Sweet chilli chicken

[The Iceman]

Can someone explain how it happened?
Before I left Ireland Sweet Chilli Chicken was a new item on the menu in chinese takeaways.  It was tasty but so where/are many other items on the menu.
Fast forward 11 years and sweet chilli chicken is EVERYWHERE. I don't know of a cafe or hot food counter in Armagh that doesn't have it in some shape or form on the menu. I'm sure other towns are the same? It's in every supermarket in the pre-made sandwiches/wraps section...
I can't eat it now at all just on principle.

There has to be more to life that sweet chilli chicken???

[armaghniac]

There has to be more to life that sweet chilli chicken???

Of course, there is still sex and drugs and rock n' roll

[lurganblue]

Is salted chilli chicken the new sweet chilli chicken?

[The Iceman]

Is salted chilli chicken the new sweet chilli chicken?

its all the same...
I'd just love restaurants to broaden their selection a bit - there has to be something else!

[Puckoon]

Baby Steps Iceman.

Sweet chilli chicken is, in this diners opinion, awful stuff. We've had a bottle of the sauce in the cupboard for years now - and would maybe use it once a year for dipping egg rolls or pot stickers into if we were feeling very lazy. It might even be out of date - but like you, I remember when it started being served in restaurants (not just Chinese ones) back home. Chicken Goujons and sweet chilli sauce, If I'd a pound for every one of those I served when they first came out I'd have more money than Mickey McElroy.

But when I was working back home - wouldn't have known what the hell a bacon lardon was. Now they're ubiquitous as a main course buzz word along with pork belly starters.

Glad to see the old Egg Mayonnaise is still available though. I do love a good feed in a good old fashioned eatery back home.

[Armamike]

I don't like it.

[Aristo 60]

Can someone explain how it happened?
Before I left Ireland Sweet Chilli Chicken was a new item on the menu in chinese takeaways.  It was tasty but so where/are many other items on the menu.
Fast forward 11 years and sweet chilli chicken is EVERYWHERE. I don't know of a cafe or hot food counter in Armagh that doesn't have it in some shape or form on the menu. I'm sure other towns are the same? It's in every supermarket in the pre-made sandwiches/wraps section...
I can't eat it now at all just on principle.

There has to be more to life that sweet chilli chicken???

I'd like to see an RTE heat map of sweet chilli chicken consumption (to include the North). Armagh would be deep, deep, deep red or maybe even purple or black. Down has ham samwiches. Armagh has SCC!

[The Iceman]

Baby Steps Iceman.

Sweet chilli chicken is, in this diners opinion, awful stuff. We've had a bottle of the sauce in the cupboard for years now - and would maybe use it once a year for dipping egg rolls or pot stickers into if we were feeling very lazy. It might even be out of date - but like you, I remember when it started being served in restaurants (not just Chinese ones) back home. Chicken Goujons and sweet chilli sauce, If I'd a pound for every one of those I served when they first came out I'd have more money than Mickey McElroy.

But when I was working back home - wouldn't have known what the hell a bacon lardon was. Now they're ubiquitous as a main course buzz word along with pork belly starters.

Glad to see the old Egg Mayonnaise is still available though. I do love a good feed in a good old fashioned eatery back home.

Dont get me wrong I enjoy the treats from home as much as the next man in exile but I wonder what you would do yourself Puck after 6 months of it?
I'm just surprised other kinds of food haven't made it the smaller towns or people aren't asking for more variety.....

thanks for the insight Aristo! I wonder what the culinary staples are in other counties???

[Puckoon]

Just shows Tyrone is beating Armagh in all things...

Chorizo is starting to grow as a breakfast meat over there - and Omagh now has 1 or maybe 2 "Mexican" restaurants.

On the flip side - last Christmas I called 7 Chinese places over here looking for a half rice half chip. None of them served fries of any description - Disaster!

[The Iceman]

Just shows Tyrone is beating Armagh in all things...

Chorizo is starting to grow as a breakfast meat over there - and Omagh now has 1 or maybe 2 "Mexican" restaurants.

On the flip side - last Christmas I called 7 Chinese places over here looking for a half rice half chip. None of them served fries of any description - Disaster!

Armagh has a mexican place - called Gringos (very PC) though I'm spoiled in Florida I couldnt eat it at home

half and half is the chinese corned beef and cabbage - what do you mean you dont have it???

[Puckoon]

It's not a thing, apparently. 

[Tony Baloney]

It's sugary muck so appeals to the palate over here.

[MoChara]

Pulled pork is the latest, everywhere getting in on it, not that I'm complaining I think its great gear, except for the subway muck.

[johnneycool]

Pulled pork is the latest, everywhere getting in on it, not that I'm complaining I think its great gear, except for the subway muck.

A good way for the butchers to get shot of the cheap cuts, pulled pork and pork belly and the likes, which can be nice if done properly.

[Chaeppsta]

Pulled pork is definitely amazing, but sweet chili chicken is my jam.