I took this photo at the Molly Stones across the street. If you look carefully, the box says chow mein, but it contains rice. Mein, as you may or may not know, means “noodles.”
Some marketter for Stouffers was probably all, “CHICKEN STIR-FRY is such a tame name for our Lean Cuisine brand. Why don’t we give it that exotic POP this product is looking for, like CHOW MEIN?”
Glad you’re back!
Good luck with the new direction!
Heh, I may not know much, but I know the food. And really, isn’t that the main thing about any culture?
My favorite line from your blog was “Dude! I want to eat!” It’s the only reason I would want to go on a cruise…
Mein-less mein… pretty ridiculous.
I kinda feel like a stalker cuz I don’t know you, but I read your 360 blog and the product blog and I think you’re a riot. So naturally I couldn’t resist clicking the link in your blast and takin’ a peek!
OMG, I refuse to believe that’s not a misprint.
Can’t believe you have such a small amount of comments!
Or am I one of the first dozen who did as asked and modified my suscription?
duh, I’ll tuck into my reservative-free, mein-free chow mein.
Two Chinese restaurants I’ve been to recently served up “chao mein” with no noodles or rice at all.. just vegetable and meat. Having just been in China for a while, it was fun explaining the paradox to my clueless dinner partners.
I took a pic of one Healthy Choice package. It’s called “Princess Chicken”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eggrollstan/55088289/
I just remembered something…
Back in Puerto Rico, our restaurants would have two items, chop suey and chow mein, which were ABSOLUTELY THE SAME, mixed meats with vegetables. Maybe the chow mein had more bean sprouts, for crunchiness.