Previously, I used to eat buffets in Taiwan, but I didn't really know much about the names of the dishes in the buffet. I always looked at the sales of the dishes, ordering chicken, beef, and the like. Recently, I went to a buffet with a friend and saw Chinese dishes with English names. I actually saw whether I understood XD or not
For example, there are four different names for chicken alone. Apart from fried chicken, which I can understand, other names such as sweet and sour chicken and Zuo Zongtang chicken are really difficult for me to imagine their taste after reading the names. As a friend said, Zuo Zongtang chicken is very popular in North America, and almost every Chinese restaurant has this dish, so I have gained some knowledge.
As for other dishes, I also order them casually based on my intuition, but it seems that each dish tastes strong and slightly sweet. I don't know if it's to cater to foreigners' tastes. Anyway, after eating the buffet, I really drank a lot of water.
Then there are some Hong Kong style snacks, such as Shaomai, fried Spring rolls, and barbecued buns. My friends and I also ordered a lot, but the taste was OK, but it was not like the feeling we had in Taiwan.
Although both are Chinese food, there are still differences between Chinese food in Canada and Taiwan. However, for me, who has eaten more sandwiches and hamburgers, I still cherish the opportunity to eat Chinese food.
之前在台灣也經常吃自助餐，但對於自助餐的菜色名字，我其實沒有什麼了解，我每次都看菜色的賣相，直點點雞肉、牛肉之類的，最近和朋友跑去吃了自助餐，看到英文名字的中國菜，我居然有看到沒有懂XD
例如光是雞肉就有四道不同的名字，除了炸雞肉是我能理解的，其他的例如甜酸雞和左宗棠雞，我看了名字真的很難想像出它的味道，聽朋友說，左宗堂雞是在北美很紅，基本上每家中餐館都有這道菜，我也算是長了知識。
至於其它菜色，我也是憑直覺隨便點，但感覺上每道菜好像味道都很重，也偏甜，不知道是不是為了迎合外國人的口味，反正我吃完自助餐後，真心喝了不少水。
然後也有些港式小點心，例如燒賣、炸春卷、叉燒包之類的，我和朋友也點了不少，味道還是可以的，就是不太像在台灣吃到的感覺。
雖然都是中餐，但在加拿大的中餐和台灣還是有所差異的，不過對吃多了三明治和漢堡的我來說，還是很珍惜能吃中餐的機會的。