FWIW, Lee's experience matches mine on the East Coast. Lemon Chicken and Garlic Prawns sound very typical Chinese restaurant to me.
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Jesse - Jul 23, 2006 4:20:20 pm PDT #8362 of 10002
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Hil R. - Jul 23, 2006 4:22:04 pm PDT #8363 of 10002
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I can't recall ever seeing Lemon Chicken on a Chinese menu, but I admit I don't look at the meat section too often.
Fred Pete - Jul 23, 2006 4:23:25 pm PDT #8364 of 10002
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Lemon chicken is pretty standard on the Chinese restaurant menus I've seen. And it's of the yum.
DavidS - Jul 23, 2006 4:23:57 pm PDT #8365 of 10002
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Lemon chicken is common out here and one of the few things Emmett will eat off a chinese menu.
Hil R. - Jul 23, 2006 4:35:21 pm PDT #8366 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hmm. Just checked several Chinese menus I had. All listed Lemon Chicken. Never noticed that before. (None had prawns in any form. All had shrimp. FWIW.)
Jesse - Jul 23, 2006 4:40:30 pm PDT #8367 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I did a little looking too, and now I don't know why prawns sounds so normal. Must be all that book-learnin.
Lee - Jul 23, 2006 4:43:29 pm PDT #8368 of 10002
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I know there are several restaurants around here that use prawns, so I wouldn't think either shrimp or prawn was unusual.
JenP - Jul 23, 2006 4:46:25 pm PDT #8369 of 10002
If I were reading a story that had people ordering garlic prawns and lemon chicken, I would not be thrown. I'd think they were eating Chinese, like you all said.
Speaking of eating, I had fresh, local corn for dinner, and it was so, so, so delicious.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 23, 2006 5:32:34 pm PDT #8370 of 10002
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I wanted to eat tapas tonight, but not enough to justify driving home, showering, and changing into clothes that didn't smell like I had sex in them. Helooo drive-thru chicken sandwich.
erikaj - Jul 23, 2006 5:35:48 pm PDT #8371 of 10002
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I thought in America prawns were the biggest ones? Cue George Carlin "jumbo shrimp." I like lemon chicken but not like I like cashew chicken.