I was listening to the Doughboys podcast the other day, and they were talking about Panda Express, specifically discussing the phenomenon of Orange Chicken/General Tso’s Chicken style of fried nuggets+a flavored syrup, and how that is a unique blend of flavors and textures to Americanized/Westernized Chinese food.
Someone had a throwaway line where they were trying to say how crazy it would be if translated into American cuisine, and said “What would be the equivalent, like fried chicken nuggets in a Maple Syrup sauce?” I found myself shouting variations of “Shut up and take my money!” at my phone (maybe Twitter would have been more effective vehicle for that…)
