DIM SUM GO GO CHINATOWN NY FULL

DIM SUM GO GO CHINATOWN NY FULL

It was a kick hop around the corner, past stalls full of bizarre talking toys, lovely scarfs (of which I bought 6 – only one for myself, mind) and I *heart* NY shirts, to our next tasting destination. A strange little drink, although not entirely unpleasant. The little black yokes at the bottom of the drink are these bizarre little toffee thingies – quite hard to describe – which are big enough that you need an especially large straw to drink them through. I picked up some Bubble Tea to drink along the way. Here are some of the delights we found inside. I want to go to there right now! So good.Īfter our delicious duck, we popped into the heartily stocked herbalist shop next door – I believe it was called Chung Chou City. Here are the pancakes, of which we each had two. We were sat at a giant table in the downstairs part of the restaurant, and while Rahim gave us the history of Peking Duck in America, as well as the special methods used to prepare it just so, the chef came out with four massive ducks (heads and all – sorry Daffy) and carved up the most delicious, tender, non-greasy, just-the-right-amount-of-fatty, crispy-skinned duck I’ve ever had the pleasure of popping into my gob. We arrived at our next destination, The Peking Duck House at 28 Mott Street, renowned for its genuine Peking Duck pancakes. Lots of crazy-opium-fuelled-antics went down at that place before it was closed down I think sometime in the early 1900s. We were headed to Mott Street, taking a little detour down Doyers Street passed the old Chinese Theatre, now a federal post office. *sigh….!*Īfter a bit of a breather enabled us to return back down to earth aided by sweet tea and a loo break, our group moved on to the next joint. Not that horrible glutinous rubbish that you usually get – these little flour puffs of wonderfulness melted in the mouth and made one swoon with mouth-watering happiness. Gorgeous.Īs if all that wasn’t completely gorgeous enough, we were treated to the most spectacular Pork Buns EVER. This one packed such a perfectly balanced flavour combination of the shrimp and chive, each complimenting the other so well without over-powering or fighting for taste-bud time. Last, but most certainly not least, was the surprisingly flavoursome Shrimp and Chive Dumpling. The pink comes from beetroot, don’t ya know. Our last little delicate dim sum was the deliciously pink Organic Chicken Dumpling.

This was full of asparagus and other lovely veggie stuff. We were directed towards the Vegetarian Dumpling next. Next was the beautiful Crabmeat Dumpling – the colour green comes from making the dimsum wrapping with spinach. As we chewed away on our delicious, light, fresh-like-I’ve-never-tasted-before bundles of joy, Rahim talked us through the inside flavours and the methods of making them. I got a little excited and starting munching away at our first clutch-shaped dim sum before remembering to grab a close-up of it. READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY – OR AT LEAST LOOK AT THE PICS! Off came the lid and there were the five beautifully packaged parcels of yumminess. It was honestly like opening up a Christmas present. Each person in the group was presented with a little steam box with five little beauties inside. Soon, it was time for our Dim Sum breakfast. The third little pot was full of a scallop, shrimp, ginger and scallion based dip, which was delicious. Our middle sauce was a meat based concoction with a hint of ginger and sweet chilli. It was the first time I’ve ever had Dim Sum for breakfast but funnily enough, Rahim explained that Dim Sum for brunch is actually a bit of a thing in NYC, and Dim Sum Go Go is one of the top spots in the city to get it.Īs is integral to the tradition of eating Dim Sum, we were served with some delicious Jasmine Flower Oolong Tea, and were talked through our three condiments.įrom left to right we had a vinegar based chilli sauce which had a sweetness to it that counteracted the chilli. Rahim gave us an introduction into Chinatown, as well as a very thorough and insightful history of Dim Sum.

We were ushered upstairs by our guide Rahim and seated at a table with other members of our 17 strong tour group. Our meeting point was at noon outside Dim Sum Go Go, a Hong Kong Dim Sum house on 5 East Broadway where Broadway meets Chatham Square or Kimlau Square as it’s known locally. And, if I’m totally honest, it looked like the one with the most grub so…you see where my priorities lie. Sure, it was the most expensive tour at $65 per person, but it looked like the most fun. had brought the company to my attention before our holliers, and on perusal of the website, the Chinatown Tour caught my eye.

I just had to share details of our three hour food tour of NYC Chinatown, the most exciting culinary adventure we had stateside.įoods of New York Tours operate a number of walking tours around specialised foodie areas of the city. This is definitely my last NYC post, promise.

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