a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in Cantonese, China, Chinese, cookery, cooking, dumplings, food, Hong Kong, noodles, recipe, traveleating on Jul 10th, 2009
When I was researching restaurants to visit in Hong Kong last year, I came across passionate debates on Chowhound and other forums on where to eat the best Cantonese wonton noodles, focusing on crucial details such as the size of the wonton, the silkiness of the skin, the taste and texture of the filling, and [...]
Posted in Chinese, dim sum, dining out, dumplings, food, London, restaurant review, restaurants, Taiwan, Taiwanese, traveleating on Jun 19th, 2009
[UPDATE - October 2009: I've returned to Leong's Legend for dim sum and it's turning into a reliable Chinatown dim sum spot for me. Apart from more xiao long bao (such good value and very soupy), I again ordered the Taiwan mini kebab with pork. It's very filling and most delicious. The pork belly rice [...]
Posted in China, Chinese, cookery, cooking, dumplings, food, recipe, Sichuan, traveleating on Jun 5th, 2009
Being Cantonese and with a preference for more delicate, subtle flavours, my repertoire of Sichuan dishes is miniscule (dan dan mian, Sichuan hot pot), although I do like to eat in Sichuan restaurants once in a while (Ba Shan, Chilli Cool, Bar Shu, Snazz Sichuan). During my stint in Beijing though, I had no alternative [...]
Posted in China, Chinese, dining out, dumplings, food, Henan, London, noodles, restaurant review, restaurants, Shaanxi, Sichuan, traveleating, vegetarian on May 20th, 2009
Background: Ba Shan, youngest sibling of Bar Shu and Baozi Inn, specialises in xiao chi, literally ‘small eats’, from the provinces of Sichuan, Henan and Shaanxi. I’m no expert on the food of any of these regions, but I do love xiao chi – small dishes of cold meats and salads, dumplings and noodles, flatbreads [...]
Posted in Beijing, China, Chinese, cookery, cooking, dumplings, food, recipe, traveleating on Jan 24th, 2009
Gong Hei Fat Choi! Chinese New Year is just round the corner and everyone seems to be busy planning and preparing food to celebrate this special occasion. Rather than invent something new, I thought I’d re-introduce three of the most popular posts on World Foodie Guide, seeing as so many people are searching for Chinese [...]
