TL, honestly, I can't cook or eat things that look like they did while alive. I buy bottled bacon bits and square fish filets. I had mild flashbacks after a Chinese feast where guys competed for the eyes of the poor baked fish on a platter. God, I'm a pussy.
One of my best friends is Chinese and, along with his parents and his wife, they run a small Chinese take-out.
There have been many late nights after the take-out has closed that I've eaten meals with them. Suffice it to say, I've politely turned down some dishes
One thing I admire, although it can be tricky, about the Chinese culture is that their children tend to live with their parents to take care of them as they age.
I'm not sure all Asian cultures are like that though.
The MSG they use in foods though is a little too extreme for me.
You put MSG on a turd it would probably taste great. Evil stuff haha
Steamed white rice every day along with veggies and a side dish of meat or fish was basically every meal.
That's not far off from my diet these days