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Food in Beijing (Recaps from 2019)

  清真黑窑厂街糖油饼 A bit of experiencing how local residents have their breakfast in the morning. It took abit of convincing from Mr H.  The  油饼  biscuit is well fried and very crispy. But the toufu nao taste odd. The toufu is nice but the sauce is like burnt with slight bitterness. T he place is a bit unsanitary if you consider fellow customers spitting on the floor as a sight to behold. Taste wise is not bad. But i lost my appetite after the spitting incident. >_<. 小大董   Dadong When in Beijing, the number one thing you must try is the Peking Duck. There are a couple of famous chain restaurants.  One is Da dong  小大董   The other is Four Seasons (my direct translation ) 四季民福 The condiments to pair with the peking duck is so much more.  If you are wondering what are this cherries.   Liver with shan za - very exquisite and It is actually molded to look like a cherry. But i didn't really like its taste though. This is somewhat like a tasting ...

Food in Shanghai (Recaps from 2019)

  蟹黄鱼面 Xi Huang Yu Mian I can only loosely translate this to as crab roe and fish noodle store. Apparently, this is a very popular place with locals and this place is quite prominent in Xin tian Di.  My first meal at Shanghai and i really like this crab egg squid ink noodle which is a perfect balance of saltiness and unami.  Fried shallots noodles is also well balanced and yummy.  I can't remember what is this dish is called but i think its quite unique and worth a try.  We also ordered the signature dish which is the crab meat and yellow croaker noodle soup. The soup is a little bland and i don't like the fishy taste of this dish.  Poached vegetables White steam chicken. Wantons with prawns and meat is also nice.  南翔馒头店 Nanxiang Mantou Shop One thing i learnt from this trip to Shanghai is to always always queue for good food. This place took at least an hour and our brunch has now turned to lunch.  A recommended place to eat for Xiao Long Bao and...