Beijing Hand-Pulled Noodles: A Restaurant Review

ShareHand-pulled noodles are just one of my biggest favorites. You can easily tell hand-pulled from the ordinary ones: hand-pulled noodles are fuller to the bite. Particularly Beijing’s noodles are made only when a customer has ordered for it. See why I love their hand-pulled noodles.

October 19, 2009 · Arpee · One Comment
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Binondo’s food treasures Part 2: Dong Bei

Share “My blogger friends were right when they said “Dong bei has the best dim sum in town”. Literally translated, Dong means east and Bei means north, thus the words Dong Bei refers to the northeastern region of China. It is in the Northeastern region that the owners of Dong Bei came from. Food in [...]

July 10, 2008 · Arpee · 9 Comments
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Siomai vs. Kuchay Dumplings

ShareI love dumplings. I can never say no to a plump piece of kuchay dumpling. I’m not sure how the Chinese really call it, but, for conversations’ sake, let’s call one group siomai and the other we will refer to as the kuchay dumplings. Siopao or filled buns are a different variety so let’s not [...]

December 10, 2007 · Arpee · 14 Comments
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