Must see this documentary:
Opposable Chums.
About the World Series of Birding.
Sunday 29 June 2008
Saturday 12 January 2008
Miso So-so: a Dim Zum lunch
My intrepid Zoë and I head out for another 4 and 20 experience.
End up in Miso, a new noodle bar in Richmond that turns out to be part of a chain. What is it with these Wagamama clones?
This one is very much like Ping Pong, the place that launched this blog. Clean, contemporary, inviting but ultimately a fast food joint. You can get both Chinese dim sum (which translates as 'touch the heart') and Japanese noodle dishes from the same menu. Always suspicious.
Special #4. Coconut Butter Prawns – crunchy, salty, kind of yum but no hint of coconut.
Dim Sum #4. Minced Prawn and Crab Dumpling (see above with Zum) – Run of the mill but a dumpling. Dipping vinegar with red chili slices. Zoë dared me to eat a chili.
Main Menu #4. Seaweed. With lumps of fivespice, I think. Sweet, crunchy, dissolving.
Dim Sum #20. Grilled Meat and Vegetable Buns. Zoë: "They'r elike marshmallows or candyfloss. White puff sugar buns. Sometimes sweet and savoury doesn't work together but htis does." Too sweet for me.
In fact, it was all a bit sweet and gummy and greasy and queasy. With a distinct MSG buzz to take away.
Friday 4 January 2008
Do Chinese people fear 20?
Okay, so if you look at my first blog post, you'll see that our first restaurant (Dim Sum) did not have either a four or a twenty on its menu.
I suspected this might be a Chinese superstition and now I'm starting to feel I might be right. I checked out our Chinese menu for home delivery (Good Earth, Richmond -- really good).
They have a 4 but no 20.
I suspected this might be a Chinese superstition and now I'm starting to feel I might be right. I checked out our Chinese menu for home delivery (Good Earth, Richmond -- really good).
They have a 4 but no 20.
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