My brother went to a Chinese restaurant (you know, the one that doesn't like cats and has lost a lot of business as a result) last year because he has a particular hankering for "Hot and Sour" soup. I don't think he expected it to be perfect but it was clear they had no idea what constituted a hot and sour soup as it was certainly neither of them. Moral of the story, when in Rome eat as the Romans do and not what the Romans think is a decent guess at some of the stuff you like to eat at home.