The Best Food in Asia!

I am not sure this above statement is strictly true, I may have to do more traveling to test this hypothesis further. However, as far as I have tasted, this was indeed the best food in Asia. The restaurant, which we ate at twice, was a short walk from Maggie's parents' house. Both times we ate here, Maggie's sisters arrived early to fight the crowds outside the restaurant and get us a coveted table.

The restaurant was tall and skinny, with tables on several floors. The first floor was filled with an army of cooks making the fantastic dumplings. The creation and the consumption of the dumplings were both something of an art. Andrea, Maggie's sister, gave me expert instruction in this area. First, the dumpling is full of steaming juice, so to avoid spraying your neighbor, you must bite a small hole in the edge of the dumpling, allowing the juice to drain into your soup spoon. From here you drink the juice out of your spoon, dip the drained dumpling into an expertly ratioed mix of soy sauce and vinegar, before placing the dumpling back in the soup spoon and topping it with fresh ginger. The last step is to pop the treat into your mouth and enjoy.



The beautiful dumplings, two different styles, containing different meats: shrimp and beef.


Taiwanese fried pork and fried rice.


The table, full of wonderful eats, including potato leaves, pickled vegetables, drunk chicken, and the famous dumplings.