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 [...]
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. [...]
Pinyin: nián gāo bā zhuǎ yú Visually it’s hard to get a feel for what is going on here, so let me explain. The rectangular block shaped things are a sort of rice noodle called nian gao, they remind me of rice dumplings. There are also bits of baby octopus, some peppers, scallions and a few [...]
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 [...]
Pinyin: Jīng Jiàng Ròu Sī This dish is practically made for fresh-off-the-boat Westerners. It’s sweet and has a nice juicy sauce, the meat is just meat and isn’t from strange parts of the pig’s body, and the meat is sitting atop some pretty benign shallots. However, on a regular basis, or even irregular basis I [...]
Pinyin: Máng Guǒ Dòu Fū Huā You know what tofu tastes like right, OK now imagine that and simply add half a fresh mango and some mango juice. Chill the whole thing and this is what you get. It’s a pretty decent dessert, it’s not too sweet, almost fresh and light you could say. It [...]
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