chinese take-out

Occasionally when I start craving for chinese food, I’ll go to the nearby chinese buffet restaurant. But instead of eating there, which will cost me around $8, I will carry-out (tah pau) instead. The carry out rate is $3.29 per lb of food. The packet shown here costs $2.60. If you think that your neighborhood mix rice (chap farn) store lacks variety, welcome to my world. The restaurant offers the same buffet line day-in and day-out. So, what’s in the box?
- walnut chicken (but there’s no visible sign of any walnuts)
- shrimp and corn
- chicken and broccoli (but I only took the broccoli)
- General Tso’s chicken (the dark colored matter in the middle)
- stir fried green beans
- fried imitation scallops
- lobster roll