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2011-01-15
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I love Sichuan food, that mouth-numbing tingling sensation leaves me wanting for more each time. So when I saw that this wet market had all my favourite dishes on offer, I couldn't go past it without trying.I ordered all my usuals: the saliva chicken, the cucumber, the hot and sour potato noodles with chicken (also available are beef, pork, pig's blood etc.... we should have gone for the beef, there was too much chicken on the table), and the fish in chilli broth (we went for the fish that suppo
I ordered all my usuals: the saliva chicken, the cucumber, the hot and sour potato noodles with chicken (also available are beef, pork, pig's blood etc.... we should have gone for the beef, there was too much chicken on the table), and the fish in chilli broth (we went for the fish that supposedly had less bones and a little more expensive ($68 vs $48) but there were still heads, tails and fins in it, so beware).
Everything was supersized - massive portions! It could easily have fed 4 people instead of us too, but we ploughed our way through it, nose running and tongues aflame. The chicken was succulent and tender, and the fish was fresh and piping hot. I loved the more peanut-y version of the cucumber which gave the tongue a cooling sensation from the spiciness. The only disappointing thing was that the noodles came in a cake straight from the packet, they didn't even bother to stir it around to loosen it up, and it was damn hard to pry it open when the bowl's sloshing with several large pieces of chicken, lots of veg and minced pork.
The chilli factor was definitely up there to challenge anyone who likes it hot, but it wasn't as mouth numbing as I'd like it. Real Sichuan food isn't just about making you cry, it's about the subtleness of the spice letting the flavours of the ingredients come through. But if you happen to walk past on a cold winter's day and need something to fire up your stomach, this ain't a bad choice at all for the price.
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