{"id":599,"date":"2008-04-23T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-23T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=599"},"modified":"2023-02-04T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T03:24:38","slug":"panda-express-beijing-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/23\/panda-express-beijing-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Panda Express Beijing Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/images\/beijingbeef.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not of the Asian persuasion, you might have a hard time determining the differences between all of us Asians.  There&#8217;s Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Filipino and the list goes on.  If you have a hard time with the various Asian ethnicities and just lump us all together, don&#8217;t feel bad because we Asians can&#8217;t determine what specific ethnicity you are either.  But if there&#8217;s one thing that you can determine much more accurately, it is the authentic cuisine from each culture.<\/p>\n<p>Sushi and ramen are authentic Japanese dishes.  Pansit and bagoong are real Filipino recipes.  Kimchi and bibimbap are genuine Korean courses.  However, Panda Express&#8217; Mongolian Beef and their new Beijing Beef are fucking made up.  <\/p>\n<p>The Beijing Beef, which is made up of crispy strips of marinated beef, with bell peppers and onions in a tangy sweet and spicy sauce, is as authentic as the boobs on Daisy from <i>Rock of Love 2<\/i> or the love any of the women on <i>Flavor of Love<\/i> have for the imp-ish Flavor Flav.  <\/p>\n<p>I know it feels like I just punched through your chest and ripped out your heart, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom-style, but I have to tell you that Panda Express isn&#8217;t real Chinese food.  Heck, while I&#8217;m stabbing you in the heart with chopsticks, I also have to tell you that P.F. Chang&#8217;s is also not authentic Chinese food.  Also, Miley Cyrus is Hannah Montana.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being an authentic Chinese dish, I have to say that I really enjoyed the Panda Express Beijing Beef.  Crispy beef sounds weird, but it was not crispy like fried chicken, instead its coating had a slight crunch.  The meat inside the coating was also tender and the bell peppers and onions were nice and crisp.<\/p>\n<p>If you like the Sweet &#038; Sour Pork from Panda Express, you&#8217;ll like the Beijing Beef because they pretty much taste the same.  They even look the same since both dishes have bell peppers and onions.  The sauce was supposed to be spicy, but it seemed as mild as the Sweet &#038; Sour Pork sauce, which disappointed me because I love the <i>mui caliente<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re disappointed to find out that Panda Express isn&#8217;t authentic Chinese food, take solace in the fact some genuine Asian dishes can either <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fugu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kill you<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">make you consume an embryo<\/a>, or get you to eat something that most people consider a pet.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 5 ounces &#8211; 420 calories, 25 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 730 milligrams of sodium, 36 grams of carbs, 1 grams of dietary fiber, 15 grams of sugar, 14 grams of protein, and 0 grams of Chinese authenticity.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b>  Panda Express Beijing Beef<br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b>  $6.50 (2 choice plate)<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b>  Panda Express<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b>  7 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b>  <i>Oishii desu yo!<\/i> (It&#8217;s tasty!)  If you like Panda Express&#8217; Sweet &#038; Sour Pork, you&#8217;re going to like this.  Vegetables were crisp.  Sushi.  <i>Rock of Love 2<\/i>  The Flight of the Conchords album.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b>  Not really spicy.  Crispy beef seems kind of weird.  Not authentic Chinese food.  Eating pets, chicken embryos, or things that can kill you.  Not being able to determine different ethnicities.  Having to make out with Flavor Flav.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re not of the Asian persuasion, you might have a hard time determining the differences between all of us Asians. There&#8217;s Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Filipino and the list goes on. If you have a hard time with the various Asian ethnicities and just lump us all together, don&#8217;t feel bad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1618],"class_list":["post-599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-panda-express"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2457,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/25\/review-betty-crocker-asian-hamburger-helper-mongolian-style-beef\/","url_meta":{"origin":599,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW:  Betty Crocker Asian Hamburger Helper Mongolian-Style Beef","author":"Marvo","date":"February 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I just want to make clear that the Betty Crocker Asian Hamburger Helper Mongolian-Style Beef and its other flavors are not part of some big conspiracy for Asian Domination. 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