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Category Archives: Pork
Bai Wei, Philadelphia
Bai Wei (previously Sakura Mandarin) has several things going for it during COVID times, it is spacious and airy and the tables are reasonably far apart, but the staff is lackadaisical about checking vaccination status. I have been there twice … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, Philadelphia, Pork, Sesame Sauce, Soup Dumpling, Veggie Dumplings
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Cafe Cuong, Philadelphia PA
Café Cuong is a tiny family run café that is best known for its Banh Mi sandwiches, which are excellent, and its Vietnamese coffee. The café is in what appears to be a row house and it feels like the … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Rice Dumplings, Steamed, Vietnamese
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Wontons made with OmniFoods Plant Based Pork
While it has been available in Asia for some time, OmniFoods plant based pork has finally become available in the U.S. (at WholeFoods and Sprouts markets). There is an interesting article (here) with David Yeung on the business side of … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Recipe, Vegan, Vegan Recipe, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Wontons
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Ratchada Thai & Laos Cuisine, Philadelphia
Ratchada Thai & Laos Cuisine sprang from the closing of Cafe De Laos, when two ex-employees, determined to keep Laotian cuisine represented in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Philly, took over the space and kept the kitchen going. Even though … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Thai, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Wontons
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Delicious Rendezvous: Dumpling Making Lesson
The Korean food show Delicious Rendezvous has become our pandemic lock-down viewing obsession. Of all the cooking shows I have watched, this series has yielded the most dishes that are now in my regular cooking repertoire. A recent recipe we … Continue reading
Posted in Gyoza, Korea, Mandoo, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Uncategorized
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T. Roots, Northampton, MA
T. Roots, a restaurant proclaiming to sell Taiwanese street food, recently opened in downtown Northampton, MA. The menu has the expected hits of Taiwanese cuisine – oyster omelet, scallion pancakes wrapped around beef, congee and stewed pork over rice – … Continue reading
Posted in Buns, Crystal Shrimp, Dim Sum, Dipping Sauce, Northampton, Pan Fried, Pork, Soup Dumpling, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao
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Dining Out Hiatus
For much of Feb I fought a cold and lived on order-in dumplings. Then just as I got better two weeks ago COVID-19 started being diagnosed across the U.S., so my hiatus from eating out and seeking new dumplings continues. … Continue reading
Posted in Boiled, New York City, Noodles, Pork, Potsticker, Steamed
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The Tang, NY, NY
The options for eating excellent Chinese food around the Columbia University campus continue to expand. The Tang, which opened on the Upper West Side about 8 months age, bills itself as a noodle bar that serves contemporary Chinese food in … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, New York City, Pork, Wontons
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Pho Shop, New York, NY
With the notable exception of Saiguette, Vietnamese restaurants in NYC don’t really serve dumplings, so I had gone to Pho Shop planning to try their Banh Mi sandwich. But I discovered they sell steamed dumplings, so I ended up having … Continue reading
Posted in New York City, Pork, Shrimp, Vietnamese
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The search for the world's best dumplings 