"The Big Bang" is an American TV series that has been serialized for 12 years. The series mainly tells the "happy life" of four individual researchers and friends at the California Institute of Technology (CIT). The series will also air its final episode on May 16, 2019. At this point, this classic that accompanied the post-80s and post-90s will eventually end.
As a sitcom, many funny scenes of the show take place in the restaurant, and the humorous language and rich food bring a lot of joy to the audience. Art comes from life. Although many restaurant scenes in the play are fictional, it reflects the work and life status of CIT students and scientific researchers from another perspective. Today, we will take a look at how top students at Caltech solve three meals a day by taking a look at the restaurants in the Big Bang Theory.
Orange Chicken=Danitsu Chicken ?
Although Chinese food has been widely accepted by people all over the world, it is still quite surprising that Chinese restaurants appear in season 1 in "The Big Bang Theory". In episode 17, she learned Chinese in order to argue with the Chinese restaurant owner whether the tangerine peel chicken is made of or ordinary orange peel. Although the old Sichuan Palace restaurant in the play is fictional, it can reflect the popularity of Chinese food at California Polytechnic. If you use Yelp (Dianping) to search for Orange Chicken near Caltech, then Panda Express, the closest (less than a mile) Chinese restaurants at Panda Express, will rank first.
Sabrina Snyder is a private chef and a food blogger. She said in her blog:
" Panda Express's tangerine peel chicken uses tender chicken thighs until golden brown, plus the perfect secret barbecue sauce and orange sauce. The simple way is to taste great. This is why this dish is so popular ."
Are fans of this scene familiar with it?
According to people familiar with the matter, Panda Express is one of the top Chinese food chains in the United States and can be found around most schools, attracting many students to visit. If you eat too much, you will naturally get tired of it. Some students reported that after eating it several times in a row, the taste of different dishes can no longer be distinguished.
Ordering takeout is also common
If that's the case, occasionally changing the tastes Thai cuisine might be a good idea. In the 8th episode of Season 3, Sheldon ordered Thai food takeout once.
I don’t know how long Sheldon finally waited for this takeaway, but for students at Caltech in reality, it won’t be too long. The reason is that there are many Thai restaurants around the school, and the closest one is only a few hundred meters away. One of the characteristics of these Thai restaurants is that they can often open until late at night (after 9 pm), and they are the best friends for students when doing the liver report.
There is a "99 Thai Restaurant" in a block north of California Institute of Technology. The name is very down-to-earth, but the more down-to-earth thing is the price! All of them are under $15, including seafood, and perhaps that’s one of the main reasons why it is popular with students.
These stores really exist
Of course, in "The Big Bang Theory", there are also some restaurants that exist in reality around Caltech, such as Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant. In Season 4 Episode 6, this is the American fast food mentioned by Leonard girlfriend Puglia.
Bob’s Big Boy restaurant was founded in 1936 and is one of the most authentic traditional American fast food restaurants in Southern California. The restaurant's name comes from the first three-layer double meat patty burger (the ancestor of the McDonald's giant), and is Sheldon's favorite burger type in the play.
Of course, it is still a bit difficult for students from Caltech to eat once. This store is a bit far away from the school (nearly 13 miles), but it is much easier to meet a classmate who can drive like Leonard in the play.
Of course, there is also the Cheasecake Factory dessert shop (cheesecake workshop) where Penny works in the play. It only takes ten minutes (1.3 miles) to walk from the school. In addition to desserts, it also offers more than 200 kinds of food, making it one of the most popular restaurants around the school.
Penny has a little deep meaning in her smile...
From the play, in addition to the popularity of desserts, this restaurant also tastes very good, so Sheldon gave up his preference for Bob’s Big Boy burger.
is visible. The flavor of the diet, the opening hours of the restaurant, and the distance are very important to CIT students, and they are very picky.
Student evaluation: Food is hard to find after 9 o'clock
In the Niche University ranking, most of the students of Caltech voted for the "average level" in the catering item. The reason is that there are really not many options for middle school students to choose from when they have real meal time after nine o'clock. Most students will choose to pick up the phone and order takeout like the characters in the play.
"For college students, (it's hard to imagine) there is not much food supply after 9pm on weekdays. This is when we are learning and want to get food. Unless you lower your food requirements, if you have a car, it will be much easier to find delicious food in the neighboring area."
It seems that it is not easy for students who are living and studying at California Polytechnic Institute to come out for food at night, and driving at night is inevitable.
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Conclusion:
May 16, "The Big Bang Theory" is about to usher in the last episode. Since in the past many years, there have been not many film and television works with famous American schools as the background and with scientific researchers as the protagonists, this TV series has become a must-see drama for many students born in the 1980s and 1990s in the United States, and has accumulated huge popularity. In these 12 years, many of them have grown from ignorant teenagers to independent pillars of the country, getting married, being fathers, and becoming mothers, and achieving success in many fields. For them, the series not only accompanied them in their growth, bringing them joy, but ultimately affected their lives.
Are there any classmates around you who decided to study abroad because they watched "The Big Bang Theory"? How are they developing now?
In addition, Penny's smile above is slightly meaningful. She tampers with Sheldon's burger. Do you still remember what she did? Please reply to us in the message.
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