tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079625.post2952726550165873678..comments2019-12-10T01:43:13.164-05:00Comments on The Philadining Blog: Ong's in Chinatownphiladininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750098089453682928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079625.post-42708821837644096302007-12-17T07:55:00.000-05:002007-12-17T07:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the clarification, we don;t have much e...Thanks for the clarification, we don;t have much exposure to Chiu Chow cuisine in Philadelphia. <BR/><BR/>The point I was attempting to make about both cuisines being represented, is that Ong's had many dishes one would expect to see in other Vietnamese restaurants, cooked in ways that seemed pretty typical of a Vietnamese style. <BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to explore some of the dishes philadininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750098089453682928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079625.post-88336306960210180122007-12-17T01:42:00.000-05:002007-12-17T01:42:00.000-05:00With all due respect to a most knowledgeable food ...With all due respect to a most knowledgeable food critic, I think you may be creating a somewhat artificial distinction between Chiu Chow and Vietnamese menus. People from Chiu Chow created a huge diaspora into Southeast Asia, in the process meshing local ingredients into their traditional cuisine. As they have moved back to Chaozhou and to other countries (many fled Vietnam and Cambodia in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com