Adirondacks - Japanese, Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern?

Hi,

Sorry for not being more specific. Near Lake George.

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Adirondacks - Japanese, Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern?

Hi!

Just wondering what worthwhile oriental options exist in the Adirondacks as I'll be vacationing there soon. Thanks!

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Chinese Cuisine - Authentic Experience in Orlando or Melbourne: Help Me Find It?

Okay, cool! :)

Do you know whether they only speak Cantonese? The only Chinese I know is Mandarin, and I know how to say a lot more than I can read. :P

I'm going to Ming's in the next day or two so if you can think of anything else I could ask for that I might miss (since I can't read much Chinese) please suggest it. :) I'm not sure if it was your blog, but I think I read somewhere recently that sea cucumber wasn't really all that great for the price?

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Chinese Cuisine - Authentic Experience in Orlando or Melbourne: Help Me Find It?

Hi everybody!

Okay, thanks - can someone please tell me what are the differences between Tasty Wok and Ming's to help me decide? Does Ming's not have the roasted meats that Tasty Wok does and likewise Tasty Wok doesn't offer the sorts of small dim-sum style dishes that Ming's offers - or do they both overlap a bit in this regard?

I wouldn't be able to read very much of a Chinese-character menu, I forgot to mention. I know the basic symbols: chicken, pork, fish, xie-xie, bean and tofu, and a few numbers, but that's about it. I'm just mentioning this in case it will be a problem at either restaurant.

Thanks again, bye!

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Chinese Cuisine - Authentic Experience in Orlando or Melbourne: Help Me Find It?

Wow, awesome replies, thanks! :)

I've never had a Chinese beef casserole before - is it like a Western-style casserole very much?

I use the term "exotic" for lack of a better one - "authentic" is a bit more nebulous. But you obviously get my point: just, things that I haven't tried yet and with flavors that most caucasians would probably not appreciate or at least be disinclined to try.

Wow - shark fin? But you think they just use rice noodles instead? I hope it's not priced like shark fin in that case. :)

Okay, well I can't think of any more questions, your reply was so thorough - but if you can think of any other tips for me at Ming's, I'd appreciate them.

Thanks again! :)

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Chinese Cuisine - Authentic Experience in Orlando or Melbourne: Help Me Find It?

Hi! Thanks for your reply and for your great reviews! Your website's really cool!

I live on the coast and not in Orlando unfortunately or I would check out all of these places - but I only get out to Orlando rarely and so have to pick and choose carefully!

Just to be clear, while I love dim sum and really miss it, it is not top priority in this case; what is of primary concern is that I'm able to get at least a few authentic, exotic dishes without having too much difficulty communicating that to the service staff - instead of assuming I'm some gwei lo tourist shmuck who just wants egg rolls, you know? Will the staff at either of these places be cool in that regard?

I think I'll go for Ming's first and try Golden Lotus next time. :) Should I make reservations - do they even accept reservations?

Also, I can't believe I forgot to ask this earlier, but: which particular dishes would you recommend me, apart from the aforementioned jelly fish and chicken's feet? I'm so damn bored of the super-sweet Americanized stuff, I'll try anything that's different! I'm an especially big fan of Chinese medicinal herbs and fungus, and also cartilage, if that helps. And I LOVE ku gua! :) It's my favorite vegetable!

Okay, thanks again, bye! :)

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