Tonight, we ended up at a Shanghainese restaurant, famous for their Xiao Long Bao - juicy little steam pork dumplings. These dumplings are either super good or "you are eating the last one...", and according to my bro, this restaurant serves the best he had tried so far in his fledgling culinary journey.
So here's what we ordered for the five of us, including 2 of my bro's friends...
Fried pork wraps/biscuits...
Taste so so, much like those sold in fast food place, but a bit tastier on the skin...almost flaky like pastry, but felt like tortilla to the tongue.
And the famous XLB...
As promised, they were really really good :) Not that I've tried many outlets for these little buns, but these were the best I've had. Skin was perfect, thin enough that you only need to pressure it slightly with the lips to burst it, yet thick enough for the chopsticks to not pop it. The flavour and intensity of the filling and juice oozing out as you munch at it...goodness.
An of course a certain someone must have the Yang Chow Fried Rice :)...
For the love for carbs, traditional stir fried rice cakes noodles....
This brings back good memories of Chinese New Year back home...and how I miss them...
Just to top it up, Chinese pot stickers...
These are so much better than gyozas with their crunchy skins, juicy filling, and fragrant chives.
Definitely a good place for night time snacks!
Bai Yu Lan
8095 Park Road,
Richmond, BC, V6Y 1S8
Phone:604-304-8288
