does chinese food contain salt?
Join Date: Jul 2001. I was in China for 3 months and I didn't see much that even resembled American Chinese food, let alone dishes that were the same. American Chinese food is essentially fast food. It has a lot of salt in it for the same reason other fast food does.It's a cheap and easy way of adding a lot of flavor to dishes, and it helps preserve things.oin Date: Jul 2001. I was in China for 3 months and I didn't see much that even resembled American Chinese food, let alone dishes that were the same. American Chinese food is essentially fast food. It has a lot of salt in it for the same reason other fast food does.