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Jan Mee is one of the better options for Chinese food in the small but charming city of Portland, ME. The restaurant offers a convenient location with plenty of parking in the Union Station parking lot. Jan Mee has an extensive menu that includes all the typical appetizers you have come to expect in a Chinese restaurant in the United States. The creations are typically fresh and tasty, and never seem dried out or warmed over. There is also a wide variety of chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, and vegetable dishes. The food is always cooked to perfection. I especially enjoy the twice-cooked pork and sesame chicken, but I have tried almost everything on the menu over the past ten years and I can attest to the fact that it is great. I should add that the portions at Jan Mee are enormous. It would be easy to share an item off the menu between two diners, or at least have plenty to take home for later, because it is almost impossible to finish an entire meal by yourself. There are plenty of both lunch and dinner specials that come accompanied with soup and carry very reasonable, wallet-friendly price tags. There are also some more pricey dinner specials for two to four people, but even these are not beyond reason in terms of price. Overall, the positives include great and plentiful food, excellent prices, and a ton of free parking. If you are in Portland and have a hankering for some Chinese food, give Jan Mee a try! To find more Japanese restaurants like this, visit globalYP.ne


Fortunately for me when traveling, every halfway-decent-sized town in the US seems to have at least one mediocre Chinese place (even more prolific than Mexican cuisine in some parts) where I can be assured of getting *something* to eat. Sometimes it's veggie lomein (the smokier the better), other times it's Szechuan String Beans, and all-too-often it's the default vegetarian dish that goes by many names: Buddha's Delight, Vegetable Delight, Mixed Chinese Vegetables in Brown Sauce, Buddhist Vegetables, etc. It's all the same shit, and it's edible, but booooring, and ranges from so-so to awful.

Hint: most Chinese restaurants have tofu (aka "beancurd") on hand, regardless of whether it appears on the menu (even meat-eaters in asian cultures eat tofu regularly), so ask for it. You may just get the bland stir-fry with tofu thrown in, but if you're lucky and they're accomodating, you could also get General Tso's tofu, Ma Po Tofu (make sure they don't put pork in it!), or Sesame tofu.

Note: Some places use fish or oyster sauce for flavoring (all the more confusing since oyster sauce isn't necessarily made from oysters...it can be vegan), and some lomein noodles and fortune cookies contain egg. Sesame pancakes and scallion pancakes are often vegan and usually delicious!
I LOVE chinese food - usually eat it at least once a week (and now I make my own stir fry) - but here's a few tips from Guliana Rancic's healthy lifestyle blog, Fab Fit Fun, about eating chinese food in her latest newsletter.

The Good

Hot and Sour Soup, Egg Drop Soup
Steer clear of the fried apps and try some steamy soup packed with flavor and low on calories. Both soups run around 100 calories a serving and help prevent overeating later.

Stir-Fried Shrimp and Veggies
Compared to beef, pork, or chicken, shrimp has less calories per serving. Pair with some fresh stir-fried veggies and you have a healthy low cal dish full of protein and flavor. Ask for the sauce on the side and pour carefully.

Brown Rice
Carbs can be your friend when they’re steamed and loaded with fiber.

The Bad



Sweet and Sour, Orange, and General Tso’s…Anything
The golden trio of fat-filled, calorie-packed disasters can do serious damage. These dishes are battered, deep fried and drenched in thick, sugary sauces. Run the other direction.

Lo Mein
This pasta dish seems innocent enough – but an average carton of lo mein can have more than 1200 carbs and fat-loaded calories. Just think of lo mein as your first boyfriend who seemed great but was actually messing with your best friend behind your back.

Fried Rice
There’s nothing that wrong with plain rice. So why fry it up, add a ton of sodium, and bits of fatty meat to turn it into a total calorie bomb. Just think of fried rice as your second boyfriend who liked sodium and meat, and then cheated on you.

Tips I already knew, pretty basic. I ALWAYS order chicken with broccoli in a garlic sauce - substitute white rice for brown, and if I'm feeling extra healthy, I'll get it steamed with the sauce on the side.
If you're a tourist or a person living in Hong Kong and you want to eat a delicious and affordable Chinese foods, will I can tell you where to go. Before I always eat in Cafe de Coral because that's the only place that I know selling some Chinese food that I know I can eat and also I thought the price is cheap. You will spend HK$ 37 to HK$ 40 for one order (ex. curry beef with rice and a softdrink).

Later this week a Chinese friend of mine brought me to a place near Langham Place in Mongkok, and I was amazed. It's like a food court that has more than 10 restaurants. The prices of foods are very affordable. You will only spend HK$28 for an order. You will get a bowl of viand (ulam sa ating mga pinoy) of your choice, a cup of rice and a softdrink. And I can tell you that the foods are freshly cooked because you can see the chef cooking and the food that is served is still very hot.

Langham Place is located in Argyle Street. It's a walking distance from "Lady's Market". I know all the tourists' primary distination is there. So if you dont know where to find Langham Place in argyle street and no one can teach you how to get there, the best thing to do is to go down the MTR station (the one that is closer to your location) and then you take exit C2 or theres an exit going directly inside Langham Place. When you are already inside, go to the 2nd floor then beside a cosmetics shop near Mcdonalds theres an exit door going to the next building (it's actually like a closed hanging foot bridge). Then turn left and "hoooola!!!" that's it. You can choose the food that suits to your taste.

So guys "Bon appetit!"...

MSG was first condemned in 1968, when a physician, Robert Ho Man Kwok, contacted the New England Journal of Medicine with a letter describing Chinese Restaurant Syndrome. “[It] usually begins 15 to 20 minutes after I have eaten the first dish, and lasts for about two hours,” noted Kwok. “The most prominent symptoms are numbness at the back of the neck, gradually radiating to both arms and the back, general weakness, and palpitations.”

The following year, Dr. John W. Olney reported that laboratory animals suffered brain lesions and neuroendocrine disorders after being exposed to monosodium glutamate. Infant laboratory animals given free glutamic acid suffered brain damage immediately, and assorted neuroendocrine disorders later in life.