Saturday, July 26, 2008

Orange Cherry Cake


Ingredients:
Part A
280g Butter
250g Sugar

Part B
1/2 cup chopped Red Cherries
1/2 cup chopped Green Cherrie
Zest of 1 Orange
4 tablespoon of Orange Juice

Part C
240g Flour
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
40g Cornflakes (Blended finely)

5 Eggs

Steps:
1. Beat Part A till fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Add Part C into mixture, one spoon at a time.
4. Add Part B into mixture and mix it well.
5. Pour mixture into a ring mould.
6. Bake in a preheated over 370F for 50mins.

Notes:
Another coffee cake recipe. Good with hot coffee.

Cost:
The cake about cost $8 to make.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Sushi Rice


Ingredients:
3 cups Sushi Rice
3 1/4 cups water
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:
1. Wash rice well. Let is stand for 15mins.
2. Cook in rice cooker.
3. Mix vinegar, sugar and salt in a small pan.
4. Put pan on low heat and cook until sugar dissolves.
5. Cool vinegar mixture.
6. Spread cook rice into a large bowl.
7. Lightly mix the rice and the mixture.

Notes:
This recipe is only to make the rice. You can use raw fish but if you are uncertain of the grade, use smoked salmon.

Cost:
The cost is about $4 to make the rice. Cost of other ingredients varies.

Cantalope Sago


Ingredients:
1 Whole Cantalope
1 Cup of Sago

Steps:
1. Use melon baller and create Cantalope balls (40 pieces).
2. Cut up the remaining and freeze the cantalope.
3. Soak sago for 5 mins and boil sago for 10mins. Chill it down as soon as possible.
4. Before serving, blend remaining frozen cantalope with ice.
5. Pour blended cantalope into 5 bowls evenly.
6. Add 8 pieces of cantalope to each bowl.
7. Scoop cooked sago evenly to each bowl and serve.

Notes:
The sago needs to be cooked correctly and not overcooked. As for the type of fruits, you can use other melons like fruit for example watermelon or honeydew.

Cost:
The above cost $3 to make and is good for 5 people.

Sambal Belacan


Ingredients:
6 Fresh Red Chillies
3 Thai Chillies (Chili Padi)
30g Toasted Belacan
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Sugar or to taste
1/2 Lime Juice

Steps:
1. Blend all ingredients together until it becomes a paste.
2. Keep in a container in the refrigerator.

Notes:
This paste can be used with rice dishes or used as a dressing. See kerabu recipe in other posts.

Cost:
The above cost $3 to make.

Kerabu Black Fungus with Chicken


Ingredients:
3 Tablespoon of Sambal Belacan (See Sambal Belacan Recipe)
10 Whole Shallots (Thinly sliced)
2 Thai Peppers (Chili Padi)
1/2 Whole Chicken (Cooked and shredded)
1/4lb Dried Black Fungus
4 Tablespoon of Sugar or to taste
4 Whole Lime Juice

Steps:
1. Soak dried black fungus for 1 hour before cooking.
2. Cook black fungus in boiling water for about 15mins and chill it down immediately.
3. Now put all the ingredients together and mix it well.

Notes:
All the ingredients is just an estimate. If you would like to add or subtract some of the ingredients, feel free to do so till it is your liking.

Cost:
The above cost $10 to make and is good to for at least 8 people.

Fried Tumeric Fluke


Ingredients:
1 Whole Fluke (Cut into small desired pieces. Fish should be at least 2lbs.)
50g Tumeric Powder
1 teaspoon Salt

Steps:
1. Wash fish with running water and drain it.
2. Add tumeric powder and salt onto the fish.
3. Rub it evenly.
4. Fry the fish in oil till it is golden brown.
5. Place fried fish onto a piece of paper towel to absorbed the excess oil.

Notes:
Other types of fish can also be use instead of fluke.

Cost:
The cost depends on the type of fish. The above cost $14 to make and it's good for at least 4 to 6 people.

Mamak Mix Vegetables



Ingredients:
Part A
1/2 Whole Pineapple
1 Whole Cucumber
1 Whole Red Onion
1 Red Chilli
1 Green Chilli

Part B
5 Whole Lime
4 tablespoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Salt

Steps:
1. Cut up the ingredients in Part A to desired size.
2. Juice the whole lime and add sugar and salt to make the mixture in Part B.
3. Combine Part A and Part B together.

Notes:
The desired size should be bite size so that it would make it easier to consume and also to marinate. Leave it in the refrigerator for an hour before serving it. Can be eaten with rice or by itself as a salad.

Cost:
Good for at least 8 people. The above cost about $5 to make.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Cornflakes Cookies


Ingredients:
125g Butter
90g Sugar
1 Egg
170g Brown Bread Flour
10g Baking Powder
110g Sultanas
45g Cornflakes (lightly crushed)

Steps:
1. Beat butter and sugar together.
2. Add egg and beat well until mixture is light and fluffy.
3. Sift flour and baking powder, and add to creamed mixture.
4. Add sultanas and mix well.
5. Drop 1 teaspoon portions of mixture into cornflakes and roll lightly to coat.
6. Place on lightly greased tray, allow room for spread.
7. Bake in preheated over at 370F for 13mins.
8. Cool cookies and store in air-tight container.

Notes:
Besides sultanas, other time of dried fruits can be used. You can also load the cookie with a lot of cornflakes.

Cost:
The above cost $6 to make and makes approximately about 40 to 50 pieces.

Kerabu Mango with Shrimp


Ingredients:
3 Tablespoon of Sambal Belacan (See Sambal Belacan Recipe)
10 Whole Shallots (Thinly sliced)
2 Thai Peppers (Chili Padi)
1 Green Mango (Thinly sliced)
1/4lb Cooked Shrimp
4 Tablespoon of Sugar or to taste
4 Whole Lime Juice

Steps:
1. Put all of the above ingredients together and mix it well.
2. Store it in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.

Notes:
All the ingredients is just an estimate. If you would like to add or subtract some of the ingredients, feel free to do so till it is your liking.

Cost:
The above cost $10 to make and is good to for at least 8 people.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

House of Blues in New Jersey

House of Blues Atlantic City
801 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
609-236-2583
http://www.hob.com/

A Chained New Orleans style restaurant that is located in the Showboat Casino but it closer to the boardwalk. Most of the items on their menu are from the south and cajun cooking is one of their specialties. Below are some dishes that I ordered during my last visit.

Gumbo Soup

Spicy Chicken Strips

Pulled Pork

Fried Flounder (Fish of the Day)

Jambalaya

Cost:
Appertizers - $8 to $15
Soups - $5
Main Entrees - $10 to $35

Suggestion:
The portion at this restaurant is huge. For example, the jambalaya is definately loaded and good for at least 2. Unless you like a particular food a lot, I would definately suggest sharing your food.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Orange Chiffon Cake


Ingredients:
Part A
5 Egg Whites
50g Custor Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar

Part B
5 Egg Yolks
100g Custor Sugar
200g Superfine Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Orange squeezed for juice (90ml)
4 tablespoon Corn Oil
Sesame Seeds

Steps:
1. Whisk Part A until just stiff.
2. Whisk Egg yolks and 100g sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add orange juice and stir in corn oil to blend.
4. Stir in flour and baking powder to mix. Completion of Part B.
5. Carefully and gently add Part B into Part A and mix.
6. Pour mixture into a ungreased chiffon tube pan.
7. Bake in preheated over at 370F for 40 to 45mins or until cake is cooked when tested with skewer.
8. Remove cake from over and invert immediately.
9. Leave cake to cool, then remove cake from pan.

Notes:
Sesame seed is optional. Cake is good with hot black coffee.

Cost:
Cost to make this cake is about $5.

Nasi Lemak



Ingredients:
750ml Coconut Milk (Santan)
500g Rice
1 tablespoon Salt
2 Pandan Leaves

Steps:
1. Wash rice and drain it.
2. Put rice in a rice cooker, add salt, pandan leaves and coconut milk.
3. After rice is cooked, remove pandan leaves and loosen rice with a fork.

Notes:
This is just to make the rice. Good with Curry dishes, fresh cucumbers, fried egg, steamed okra and fried ikan bilis.

Cost:
The rice is good for at least 12 people. Cost to make the rice is about $8.

Pandan Chiffon Cake


Ingredients:
Part A
6 Egg White
90g Castor Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar

Part B
6 Egg Yolks
90g Castor Sugar
180g Self Raising Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
90ml Cooking Oil
115ml Coconut Milk
1 teaspoon Pandan Flavoring
5 drops Green Coloring

Steps:
1. Whip up egg white, while gradually adding sugar and cream of tartar.
2. Stop whipping just until stiff. Part A is formed.
3. Beat egg yolk with all the ingredients in Part B until well mixed.
4. Slowly fold in Part B into Part A. Mix in one direction until even.
5. Pour batter into an ungreased tube pen. Bake for 25 to 30 mins until light golden brown at 370F.
7. Remove cake from over and invert immediately.
8. Leave cake to cool, then remove cake from pan.

Notes:
Another coffee cake.

Cost:
Cost to make this cake $5.

Banana Fritters (Kuih Kodok)


Ingredients:
4 Bananas
4oz All Purpose Flour
4 Tablespoon Sugar

Steps:
1. Smash bananas with a fork.
2. Add all purpose flour and sugar to smashed bananas and mix it well.
3. Fry 1/2 tablespoon of mixture in oil till it is golden brown. Repeat process this there is no more mixture left.
4. Place cooked banana fritters on paper towel to drain excess oil.

Notes:
Use very ripe bananas if you like the bananas fritters to be sweet.

Cost:
The recipe above is good for at least 20 pieces. It is easy to make and it only cost $3 to make.

Cashew Nut Cookies


Ingredients:
150g Butter
90g Icing Sugar
1/2 Egg
170g Flour
50g Cornflakes (Grind till fine)
30g Cashew Nut (Grind till fine)
Whole Cashew Nut for decoration.

Ingredients for Egg Wash Mix:
1 Egg White
1 Tablespoon Water

Steps:
1. Beat butter and sugar.
2. Add in egg and mix well.
3. Put in all other ingredients and make a soft dough.
4. Make small pear shape with dough and insert a cashew nut at the base.
5. Brush the surface with egg white.
6. Bake in preheated over at 370F for 20mins.

Notes:
You can add more sugar if you would like to make it sweeter.

Cost:
The above cost about $9 to make and it is good to make at least 40 pieces.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Fish Maw and Sea Cucumber Stir Fry




Ingredients:
1/2lb Fish Maw
1/2lb Sea Cucumber
1/2lb Shrimp (Peeled)
1 can of Button Mushroom
1 Green Pepper
4 tablespoon Garlic
3 tablespoon Oyster Sauce

Steps:
1. Add garlic and oil into hot wok. Stir fry till garlic is golden brown.
2. Add shrimp and cook till it is fully cooked.
3. Add button mushroom and green pepper and stir fry for 5 mins.
4. Add fish maw and sea cucumber and stir fry for 5 mins.
5. Add oyster sauce and stir fry it for 2 mins.
6. Remove and serve.

Notes:
Fish Maw and Sea Cucumber can only be found in the asian market. You can add any type of vegetables to this dish.

Cost:
The above cost about $20 to make but it's good for 4 to 6 people.

Tai Lok Mee (Fatty Noodles)



Ingredients:
1 packet Udon Noodles
12 peeled Shrimps
12 whole Scallops
12 Calamari rings
3 stalks of Green Onion (cut to 1 inch size)
2 tablespoon chopped Garlic
4 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1/2 tablespoon Corn Flour with 2 tablespoon Water

Steps:
1. Cook udon noodles in boiling water for 3 mins.
2. Remove udon nooldes from boiling water into a hot wok.
3. Add some oil and fry it for 2 mins.
4. Add dark soy sauce and soy sauce into wok and fry for 5 mins.
5. Remove udon noodles from wok.
6. Fry the garlic with some oil until golder brown.
7. Add shrimp and scallops into wok and cook till shrimp is fully cook.
8. Add oyster sauce into wok.
9. Add the corn flour mixture in together with the calamari rings and the green onion. Cook for another 5 mins.
10. Pour wok content on top of the cooked udon noodles and serve.

Notes:
Instead of the above toppings, other toppings can also be used. You can use tofu or meat instead of seafood.

Cost:
Good for 3 to 4 people and it only cost $10 to make.

Bean Sprouts with Salty Fish



Ingredients:
500g of Bean Sprouts (or Soy Bean Sprouts)
30g Salty Fish
30g Garlic (finely chop)
2 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce

Steps:
1. Deep fried the salty fish till it is crispy and golden brown.
2. Break salty fish into desire sizes to sprinkle on top on the bean sprouts later.
3. Boil bean sprouts in hot boiling water for 3mins.
4. Remove bean sprouts from boiling water.
5. Heat up wok and add oil to wok.
6. Add garlic into wok and stir fry garlic till golden brown.
7. Add bean sprouts into wok and stir fry for 2mins.
8. Add oyster sauce and salty fish to wok. Stir fry for another 2mins.
9. Plate and serve.

Notes:
The salty fish can be prepared 2 days ahead of time. As for the beansprout, buy it the day you would like to cook it as it does not last for long.

Cost:
The cheapest vegetable to cook. The above only cost $3 and it's good for 3 to 4people. Just double up the portion if you would like to cook for more people.

Stir Fry Chinese Watercress with Fermented Bean Curd



Ingredients:
1kg Chinese Watercress (It is called KangKung in Malay)
70g Garlic (finely chop)
50g Fermented Bean Curd

Steps:
1. Heat up wok and add oil to wok.
2. Add garlic into wok and stir fry garlic till golden brown.
3. Add fermented bean curd and smash it up.
4. Add chinese watercress into wok and stir it for 1 min.
5. Add 1/2 cup of water into wok and let vegetable steam in wok by covering it. Let it be for like 5mins.
6. Open up cover and continue to stir fry the vegetables for another 2 mins.
7. Plate it and serve it.

Notes:
Chinese Watercress does not last long. Suggest buying it on the day you would like to cook it. If it is really fresh, it would probably survive another day. This vegetable is not commonly found in the US. Suggest looking for it at the Asian grocery store.

Cost:
The above only cost $10 and it's good for 3 to 4people. The reason it is more pricely compared to other vegetables is because it is not that commonly found in the US.

Penang Rojak



Ingredients:
1 Green Mango
1 Pineapple
1 Jicama (Sengkuang)
1 Cucumber
1 packet Tofu
1 Rojak Sauce

Steps:
1. Cut tofu 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch size.
2. Heat up oil and deep fried the tofu.
3. Cut up green mango, pineapple, jicame and cucumber to desired bite size.
4. Plate ingredients and drizzle rojak sauce on top.

Notes:
There are other types of fruits that can be used as well. Such as green apple and guava. This particular dish is like a salad that can be eaten as an appertizer or a dessert.

Cost:
All the ingredients above is about $15. The above ingredient is good for at least 4 people.

Nasi Kunyit


Ingredients:
5 to 7cm Fresh Tumeric (Thin Slices)
2 tablespoon Tumeric Powder
500g Glutinous Rice
3 slice Asam Slices (Or Lime Slices)
10 to 15 Pepper Corns (White Pepper)
2 Pandan Leaves
125ml Thick Coconut Milk
1 teaspoon Salt

Steps:
1. Wash glutinous rice and soak it with tumeric, tumeric powder and asam slices for at least 3 hours or overnight.
2. Rinse soaked rice under a running water and drain it.
3. Put rice in a steamer with pepper corns and pandan leaves and steam over boiling water for 20 to 30mins.
4. When the rice is cooked, dished it into a large bowl and mix it with the thick coconut milk(add salt to coconut milk) so that the rice grains are loosened.
5. Return rice to the steamer and steam for another 10mins.
6. When the rice is well cooked, it is soft, shiny and in loose grains.

Notes:
This is just to make the rice. This rice is usually served with curry chicken but can go well with anything curry that has coconut milk in it..

Cost:
Recipe is good for 10 people. Cost is about $6 to make. Most of the ingredients can only be found at the Asian grocery store.

Yam Pudding (Or Kuih)



Ingredients:
Part A
50g Dried Shrimp
1 tablespoon chopped onion and garlic
3 tablespoon oil

Part B
475g Yam Diced
1/2 teaspoon Five Spice Powder

Part C
170g Rice Flour
675ml Water
1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:
1. Fry combined ingredients in Part A.
2. Add in ingredients in Part B and cook.
3. Mix together ingredients in Part C.
4. Mix Part C into Part A and B.
5. Put mixture in steaming pan and cook for 1 hour.

Notes:
Fresh red chili and green onion can be sprinkle on top after it is cook. Best served with thai chili sauce or any asian chili sauce. Cut pudding vertically to create diamond shape design.

Cost:
Makes about 20 pieces which is good for 10 people or more. Total cost is about $10 to make.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Otak-Otak


Ingredients:
Part A
125g Onion
50g Garlic
5 pieces Candle Nuts (Buah Keras)
15 pieces Dried Chilles
7cm Tumeric
50g Galanga
1 tablespoon Shrimp Paste (Belacan)

Part B
Cha Plu (Daun Kadok)
Kaffir Lime Leaves (Daun Limau Perut)
1/2kg Fish

Part C
3 Eggs
140ml Thick Coconut Milk
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Salk
1 tablespoon Chicken Granules
1 1/2 tablespoon Corn Oil
2 tablespoon Rice Flour
Dash of Pepper

Steps:
1. Blend Part A until fine paste.
2. Lay Part B into a steamer bowl.
3. Mix Part A and Part C together and mix it evenly.
4. Pour Part A and C mixture on top of Part B.
5. Steam for 1 hour.

Notes:
Otak-otak is a fish cake found throughout Malaysia. Also known as Fish Omelette to some people.

Cost:
The above is good to feed approximately 12 people. Cost to make with the above ingredients is about $15.

Penang Lobak



Ingredients:
4 lb Chicken Meat
1 can Water Chestnut
15 Dried Shitake Mushroom
1 packet Fresh Bean Curd Sheets

Steps:
1. Finely diced the chicken meat.
2. Finely diced the dried shitake mushroom.
2. Chop water chestnut and add to the chicken and mushroom.
3. Add soy sauce and white pepper into the paste.
4. Mix it all together.
5. Lay out the fresh bean curd sheets. Cut it down to desired size.
6. Place mixture onto bean curd sheets and roll it. Start from the sides, roll both side in. Then roll it from the center till it is tight.
7. Heat up oil and fry it till the bean curd sheet is brown to ensure that the mean in the middle is fully cooked. (Instead of frying it, you can also steam it for 15mins.)

Notes:
Best serve with thai chili sauce. Other types of meat can also be used (for example, pork).

Cost:
All the ingredients above is about $10. The above is enough to make about 20 to 30 pieces of lobak.

Kerabu Pasta


Ingredients:
1 packet of Spaghetti (Cooked according to packet instructions)
10 large Shrimp Shelled

Ingredients A:
4 Shallots (Thinly sliced)
1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves (Chopped)
1 tablesppon Ginger (Finely sliced)
1 tablespoon Mint Leaves (Chopped)
1 tablespoon Spring Onion (Chopped)

Seasoning:
4 tablespoon Sambal Belacan
4 tablespoon Lime Juice
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon Fresh Chicken Stock
1 tablespoon Sugar

Steps:
1. Bring one cup of water to boil and add in shrimp.
2. Remove once they are cooked.
3. Mix Seasoning in a large mixing bowl.
4. Toss in shrimp, spaghetti and ingredients A to mix roughly.
5. Serve immediately with extra sambal belacan.

Notes:
See sambal belacan post to make the paste. Other pasta can be used, for example, angel hair pasta.

Cost:
The above cost about $10 to make and it is good for at least 5 to 8 people.

Kuih Bahalu


Ingredients:
6 Eggs
175g Castor Sugar
120g Plain Flour
120g Self Rising Flour
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Corn Oil

Steps:
1. Lightly grease the bahalu moulds with corn oil and place them in preheated over 380F.
2. Beat eggs and sugar until the mixture is creamy and ??
3. Sift flour and baking powder into egg mixture.
4. Stir well to mix.
5. Add corn oil into batter.
6. Fill up to surface level of the moulds.
7. Bake in preheated over 380F for 13mins.

Notes:
Add sugar to taste.

Cost:
The above makes about 40pieces. The cost is about $4 to make.

Muar Chi




Ingredients:
450g Glutinous Flour
150g Green Bean Flour
760ml Water
190g Powdered Sugar
40g Vegetable Shortening
100g Roasted Groundnut
110g Fine Sugar
20g Roasted Sesame Seed
20g Fried Shallots

Steps:
1. Mix glutinous flour, green bean flour and water together.
2. Steam mixture.
3. Add powdered sugar and vegetable shortening into mixture.
4. Knead it "Mixture A" together. (Suggest using a mixing machine.)
5. In a bowl, mix the roasted sesame seed, roasted groundnut and fine sugar together. (Mixture B)
6. Pinch a small piece of Mixture A and mix it in Mixture B.
7. Repeat step 6 till you have a nice serving.
8. Sprinkle some fried shallots on top.

Notes:
Do not keep mixture overnight. Eat it up the day you make it.

Cost:
The recipe above is good for at least 6 to 10 people and cost less than $5 to make.

Stuffed Vegetables with Chicken and Shrimp (Yong Tofu)



Ingredients:
1 lb Raw Peeled Shrimp
1 lb Chicken Meat
1 can Water Chestnut
1 Green Pepper
1 Red Pepper
1 Packet of Mushroom
1 Eggplant
4 Okra
2 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
5 Dashes of White Pepper
1 Packet of Fried Tofu

Steps:
1. Finely diced the raw peeled shrimp and the chicken meat. Make sure it is the texture of a paste.
2. Chop water chestnut and add into the paste.
3. Add soy sauce and white pepper into the paste.
4. Mix it all together.
5. Cut vegetables into desired stuffing size.
6. Stuff each end of the vegetables with the paste mixture.
7. Heat up oil and fry it till the paste is golden brown. (Instead of frying it, you can also steam it for 15mins.)

Notes:
Best serve with thai chili sauce. Shrimp and chicken is just a suggestion. Other types of meat can also be used (For example Pork or Fish). The texture depends on the type of meat use to make the fritters. If shrimp alone, the texture will be a lot softer. Other vegetables can be used as well. The list of vegetables above is just a suggestion.

Cost:
All the ingredients above is about $20. The above is enough to feed 12 people at least as each vegetables will have multiple pieces.

A Yummy Noodle Restaurant in New York

A Yummy Noodle
48 Bowery
New York, NY 10013

Another hidden small Chinese Restaurant. At this restaurant, they are famous for their claypot rice. Below are some of the dishes I ordered when I was there.

Wanton Soup

Pork Intestine and Preserved Vegetables

Chinese Sausage and Preserved Duck Claypot

Pork Ribs Claypot

Suckling Pig

Cost:
Main Entree - $5 to $20 per dish.

Suggestion:
Just try one of the claypot dishes. That is a definate must try if you are ever at this restaurant.

Hsin Wong Restaurant in New York

Hsin Wong Restaurant
72 Bayard Street
New York, NY 10013
212-925-6526

A small restaurant in Chinatown New York. Go there early or go there later so that you do not have to wait for a table. The service is fast, so if you have to wait, you do not have to wait long. Below are some of the dishes I ordered when I was there.

Crispy Pig and BBQ Pork

Special Roasted Duck

Beef Brisket

Wanton Soup

Seafood Tofu Claypot

Chinese Watercress

Cost:
Main Entree - $4 to $30 per dish.

Suggestion:
Try the Special Roasted Duck (called Pei Pai Arb in Cantonese). The Special Roasted Duck is not available everywhere. Only certain restaurant have it on their menu. Also the Wanton Soup is a must. I reminds me on the Wanton I get when I am in Malaysia. Definately worth trying but if you do not eat pork, don't order the Wanton Soup. As always, order a variety of dishes and then share your food.

Papaya Dog in New York

Papaya Dog
333 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10014

The best papaya juice in New York. Definately worth dropping by Papaya Dog just for their fruit juice. The fruit juice is cold and they do not add ice to the juices.


Cost:
Fruit juice starts from $1 to $4 depending on the size.

Golden Bridge Restaurant in New York

Golden Bridge Restaurant
50 Bowery
New York, NY 10013
http://www.goldenbridgerestaurant.com

One of many dim sum places located in Chinatown. But this is a large restaurant that has a very good selection of dim sum dishes. They push a push cart around the restaurant with various dishes. Below are some of the dishes that was ordered during my last visit.

Chinese Twist Cruller Rice Creepe

From Top Left clockwise: Stuffed Bean Sheet, Sui Mai, Shrimp Dumpling, Pork Ribs in Black Bean Sauce

Stuffed Bean Sheet with Chicken and Herbs

Bitter Melon Stuffed with Shrimp

Stewed Duck Feet

Cost:
Dim Sum - $4 to $12 per plate.

Suggestion:
Just try whatever that catches your eyes. Order a few dishes at a time. You can always order more if it is not enough. As like all Chinese restaurant, share your food so that you can try more variety.

Maxie's Restaurant in New York

Maxie's Restaurant
723 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-398-1118

One of many Deli in New York but this is a restaurant that has offered other dishes as well. Try their Maxie Rueben Knish the next time you are there.

The Restaurant

Maxie Reuben Knish

Cost:
Appertizers - $8 to $14
Main Entrees - $12 to $30

Suggestion:
This restaurant is a bit overprice but their food portion is extremely large. Be willing to pay when you are at this restaurant. Definately go for the Maxie Reuben Knish if you are there.