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August 4, 2008

USA Today

 

The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World

Sundance Channel, 9 p.m. ET, Monday night.

 

Some Olympic records may fall in China this weekend, but at least one

Guinness record will likely remain intact: The biggest Chinese

restaurant in the world, Hunan province's massive West Lake

restaurant, serves 5,000 meals each day prepared by 300 chefs working

in five steamy kitchens.

 

This BBC documentary, which airs in four 30-minute segments on

Mondays beginning tonight, gives a fascinating glimpse of the inner

workings of the massive enterprise. Its formidable owner, the

exacting Mrs. Qin, motivates her army of servers with rousing

Communist Party anthems ( " Solidarity equals strength, strength is

iron, strength is steel, " they all sing) and aims to spread the West

Lake brand worldwide.

 

A note of caution: Some delicacies are not for the squeamish. Chunks

of snake try to slither off one plate, while the dish Fish Fried

Alive must have its mouth still moving to be considered worthy of

serving.

 

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