Posted in Canned, Chinatown, Food, tagged Canned Foods, Chinese cuisine, Food on February 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Cat wanted chili bamboo.
Bamboo in Chili Oil
For The Mouse, going into a Chinese food store? Like going into a candy store. So much to see, so much curiosity.
Szechuan Spicy Pickles
For a co-worker who loves hot stuff.
Syrup?
According to the shopkeep, for mochi ball soup.
Braised Bamboo Shoots
Maybe for a future Cat bento.
The shopping only limited to the amount of coins in The Mouse’s pocket. Hee hee.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Bento, Food, Lunch, tagged Food, lunch, Potato, roast pork, Turnip Cake, Vegetables on February 27, 2018| Leave a Comment »
As mentioned in previous post, leftover turnip cake for The Cat’s bento.
The Bento Base
Half a can of tinned potatoes, one turnip cake.
Roast Pork
From the neighborhood grocery store. Apparently, there is a staff member there that is an aspiring chef in the fish or produce department and the store gives him some free rein. Lucky us.
Vegetable Trio
Celery, asparagus, frozen soybeans.
No slow-cooked pot this week. Too hectic.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Chinatown, Chinese, Dim Sum, Food, Noodles, tagged Chinese cuisine, Dessert, Dim sum, Dumplings, Food, lunch, Noodle on February 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Chinatown this past weekend. Original plan was to check out a bar for a burger, but the Saturday menu only offered brunch. The Mouse wasn’t in the mood for brunch. Ended up at Sunflower Cafe.
Ginger Onion Stewed Noodle
With broth.
Broth
Load noodles on spoon, dip in broth, chew.
And since The Mouse was there …
Steamed Shanghai Dumplings
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Pan Fried Turnip Cake
Three to a plate, The Mouse ate one, two for The Cat’s bento.
And for dessert.
Custard Tarts
Meal wasn’t a burger, but can’t go wrong with noodles and dim sum. Hee hee.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Candle(s), tagged Weekly Candle on February 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Food, Noodles, tagged BBQ Stick, Food, Noodle, Palace Saimin, Saimin on February 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Not ramen, not udon, not mein. Saimin. Not sure about the origins but small kid time noodles.
One of the best places for saimin, The Mouse’s opinion. Been in business for 70 years, not as old as Manago Hotel, but respectable the same.
Front
First floor of mixed use (businesses and apartments) building.
Kitchen Area
Blast from the past.
Seating
Old school, right?
Because of tight parking, the Mouse doesn’t get to visit as often as he would like. But, the other day, The Mouse was free about three o’clock in the afternoon. Perfect timing, after lunch crowd, before dinner crowd.
Large Saimin
Clear dashi, simple, no pretender chasiu but real charsiu!
The Mouse being The Mouse, had to order extra.
Extra
Into the soup.
Ready to Nom!
So, The Mouse has never been a noodle “slurper”, dunno why.
The Mouse Method
A portion of noodle (notice the curly texture), char siu, garnish, a quick dip in the soup, one bite. 🙂
Oh, and no saimin meal is complete (old school style anyway) without an order of a BBQ stick.
BBQ Stick
Flame broiled tri-tip beef dipped in our home-made oriental BBQ sauce.
Mmm! Nom!
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
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