oriental food

oriental food: n.  Hackers display an intense tropism
   towards oriental cuisine, especially Chinese, and especially of the
   spicier varieties such as Szechuan and Hunan.  This phenomenon
   (which has also been observed in subcultures that overlap heavily
   with hackerdom, most notably science-fiction fandom) has never been
   satisfactorily explained, but is sufficiently intense that one can
   assume the target of a hackish dinner expedition to be the best
   local Chinese place and be right at least three times out of four.
   See also {ravs}, {great-wall}, {stir-fried random},
   {laser chicken}, {Yu-Shiang Whole Fish}.  Thai, Indian,
   Korean, and Vietnamese cuisines are also quite popular.