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2016-07-18
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I was in Portland not too long ago and there's a big food truck scene there, where there are people cooking some truly innovative things. One truck I tried had fusion dumplings, including a bacon and cheese one. Unfortunately, none of the dumplings were any good. Anyway, when I noticed DTC and their fusion-y dumpling menu, I thought I should give it a go. Somebody's gotta do it right, no?It was a very hot and humid afternoon and hot coffee or tea were not wanted. So I got the iced lemon tea. It
It was a very hot and humid afternoon and hot coffee or tea were not wanted. So I got the iced lemon tea. It was very very sugary and kinda small in size.
Here's my vision of a bacon and cheese dumpling: it's like the inside of a bacon and cheese omelet, but with a dumpling on the outside instead of egg. Y'know, the bacon is in noticeable-sized crispy chunks and the cheese is sharp and melty. This wasn't that. This was like a pork ball which had been finely ground with some bacon and some small amount of cheese. You could definitely taste the bacon and cheese flavors, but they were both faint and off, in my opinion, with none of the cheesy, crispy texture. I wouldn't really recommend these.
Pork & cabbage dumpling: my wife didn't want any of the fusion stuff and went with the pork and cabbage dumpling. They were pretty standard, I definitely would not go out of my way for them, especially when I share an address with the dumpling shop in the Queen St. cooked food center. It could have stood to be more cabbage-y in my opinion.
The set comes with 5 dumplings + vermicelli soup. The soup is extremely bland.The set ranges from $30-$36 depending on what type of dumpling you get. That's not a lot, but you can get better quality-- and more dumplings-- at around that price point if you're willing to go someplace less flashy. I don't think I'll be back.
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