Peking Duck for Dinner

Had dinner with mom and 8 poh at a Peking restaurant on a lovely weekend

Drunken chicken, nom nom

just so-so

sweet and sour prawns, tasty

steamed veg dumplings, one of my favorite dishes

Peking duck. fatty yet yummy :)

Glad that it was not too sweet

Snacks of the Day (16 Mar)

Ferrero Chocolates

I finished all the milk chocolate at the same time,
and gave the remaining to sgb

An Ode to Chinese Pastries

I always love Chinese bakery products.Chinese Bakery offers simple and straightforward fare. This is not to say, however, that its offerings aren't delicious.

The Lotus Seed Paste Pastry that I had was very delicious in particular, the lotus seed was a thick light paste that was rich and overwhelming with its sweetness and earthy flavor.
I also had a walnut cookie and a wifey (winter melon) pastry.

The walnut cookie was giant, crispy on the whole and was really dense and packed with flavor. It was generously loaded with tons of walnuts that were crunchy, and added a bit of chewiness to the cookie.
The wifey pastry is flakey outside , semi-sweet clear winter melon filling with a subtle melon flavor and some type of texture..maybe chestnut?  

Wifey Pastry ,
Lotus Seed Paste Pastry (in red)
and Walnut Cookie (from left to right)

I tried some Chinese Chess Cakes (Mini Mooncakes) and Kampar Chicken Biscuit/ Baby Chicken-shaped Cakes (Baked Pork Cakes) as well.

These mini square mooncakes had a thin outer skin and thick inner red bean paste filling and achieved a harmony between outer casing and inner filling. The shells were moist and cohesive. Inside, the filling were intense without tasting overly sweet and the paste tasted extremely beany.

As for the baked pork cakes, I am not really a fan of fermented red bean curd ,but I do  love its gooey texture as the mixed nuts filling were pleasantly grainy and chewy, and it tasted nothing like a granola bar. Generous pieces of olive kernel complement the saltiness of the pork. And I have to say they were very fragrant with a distinctive savoriness and aroma coming from the sesame seeds.

Mini Mooncakes (red bean paste), Baked Pork Cakes

Chiu Chao Dining

The dishes are all non greasy and non heavy .
Love the perfect ratio of taro puree to 
dacefish meat mix in particular
(yes there is no duck meat in this duck dish, 
so don't be fooled by its name)

Preserved Mustard Green, 
Pig Stomach and Pepper in Soup

Deep-Fried Boneless Duck (Minced Dace to be concise)
with Taro Puree 

Marinated Goose Meat (sliced)

Yummy Soup

Baby Bak Choi again :D

Pan-Fried Oyster Cake, nom nom

Stir-Fried Chicken in Sichuan Chili

 Deep-Fried Bombay Duck in Chili Salt, my all-time fav

Snacks of the Day (1 Mar)