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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.