Comments on: What Are Xiao Long Bao?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:09:54 +0000

Barbara – sorry, I don’t know anything about Chinese restaurants in Milan, but if anyone can help you, I’m sure they’ll leave a comment here!

Helen Yuet Ling

By: BARBARA

BARBARA — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:45 +0000

AAARGGH!

We are fan of XLB, but we live in Italy (Milan) and even Chinese living here do not know what we are talking about! There seems to be no trace of XLB in Milan…

can anybody help us????

ciao,

By: admin

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:26:03 +0000

Mr Noodles – Din Tai Fung is quite pricey compared to local Shanghai places, I’ve heard. Din Tai Fung is Taiwanese after all. I’d love to go to Shanghai one day!

By: Mr Noodles

Mr Noodles — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:04:08 +0000

I was lucky enough to try XLB in Shanghai recently. My favourite was the pork and crab XLB at Din Tai Fung although these were 5 – 6 times pricier than XLB from more modest places but at £4 for 5 dumplings not bad by UK standards. In some places, you can pick up a dozen XLB for less than the equivalent of 70p.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:21:03 +0000

katiek – unfortunately I don’t make xiao long bao and don’t plan to, from what I’ve read! Too much effort. I much prefer searching for the perfect XLB around the world…

Helen Yuet Ling

By: katiek

katiek — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:29:37 +0000

OMG I could only dare to make XLB this pretty! They are soo labor intensive to make! Luckily I succeeded in producing that scrumptious soup that bursts out of every pouch!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:06:09 +0000

Gordon Chang – Thanks for this. I think I probably did give DTF too low a rating in retrospect! I went in the days before I was doing a proper rating system. I still think the best XLBs I’ve tried so far are from DTF. Hopefully going to one of the Beijing branches next week, but will it be the same as in Taipei??

Helen Yuet Ling

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:07:17 +0000

1. The original DTF store at the address No.194, Sec. 2, Sinyi Rd. (Yong Kang Street in), Da-an District, Taipei City10651, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: (02) 2321-8928 shall be better.

2. If you can read Chinese, please take a few minutes to surveying the website: ( http://www.businesstoday.com.tw/web_content/article.aspx ).
After that, you may probably realize that your rating 8.5 was too low. With a pefection chasing restaurant as DTF, we feel somewhat proud of being living in Taiwan.

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Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:30:36 +0000

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By: foodieguide

foodieguide — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:55:43 +0000

Thanks Charmaine, for the recommendation. If I make it to HK next year, I’ll definitely go. Enjoy your holiday in HK, lucky you! And take some photos of course…Happy Christmas to you too, and a great 2008 of blogging!… Helen Yuet Ling