u/chimugukuru

Malaysian/Singaporean version of Chinese fried noodles. To me there is no greater dry noodle dish on the planet.

Chip maker Oishi did a collab with Lao Gan Ma to launch a limited time series of LGM-flavored shrimp chips and potato chips in China featuring their two most popular varieties domestically, spicy black bean chili oil and chicken skin chili oil. The spicy black bean potato chips are the ones going viral and selling out everywhere so unfortunately I didn't manage to get my hands on those, but was able to find the other three. They're all dangerously addicting! It's impressive how much they actually taste like LGM and these are the only chips I've had in a while where there's an urge to just keep on eating.

Standing in the TSA line and came upon a scene of mass casualties...

A creative twist on a classic dish. It was really delicious! The sauce was made with a combination of black vinegar, brown sugar, and the boba liquid. I was surprised at how much of the 糯香 you could still taste in it. 10/10 would absolutely smash again.

Holy crap was this good. Recipe here if anyone is interested. The only change I made was increasing the rock sugar from 15g to 50 because I like mine sweet Shanghai style.

Found out about this place from a Fuchsia Dunlop article she wrote 16 years ago.

https://www.ft.com/content/8c2f6220-bc51-11df-8c02-00144feab49a

Wumen Renjia really is a hidden gem and the people who run it genuinely care about preserving Suzhou's culinary heritage, which features delicate, subtly sweet and fresh flavors. Several dishes at this restaurant are from an era long gone and aren't found anywhere else these days. Pics:

貴妃蓮子鴨 Yang Guifei's Lotus Seed Duck - Admittedly there wasn't much going on with this one flavor-wise, but the presentation stole the show. Thin slices of duck were wrapped around individual lotus seeds, then arranged to resemble the shape of a lotus and steamed.

慈禧櫻桃肉 Empress Dowager Cixi's Cherry Pork - Similar in a way to Dongpo pork, but with red rice yeast added to give it a bright, cherry-like color.

糟熘魚片 Fish Slices with Rice Wine Lees - Ultra-tender boneless fish gently stir-fried with woodear mushrooms in a sauce with a strong flavor of rice wine.