Jiangsu (Huaiyang) I'm interested in this one! I'm Chinese and I don't even know there was so many different variety of Chinese cuisines. =D I know the usual Cantonese, Shanghai, Beijing, and Sichuan. »

Oh, I looooooooooove these! It would be so cool to say that I make them myself. OK, adding it onto my list of to-make dishes. »

I can only ever say Gloucester Cafe in the Cantonese version of it since my parents friends frequently meet there and only pronounce it that way.Food there is decent for it's price. Their steak with rice is deal is quite good too! »

I love any and everything taro. Fav root veg hands down. Drool! »

Concur with egirlwonder. It's something that would be cool to be apart of. »

I went thru all 20 or so pages of menu ones. I love it. Lots of uses of "wild speculation," too. You know, once you read enough of them, you can figure out what it is. Just remember, if it says "wild speculation," it means it's stir fried. »

http://www.engrish.com/category/menus/page/2/(bottom pic) ...... dare try some "bombing enema" ? »

Some weekend amusement befitting the thread topic :-D(warning: this site is addictive .....)http://www.engrish.com/category/menus/ »

I'm up early, reading old Chowtimes posts. 野山椒炒牛肉, yěshānjiāo chǎo niúròu, "wild speculation beef salamander," as someone said should be translated as "wild mountain peppers fried with beef." I have a feeling the translation of "wild speculation" comes from crappy translation software misreading the 炒 chǎo and thinking it must mean the same thing as 炒热 chǎorè, which means "fry hot," but is the term for wild speculation on stocks, driving the price up.Looking at all the possible ways to refer to ... »

How awful of those OS and browsers not to be sufficiently accommodating to your blog! I guess you will just have to withhold your special restaurant tips from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and other industry big shots. LOL.I'm looking forward to your Portland food reviews as I plan to get there some day to sample many of their renowned micro-brews. »