
Xangsane
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Feature | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Noodle Texture | Light, slightly oily, pan-seared al dente | Boiled to softness, borderline mushy, soaked in gravy |
Oil Type | Peanut or sesame oil | Vegetable or whatever’s in the kitchen, extra |
Seasoning | Oyster sauce, light soy, scallions, subtle umami | Browning sauce, Maggi cubes, adobo, “slap ya mama,” black pepper overdose |
Protein | Slivers of pork, chicken breast, tofu | Big chunks of stew chicken, oxtail, jerk shrimp, curry goat |
Aroma | Balanced, aromatic, light garlic/ginger notes | Heavy, loud, meaty, perfumed with season-all and scotch bonnet heat |
Veg | Thin-sliced bok choy, cabbage, bean sprouts | Carrots, bell peppers, onion slabs, green seasoning slurry |
Presentation | Neatly plated or boxed, maybe garnished with sesame | Thrown into a chicken box, steam punching through the foil, no garnish |
Accompaniments | Maybe wonton soup or pickled radish | Macaroni pie, plantain, sorrel drink, Hennessy bottle in background |
Chinatown (![]() | Flatbush or The Bronx (![]() |
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“Cantonese-style with BBQ pork and bok choy” | “Jerk chicken chow mein + plantain – heavy sauce ![]() |
Lightly sauced, soy base | Brown sauce flood, barely any vegetable |
80% noodle, 20% meat | 50/50 meat to noodle ratio |
“Comes with soup” | “Comes with punch and side of mac n cheese” |
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Chow Mein:
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Feature (East Asian)
(Black/Mixed American-Caribbean)
Noodle Texture Light, slightly oily, pan-seared al dente Boiled to softness, borderline mushy, soaked in gravy Oil Type Peanut or sesame oil Vegetable or whatever’s in the kitchen, extra Seasoning Oyster sauce, light soy, scallions, subtle umami Browning sauce, Maggi cubes, adobo, “slap ya mama,” black pepper overdose Protein Slivers of pork, chicken breast, tofu Big chunks of stew chicken, oxtail, jerk shrimp, curry goat Aroma Balanced, aromatic, light garlic/ginger notes Heavy, loud, meaty, perfumed with season-all and scotch bonnet heat Veg Thin-sliced bok choy, cabbage, bean sprouts Carrots, bell peppers, onion slabs, green seasoning slurry Presentation Neatly plated or boxed, maybe garnished with sesame Thrown into a chicken box, steam punching through the foil, no garnish Accompaniments Maybe wonton soup or pickled radish Macaroni pie, plantain, sorrel drink, Hennessy bottle in background
Compare two versions of “House Special Chow Mein”:
Chinatown ( -coded)
Flatbush or The Bronx ( -coded)
“Cantonese-style with BBQ pork and bok choy” “Jerk chicken chow mein + plantain – heavy sauce ”
Lightly sauced, soy base Brown sauce flood, barely any vegetable 80% noodle, 20% meat 50/50 meat to noodle ratio “Comes with soup” “Comes with punch and side of mac n cheese”
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squishy squishy!Thoughts?
why?The black version sounds better
More meat, better seasoniningwhy?
yes.More meat, better seasonining