Chocolate Covered Meat Floss Sush

法式蛋卷 Chocolate Covered Meat Floss Sushi

January 15th, 2008 in Food by Chris 3

Pinyin: fǎ shì dàn juàn
This dish was a calculated risk and I gotta say we came out on the losing side. My interest was piqued and then the waitress told me that the brown sauce was chocolate I couldn’t resist. I wanted to know how scrambled egg, meat flosh, cucumber, and chocolate combined to make a [...]

Spicy Smoked Tofu

马桥香干吊锅 Spicy Smoked Tofu

December 27th, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: mǎ qiáo xiāng gān diào guō
I’ve raved and raved about tofu before, so it should be obvious that I dig it. I know lots of people say they don’t like tofu but seriously there are hundreds of kinds of tofu out there, something for everyone so to speak.
The smoked tofu in this dish has a [...]

Sweet and Spicy Octopus

香辣八爪鱼 Sweet and Spicy Octopus

December 25th, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: xiāng là bā zhuǎ yú
I love octopus and this was a surprisingly great dish. It was sweet but not startling sweet like your average sweet and sour dish, and it wasn’t sour it was spicy and balanced nicely against the sweetness.
The chef added sauteed onions which I always love and add great flavor. Also added [...]

Crab and Pork Steamed Dim Sum

蟹粉蒸饺 Crab and Pork Steamed Dim Sum

November 22nd, 2007 in Appetizer by Chris 0

Pinyin: xiè fěn zhēng jiǎo
Something a bit different today. A little Dim Sum. Dim Sum as Americans know it, is more of a Cantonese style food. Dim Sum is essentially the Chinese equivalent to finger food and it’s usually eaten while drinking tea. Lots of time the dishes are sweet and dessert like in nature, [...]

Braised Pork Spine

东北酱脊骨 Braised Pork Spine

November 15th, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: dōng běi jiàng jǐ gǔ
A dish fit for a man. Meat and bones greasy and fried, not much in the way of spices or strange flavors, just meat and grease.
I’ve never had braised pork spine before, it seems as though it’s a lot like pork ribs, but more difficult to eat. Trying to dig [...]

Spicy Sliced Beef and Cilantro

干拌牛肉 Spicy Sliced Beef and Cilantro

November 14th, 2007 in Appetizer by Chris 0

Pinyin: gān bàn niú ròu
Sorry for the strangely colored picture, the dish looks much better in real life. This is one time where the beef in China isn’t so bad. In general the beef dishes suffer from extremely poor quality beef that has been soaked in far too much tenderizer which I’ve complained about before.
This [...]