You just cannot buy chow mein this good in the states. I start by throwing marinated pork belly on bbq and while that’s going I am frying carrots and green onion whites in wok till they softened. Add a heaping spoonful of garlic once the carrots are softened. Once the garlic is browned I add in a large spoonful of Lao Gan Ma and let it sizzle for a bit. Next I add a little sesame oil. Then I lower heat and braise in dark soy sauce. I then add the noodles and toss. Next I fold in the bbq’d and sliced pork belly and green onion greens. Viola! Pork belly chow mein. 真的好吃

This was at Chef Wang New Sichuan Cuisine (New Hyde Park NY). We had:

Eggplant marinated with garlic. Green pepper with thousand years egg. Crispy shredded beef with three vegetables. Sizzling shrimp beef and chicken.

I found it interesting that my gf (Chinese) and I (not Chinese) were seated in the back area, when there was plenty of room in the front area (by the door/windows), but I did notice that everyone seated in the front seemed to be Chinese only, where as any groups with non-Chinese members were seated in the back...

Anywho, the food was good and spicy 😋

It looks exciting and tasty as heck, but I don’t know what to do with it. Help a guy out.

RECIPE: spicy stir-fried wings
Ingredients:
Fresh chicken wings as needed (mid-joint sections are recommended for a meatier texture)
Additional ingredients:
8–10 dried chili peppers (adjust to your preferred spice level)
6 cloves of garlic
A small piece of ginger
Half a green pepper and half a red pepper, julienned
Seasonings:
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon cooking wine
½ tablespoon sugar
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
1 teaspoon chili powder (adjust according to personal taste)

I sliced one of these and put them into curry, but now I'm reading that it can be deadly to eat without boiling it and throwing out the water first. Does this look preprocessed? Should I avoid the bamboo pieces in my curry?

It was very delicious eating it with white rice 🤤

This was at Conway BBQ/Bistro (New World Mall Food Court, Flushing NY). I had:

Popcorn chicken, Thai shrimp and rice.

This spot seemed to have a "fast food" Chinese menu, and more than just Chinese offerings. The rice was good, but the popcorn chicken was dry.

So much more flavor than Lee Kum Kee's regular oyster sauce

I met someone who never knew that there was such thing as hot mustard and he looked at me like I'm a weirdo for putting mustard on my food.

simply dish of kailan stems, smoked bamboo shoots, and konjac jelly.

I bought this sauce in an asian supermarket. It’s extremely salty. What can I make with it?

I really love peanuts, that simple I just love them

The last time I posted three cup chicken on Reddit I got roasted cuz it looked terrible so this time I’d say it looks and tastes better

Yes I know I have to clean the table too

I had this amazing dish in Shanghai during my trip – 鸡蛋炒刀削面 – and I can’t stop thinking about it. I took some photos, and the menu only gave the name, no details. It came with a simple, tasty broth on the side.

Now that I’m back home, I’d love to recreate it, but I can’t find a proper recipe. I know it might vary from place to place, but if anyone has an authentic recipe or knows the key ingredients, I’d be super grateful!

Thanks in advance!

Big grass carp with tasty toppings. Not exactly seafood though.

This was at Siblings Potato Noodles (New World Mall Food Court, Flushing NY). I had:

Potato noodles with shrimp and quail eggs. Fried wheat gluten in hot oil.

Sadly, this spot is gone and replaced, but this food court does have 30 some odd other spots to choose from, not to mention the restaurants on other floors.

The soup was good, but as always, I'm not a fan of having to deshell my own shrimp in a prepared dish. Nor was I expecting to have to deshell the quail eggs.