CanChineseAvoidaWesterninfluencedDietorisittoolate?

　　CanaChinesemaintainastrictly"traditional"dietwithoutinjestingwesternfoodoringredients?Orarewetooinnerconnectednow?

　　WheneverIgoouttoarestaurantwithChinesepeopletheyalwaystellmehowChinesefoodissohealthyandhowwesternfoodissobad:cry:.StopmeifI'mwrongbutmostoftheChinesefoodI'veseenissoakedingrease:shock:,deepfried,drowninginMSGandthemeatisnothingbutfat.IneveryapartmentI'verentinginChinathefirstthingIhadtoclean,degreaseandfumigatewasthekitchen.Thecooker,wallsandventsarealwaysdrippingwithgrease.Iseeeveryoneinlineatthegrocerystorewith10gallonsofcookinggrease.

　　Backhomeasmallbottleofcookingoilwouldlastmeatleast6months.OneoftheselargeChinesebottleswouldlastme5ormoreyears.TheonlyplaceyoucanfindbottlesthatbigbackhomeisinSam'sCluborsomeotherwarehousestylegrocerystoredesignedtocatertoprisonsandhospitals.

　　Onelastthing,I'malwaystoldbyChinesepeoplehowbadMcDonaldsisandhowmuchtheyhateitbuteverytimeIpassaMcDonaldsoraKFC99%to100%ofthepatronsinthereareChinese.TheonlythingkeepingMcDonaldsinbusinessinChinaaretheChinesepeopleliningupinlonglinestobuythiswesternfoodthattheyhatesomuch.

　　AndIknowwhatsomeoftheChinesepeoplewillsay"ChinesefoodinrestaurantsarebadbutChinesefoodathomeishealthy".sorrybutI'veeatingatenoughChinesepeopleshomestoknowthatisn'talwaysthecase.

　　Basicallyallfoodishealthynomatterwhatcountryit'smadein,itallcomesdowntohowthecookcooksit.