Crispy Chinese-style Fried Chicken

Chinese-Americans always celebrated with banquets such important events as a marriage, a seventieth birthday (in Chinese tradition, too, ‘three score and ten’ is an auspicious occasion) or a funeral. These were noisy family affairs held in restaurants, with children running around and adults singing and talking loudly, the men’s voices especially fortified by rounds of drinking – usually whisky or cognac mixed with soft drinks. I remember these occasions fondly. The highlight was always the