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on Rue Montorgueil
near L’Escargot Montorgueil
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in Box Hill
Claypot ginger duck yee mee
For some reason, my orders seem to always be the last one served, which can be a little frustrating. Fried dried shrimp and minced meat mung bean noodles. It tasted just like the ones served at the dai-chau or kopitiam back home.
The most important thing is to feel satisfied with your meal and I’m satisfied with the mung bean noodles. It would be even better if the wait wasn’t as long.
on Market Lane in Melbourne CBD.
There are 3 levels and we were seated on the top level.
Utilizing my bag holder. I don’t like to have my bags sitting on the floor outside.
I quite like the oriental ambience.
Chilli wonton
Dandan mian (Dandan noodles). I can still remember my first encounter with Dandan mian. It was at the foodcourt in Parkson Beijing in 1996.
Xiao long bao (steamed pork dumplings)
Guo tie or jien jiao (fried dumplings)
Second attempt. Using pork fillet this time. Add the meat, salted fish, ginger, garlic, some ground white pepper and sesame oil, and stir. Then steam until meat is cooked.
The first attempt
I am no Iron Chef but I think i do pretty well in the domestic kitchen department. I don’t appreciate being told how I should do things or how things should be, just because that is how people think it should be or that is how they know it. For example, the meat used in this dish should be minced meat. Just because it is commonly prepared with minced meat doesn’t mean I have to do the same. Bolognaise doesn’t necessarily have to go with spaghetti. I can use fettucine or gnocchi if I choose to. Just because a person has spent more time in the kitchen than me doesn’t necessarily mean that the food they prepare rank better than mine. And to think I actually got told how to cook rice. How insulting is that.
I only work alone in the kitchen. It’s annoying when people stand there watching over me perform my tasks and giving me instructions. It messes up my procedures. And then when the dishes don’t turn out the way it should be if i had been left alone to prepare it, there are more ‘words of advice’ that i do not appreciate at all. I don’t go telling others what to do and I expect the same. If I am interested to know, I will ask.
Cooked
The first attempt
in Box Hill. Food was served within a short time with no fuss.
Sien dou jiang (literally salty soybean)
Fan juen (literally rice rolls)
Taiwanese beef noodle
Xiao long bao or xiao long for short, which is how it is commonly referred in China. The Taiwanese serve it with red vinegar and ginger strips. In China, it is served with black vinegar and no ginger, which is the way I prefer to have it. Red vinegar is a little too mild.
