2006.07.12

xiao long bao

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AKA Shanghai soup dumplings — heaven in a bamboo steamer! Dim sum in Hong Kong is so good. even the randomly-picked restaurant we wandered into was miles better than anything I’ve experienced in New York or Vancouver.

If you’re not Lia and don’t live and breathe xiao long bao, here’s a short description: thin, doughy wrapper around a ground pork meatball floating in broth, tied off and then steamed. Put the whole thing in your mouth and let it all come undone in a juicy burst of flavor. Putting the whole thing together is a delicate affair, which is the only reason I can think of for the heinous crime of these being impossible to find in Seattle.

Still, these will tide me over for awhile. yum!

I realize I complained inordinately about Starbucks in my Macau entry, so I really should put in a good word: I admit, Starbucks in Asia rocks my world, because they serve mango tea frappucinos! They’re possibly the best virgin iced drink ever, and doubly so in the sauna-like conditions of southest Asia. Seriously, it’s like they crushed a frozen mango directly into a cup, and if you’ve had mangoes in Asia, you know things don’t get much better than that.

Felt kind of ashamed & very ugly-American, going into a Starbucks every day for a little dose of nirvana. On this trip alone I spent time sipping mango frapps in Hong Kong, Macau, and Japan*, and I’m no coffee drinker but I’d go to Starbucks every day in Seattle if they carried them here. No shame.

Okay, just a little shame.

*in Japan, they only list short, tall, and grande on the Starbucks menu. I didn’t know short was even an option! Short coffees come in the cutest little cups, but this being Japan, they still cost something like forty dollars each.


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AKA Shanghai soup dumplings -- heaven in a bamboo steamer! Dim sum in Hong Kong is so good. even the randomly-picked restaurant we wandered\ninto was miles better than anything I've experienced in New York or Vancouver.

If you're not Lia and don't live and breathe xiao long bao,\n here's a short description: thin, doughy wrapper around a ground pork \nmeatball floating in broth, tied off and then steamed. Put the whole \nthing in your mouth and let it all come undone in a juicy burst\n of flavor. Putting the whole thing together is a delicate affair, which\n is the only reason I can think of for the heinous crime of these being impossible to find in Seattle.

Still, these will tide me over for awhile. yum!

I realize I complained inordinately about Starbucks in my Macau entry, so I really should put in a good word: I admit, Starbucks in Asia rocks my world, because they serve mango tea frappucinos!\nThey're possibly the best virgin iced drink ever, and doubly so in the \nsauna-like conditions of southest Asia. Seriously, it's like they \ncrushed a frozen mango directly into a cup, and if you've had mangoes in Asia, you know things don't get much better than that.

Felt kind \nof ashamed & very ugly-American, going into a Starbucks every day \nfor a little dose of nirvana. On this trip alone I spent time sipping \nmango frapps in Hong Kong, Macau, and Japan*, and I'm no coffee drinker but I'd\n go to Starbucks every day in Seattle if they carried them here. No \nshame.

Okay, just a little shame.

*in Japan, they only list short, tall, and grande on the Starbucks menu. I \ndidn't know short was even an option! Short coffees come in the \ncutest little cups, but this being Japan, they still cost something like \nforty dollars each.

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