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| 2 repliesShanghai 1949
The year 1949 has a special meaning to me, particularly because that’s the year that my loving mother was born. Of course, this was also the same year that the communist party took over the Chinese territory, marking the beginning of the oppressive regime (think mass executions and slaughter). Unless I am oblivious of another exciting event during that year in Shanghai (perhaps a culinary competition), it seems rather odd to give a resto this moniker, but perhaps it’s all a ploy to spark interest and intrigue. So far, it seems to be working. Opening Fall 2007. –E.J.
posted by MBO 431 days ago |
1I have been once to the restaurant and although the decor is very nice, but the food served is not very delectable. I had the sweet and sour pork and although i can taste the sourness this time, the portion is small and the pork pieces are small as well. The tofu salad is very interesting and is probably a very healthy option for most people but it was bland. I thought they could have made it more flavourful with something else, semame seeds or something. Their fried rice was even more interesting, it was very sticky rice unlike most fried rices i've had and it hardly have any other ingredients to it except some red spots in it which i don't even know what it was. Also, it was not very flavourful as well.
However, i only went there once and it was the first day they opened the restaurant, hence they do not even have their full menu. I may have judged them too quickly, we will see. posted by Bill from Vancouver 405 days ago 2I just want to reply to Bill's comment about rice being sticky and sweet and sour pork being too sour...honestly, there aren't many good oriental Chinese restaurants in Vancouver that haven't been influenced by western culture. Lots of Canadians really have no clue of what REAL Chinese food taste like unless you actually fly to China. Even when you are in China, different regions have different taste in food.
That being said, what you get in this resturaut is actually a very close representation of Shang Hai dining. Rice in China is sticky, honestly, sweet and sour pork isn't that popular in China like how it is in North America. Just like the California Roll was created only for the taste of local Americans.
Final note to all diners out there, please don't judge the Chinese food you eat if you aren't in China simply because you aren't in China and real Chinese food just taste so much better!! :) posted by Wanted 121 days ago | |
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