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Here are a just a few tidbits from the Ask Me Anything session. Some of the facts about Chinese takeout are downright shocking!

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You'll never replicate the recipes… but you can get close for the right price
I can guarantee you the main reason is the sauce. The recipes you find online dont use the same ingredients we have in stores. The sauces in restaurants usually mix a variety of seasoning and sauces togethers to achieve the correct taste.
Also the ability to flash cook in a wok makes a big difference believe it or not.
Edit: You should try to ask your local chinese takeout that you order from and see if they will sell you some sauce. I dont see any reason for them to decline.

The “T” is silent in General Tso's…
t's usually “so's” or “sao's.” Please dont try to sound out the “T.”

They serve authentic Chinese food too, you just have to know how to ask for it
Thats hard to do. Unless its on the menu, you will need to know the chinese name or the english version of the chinese name and ask if they can make it for you. They will know what you are talking about as long as you get the name correctly. You wont offend in anyway by asking for more authenic food as long as you know what you are looking for!

Don't believe the “no MSG” hype
Dont believe the places that say no MSG. Cause their food will have it regardless. Even if they dont add additional MSG, the sauces will have it.

It's not your typical 9-5 job
Work hours are super long! We are look at 10 am to 10 pm daily! No breaks for the owners. Workers have 1 break day a week. The is good though :O. Free food all day

But this one location is making serious bank
Our store makes around 1k -1.5k depending on the day.

There are better Mongolian dishes than General Tso's
Most popular? General Tso chicken, hands down
rarely ordered but good? Probably mongolian style dishes and actual chow mi fun noodles (rice noodles)

We learned a lot from the secrets spilled by this industry insider, but some of these facts are just astonishing! We'll never look at Chinese takeout the same way again, although it's still one of our favorite indulgences!

Article Source: Thrillist