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Category Archives: Chinese
Yu Noodles, Fairfax
Yu Noodles, Fairfax, web site, 11217-C Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA, 703-877-0818, in the same strip mall as Nanjing Bistro. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | NoVA Mag | Ylp] One of the best places around, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Current Favorites, Fairfax, The Best, Virginia
Tagged Chinese, Chongqing, dumplings, Fairfax, Nanjing Bistro, noodles, Sichuan, soups, Yu Noodles
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Which are the safest restaurants to eat in?
This is my subjective impression, not based on scientific sampling. Nonetheless, I think you should prefer cooked, hot food from a cuisine whose associated country already has had a traumatic experience with coronavirus. They will take the risk more seriously. … Continue reading
Wang Dynasty
Wang Dynasty, web site, 4929 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD, 301-654-1188 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Bethesda Mag | Ylp] Run by the people who used to do Michael’s Noodles in Rockville, this place … Continue reading
Posted in Bethesda/Chevy Chase, Chinese, Maryland
Tagged Bethesda, Chinese, dumplings, hot pot, Michael’s Noodles, noodles, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwanese, Wang Dynasty
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Taipei notes
My other visit here was thirty years ago, and most of all I am surprised by how little has changed. The architecture now looks all the more retro, the alleyways all the more noir, and the motorbikes have by no … Continue reading
Posted in Bleg, Travel, Chinese, Outside DC, Taiwan, Taiwanese
Tagged Taipei, Taiwanese
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*The Food of Sichuan,* by Fuchsia Dunlop
A new and considerably updated edition of the classic Land of Plenty. For my money, one of the best and most valuable books ever produced. Pre-order here. And here is my Conversation with Fuchsia Dunlop. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chinese
Tagged book, Fuchsia Dunlop, Sichuan
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Chengdu bleg
Your suggestions are most welcome, this short trip will follow the time in Taipei. Where in particular should I eat and what should I eat? I have been to Chengdu once before, four years ago. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution … Continue reading
Posted in Bleg, Travel, China, Chinese, Outside DC
Tagged bleg, Chengdu, China
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Uncle Liu’s Hot Pot
Uncle Liu’s Hot Pot, web site, 2972 Gallows Road, Merrifield, VA, 703-560-6868 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Tyson’s Reporter | Ylp] This is not your Uncle’s Uncle Liu’s! New ownership, mostly a new … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Hot Pot, Merrifield / Mosaic, Virginia
Tagged Chinese, hot pot, noodles, Sichuan, Uighurs, Uncle Liu's, Uncle Liu's Hot Pot, Xinjiang lamb
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Mama Chang
Mama Chang, web site, 3251 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA, 703-268-5556. So far they are open for lunch only Friday through Sunday, and reservations for large parties only. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Washingtonian | … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Fairfax, Virginia
Tagged chicken with chilies, Chinese, Fairfax, fried cauliflower, fried chicken with red peppers, Henan, Mama Chang, Peter Chang, Sichuan
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Yu Noodles Café
Yu Noodles Café, web site, 9 Dawson Ave., Rockville, MD, 301-978-7693 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Don Rockwell | Washingtonian | TripAdvisor | Ylp] Small menu, cozy, mom and pop, mostly in the Sichuan/Chongqing direction. … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Maryland, Rockville/Gaithersburg
Tagged Chinese, Chongqing, ground pork over rice, Rockville, Sichuan, spicy cucumber, Yibin noodles, Yu Noodles, Yu Noodles Café
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Shared Plates, Shared Minds: Consuming from a Shared Plate Promotes Cooperation
Here’s What Happens When Strangers Unexpectedly Eat Together At The Airport A meal naturally brings people together, but does the way a meal is served and consumed further matter for cooperation between people? This research (n = 1476) … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, General remarks, General Tips, History of Food, Hot Pot, Humor, Italian, Korean
Tagged Chinese, family style, Korean, lazy Susan, table fellowship
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