

Do people need the complete illusion of "authenticity"?

Is there some other reason why you rarely see this? Maybe a closed community for supplies or something (doubtful!)?

Theres massive opportunity for irish people that just seems to go completely unnoticed? Is it that they work for very low wages (hence the constant immigration raiding)?

Anyone able to provide insider knowledge on this?

Check the poll before you wreck your hole.

There's no demand for it becuase it's ****e

B.A._Baracus · 24-03-2018 04:26AM

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

There are Chinese and ethnically chinese people from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and other southeast asian states operating chinese restaurants in Ireland and the rest of the western world, but the food is still chinese food.

Imagine confusing Taiwanese food and Chinese food, I mean, their traditions, language and history are so vastly different, you'd swear they haven't been different legal jurisdictions for less than 70 years!

*insert rolleyes*

We're talking about Chinese takeaways that the most popular food people order are trios dude. Catering towards what Irish people think is Chinese food.

but am sure a condescending person such as yourself will have something to say about that

YFlyer · 24-03-2018 09:53AM

Gravelly wrote: »

Funnily enough, I work with an Indian guy, and he claims that he is within 10 minutes walking distance of more good Indian restaurants where he lives in Dublin than he was when he lived in Chennai!

A group of us from our research group went to the Jasmine Palace in Limerick with a Chinese couple. We ordered from the menu and they ordered something that wasn't even on the menu and got it.

YFlyer · 24-03-2018 10:04AM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

When I visited Wexford town some years back there was an Indian run by an Irish couple.

There is an Indian take away near me run by some Pakistan people. I ordered a pork vindaloo. They didn't do. I said it must be vegetarian restaurant. They said no no we have beef, chicken and lamb vindaloo.

Electric Sheep · 24-03-2018 11:06AM

YFlyer wrote: »

There is an Indian take away near me run by some Pakistan people. I ordered a pork vindaloo. They didn't do. I said it must be vegetarian restaurant. They said no no we have beef, chicken and lamb vindaloo.

The vast majority of Indian restaurants in the UK and Ireland are actually run by Bangladeshis.

Jack Kanoff · 24-03-2018 11:31AM

YFlyer wrote: »

A group of us from our research group went to the Jasmine Palace in Limerick with a Chinese couple. We ordered from the menu and they ordered something that wasn't even on the menu and got it.

Did you not give the secret handshake when the waiter cane to your table?..
Rookie mistake my friend.

Jack Kanoff · 24-03-2018 11:33AM

YFlyer wrote: »

There is an Indian take away near me run by some Pakistan people. I ordered a pork vindaloo. They didn't do. I said it must be vegetarian restaurant. They said no no we have beef, chicken and lamb vindaloo.

There's a very self evident answer to the reason it doesn't say Pakistani restaurant over the door

Billy86 · 24-03-2018 12:24PM

Doesn't matter a toss who makes it, so long as it's real Chinese food and not what we have in most of our takeaways (and to be fair to the owners, a good few in Dublin at least do 'real' hidden Chinese menus if you ask and sell the sh*te we're used to because the public were not interested in 'real' Chinese food, though may have changed in recent years with all manner of cuisines we've had come in.

Someone would do well to open a good Caribbean food place though, the likes of jerk chicken, spiced pork or curried goat are some of the best food I've ever had, and are perfect for Irish weather (which is a bit mad given how much hotter it is there than here); it's also quite cheap and easy to make in bulk.

Billy86 · 24-03-2018 12:27PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

Pc gone mad, is it?

Man, that post really tied the thread together.

George White · 28-03-2018 10:07PM

So, what do people think are the most authentic Chinese or Thai etc restaurants in Dublin?

28-03-2018 10:34PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Chinese takeaway food is truly mank in this country. I’d say it bears little resemblance to actual Chinese food.

TBH it's a distinctly different experience to real Chinese food, but it's hardly 'mank'. My own favorite Chinese takeaway is for Duck KungPao, but in China, you'll never see Duck being used with it. It's always Chicken. Amusing how the food additives are similar in quantity too.

I love a lot of Chinese food (I lived in China for over seven years), but I was still dying for a irish-chinese takeaway at times. It's a very different style. Saying that though I can't imagine most local Chinese dishes being tolerated or liked in Ireland. My parents freaked when they visited me in Xian and saw some of the dishes being served.

dd972 wrote: »

Mind you, getting to China to get the real stuff isn't like jumping on a Dart.

It's not that difficult anymore to get the right ingredients in Ireland. There are two Asian shops in my hometown which sell everything from spice mixes (similar to what you'd get in most local restaurants) to Hot Pot sets.

Wish there was somewhere to get better dumplings though, since they're a pain to make. I do make my own noodles though, and you can easily get the ingredients here.

O'Neill · 28-03-2018 10:48PM

Having living in London now for a few years, trust me i miss Irish Chinese takeaways

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-03-2018 10:49PM

This post has been deleted.

_Dara_ · 29-03-2018 01:08AM

Deleted User wrote: »

TBH it's a distinctly different experience to real Chinese food, but it's hardly 'mank'.

This is a matter of opinion. I find Chinese takeaway food in this country truly disgusting. Have I tried all the takeaways? Of course not. But I’ve tried plenty, for various reasons: being outnumbered on a “where will we order from?” vote, naivety in the early years, thinking that a place looks decent etc.

Without fail, the food has been disgusting. Excessively greasy, excessively salty, often really sugary, meat often of crappy quality. And they are ALL the goddamn same.

I’m happy that I’ve tried a large enough sample to make a fair judgement. And, yup, I find it mank.

No irish chinese or irish indian?

Comments