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2009-06-02
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I gave a sloppy review without pictures - had dinner here again upon returning to my dear HK, feels so good to have solid, authentic shanghainese food again!!!! it was dinner with dad's friend, a gentleman from shanghai. he ordered as he is more 'reliable' with his shanghainese background...appetizers:1. ma larn tou (diced ma larn tou vegetables with firm tofu): we have this every single time we come here. never been disappointed. appreciate the knife skills used to chop the ingredients into min
appetizers:
1. ma larn tou (diced ma larn tou vegetables with firm tofu): we have this every single time we come here. never been disappointed. appreciate the knife skills used to chop the ingredients into minuscule atoms!
2. smoked fish 'fun yu': my favorite appetizer of all time! i always deliberately eat the bones; the sauce is mildly sweet and flavorful with slight sesame oil in it; i always save it for the rice! the fish meat is flaky, it often has a nice skin that dissolves in your mouth!!!!!
3. smoked eggs: the yolk is undoubtedly the best part!!!!
then came the main dishes:
1. shredded fish ('gwai yu') with shrimp and preserved vegetables: so refined! fish is almost pillowy as was the shrimp. eat it with vinegar; it completely brings out the umami and freshness of the seafood!!! preserved vegetables were not salty at all!!!
2. stir fried eel with shrimp: (uric acid alert!! i am a big fan of shrimps) i don't like eel but guess it is quite common in shanghainese cuisine. the sauce was quite thick and perhaps a bit too salty to my liking. this dish is also good with vinegar.
3. smoked chicken: we always order this. chicken meat was tender in the white parts; moister in the dark parts...awesome, as usual!
4. spinach-like vegetables in broth: while this tasted good i personally believe they overcooked the vegetables - it's too limp; all the nutrients are basically destroyed by the heat!!!! but it was very soft. broth is also quite clear with slight dots of oil on the surface. OK.
5. Xiao Long Bao: same old same old, but that doesn't mean it's bad. just what i'd expect - small amounts of soup inside the thin wrapping that was surprisingly strong and didn't break until we had it inside our mouths! meat filling was very tender and juicy but slightly greasy.
dessert was the usual pan fried 8 treasure rice: lots of ingredients used - lotus seeds, pumpkin seeds, red dates, chinese almonds, red beans, raisins, at least 2 kinds of rice (purple and glutinous rice)...and LOVE their slightly crisp exterior with the chewy glutinous rice...!!!!!!
will take more pictures next time to share
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