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Top 5 Dim Sum Choices From Aunti

Author: Jon C

Westerners often have trouble choosing what to eat at Dim Sum restaurants. Being a British Born Chinese, I'm often stuck for choice too. So I asked my aunt for some tips and here are her top 5 recommendations. When ordering dim sum, it is normally suffice to order about 3 or 4 selections per person. When visiting a restaurant with my family, we will often also ordered a rice or noodle dish as an accompaniment.

Please note that spellings may be slightly different due to translations.

1 - Woo Gork
A stuffing of shitake mushrooms, minced pork, dried shrimp and Chinese five-spice is wrapped with mashed taro root and flour. The resulting delight is deepfried and has a brown or dark yellow coating. These are normally served in portions of three at the start of a meal.

2 - Har Gau
Shrimp Dumplings.... The filling contains minced prawns and bamboo shoot. The pastry is a light translucent rice-flour, and white in colour. These dumplings are steamed and definitely my favourite. They normally come served in portions of four inside a steaming basket.

3 - Siu Mai
Pork Dumplings. Sometimes with a little prawn as well. The wrapping is made of won ton egg pastry and the top is left open. The top is sometimes dotted with black mushrooms and/or an orange substance. The orange substance is normally carrot. But fancier places use small fish eggs. I was put off these as a kid when a restaurant once gave me a raw Siu Mai. Like Har Gaus, these are usually served in portions of four inside a steaming basket.

4 - Cheung Fun
Sometimes refered to as Chinese Cannoli, these rice noodle rolls are a close second favourite of mine, after Har Gau. They are wide, long, white lumps of rice noodle. Served on plates and swimming in sweet soya sauce. They usually come with a variety of fillings. My favourite stuffing is prawn. And my second favourite is a deep fried pastry. The deep fried pastry variety is normally cut into inch long sections.

5 - Char Siu Bow
These are fist sized rolls containing Chinese BBQ Pork. I'm not a big fan myself, but many people really like them. The pastry is made from wheat, and normally light, white and fluffy. Be careful when eating these as the stuffing can be very hot.

Your Guide to Eating Out

Author: oh yummy

Trend of eating out

Eating out provides a chance to celebrate or socialize, an opportunity to experience new cuisine, to have some fun with whole family or kids or just to give them some extra pleasure, or just an excuse to avoid cooking. Whatever the reason, dining out is a national pastime in Canada. In fact, studies estimate that the typical Canadian eats away from home about five times a week, spending a third of their food budget in different Canadian restaurants. Eating out is becoming a trend these days.

A Few Things to Decide

You have to decide a few things before going out for dining, like where do you want to eat? What style of restaurant you are going to choose? What type of cuisine you like? How will the meal be prepared? As people adopt a healthier lifestyle, the answers to these questions become more important. Canadians want foods that are healthy as well as tasty. If you eat out only on special occasions, enjoy your meal and eat what you want. However, if you eat out often, it is important to choose wisely. So, how do we make the best choices when eating away from home?

Stress on Low Fat Food

Cutting back on fat is the most important - whether you eat at home or out, order food that is broiled or poached rather than fried or breaded. Cut back on the amount of butter or margarine used on bread. Try low fat or no fat salad dressings whenever
You can. Sauces and gravies are high in fat; order them on the side and use as little as possible. Choose whole grain breads, cereals, pasta, rice, beans and lentils more often. They are low in fat and high in fibre.

Utilize Your Consumer Power

Consider restaurants that have received the "Eat Smart Award". They meet high standards in nutrition, food safety and non-smoking seating. As consumers, we have a lot of control over the foods available to us in restaurants. Times are changing and the restaurant industry is beginning to recognize the importance of providing foods that are low in fat. This is due in part to restaurateurs responding to customer requests for healthy dining choices. So remember, if low fat choices are not on the menu, do not hesitate to ask the service. Only by our continued requests will we see more healthy food choices.

Healthy and Natural Chicken Food Products

Author: m.jeya

Chicken is an easy and elegant meal, special enough for a Sunday dinner or holiday meal. Add hot baked rolls, salad, and your favorite steamed vegetables for a perfect family meal. Actual cooking of the chicken is done when the consumer reheats the product. On the other hand, fried chicken is completely precooked during the frying process. Frozen fried chicken is reheated mainly to raise the serving temperature.

This delicious rack of chicken recipe is made with an herb and pecan crust mixture. The racks are roasted then rubbed with a little Dijon mustard and the herb-pecan mixture, then they're roasted for about 10 minutes longer. Chicken is an elegant dish for a holiday dinner or special weekend meal, and it's quite easy to prepare. You can easily double this recipe for a larger family.This chicken has a different taste even a regular consumer can recognize immediately.

Chicken serve this tasty and easy baked chicken with potatoes and a tossed salad. Use a quartered chicken, leg quarters, or split breasts to make this tasty recipe. Here's a delicious version of a regional favorite, shrimp and grits. This recipe includes tomatoes, green onions, and mushrooms, along with jumbo shrimp. Serve the shrimp and tomato mixture over savory creamy grits, cheese grits, or serve over rice.

The chicken has a different taste even a regular consumer can recognize immediately. Chicken is a healthy, easy, and quick recipe to make chicken rice soup, without preservatives or MSG. It is also a good home remedy for coping with the common cold. The ginger slices will help settle upset stomach. Indomunch chicken dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with various combinations of meat, seafood, eggs and vegetables. The well-known dish made famous to foreigners by the indomunch restaurant at the Newyork city. Most versions originate from the southindian style of steamed chicken served with chicken stock flavoured rice. Please purchase online www.indomunch.com in Newyork city.