I love Chinese food. But I had sworn off it because every time I eat it I feel sick for days. It's always so greasy and heavy. But the thing that gets me most is the poor quality meat they use. The chicken doesn't even look like chicken! And if you ask for white meat, they don't know what you're talking about. "You do use a real bird, right?" Maybe they don't.

Kate and I decided on Chinese last night and I said it was fine as long as I could get white meat chicken. Sean (Kate's roommate) always orders from Aroma Fine Chinese in Hoboken. So Kate asked him about the quality of the meat. "Yeah, it's real meat, lean and good."

Not only was I happy to hear that the meat was good, but that Sean acknowledged how at Chinese restaurants you often don't get "real" meat. It's usually all white in color and rubbery, either processed or just plain fake. And it's really fatty and covered in grease. I feel most people don't even realize how bad Chinese food really is.

At my parents restaurants we had hundreds of fresh whole chickens delivered every week. Our employees would cut and clean each bird by hand, using different parts of the chicken for different curries or Tandoori items. The meat was fresh and real.

Anyway, if anyone knows about a high quality Chinese restaurant in New York, I would love to know about it. I do love Chinese food. Maybe i'll stick to Chinese Indian food at Chinese Mirch.