If I come back from China 10 kilos heavier this is the man to blame. Some of the best soup dumplings ever. Proper procedure is to bite the top and drink the soup inside. Then eat the pastry and meat filling. Failure to drink the soup results in seriously sticky fingers. 5 dumplings for 10rmb ($1.30). Could not convey face frame so he did peace.
“If I come back from China 10 kilos heavier…”; not likely Ian – trust me.
Hey, what are they selling in that yellow stall behind you and to the left? Why are they making that person behind the counter wear a yellow helmet?
Have fun….
I will check tomorrow when I get more soup dumplings lol
The shop in the left is selling duck’s neck and other duck’s parts, and she is not wearing a helmet, it’s a yellow cap…
Been to the very spot in Feb this year. Everything was great, except there all have a bit too much of MSG to my taste.
Go with a Chinese. While i have not been in Shenzen, i have been in a few other cities in both northern and southern China. At least my Chinese fellows were well aware and not very sympathetic towards MSG and avoided places known for using it.
As a food chemistry geek I have a love hate relationship with msg. 99.9% of the time I don’t care and even stir it into my oil and garlic at hotpot. However sometimes you can tell it is used to cover up poor quality or off meats.then it is the most offensive combo ever. I use msg all the time as it is 100% natural and adds unami, but it has sinister uses too.
Yes, the MSG itself is not a problem for the human body.
It is sometimes used to improve the taste of meat or certain sea food, which can already be in an early state of decay, which you shouldn’t eat anymore. As China is no welfare state, Chinese are always concerned regarding the costs of medical treatment…
And you didn’t burn your lips and tongue? ;)
Only the first few times :)
now only stains on the shirt ;)
Is he still making pictures of each customer?
Every time I go free dumpling and at least one picture. Headed there for lunch with Joe right now lol.
Yum, soup dumplings. You can get them at a few places in NYC. Until I had a hostess explain how to eat them, I always wound up with boiling hot soup on my face.
My first encounter was in NYC on the geek tour last summer.
I got my very first soup dumplings at Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown. Their original location is Flushing, so maybe that’s the place Crawford is referring to.
http://www.joeshanghairestaurants.com/
I am definitely up for some a visit this Maker Faire.
Actually it was Pork and Crab dumplings are worth the tongue burn.
Nan Xiang dumpling house! Gorram HTML tags!
And don’t forget the ginger and vinegar ;)
I personally go for a health glob of hot chili sauce, similar to sarache but chinese brand.
Good soup dumplings in Flushing near my hotel for Maker Faire NYC. Food crawl NYC 2013 anyone?
I suspect it wasn’t his intent, but: “The insulting version of the gesture (with the palm inwards) is often compared to the offensive gesture known as ‘the finger’.”
You eat dong-men? Very amusing! :D
I mean You eat super dumplings in dong-men markets? Funny :D
Hi Ian, You said…
“As a food chemistry geek I have a love hate relationship with msg. 99.9% of the time I don’t care and even stir it into my oil and garlic at hotpot.”
Another interesting fact about MSG, at-least in S.E. Asia (where I reside currently) is that often (most often?) it is (or isn’t?) derived from Pork by-products. I can’t speak much to this as I am currently not a “food chemistry geek”. (But I’m working on it.)
This was brought to my attention in Indonesia where there were Government and Islamic “Authorities” declaring that some MSG sources were derived from Pig products. This is not “Halal” in a strict Islamic country. (I am not Islam BTW). I remember fairly recentently (a year or so ago?) there was a big scandal about the Japanese company “Ajinomoto” selling and/or manufacturing MSG in Indonesia purportedly derived from pig products. If true, big no-no. But I’m working from memory (which is whiskey-soaked at the moment he-he).
Ian, continue your travels… In the eventual-end you will be able to honestly say you have “lived the lives of ten men”… You must do Africa at some point.
Best Regards, David (Drone)
I had read that as well. I’m cool with pork though, and probably like msg even more if it comes from bacon, the perfect food ;)
Anyone know if this is still open?