On the east coast, people's perception of Chinese food is fried stuffed meat and chicken wings. The Americanized Chinese food is always excessively greasy and lacks 香味.
Me: You know Chinese food?
American: Ya! rice, soy sauce, crab Rangoon, and chicken wing. By the way, my favorite is chicken teriyaki. Have you had chicken teriyaki?
Me: that's not Chinese food.