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2022-11-15
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逸东饺子 is a place I had bookmarked for quite some time if I ever went to Tai Po. But Tai Po is a bit far from where I live and thus this place was always a bookmark. Until now! I found out it had opened a branch near me. So, boyfriend and I decided to go there for lunch. And it was busy with a number of people ordering takeaway and people waiting to dine in. I guess it was new in the neighbourhood so people were curious.The inside was cutely designed with their dumplings and other characters like
The inside was cutely designed with their dumplings and other characters like sticky rice rolls. They even had a staff member making dumplings by hand so everything is made in house and not shipped from their Tai Po branch.
Menu is in Chinese only. There is no English and no 10% service charge. Ordering is done by scanning a QR code which is in Chinese only as well. They have various types of dumplings where you can choose them with soup or pan fried. Soup versions can choose a mix of two by adding $2 to the dumpling with the higher price. Appetizers and drinks are also available.
They had the usual drinks but they also have cold brew tea. This is the Cold Brew Rose Lychee Jasmine Tea ($14). Lightly scented with the taste of roses and a bit of lychee. It was a sugar free tea.
We shared a snack of Abalone Sauce Honey Chicken Wings ($26). The wings were juicy and the sauce was slightly sweet but the taste of honey with a bit of the umami of the abalone sauce.
I had the Chives and Pork dumplings and Black Fungus Pork Dumplings in Signature Tomato, Potato, Fish Soup ($55 for 10 pieces). The dumplings were a large size with a nice thin skin that didn't break so the filling held together well.
The chives and pork is always my favorite flavour and this place does it very well. Lots of chives that well interspersed with some pork meat. The chives were soft and fresh tasting.
The black fungus and pork dumplings had a good firm pork meat that was very sweet and savory. Bits of black fungust were added to give it a crunchy texture.
But my favorite was the soup. Most dumpling soups are just a plain chicken soup or mostly tasting of MSG. But this place used a tomato, potato and chicken soup that was MSG free. It was sweet and rich. Just like double boiled soup would taste like.
Boyfriend wanted something spicy and had the Mala Spicy Three Chili Peppers Pork Dumplings and Coriander Black Pepper Pork Dumplings in Hot and Sour Soup ($46 for 6 pieces).
The Coriander Black Pepper Pork Dumplings had a strong hit of black pepper. It was super powerful and definitely not for the faint at heart. It was mixed with a lot of corinader as well.
The Mala Spicy Three Chili Peppers Pork Dumplings were outstanding. A dumpling even those who can't handle too spicy can eat. It wasn't very spicy but just a nice numbing sensation that wasn't too strong. There were three different colorful peppers added as well, giving it various levels of flavour.
The soup was a hot and sour soup that was very spicy indeed with a good punch of sour.
Boyfriend wanted pan fried dumplings so we shared Pan Fried Corn and Cheese Pork Dumplings ($46 for 6 pieces). They were beautifully fried. The skin was absolutely crispy without dripping in oil.
The filling was really good. Lots of cheese that oozed out. The sweetness of the corn balanced out the saltiness from the cheese. The pork meat was extremely juicy. We've ordered cheese filled dumplings in other places before and was always disappointed. Not here. These were my favorite.
I also found it interesting they provided balsamic vinegar for dipping instead of the usual chinkiang vinegar. I had never thought to try using that instead but in a way .... it works as they are both a type of black vinegar except balsamic is more sweeter. Will definitely be back as I love dumplings and it's fairly close to home.
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