Tag Archives: The Orient

A Wonton by any other name is still a… Dumpling!  Wonton, which can also be written as “wantan”, “wanton”, or “wuntun”, is a type of dumpling commonly found in Chinese cuisine. The  English name “wonton” can be written in Chinese either as “húndùn” the usual northern Chinese name meaning roughly “irregularly shaped pasta”, or the more poetic “yúntūn” a popular ...

The Orient means the East. It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world.  The term “Orient” derives from the Latin word oriens meaning “east” (literally “rising”). The use of the word “rising” refers to the east because that is where the sun rises.  The adjectival term Oriental has been used by the West to mean ...

The Chinese Quest proudly celebrates bringing you unbiased reviews of Chinese restaurants for a fiftieth of a Century. We went from Zero, to Newsday Hero!!

Baby, it’s cold outside!!  Today was the first unofficial day of winter… the temperatures dropped in to the single digits, and the strong winds last night made it feel like it was 15 degrees below zero.  Winter is here.  And when it’s frigid like this, I don’t think about Christmas… or, perhaps I do, for I can only think of one ...

The Super Secret Soup Menu at the Great Wall Chinese take-out restaurant in Garden City is where you'll find some delectable meals. But is it the best soup?

That’s how I feel. I was so looking forward to having this highly recommended Wonton Soup from this Chinese take-out joint a few blocks from work.  Our conversation at work, at it is oft to do, turned to Soup.  Knowing that we write a blog on Chinese restaurants, and we’re THE go to source for finding the best Chinese restaurants ...

Please enjoy your look at some of the best Chinese restaurants on Nassau County on Long Island, New York. All of our reviews are unbiased. Please read!

Commented Comment We can (sort of) check this one/these two off of our 2014 Bucket List.  It was just brought to our attention that The Chinese Quest was mentioned, albeit in the online comments, in an article that was published on their website (I’m not sure if it was also in their print version as I don’t receive the paper) in ...

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