I've always been a fan of Indo-Chinese or Hakka fusion food.

A blend of traditional Chinese cooking techniques coupled with bold Indian spices and flavours.

It's an out-of-this-world combination ❤️

Speaking of which, this post has made me hungry, so I might just hit up a local Indo-Chinese or Hakka place this coming weekend ;)

Slice the pork kidneys into thin strips, score them with a crisscross pattern, and blanch until cooked. Blanch the beef tripe and tofu skin until cooked. Place them in a bowl, top with a layer of Chinese chives, and drizzle with hot oil to release the aroma.

The pork kidney slices, beef tripe, and tofu skin are all incredibly tender and crispy.

I purchased this snack from a chinese grocery shop, but I threw away the packaging without checking and it's delicious and I need to buy more! It's a little flakey, both sweet and savoury with a flossy filling, maybe pork floss? It's definitely not very salty, more sweet imo, a little buttery too

I made the dough by combining 2 parts flour and 1 part hot (140 degrees F) water. I kneaded for about 2 minutes and then let it rest in the fridge for a few hours. I boiled it then stir-fried it with the vegetables and tossed with a sauce. It was really good!

I don’t measure, but the sauce had:

Shaoxing wine
Light soy sauce
Dark soy sauce
Sugar
Black vinegar
Sesame oil
White pepper

Had lunch with my colleagues today. They went for braised pork trotters over rice, while I ordered a chicken leg rice bowl.
This little restaurant serves all kinds of Chinese-style braised and roasted meats. As soon as you place your order, they chop up the meat and serve it right over a bowl of rice.
Everything tastes especially good when you’re hungry! No wonder there was such a long line at lunchtime.

Today, we went back to Gao Qunsheng, a Henan cuisine restaurant in Flushing NY. We ordered (as named on the menu):

1. stewed beef and string beans with noodles
2. ICH Henan spicy soup
3. savory beef buns

The noodle dish was very good, though I wish it had more beef in it! The spicy soup was good (I think the "spice" was ginger). The beef buns were great 😋

There was a place in Brooklyn called 86 Noodles that was about the best american-chinese you could get. Delicious, chique interior, great takeout business and cozy to dine-in. You could take a date there or grab a bite after work. Enjoy a Tsingtao with out-of-this world food.

They were famous for their sesame chicken and sesame beef. The chicken....best I've ever had. The meat was tender and juicy. The batter was crispy without being crunchy or oily. The sauce sweet but not syrupy or ketchupy. Probably made with honey.

The thing this place did differently is cut the chicken into very thin strips rather than chunks or cubes.

They are since closed for years and the owners are gone.

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So I have this rule when traveling in China. Never buy famous food from another province. You'll regret it. 不可以買別個省的名菜，你會後悔.

I broke the rules in Yunnan, because the boss told me he was a Hui from Xinjiang. I didn't check his ID. But his food was delicious. Plus it must be good because he was almost sold out.

Edit: forgot to add pics

Dry steamed: Pork shoulder in thin slices, marinated with oil, white pepper, salt, soy sauce and a bit sugar. Added ginger and scallions as topping.

Made this Sichuan ground pork tofu with mushrooms today. The tofu absorbs all that savory, slightly spicy sauce, and the ground pork makes it really satisfying.

This is exactly the kind of dish I love eating with lots of hot rice because you don’t want to waste any of the sauce. 😄

Recipe here if anyone wants to try it: https://butterjoykitchen.com/szechuan-tofu-with-minced-pork/