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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Eight Treasures

八宝菜 Eight Treasures

November 9th, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: bā bǎo cài I saw this dish on a table next to mine when I walked in to this restaurant and it looked great. I’m a fan of peanuts, and I saw it had carrots and cucumbers, tofu, meat, and more. I had to have it. Come to find out this dish is actually [...]

Stir Fried Cabbage and Bacon

培根高丽菜 Stir Fried Cabbage and Bacon

October 31st, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: péi gēn gāo lì cài The first smell and first bite of this dish were quite amazing. The cabbage was cooked but still crunchy and best of all it was coated in lovely tasty bacon grease. The pieces of bacon were a nice touch and gave me something to look forward to. In fact [...]

Pork Stomach with Soy Sauce

白切肚头 Pork Stomach with Soy Sauce

October 22nd, 2007 in Appetizer by Chris 0

Pinyin: Bái Qiē Dù Tóu Startling in its appearance I was surprised that this dish actually tasted not bad. Warning bells usually go off in my head when people start talking about eating internal organs, but I’ll give most things a try. The meat was actually served chilled, not just room temperature and soy sauce [...]