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Old 10-25-2022, 09:30 PM   #51
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Love the idea of paying more for the Asian “banquet” style weddings to pay for that complete trash food lol

In termss of giving gifts Vs cash, I think it really depends on the situation of the couple. When my wife and I got married we had already been living together for about 4 years, we like nice shit so we already had nice appliances, high end cookware, etc.

We setup a registry for people with the old-school mentality of getting a gift and it was mostly just frivolous BS like a fancy bar set etc. we did end up getting some nice stuff and some nice wine glasses, snifters etc. but the one item we kind of made a point to say, if you’re gonna buy a frying pan, BUY THIS ONE, to match our set. Of course the person bought a slightly cheaper, different branded one and we instantly returned it and it became a big headache to exchange it, use the gift card etc.
You think a 10 course Chinese banquet meal is trash?

I would argue that a 10 course Chinese banquet is probably one of the best meals you'll ever have. Even if it's from a low tier Chinese restaurant. If it's from a high tier Chinese restaurant then it's GG.

Even if you're not Asian, to say a 10 course banquet meal is trash seems hilarious to me.
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Lol.. it’s fake fancy, and somthing you could get any day at any restaurant?

I’ve been to many and of varrying qualities. Those banquets are for people who don’t know what fine dining actually is, or even “good” dining lol.. I was recently at a wedding in Ireland, which obviously is not known for its food but I would take the 3-4 course meal they served there any day over the Banquets.
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You can’t compare an Asian 10 course banquet meal to western style fine dining. Everybody has their preferences, and I prefer the Asian banquet.
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Alot of the asian parents prefer the Asian Banquet style dinners. While i do enjoy it, i usually dont make it past the lobster in cream sauce dish which is what? dish #5? by then i could careless about the remaining dishes and i just want to get liqoured up. But usually when u do Asian Banquet u have unlimited booze. When u do a 3-course meal from a white place(which i prefer food wise), it usually means liqour is limited.
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I’ve been to countless Asian weddings there are definitely differences in quality but, in general, I’d say the food selection ends up feeling very ho-hum not because of quality but because every single place has the same damn menu and has had the same same menu for absolutely ever.

#7 is always chicken with or without crispy skin, etc etc and it’s like literally every resto.
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Asian banquet is traditional. There is culture and history there. Just like other ethnicity have their own traditions for wedding/dinners. I enjoy them all from banquet to fine dining to all you can eat buffets.
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The ambience of a Western style banquet (ballroom or golf course) is usually 10x better than the typical Chinese restaurant ... especially if you're having a dance/party afterwards.
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The ambience of a Western style banquet (ballroom or golf course) is usually 10x better than the typical Chinese restaurant ... especially if you're having a dance/party afterwards.
100%. The party afterwards at a Chinese banquet is always worse than at a Western style event - people are too full of food to party and Chinese banquets always feel more formal.

Gimme that all night raw oyster bar and dessert station anytime.
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Well the Chinese restaurants always kick everyone out at 10pm or maybe 11 haha… they close up shop so early!

That place in Richmond Uhm…. Forgot the name of it… Royal Garden?? That’s the only Ken I been to that had a legit dance floor and stays open after a dinner
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Lol.. it’s fake fancy, and somthing you could get any day at any restaurant?

I’ve been to many and of varrying qualities. Those banquets are for people who don’t know what fine dining actually is, or even “good” dining lol.. I was recently at a wedding in Ireland, which obviously is not known for its food but I would take the 3-4 course meal they served there any day over the Banquets.
I don't think an Asian banquet is fancy at all.. Even at Kiran or Sun Sui Wah. I also don't think there is any argument on the ambiance of a Chinese restaurant vs a Western venue. And, I can even entertain the argument that a plated dinner may be better to some.

What was off-putting to me was you thought it was trash. To be fair, food is subjective, but to hear someone think such a traditional meal in my culture was trash just rubbed me the wrong way. IT'S FINE THOUGH, I'M OKAY, IT'S FINE...
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I don't think an Asian banquet is fancy at all.. Even at Kiran or Sun Sui Wah. I also don't think there is any argument on the ambiance of a Chinese restaurant vs a Western venue. And, I can even entertain the argument that a plated dinner may be better to some.

What was off-putting to me was you thought it was trash. To be fair, food is subjective, but to hear someone think such a traditional meal in my culture was trash just rubbed me the wrong way. IT'S FINE THOUGH, I'M OKAY, IT'S FINE...
For many of these typical chinese banquets the food choices are completely dictated by cultural/social reasons. That crispy chicken? yes its present at every meal because you need a whole chicken (cant do halve-sys) and its usually the more expensive option (cant serve lemon chicken, you'll get laughed at). Same with with all the abalone(zzzz), lobster, roast pork (piglet if your $$$), king crab, etc etc.

Thus for us sad chinese people who have to constantly eat this stuff at every big festival/celebration/wedding/funeral/whatever it gets old fast.

Wouldnt call it trash as the sheer amount of work/skill in making these culinary dishes are utterly insane, but im still bored of it.

If i have one more friggin braised abalone in that damn seafood sauce, im gonna lose it. Send in that irish crap!
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Other than really high end weddings is ANY wedding food that fancy? By the sheer volume of food being made it's really hard to do fine dining at a wedding - hard to crank out 200 awesome duck breasts at the same time for example. At most wedding it's just nicer food, not fancy food regardless of cuisine.
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Pure definition of 1st world problems ... 10 course Chinese banquet or Western plated dinner with salmon or prime rib.
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Re: Chinese banquet menu

These are traditional menu items in respect to the culture and people go by that. How do you change generations of tradition and expectations set by cultural tradition when each menu item represents something auspicious? This isn't restricted to just Chinese, but a lot of cultures around the world.

I will go out of my way to say that the restaurant is always happy to accommodate any changes. You might get some raised eyebrows but other than that, if you don't ask, you don't get. The worst is they say no and you go something different. There are a multitude of options like hiring a private chef. At the end of the day, someone pays. Just a matter of who.
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If i have one more friggin braised abalone in that damn seafood sauce, im gonna lose it. Send in that irish crap!
I am going to Uber Eats you this the next time I am in town hahaha
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But honestly that damn thing doesn’t taste like anything. At least it doesn’t the way Chinese restaurants do it. It’s like a lousy soft texture gelatine soup that they serve to old people in geriatric homes. The only one I had that was half decent was in Japan when this dude skewered it live and grilled it on charcoal in front of my eyes.

That thing was twisting and turning (in pain probably) but it was quite good with some butter garlic sauce. Nothing like clam cruelty to work up your appetite.
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This was starting to sound like the Christmas lobster dinner thread.
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I mainly hate those dinners cuz I can’t eat seafood.

That’s why I wait all night for #7!

But then it all goes wrong in places where they don’t jsut put the plate out and you can get multiple pieces… some of them serve it to you and you only get 1. Argh!! Hahaha
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I mainly hate those dinners cuz I can’t eat seafood.

That’s why I wait all night for #7!

But then it all goes wrong in places where they don’t jsut put the plate out and you can get multiple pieces… some of them serve it to you and you only get 1. Argh!! Hahaha
no seafood!? how do you live brah?!? I'm inclined to decimate all manners of creatures from both land sea and air. if you ever go to Hamburg ask me, i got a lot of GERMAN restaurants that'll sneak in seafood but taste like mash potatoes


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Why would you want seafood to taste like mashed potatoes?
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