I have to admit that I am a Chinese food fanatic... have been ever since I was a kid.
Nevertheless, I am frankly surprised that upscale Condé Magazine has named Vancouver/Metro Vancouver as having the
best Chinese food in the world!!
We do have fantastic Chinese food eateries all over Metro Vancouver, but the best in the world?
Isn't that akin to saying that Germany may have the best "Canadian' food (whatever that is) in the world? [Just kiddin']
Apparently, the Chinese food gold medal is due to our fresh ingredients and highly talented chefs.
Here's a portion of the Conde Naste article regarding same:
Quote:
Canada Wins Chinese Gold
by Mark Schatzker | Published February 2010 | Condé Nast Traveler
Vancouver may be hosting the Winter Olympics, but it also seems to triumph in dumpling devouring. Over 38 meals in 12 restaurants, our indefatigable writer beholds the thrill of noodle pulling. (Warning: Don't read this on an empty stomach)
Forget about dumpling hunting in San Francisco. Cancel that pilgrimage to Flushing, Queens, for fish ball soup. If it's Chinese food you're after, pack your chopsticks for Vancouver—and say a silent thanks to geopolitics as your plane lands. It was 1997's repatriation of Hong Kong that began the mass influx of Chinese to British Columbia's lower mainland, a migration which continues to this day, fueled in part by Canada's immigrant-friendly policies. Today, almost one in five of Vancouver's two million residents is ethnically Chinese.
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http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/502251?pageNumber=1
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