All entries in the 'Asian' Category
Dong Lai Shun in Beijing
Dong Lai Shun is the most famous and oldest traditional Muslim restaurant serving Mongolian hot pot in Beijing. With 102 years experience, Dong Lai Shun is famous for their mutton dishes.
The restaurant uses a big traditional copper pot heated by charcoal. At first I didn’t know what was the internal heat source until I asked the waitress to show me. The charcoal provides a higher temperature cooking the meat more evenly.
Din Tai Fung in Shanghai
Din Tai Fung is an award-winning restaurant of Taiwanese origin and known internationally for its Xiaolongbao. It was ranked as one of the world’s top 10 restaurants in 1993 by The New York Times. I have visited the Hong Kong and Shanghai branches before.
It has also been voted as the most favored dining place by political and commercial celebrities and is one of the must-see places for national and international stars. There was a mural of Asian celebrities on the wall. If you look carefully, the celebrity which has visited this branch has autographed their mural.
November 1, 2009 | Danny | Comments 1Wang Bao He in Shanghai
Wang Bao He claims to be Shanghai’s oldest restaurant with a history dating back to 1936. This brightly lit restaurant has a traditional Chinese decor. Its another place you should not go without reservations. They are famous for making rice wine and cooking Shanghai’s famous hairy crab. Crab dominates the menu, almost every dish in the menu utilizes crab as an ingredient.
I always make it a habit to have the hairy crabs when I’m in Shanghai. The hairy crabs are smaller than our Pacific Northwest Dungeness crabs. As you can see from the photo, they are not called hairy crab for nothing. This delicacy is in season during September to January. Actually, the crabs do not have much meat, but they are prized for their roe.
Donganmen Night Market’s Street Food of Wangfujing in Beijing
Around 6PM, this street turns lively and vibrant because the Donganmen Night Market opens. The street transforms into a tidy row of food stalls. I’m guessing that there must be more than 100 stalls. Surprisingly, the food stalls are lined up very straight, clean, and lit very well. They offer a big variety of street food. I recommend trying their local specialties!
Pearl Castle in Richmond Centre now open!
It’s been quite the wait, but as we mentioned earlier, Pearl Castle in Richmond Centre has finally opened! They’ve been open since last Thursday, and I finally got a chance to go check them out yesterday.
Pearl Castle is an immensely popular bubble tea joint in Richmond, and you’re almost guaranteed to have to wait in line if you attempt to go at night at around 10 or 11. Although many people prefer other bubble tea places, such as the popular Dragon Ball Tea House, Pearl Castle is consistent, they have great bubble tea as well as great food.
The new Pearl Castle in Richmond Centre is a franchise of the original one, which made me skeptical because I wasn’t sure if they just bought the name, or if they actually intended to faithfully recreate the original Pearl Castle.
October 6, 2009 | Jeremy | Comments 0
