Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Good Chinese Food - Twin Cities
Over the past 3 months, Jia Nin and I managed to find two good Chinese eateries in the Twin Cities area. She found the places and we went since the reviews were positive.
First, we went to the dim sum place called Jun Bo, near the airport. If you ever need a rough gauge to see if a place serves authentic Chinese food, just see if there are a lot more Asians in the place than Westerners. It's a quick way of determining if the place has adapted it's food to Western taste buds and decor is not a good indicator. I find westernized Chinese food too sweet and/or salty. But I digress.
The dim sum was great and the menu was quite comprehensive. We went after the lunch hour so the trolleys were no longer being refreshed constantly. So we ordered straight from the kitchen. Very fresh, obviously not re-steamed, and very tasty.
After Christmas, we visited the other place, called China Jen near Jia Nin's work place. Don't ask me what the name means.
I must look like I was starving for authentic Chinese food, 'cause after we were done with our meal, the proprietress asked if we would like to buy a fresh-out-of-the-oven roast duck. Yes, a roast duck! Apparently, they have an extra, maybe a canceled order. And it was priced reasonably at US$18 for the whole duck. Crispy skin, juicy meat and just like what we used to get from Johor.
Food, glorious food.
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