Comments on: Guardian says Chinese disrespect veg http://youngandfoodish.com/critics-watch/guardian-says-chinese-disrespect-veg/ eat great food. meet great people. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:05:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan http://youngandfoodish.com/critics-watch/guardian-says-chinese-disrespect-veg/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Dan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:40:01 +0000 http://youngandfoodish.com/?p=3791#comment-1482 Mr Noodles - I disagree only with any suggestion that the points in your blog post are less eloquent than mine. I think you hit on the crux of the matter with your great closing comeback: "The last thing you anticipate from even the finest British restaurant critic is the showing of respect to Chinese food" I encourage all to read the <a href="http://eatlovenoodles.blogspot.com/2010/01/matthew-norman-wtf.html" rel="nofollow">full post</a>. Mr Noodles – I disagree only with any suggestion that the points in your blog post are less eloquent than mine. I think you hit on the crux of the matter with your great closing comeback: “The last thing you anticipate from even the finest British restaurant critic is the showing of respect to Chinese food”

I encourage all to read the full post.

]]> By: Dan http://youngandfoodish.com/critics-watch/guardian-says-chinese-disrespect-veg/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Dan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:31:16 +0000 http://youngandfoodish.com/?p=3791#comment-1481 Mei - You're surely right, except that I don't think respect for vegetables is limited to <em>fine</em> Chinese chefs. There are chefs at modest but dependable Chinese restaurants as well as home cooks who do lovely greens, too. Mei – You’re surely right, except that I don’t think respect for vegetables is limited to fine Chinese chefs. There are chefs at modest but dependable Chinese restaurants as well as home cooks who do lovely greens, too.

]]> By: Mr Noodles http://youngandfoodish.com/critics-watch/guardian-says-chinese-disrespect-veg/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Mr Noodles Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:40:48 +0000 http://youngandfoodish.com/?p=3791#comment-1478 I'm with you 100% and have just posted about this very issue on my blog albeit not as eloquently as your good self ! I've also written to the Guardian for what its worth.... I’m with you 100% and have just posted about this very issue on my blog albeit not as eloquently as your good self ! I’ve also written to the Guardian for what its worth….

]]> By: mei http://youngandfoodish.com/critics-watch/guardian-says-chinese-disrespect-veg/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 mei Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:49:11 +0000 http://youngandfoodish.com/?p=3791#comment-1475 well said, well said. norman obviously has no familiarity with anything ever cooked by a fine Chinese chef. perhaps he's so 'passionate' about his 'gutsy, scary food' that he neglected to pay attention to anyone producing food requiring technique or finesse or subtlety... well said, well said. norman obviously has no familiarity with anything ever cooked by a fine Chinese chef. perhaps he’s so ‘passionate’ about his ‘gutsy, scary food’ that he neglected to pay attention to anyone producing food requiring technique or finesse or subtlety…

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