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For some, Christmas dinner is a bit like Thanksgiving redux: Lots of food, just surrounded by wrapping paper and materialism. But for others, Christmas means Chinese food. (And we're talking non Chinese others, because it's been known that Chinese Christians will eat Chinese food on Christmas, as well as Easter, and any other holiday...July 4th: Chinese food...Thanksgiving: Chinese food...) The Times' Alex Witchel looks at many Jewish New Yorkers' love of Chinese food from Shun Lee on Christmas. Shun Lee Palace on the East Side and Shun Lee Cafe on the Upper West Side do monster business on Christmas according to owner Michael Tong. He tells Witchel, "Through the 40's, 50's and 60's, Jews would eat Chinese food every Sunday night. They still love Chinese food." Tong changes the menu every 6–8 months so his customers won't get bored, and his customers pay it forward: Tong estimates he's been to 500 bar mitzvahs, earning him the nickname "Michael Schwarz." But he hasn't catered any: "You can't have Chinese food at a bar mitzvah unless you're really Reform."
Buy Gish Jen's hilarious book, Mona in the Promised Land, where main character Mona Chang converts to Judaism and is known as "Changowitz." More about the Jewish community in China.
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"You can't have Chinese food at a bar mitzvah unless you're really Reform." LOL, now that's funny.
anyone know when this tradition started?
don't forget chinese and a movie at makor on christmas day! $40 = all you can eat chinese buffet + 3 woody allen movies. i'm going to try and convince my fam this is a good way to bond. its either that or a trip to ollies for us.
and of course, there's the traditional chinese food dinner followed by attending NYC's Matzoh Ball on Christmas Eve.
Those Chinese-food loving jews should come to LA, where we have Genghis Cohen - kosher chinese. Mazeltov!
Nothing says "Thanksgiving" in my family like sticky rice. Mmmm.
The best New Year's party I ever attended was at a Chicago restaurant -- Luigi's of Hong Kong -- where Chinese and Italian dishes alternated courses.
I just wish we had our own Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner here in NYC.
Anyone know this joke?
Two old men are chatting in the park - one's Chinese and one's Jewish.
Chinese old man: I come from an ancient, ancient culture. My civilization dates back more than 4,000 years.
Jewish old man: I come from an even more ancient culture. MY civilization dates back more than 5,000 years.
Chinese old man: That's impossible! What did your people eat for 1,000 years?
I had the most orgasmic dining experience at Shun Lee West yesterday.
It was beyond any foodies dream. Just like in "When Harry Met Sally" after my meal i wanted to scream out "YES YES YES".
We had the hacked chicken and the dumplings to start our meal and then moved on to the Grand Marnier Prawns and Dry Aged Shredded beef.
The two main dishes were so good i think i could have passed out.
Happy Fourth of July,
Foodies unite.
;)
I had the most orgasmic dining experience at Shun Lee West yesterday.
It was beyond any foodies dream. Just like in "When Harry Met Sally" after my meal i wanted to scream out "YES YES YES".
We had the hacked chicken and the dumplings to start our meal and then moved on to the Grand Marnier Prawns and Dry Aged Shredded beef.
The two main dishes were so good i think i could have passed out.
Happy Fourth of July,
Foodies unite.
;)