Southern China (Guangdong & Hong Kong): Jook w/ Pork, Preserved Egg, & Youtiao
When my mom saw some youtiao (Cantonese; also known as Chinese donut or Chinese crueller) at Sun Sing Pastry yesterday, a light…
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Shaanxi: Jian Dui
Restaurant: Sun Sing Pastry City: Oakland, CA Sun Sing Pastry is a small store that carries dim sum; most customers get dim sum to-go…
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Guangdong: Daikon Cake
A family friend’s grandmother, whom I call “Ah-paw” (Cantonese for ‘grandma’), made daikon cake for my family, for Chinese New Year. My…
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Guangdong: Beef Chow Fun
Restaurant: Cafe 88 City: Oakland, CA I had a family-style lunch with the family and a friend at Cafe 88, a Hong Kong style…
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China: Baked Nian Gao
My sister is home from SLO for the weekend, and she made some baked nian gao! She was surprised to find out…
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Guangdong: Har Gow
Restaurant: New Port Restaurant City: Sunnyvale, CA This was one of the dishes I had during dim sum with coworkers. Ha gow (anglicized as har gow)…
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Guangdong: Chicken Feet
Restaurant: New Port Restaurant City: Sunnyvale, CA This was one of the dishes I had during dim sum with coworkers. You may be wondering why…
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Guangdong: Cha Siu Bao
Restaurant: New Port Restaurant City: Sunnyvale, CA This was one of the dishes I had during dim sum with coworkers. Cha siu bao or…
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Guangdong: Siu Mai
Restaurant: New Port Restaurant City: Sunnyvale, CA Siu mai was one of the dumplings ordered during dim sum with coworkers. Shumai (simplified Chinese: 烧卖;…
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Guangdong: Dim Sum (Yum Cha)
Restaurant: New Port Restaurant City: Sunnyvale, CA I had dim sum with 15 coworkers at lunch today! It’s prolly been a year since I…
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