Are there carrots in China? Are they an authentic part of Chinese cuisine?

I once knew a woman who got hysterically angry in a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon because she was served a dish with carrots. She kept screaming "There are [i]NO[/i] carrots in China! There are [i]NO[/i] carrots in China!!!"

It was one of my more memorable restaurant experiences.

This woman is now married to a cleric and lives in San Diego, California. I hope she's resolved her carrot phobia...or whatever it was...

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Peaceful · F

It's scary how angry some get over the smallest things.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@Peaceful: Yes. One has to assume they have some serious reasons that go beyond the culinary status of carrots.

Peaceful · F

@greenmountaingal: my thoughts exactly. Hope things got better for her, cause that's a crappy way to be in public.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@Peaceful: Trust me, she was worse in private. And our friendship, such as it was, ended that night.