Also, the prices were more than my usual go-to dim sum place (KB Garden). I found the shrimp dumplings (har gow) were lacking real shrimp and had too much filler. My first experience was very disappointing. I had only been to Ocean Jewel twice before in my life. On the day after Christmas, I convinced my parents and younger sister to brave the crowds to get dim sum at Ocean Jewel. Their name and management has changed quite a few times and currently they are called Jade Asian, which I still think is a great Cantonese/Dim Sum restaurant. It was right by the huge municipal parking place on 39th Avenue. When I was a kid, my favorite dim sum place was called “KB Garden”. Not to say there isn’t “good” dim sum in Chinatown, it just can’t compare to all the creative dishes I’ve seen and had in Flushing. I thought with Chinatown’s huge Cantonese population, I’d find superior dim sum, but I was soon disappointed. I was surprised to find that the dim sum in Chinatown pales to Flushing. Once I moved out to Manhattan, Flushing became quite a trek, so I resorted to Chinatown. I have distinct memories of spending my Saturday mornings at dim sum in Flushing or Boston. Okay, I’ve been to many dim sum places in Flushing. If I knew Cantonese, wouldn’t I be asking in Cantonese? Most of the time I have trouble understanding them because they always answer me back in Cantonese when I asked in Mandarin. I like having the opportunity to ask the cart pushers what is in their dishes. This eliminates many Chinese/Taiwanese dishes for me. I only eat certain seafoods (no sea cucumber, abalone, clams, shark fin, bird’s nest, geoduck, etc.) and I despise mushrooms. For a Taiwanese-American, I’m quite a picky eater. Also, I love that I can see the dishes before I order. I think that the main reason I am a big fan of dim sum is that most dishes max out at 4 portions and this allows you to order many little dishes. In Cantonese, most people say “yum cha”, which means “drink tea”. Anyhow, for those who don’t know what dim sum is, it literally translates into “snack” in Chinese. I’m sure it’s awesome in Hong Kong as well. I’ve heard great things about the dim sum in Toronto and Vancouver, but I have yet to experience it. Dim sum is the only thing I haven’t had in Taiwan that is better than New York. I seem to enjoy dim sum only when there are many carts filled with all sort of little dishes. We came up mothers day because we could get decent seats for Oliver and we are Raul Esparza fans, not thinking about how that would affect our dining.I admit it. We walked past an Equadorian spot called la Hueca which opens at 9am tomorrow. Oddly, they have a great little bar with good choice. With a beer, it came to $41 which felt like a major steal. The tostada was like leche de tigre but with a bit of crema making it smooth and refreshing. By the second half, it had cured nicely and was really good. The raw seafood was cut to order so it got better as it sat. The aguachile negro had chile morita for kick.
They add orange juice or sugar or both, but the sweetness was an odd addition. The onigirazu were big and hefty and good. First time for the burmese version for me.
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