京川滬風味小食坊 (已結業)
太子砵蘭街379號地下
G/F, 379 Portland Street, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beijing-szechuan-shanghai-delights-e2222821
Before I did not know there were so many different types of Chinese cuisines and I happened to come across the Cantonese/Hong Kong style most, which I did not like.
I kept coming across soy milk, shanghai dumplings, noodles, dishes flavoured with cumin.
Then whenever I found those restaurants on Openrice they were classified under Jingchuanhu.
To be honest I do not know much on the Jingchuanhu (京川滬) cuisine but now I have learnt that it is a combination of three cuisines.
Jingchuanhu 京川滬 = Jing 京 + Chuan川 + Hu滬
Jing 京 represents food from Beijing, Chuan 川 represents food from Szechuan and Hu滬 represents Shanghainese food.
The food here was amazing that I came here twice.
On my first visit I did not order the set which I regretted, so on my second visit I ordered the set.
The staff here were very friendly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
醬骨架 - Ribs in sauce
The meat was so soft and it came off the bone easily.
They even had disposable gloves too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
三絲涼麵 - Cold noodles:
This was served in a bowl which was different from the previous reviews which was served in a shallow dish.
The sauce was at the bottom of the bowl so you need to mix it before you start eating it.
The sauce was runnier than the usual sauce you come across, but there was generous pieces of ham, french beans, peanuts, cucumber and picked vegetables.
I do not usually eat peanuts, but the ones here were delicious and the sauce was slightly tangy. The sliced mushrooms which I do not eat tasted nice as well, so I ate everything in the bowl.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wuhan Re gan mian - Hot Dry noodles
These are breakfast noodles served in Wuhan. They were slightly similar to the cold noodles but they contained sichuan peppercorn and lots of cumin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chili and bean sauce:
When I saw it, it had something unique about it, the colour was dark burgandy and the texture of it was quite thick for a sauce.
I was fascinated to find beans in the sauce, but these beans are different to other beans in chili bean sauce.
They were much bigger in size and flatter.
I think they may have been broad beans and it was a shame I didn't take more pictures of the beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shanghai dumplings:
These were piping hot and contained so much meat juice inside that you have to be careful when eating it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pan fried dumplings and Meat buns:
I felt that these two were quite similar. The pan fried dumplings had a softer exterior and the meat buns had a crispy exterior both containing pork inside.
Although I am not fond of them, the chili sauce made them so delectable.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soy milk:
The soy milk was soothing and not too sweet
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I really liked this cosy joint, and they even had paper bowls and disposable gloves for your convenience.
On my second visit they got my order wrong and when I told them, they were very nice and replaced it for me.
I really admire the owners of this shop because they were previously from a different industry and yet their food is fantastic. While I was there, there were some customers who seemed to be their old colleagues and the world is so small that they happen to all live in the same area!!!
