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Grand Fromage posted:One could argue that abandoning your family for alcohol and prostitutes is, in fact, just being respectful of Japanese culture.
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Hello, I missed xiao long bao chat and would like to offer my opinion as a Taiwanese. DTF does not produce the best xaio long bao, but are often the most consistent. DTF is very varied in quality, and most DTFs outside of Taiwan are subpar compared to Taiwan. Even in Taipei, only the original branch of Xinyi has the really good XLB and the best quality (in fact, a lot of the dishes that are not XLB are really good). The Taipei 101 is mainland tourist hell and the quality of Taipei 101 is absolutely subpar compared to Xinyi. For better XLB, you have to know places in Taiwan.
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I'm not a XLB expert but I was led to believe it was a Shanghaiese thing?! Is it really a Tawainese thing?
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TheReverend posted:I'm not a XLB expert but I was led to believe it was a Shanghaiese thing?! Taiwan food is just milque toast mainland food 
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TheReverend posted:I'm not a XLB expert but I was led to believe it was a Shanghaiese thing?! Not Shanghai specifically but the Jiangnan region of China, yes. They're not from Taiwan.
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TheReverend posted:I'm not a XLB expert but I was led to believe it was a Shanghaiese thing?! DTF started when a dude who sold oil in Taipei brought over some Shanghainese chefs to make xiao long bao for a restaurant he was starting, so DTF's xiaolongbao are extremely Shanghainese. This is why a lot of more international Shanghainese people get grumpy when (a lot of) people wax on about how it's a Taiwanese food. Shanghai people get grumpy about a lot of dumb stuff, but this is one I feel is halfway legitimate. ntan1 here is literally the first Taiwanese person I've met who has not sworn by every DTF being the gold standard among all in the whole world. I was in fact eating out with a Taiwanese friend here in Shanghai last weekend who said she only goes to DTF in Shanghai for xiaolongbao cuz everywhere else is bad. I'm gonna bring them to another place to try and change their mind cuz they for some reason only tried ones even I think are sub-par like fu chun. again, I don't even think dtf is bad but he made a good point with "consistent". it's a lot like the starbucks of xiaolongbao where it's p overpriced and targeted at a certain set of people but it's definitely consistent in being a B+ every time. in chengdu they actually had a number of good taiwanese dishes I liked when I'd go to dtf for work dinners.
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When you put kewpie on bamboo shoots your culinary cred is gone. I still like visiting taiwan but man the food 
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Jun 14, 2019 04:40
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caberham posted:When you put kewpie on bamboo shoots your culinary cred is gone. Hong Kong serves literal instant noodles as a restaurant dish for 15x markup.
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Jun 14, 2019 05:07
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Also just say "mayonnaise"
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Jun 14, 2019 05:08
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It’s kewpie is not the same as miracle whip which is not the same as mayonnaise
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Jun 14, 2019 05:14
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You put too much thought in xiaolongbao.
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Jun 14, 2019 05:25
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I reckon I'd rather have mayonnaise than gutter oil tbh.
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Stringent posted:I reckon I'd rather have mayonnaise than gutter oil tbh.
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Stringent posted:I reckon I'd rather have mayonnaise than gutter oil tbh. why not both
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Don't judge me.
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Jun 14, 2019 11:39
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I want to judge you...with hugs
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Jun 14, 2019 12:51
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you guys ever go to a funeral with all the sexy ladies dancing and stuff? I guess it's just normal but still a first for me.
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I have been going to funerals ever since I was a kid in Hong Kong and nope no stripper dancing here
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I thought the stripper funerals were more a local thing in...Shandong/Henan maybe? I could be wrong though.
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thats too bad
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Known Lecher posted:I thought the stripper funerals were more a local thing in...Shandong/Henan maybe? I could be wrong though. Taiwan special. Also sell you a piece of Betel nut and let you cop a feel.
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Kid has the same face I do when I read jeoh posts
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Tom Smykowski posted:Kid has the same face I do when I read jeoh posts 
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sincx fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Mar 23, 2021 |
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Jun 16, 2019 20:46
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I'm goin back to China in August to visit the in-laws, hurray
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sincx fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Mar 23, 2021 |
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The Great Autismo! fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Jun 25, 2019 |
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Going to HK in a week. Will stay there for 3 days before going to Shenzen and Chengdu. Is tourism and regular LKF, TST, Wanchai night life being impacted by the protests? This is my vacation and just want to have fun.
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Howard Phillips posted:Going to HK in a week. Will stay there for 3 days before going to Shenzen and Chengdu. protesting is fun
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GoutPatrol posted:protesting is fun Bring a yellow vest to do meta protest.
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Jun 26, 2019 07:59
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The best protest ever was the time a bunch of olds wanted to do a pro-Mao march but the government banned it so they had to go do it in Hong Kong instead.
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Grand Fromage posted:The best protest ever was the time a bunch of olds wanted to do a pro-Mao march but the government banned it so they had to go do it in Hong Kong instead. To be fair, I think you can imagine what a bunch of Maoists would get up to, given free rein in modern China.
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Old red guards are the worst. They are as bad as the boomers.
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Travelling to HK with a friend - we're landing late morning on Sunday and heading up to Shenzhen at night. What's a good place for her to visit in the afternoon, preferably somewhere she can leave her luggage as well? I'd take her around but I'm busy.
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Normally my weekend is spending time with my wife or my family. If you want to meet up PM me
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tino posted:Old red guards are the worst. They are as bad as the boomers. they are
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Anybody have restaurant recommendations for Xi’an besides De Fa Chang and the one paomo place that’s on every travel website?
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