This is my first time eating Zha Jiang Mian - prior to today, I've never heard of it. The menu describes it as "Noodles with minced pork and soyabean paste"($4). It reminds me vaguely of spaghetti with ragu sauce / Bolognaise. It comes with a brown gravy, and spinach, finely sliced cucumbers and beansprouts. It's not as oily as it sounds, the sauce isn't oozing with oil, and the bowl isn't covered in grease after you finish eating the noodles.
Initially, I thought that the sauce was a bit too salty for my liking but the noodles had the fresh taste - like when you eat freshly made tang yuan there is this taste in the skin. The chili was also very tasty, don't forget to add it into your noodles before you eat.Hot and Sour Soup ($2.50)
Noodles with Sliced Pork and Szechuan Vegatables ($4)
Xiao Long Bau ($7 for 7 pieces). I thought this was too fatty for my liking but the skin was just right - soft, and won't burst when you pull it up, but the pork inside was very very very fatty.
Chinese Pizza ($9)
The crust was supposedly very nice (but I'm not a crust person) and it was filled with pork and chives. The filling is very juicy, and pastry is evenly cooked and crispy on the outisde.
Yet another porky dish - guo tie ($7 for 16 pieces)
Highlight of the day - Lotus Seed Paste Pancake ($9)This pancake is one of the better chinese pancakes that I've eaten - the crust is a good thickness, just enough to give you the nice crispy bite on the outside, and thick enough for you to chew on. And there is a generous slather of Lotus Seed Paste inside - topped with fragrant seaseme seeds and served piping hot to the table.
Here's a picture of the specialities served in the restaurant
They don't have service charge but they do charge $1 for the peanuts, and $1 for free flow of tea and wet towels. Other than that, the prices are reasonable for restaurant food. I think today was pork overkill - everything had pork inside. I don't quite like the smell of pork, especially in xiaolongbau and guotie, but the noodles were really good - I'll definately go back to eat the noodles again.
Hmm I'm not sure of the address but it's along the same row of shophouses as Tea Chapter.It's in Chinatown near Duxton Road, just a short walk down from Maxwell Food Center.
Another highlight today was Yilin's Peach Crumble :D
Each tart is lovingly made by Yilin and it was only after much persuasion that she baked it and let us have a try :D
Another highlight today was Yilin's Peach Crumble :D
Each tart is lovingly made by Yilin and it was only after much persuasion that she baked it and let us have a try :D
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