Beijing: Peking Duck

Restaurant: Moongate Garden City: Milpitas, CA My aunt and uncle from the Mojave Desert is in town for my cousin’s baby shower, so I had dinner…

Hong Kong: Pineapple Bun

Bakery: Kam Land Bakery City: Oakland, CA Yesterday morning, my father and I went to Oakland Chinatown to get several buns for our…

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Mango in Hong Kong

Restaurant: Vien Huong Restaurant City: Oakland, CA My dad and I had lunch at our favorite noodle shop in Chinatown! The name of the…

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Mango in Chaoshan, China

Restaurant: Ying Kee Restaurant City: Oakland, CA I had wonton noodle soup for lunch on Sunday; the wonton at this place is superb! The noodle…

Restaurant: Shanghai Tapas City: Fremont, CA I had dinner with relatives on Saturday at Shanghai Tapas, where one of the dishes we had was…

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mango in China, Jiangsu

My mom made longan tong sui, using a recipe from Rasa Malaysia. The ingredients used were longan, red dates, ginko nuts, snow fungus,…

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Mango in China, Guangdong

Restaurant: Fortune Kitchen City: Fremont, CA I had Shanghainese for dinner with my parents and relatives last night. My sister is back home for…

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Mango in Hong Kong

Restaurant: Fortune Kitchen City: Fremont, CA My parents and I went out for dinner at a Shanghainese restaurant near home. I ordered the stir…

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Mango in China, Shanghai

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…

A family friend’s grandmother, whom I call “Ah-paw” (Cantonese for ‘grandma’), made daikon cake for my family, for Chinese New Year. My…