I would be doing you, my loyal visitors (and fellow food bloggers) a huge disservice if I hadn’t report to you Xi’an’s Snack Street … nicknamed “回民小吃一条街” (Hui Min Xiao Chi Yi Tiao Jie) or “回坊风情街” (Hui Fang Feng Qing Jie) … I was already full from De Fa Chang, but my senses were begging [...]
On my last day in Xi’an, I was recommended a dumpling restaurant near the Drum Tower called De Fa Chang. “You can’t really miss it … there’s this big sign” says the concierge. And when I got there … she was right.
The signage reads “千古风味饺子香 传奇品质德发长” followed by a line underneath that says “The legendary [...]
This is really funny and I’m having quite a bit of fun just writing about this.
So a friend and I decided to visit the Terracotta Warriors (that’s probably why I visited city!) and when we got to the Xi’an Train Station, we needed to fill up before we head off on the 40-minute bus ride. [...]
I just came back from a “business trip” from Xi’an, China and while I was there, I asked my staff to surprise me with some local delicacies … I was brought to a 乾州食府 on 科技路. The restaurant was semi-decent; it was definitely not the hole-in-wall type of restaurants, nor was it anything upscale. The [...]
Of the many Sichuan restaurants in Shanghai, there’s of course the famed South Beauty and Pinchuan Sichuan – both of which caters to a slightly expat / foreigner market, given the decor and of course, the higher-than-average prices.
South Beauty remains at the top of my list, but there’s this other slightly more local alternative that [...]
When I was in Shanghai recently, I asked my friend to take me to a restaurant I’ve never been to and he recommended Nanling Restaurant (南伶酒家). Apparently, its not really Shanghainese cuisine – it was something called Huaiyang Cuisine, but to be completely honest, I thought it was a combination of Shanghainese, Beijing and Sichuan [...]
I met up with some friends for dinner at Haiku, one of my favorite Japanese restaurant in Shanghai (aside from Nadaman of course, but that … is too pricey, lol). We had a big group and since I was in charge of ordering, and I really couldn’t be bothered with getting everyone’s approval on what [...]
I don’t know much about Daikichi, except that I suspect they have hundreds of branches in Japan and a handful outside the country. Remember in my Ji Heng Mian Guan entry I had mentioned that “Hongqiao / Gubei area is a popular residential district for Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese expats working in Shanghai and so [...]
I was at Jiu Guang Sogo Department Store in Shanghai when I came across this place.
Can someone tell me if this “President Ajikura” squid ball joint is supposed to be famous in Japan or something? Somehow, I get the feeling that this is something that’s locally established, and the founder (Chinese founder that is) just [...]