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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2015, 04:28:56 PM »
Quote from: Eric_C on February 03, 2015, 03:32:39 PM
Yeahhhhh that's the ticket! I like it over Din Tai Fung and Crystal Jade too.
Did you try the fancy (multicoloured) xlb, or just the regular ones?

Just the regular ones. I figured that would tell me all I needed to know about their skills. I'd probably go back and get a sampler as well next time to try the truffle, Sichuan, and foie gras. Honestly their noodles, wontons and pan fried steamed bun are great too. Nom nom nom!



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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2015, 09:00:48 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on February 03, 2015, 01:54:34 AM
xiao long bao
Quote from: Anaxilus on February 03, 2015, 01:54:34 AM
I just had the best xlb of my life in Singapore a week ago in a Shanghainese joint. I'm so ruined now for OC. The juices jiggle around and bell the bottom of the dumpling like a dress. So tasty. I actually prefer the the savory purity of the soup on its own for its unctuous porky deliciousness, then I hit the dumpling with soy, ginger and vinegar.

Nice! I've got a "secret" spot in a basement joint in Singapore that blows my xlb socks off!

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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2015, 09:45:42 PM »
Reporting from Crystal Jade in SF.

Originally planned for a small party of 4. Word spread and we walked in with a sizable group of 20. The XLB were very good, the best I've had in the San Fran area. The Peking duck was well suited to American pallets and the orange (pumpkin?) buns were a crowd pleaser as well. Around $35/head with fantastic service.

Thanks for the recommendation, was definitely worth the visit.
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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2015, 08:47:36 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on February 03, 2015, 01:54:34 AM
I just had the best xlb of my life in Singapore a week ago in a Shanghainese joint. I'm so ruined now for OC. The juices jiggle around and bell the bottom of the dumpling like a dress. So tasty. I actually prefer the the savory purity of the soup on its own for its unctuous porky deliciousness, then I hit the dumpling with soy, ginger and vinegar.

Hong Kong also wrecked me for Har Gow. Cali chinks just can't do dumpling skins right. Think they are just lazy. Takes time to make them right by hand.

They also made the best bun bao I ever had. The dough was so light and fluffy, not a thick and heavy gluten nightmare. They like to pan fry the bottoms for texture and flavor too which was awesome.

BTW, I tend to find most of the Chinese food in China to suck even compared to California. The only exception is Hunan and Szechuan cuisine. Mainland China (not HK) seems to have lost most of its artistic and culinary expertise over the years. Just look at the screens, rugs and furniture they make now. Look like blind 10 year olds crafted them.

You didn't eat at the right place.
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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2015, 09:12:56 AM »
Huh, if it's that good maybe I should finally go to the dtf in Seattle before I leave town! :D
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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2015, 03:48:39 PM »
Quote from: blue on February 04, 2015, 08:47:36 AM
You didn't eat at the right place.

That's what I said. Maybe make a list? Point is there's a lot of bad Chinese food in China. Maybe that shouldn't have surprised me with 2 billion mouths to feed.

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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2015, 05:37:38 AM »
They are westernising most of the traditional food so now most of it tastes like shit. The best places are usually the smaller places, fresh made, not too expensive and not too cheap.

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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2015, 05:45:57 AM »
Quote from: DefQon on February 05, 2015, 05:37:38 AM
They are westernising most of the traditional food so now most of it tastes like shit. The best places are usually the smaller places, fresh made, not too expensive and not too cheap.



So all meals end up with a fortune cookie now?
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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2015, 10:23:33 AM »
1) Why is this on the front page when the last post was over a month ago?
2) Dough Zone in the Seattle area makes comparable XLBs to Din Tai Fung. They don't have as much soup in them though. DTF's XLBs basically explode in your mouth, hahaha.
3) I agree on the Western dominance thing with regards to foods. Seattle used to be really rich in terms of traditional Cantonese cuisine because of all of the immigrants from southern China and Hong Kong. Nowadays you get all the rich teeny boppers from modern areas of China where expensive cuisine is dominant and all of these expensive, fancy, hip restaurants are taking over the older businesses. It's really sad to see all of this happen when you've grown up with the traditional stuff. I haven't been to Richmond Canada in a while, but the last time I went they still had a good amount of the old school restaurants.

Actually I still find it weird to say xiao long bao. I grew up with the Cantonese pronunciation of siu lung bao.
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Re: Din Tai Fung xiao long bao
« Reply #29 on: March 24, 2015, 02:30:19 PM »
Can you make this stuff without meat? Im guessing you can? Just asking cause I don't eat meat.
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