Tasty Noodles & Dumplings – Albuquerque, New Mexico
The first time I noticed that the dishes served to people of Asian descent weren’t covered in neon bright sauce, I wondered why those strange looking dishes weren’t on the menu. Or maybe I just didn’t see them. I asked my server (who was barely conversant in English) and was essentially told I wouldn’t like “authentic” Chinese food. “What the heck am I eating?” I asked myself. That was the beginning of my explorations into the ancient and traditional culinary culture of China. I delved into just what dishes are considered “authentic” and just what “authentic” means. Dogmatists and…