Soup Belly

January 15th, 2010 | Subscribe to comments | 5 comments

So, what’s the difference between Ho Fun (Haw Fun) and Wat Dan Hor? The eggs (wat dan) are mixed into the gravy. I’ve actually never had Wat Dan Hor until I moved to Cali, since my favorite dish is just plain Sup Chow Beef Ho Fun (though there’s nothing plain about that, either). Sup Chow [...]

December 20th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 13 comments

 
 
Hope everyone’s safe and sound for the holidays and not stranded on some snowy highway somewhere. A few days ago, I flew across the country back home to a sweltering, balmy 8 degrees. If you’re afraid of leaving the house, like I am, and wearing 4 layers of clothes indoors, just start cooking. Or playing [...]

December 15th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 4 comments

Last weekend we decided to check out Emerald Chinese Seafood Restaurant’s dim sum selection. I really should start making a rating system. Out of a 10 I would have to rate this as a 7.
If you haven’t ever eaten the sticky rice with chicken wrapped in lotus leaves (Lo mai gai), then this is what [...]

October 15th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 7 comments

These have been, by far, the worst pictures I’ve taken in awhile. Almost every single photo was blurry. Mrs. Shaky Hands had some trouble with her camera for some reason.
I couldn’t decide between nicknaming myself Mrs. Shaky Hands or Mrs. Butterfingers.
But I figured I’d post anyway. I’ve given myself too hard of a time on [...]

September 11th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 15 comments

 
Since Chris (er, I mean, us) didn’t get his (our) Char Siu Bao fix at dim sum last weekend, I decided to whip some up with the leftover shredded pork I had. ‘Char Siu Bao’ means ‘BBQ Pork Bun’, is usually steamed or baked, and generally served at dim sum. These are the steamed versions. [...]