January 7th, 2010 in Appetizer by Chris
Pinyin: mán xiāng
Salt curing meats involves rubbing salt on, or soaking the meat in a salt brine and then allowing the meat to dry. The salt helps to destroy any bacteria that may turn the meat rancid and assists in drawing out the moisture thereby speeding up the drying process. Salt curing [...]
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 [...]
Pinyin: dòu jiāng huǒ guō
God how I used to hate seafood. Crab would just about make me sick and clams, muscles, oysters were all too disgusting to actually eat. Fish was only OK as long as it wasn’t too “fishy” tasting. But my oh my how things have changed since living in Shanghai. Seafood is [...]
Pinyin: shí kǎo xiā
Pure ecstasy on a stick. Nice large whole tiger prawns that have been roasted on a stick while being bathed in sweet and sour sauce composed of tomatoes, pineapples and various other delicious spices in a very Yunnan food style makes my mouth water just thinking about it. The waiter brought out [...]