Chicken en veggs

Dishes include 麻婆豆腐 (Mapo Tofu)，梅菜扣肉 (I don't know the name in English)，土豆丝 (Shredded Potatoes) and I forgot the name of the one on the left sorry.

Perhaps an attempt 🤔 For the base of seasonings and sauce I used: oyster sauce, black rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, doubanjiag, douchi, sugar, and Sichuan pepper. I only used onion and bell pepper for vegetables. Finally, I added peanuts.

veggies: leek, carrot, garlic, bean sprouts, bird's eye
fungus: wood ear
noods: "oil noodles" aka half cook, oil soaked, fan dried alkaline
sauce: roughly equal parts light, dark and oyster sauce (veg)

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No one makes better buns than my mom. I can eat two in one meal!!

Quick lunch today. MaPo and water spinach

Beef with broccoli, salt and pepper shrimp, Singapore noodles and white rice 🍚 (I didn’t make the wontons from scratch I bought em frozen but they’re great)

Found Tang Zhi (唐炙) on Yan'an West Rd, Changning. Tiny spot, looks easy to miss, but the kitchen is loud in the best way.

Got the 蒜泼羊肉 — paper-thin lamb, buried under a mountain of chili powder, raw garlic and scallions, with sizzling oil poured over it at the table. The lamb underneath was almost custard-soft.

Fair warning: this dish doesn't negotiate. My throat was gone by the next morning. Didn't stop me from scraping up every drop with the flatbread they bring on the side (烧饼, mandatory).

📍 1394 Yan'an West Road, Building 1, Room 1, Changning
💰 roughly ¥100-150 per person
🕐 go before 7 on weekends or wait

Would absolutely go back

It ain’t a looker nor authentic but it tasted pretty yummy!

My mouth says "not spicy" but my stomach is literally on fire 😂

Walked past Tang Zhi on Yan'an West Rd a dozen times before actually going in. Small place, maybe ten tables, kitchen audible from the street.

The 蒜泼羊肉 is the move. Thin lamb slices under a pile of chili, raw garlic and scallions, with smoking oil poured on at the table. Lamb stays almost custardy underneath all that heat.

If anyone knows what else is good there, I'm all ears.

Hearty meal in the rainy weather.

Looking for pre-packaged brands only as I don't have the setup to ferment my own. Open to try other types of Chinese pickles as well.

I ordred Pork Chow Fun from a local American-Chinese restaurant. This is one of my favorite dishes but first time I have gotten it here. The pork was definitely slices of ham. I am definitely not used to this, and it ruined the dish for me. Is this a legitimate way of making pork chow fun ?

been frying in a wok on my grill. get the smells out of the house

Best damn comfort food.

I have a friend who loves Jasmine Tea and I'm not even going to try buying them tea leaves/bags. I was wondering if there were any Jasmine tea flavored candies or snacks or desserts you recommend.