oriental food

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oriental food - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  oriental food
   n.
  
     Hackers display an intense tropism towards oriental cuisine,
     especially Chinese, and especially of the spicier varieties such as
     Szechuan and Hunan. This phenomenon (which has also been observed in
     subcultures that overlap heavily with hackerdom, most notably
     science-fiction fandom) has never been satisfactorily explained, but
     is sufficiently intense that one can assume the target of a hackish
     dinner expedition to be the best local Chinese place and be right at
     least three times out of four. See also ravs, great-wall,
     stir-fried random, laser chicken, Yu-Shiang Whole Fish. Thai,
     Indian, Korean, Burmese, and Vietnamese cuisines are also quite
     popular.