photo by Yimay Yang
Chinese takeout in the United States represents a very special type of comfort food. Salty, fatty, greasy, sweet, sour – the layers of flavor and texture in dishes like chow mein, General Tso’s chicken, and crab rangoon manage to feel both warmly familiar and intriguingly unique, and those of us who grew up with these dishes will never abandon our deep-rooted devotion. Is American Chinese food “authentic”? Depends on who you ask; these dishes might not bear much resemblance to what you’d get in Beijing or Shanghai, but their melding of American ingredients and traditional Chinese techniques tells a completely authentic story of the Asian diaspora in the United States.
Setting aside the authenticity question, fans of Americanized Chinese cuisine already know that these dishes are elite-level hangover helpers, so it stands to reason that this food would make sense as top-quality pub grub. And at Yellow Ranger, the new food counter at the Golden Horn in North Loop, snacks inspired by
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