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cuddlefish) wrote2008-12-29 02:58 am
cuddlefish) wrote2008-12-29 02:58 am
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Before I forget---today I ate dim sum, and in a moment of folly nibbled on a chicken foot.
Not a picture I took, just one from google
I guess my real mistake was remembering, when I picked it up, that it had strange, flabby finger-toes that I did not want to put in my mouth.
It tasted a little like the sauce-soaked breading on buffalo wings, only smoother and richer. In terms of flavor it was kind of nice. But. I was eating toes. Yang accumulated a scary little pile of bones on his plate from eating all the rest. Frakkin' toaster. I still really like the desserts at dim sum!
The place I have gone for dim sum for years now was closed for renovations. We went across the street to the general Chinese food dive and found that it, too, was closed for renovations. Yang reported that the Super 88 was also closed for renovations. Oh, wow, we're in recession? YOU DON'T SAY. We ate at China Pearl and stopped off at two bakeries, still open and positively exploding with customers, for goodies.
Not a picture I took, just one from google
I guess my real mistake was remembering, when I picked it up, that it had strange, flabby finger-toes that I did not want to put in my mouth.
It tasted a little like the sauce-soaked breading on buffalo wings, only smoother and richer. In terms of flavor it was kind of nice. But. I was eating toes. Yang accumulated a scary little pile of bones on his plate from eating all the rest. Frakkin' toaster. I still really like the desserts at dim sum!
The place I have gone for dim sum for years now was closed for renovations. We went across the street to the general Chinese food dive and found that it, too, was closed for renovations. Yang reported that the Super 88 was also closed for renovations. Oh, wow, we're in recession? YOU DON'T SAY. We ate at China Pearl and stopped off at two bakeries, still open and positively exploding with customers, for goodies.
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At the moment I would just go to China Pearl again. They've won an award, they're well-liked, they seat a bazillion people etc. If I may offer a warning, they're open on weekdays, but you should arrive on Saturday or Sunday, from about 10:30 AM (at the very earliest) to 1 PM. You will get the best choice and quality in food, or rather choice and quality that really make it worth getting up for brunch (errrngh SO EARLY). Make sure you go up the stairs for dim sum, because the cafe on the ground floor is bubble tea and the like.
If you need recs for bakeries, just ask :3
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Say, does the tempura recipe here look good to you? I want to try making it :D
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This (http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/college/1agemono/tenpura/kihon.html) is my favorite linkable recipe, complete with pictures so that you can see what it should look like (minus that shrimp). To summarize, be careful about mixing the flour with anything wet too much or too early because it brings out the gluten and produces soft tempura. Beat the egg, then add cold water (ice cubes are good) and mix them, and then add flour, but don't mix out the lumps, and then go straight to frying. GOOD LUCK X3 I hope you make fantastic tempura. (If you do, take pictures? :DDD)
I'm so excited I forgot to say