Chinese
Recipe : Crispy Skin Pork
Deep inside, everyone has to have a soft spot for some crackling off a piece of roast pork. Regardless of the copious amounts of fat and calories in each crunch, it justs tastes too good ...
Mr Chow’s Peking Restaurant , Millers Point
I’m usually a bit skeptical when it comes to ‘Asian’ restaurants in an area such as Miller’s Point. Images of asian food targeted at a western demographic springs to my mind every time. Though, It’s a catch 22 scenario when your catering for the demographic of an area such as Miller’s Point. On one hand, you have copious amounts of tourist’s who might be intimated by authentic cuisine yet you have cultured Sydney local’s who prefer authentisicm over fusion …
Din Tai Fung, Sydney (World Square)
Din Tai Fung has been the talk of the town not only among Sydney food bloggers, but also people in the CBD in general. When someone mentions dumplings, they are bound to mention yum cha … or Din Tai Fung. Din Tai Fung has finally made its presence felt in Australia by opening one of their flagship stores in Sydney. It is a Taiwanese based global franchise with a firm presence and stranglehold on the Asian market …
Fortune 8 Chinese Restaurant, Cabramatta
There are quite a few restaurants offering Yum Cha in Cabramatta, most of them requires queuing for at least half an hour. However one day we did spot a gem amongst the rubbles. A small restaurant with photos of the many dishes plastered in its front window caught our attention. Not wanting to waste our time waiting for a restaurant we decided to try Fortune 8, and we’ve never looked back.
Shancheng Hot Pot King, Haymarket
Our expectations were set very high when a work colleague of mine recommended this place for some hot pot on an unusually cold Sydney winter’s day. You could imagine our reactions as we approached the safe haven of rain shelter to find this restaurant empty, not a soul in sight … not even a waiter.
New Shanghai Chinese Restaurant, Ashfield
Word on the street is that Ashfield knows a thing or two about making dumplings. I’ve been to Beijing and Shanghai and I must say, their dumplings lived up to expectations. However, apart from the ...
Billy Kwong, Surry Hills
Something kwong here I’ve heard so much about Billy Kwong and how delicious their dishes are (as well as the difficulty in getting a table because they don’t take bookings) that I was only too ...