London based Chinese-food chain Ping Pong Dim Sum is coming to D.C. Is it a coincidence that UK noodle franchise Wagamama is opening just down the street? Who knows. But it certainly is a welcome addition to DC’s sleepy little Chinatown.
Unfortunately, there’s not much in the way of ping pong (actually, there’s NO ping pong), [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Chinese Food’
July 23, 2009
Ping Pong Dim Sum Coming to DC Chinatown: All Dim Sum, No Ping Pong
May 9, 2009
Dim Sum Series, Part 1: Shrimp Toast
Dim sum is so inconvenient, mainly because the DC Chinatown is so uninspiring. Plus, who really wants to stuff their face with fried, MSG-laden finger snacks on their 30-minute lunch break?
May 8, 2009
Nora Daza’s Recipe for Ho To Tay, Filipino-Chinese Dumpling Soup
My Tita Jean is a fantastic cook. During Noche Buena (Christmas Eve in Tagalog), she cooked ho to tay, a Filipino-Chinese dumpling soup recipe, and made her own dumplings and stock. The stock has little bits of blanched bok choy and fried garlic in it. It’s a fairly complicated dish to make, as there are [...]
January 23, 2008
Overnight Chinese Daikon Radish Pickles
The recipe seems kind of random, but trust me, it’s not — I’ve been thinking about making it for a long time. Plus, I’ve got a gigantic daikon radish in my fridge that I need to get rid of.
I love daikon radish, but I find that the only way I can really use it is [...]
December 30, 2007
Buchi Balls
OK, by this time, you’re probably wondering, what’s with the ball theme? The fact of the matter is, most good things come in the shape of a ball…chocolate truffles, mochi, mozzarella, but most importantly, buchi.
Buchi is fried ball of sweet rice flour filled with red kidney bean paste (very popular in Japanese and Chinese desserts) [...]
December 14, 2007
Asian Pantry Essentials
OK, so I started to realize that I cook a lot with Asian flavors, and even if I’m making something Italian or American, I always manage to sneak in a few Asian ingredients in (hence my soy-sauce infused bolognaise sauce).
Here are the essential items that every Asian pantry should have:
Fish sauceSesame oilDark soy sauceLong grain [...]
