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Whatever a meme is- Cathy’s favorite photos of food

June 25, 2008 Cathy What Cathy Eats!, yoso-silly

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog about food. Kirk and ed(from Yuma) are not blogging today. Cathy is.

Hi. Yes I blog, but I don’t know all the terminology of blogging (meme?), much less any fancy terminology to describe what I am eating. If it is good, I tell you. If it isn’t good, I tell you.

I pretty much just consider this thing I do with Kirk and ed (from Yuma) to be sort of therapeutic for me. Instead of talking to people in person, I can do it here…sort of writing a public diary…about what I ate… but I don’t really know if you consider me to be a ~~crazy~~ an eccentric person or not, since most of you don’t comment. Blogging is a different way of thinking for me and from what my other job(s) are. I try to write in a creative way about what I ate.

Then there is photographing what I eat….and publishing those photos.

Anyhow, I am considering myself tagged via Kirk’s post and am glad ed (from Yuma)’s post went up before mine. Both of them put up photographs and descriptions.

Since I am known among friends as "Literal Girl", I am following the rules literally- 1. I am posting my favorite food photos. 2. If you are reading this and feel like I’ve tagged you, in some sort of virtual manner, then go ahead and post your ten favorite food photos.

Rules didn’t say I had to describe. I am Literal Girl, remember?

But, there is one special description.

If Kirk had not asked me to blog with him, I would not have been carrying my camera two months later, when this dish was placed in front of me and absolutely *never* could have been able to describe it in words to adequately express what you see here.

Thanks, Kirk, for everything I’ve been able to do here. I am so glad we are friends.

You are seeing a sort of Chex Mix which also included miniature marshmallows and some seasoned croutons as well as limes on top of a bowl of beef bulgogi with sliced radishes, shredded carrots and cabbage on rice. The bulgogi was very good.

Yes, there are only nine photos. There could have easily been 100 photos which evoked great memories for me which were also beautiful and creative. I put them all up and then started deleting and got to these. Maybe I will do another post…

A Road Trip from Memory Lane

June 22, 2008 mmm-yoso Farmer's Markets/Night Market, Los Angeles County, Road Trip, yoso-silly

I recently took a vacation day from work. For some reason my internal clock is still a bit off, and I just needed a day of R&R(that would be rest and relaxation, not readin’ and ‘riting). In spite of the recent increase in fuel prices, the Missus & I decided to take a "road trip down memory lane". When we resided in LA, we had a Saturday ritual. Whenever I was in town, we’d start our day with a drive down to the Torrance Saturday Farmer’s Market. I know I’ve posted on this before, in fact, more than once. But this Farmer’s Market holds a special place in our heart; if only because we spent a good many Saturday mornings at the market.

On this morning, we made it to the market in record time. There was a significant lack of traffic. I’m thinking it was combination of the heat, and gas prices. We arrived at about 845am, and the market was just starting to pick up. As always, there was a nice selection of a variety of fruits and vegetables. Because of the heat, all the "bug netting" was up.

With the heat and the bright sunlight, it seemed like it was already noon! We purchased a few items, walked the market, which is one of the largest in SoCal, and headed off to our next "regular stop".

On "memory road", our next stop was Marukai Gardena. And we arrived a bit after the 9am opening, and found primo parking. And though we spent a good amount of time walking the isles(and soaking up the A/C), the main reason we stopped here was to purchase fish. Even though, Marukai has opened in San Diego, one of areas where it is still deficient is with regards to fish. Though that could be said for Nijiya and Mitsuwa as well. Our little ice chest full of super fresh salmon, Karei, and Ahi, we headed on our way.

Marukai Gardena
1740 West Artesia Blvd
Gardena, CA 90248
Summer: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. & Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

My previous post can be found here.

Our next usual stop would be East on the 91, North on the 710, and either getting out on Valley, or as today, East on the 10. Today we exited on Garfield, and ended up at the place we used to call the "center of LA’s Chinese universe", the intersection of Garfield and Garvey…….this was circa the 90’s of course, and much has changed since then. So where did we eat? Sorry folks, but that’s future post. After not one, but two meals(hey, with gas prices, who knows when I’ll be back….and leftovers are always welcome), we headed off "home". Not our current "Home" in San Diego, but our old stomping grounds, Rowland Heights. The Missus had a craving for her Shaved Ice from Shau Mei, and that’s where we encountered a big surprise. While the Missus was enduring severely rude service at Shau Mei, I noticed this sign.

A bit curious, we entered Hong Kong Market, and this is what greeted us.

The produce section had been removed, and now consists of boxes of items being sold……inventory liquidation. The meat and frozen food section was "taped off". You can compare it to my previous post, here.

We were shocked, we hadn’t heard that they were closing. Now over the years, I’ve endured some horrible service at Hong Kong Market, but we shopped here frequently, sometimes 4-5 times a week, when we lived in the area. It was within walking distance. The Missus called Her Dad, who shopped here often when they lived in the area.

I guess time had caught up with this rather run down and seedy market. But we had many memories of the place.

In spite of the horrid service, I’ll miss the place. In keeping with the standard service at HK Market, the Missus went over to one of the cashiers who was standing around, and inquired about the closing. The young lady gave the Missus a dirty look, and in a nasty "it’s none of your business" tone, told the Missus, "there is NO reason". You gotta love it, a final kick to the crotch!

We were still talking about the closing while I was prepping dinner. Wondering what was taking its place, and what it meant to all the other businesses in the area. We had already noticed how much lighter traffic was in the area. It was the topic of conversation as we had a "memory lane" beat-the-heat dinner; Poke’ 2 ways.

The Ogo from Marukai was lousy, but man that Ahi was super-fresh. It took us back to our old "Saturday Night" meals way back when. Time moves forward, but sometimes it’s really nice to taste the past.

I hope everyone managed to keep cool this weekend. Tell me, what are your "eating trips down memory lane"?

10 New Pictures

June 21, 2008 ed fromyuma What Ed Eats -You too can be like Ed!, yoso-silly

This is ed (from Yuma). I thoroughly enjoyed looking at Kirk’s 10 favorite pictures from this blog. I see Cathy is also working on a 10 picture post. I thought it would be fun to do something similar – except with one change – here are 10 pictures that have never before been posted at mmm-yoso!!!

Don’t despair, I will refrain from posting pictures of trees:

And pictures of flowers:

Well, except for those pictures. What follows are 10 of my favorite or most interesting food pictures that you have never seen before.

First, this photo that looks like some sort of abstract modernist painting is actually a close-up of a chile relleno. This was my first experiment using the close-up feature on my Canon:

This next picture is a mystery. It is clearly a bowl of spicy seafood noodle soup somewhere in San Diego, but I have no memory of how it tasted or where I bought it. It had transparent noodles and was served with a sprig of basil, bean sprouts, and jalapeno slices. Any ideas?

For several years, one of my very favorite restaurants in the Monterey area was owned by chef Robert Kincaid and was called the White House. Contrary to what some of you are probably thinking, it was not called that because it served up a lot of baloney and made a hash out of everything. Rather, instead, the restaurant occupied a beautiful old Victorian mansion with a white exterior near downtown Pacific Grove . As well as serving tasty food, most of the dishes there were also beautiful to look at. Here, if memory serves, are two East/West fusion potstickers, stuffed with minced pork and served with an Asian sauce:

On my last visit before the restaurant’s untimely demise, I had a roast pork loin dinner that was almost too beautiful to eat. The operative word, however, is almost:

This next picture makes it into this post not because it is exceptionally beautiful food, but because Tico’s in Marina (a few miles north of Monterey) has served me the best breakfasts that I have had since . . . since? Well, some of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had:

Although I have tasted fluffier omelettes, Tico’s hollandaise sauce is to die for (and no, that is not just what my cardiologist says). The home fries are also the best – perfectly seasoned all over, crunchy on the outside, and moist and tender within. If Leff is right (is that a paradox or an oxymoron?) maybe these good home fries are a trend.

At home, I rarely take pictures of my cooking – and there is probably a reason (many reasons?) for that – but one evening the beautiful colors of an heirloom tomato that I had cut up sent me searching for my camera:
I should add that I love heirloom tomatoes. Now that I can get them April-November (these were photoed in November!), I am nearly in heaven. I just wish I had taken more pictures of all the varieties because I have easily eaten enough that I could have done a post purely of tomato portraits.

Of course, my favorite unpublished pics would have to include at least one featuring raw seafood. Here is a photo with some of the items served in a recent chirashi bowl at Sakura:

Since we’re on the subject of seafood (any segue in a storm), I thought you might enjoy this picture of a shrimp ceviche tostada from TJ’s Marisquero in Yuma:

Right after I moved to Yuma, I read about the basics of Sonoran cuisine in some Chowhound posts by Canon Fowler (no relation to my camera) who grew up in Tucson in the 20s and 30s. Among many other matters, he wrote about Sonoran enchiladas (also called patty enchiladas), but such simple fare is hard to find these days. The best incarnation of them currently in Yuma are the enchiladas del Piso at Viejo Loco, a dish composed of two thick handmade corn tortillas – so thick they are almost corn cakes – set side by side and covered with sauce, cheese, and topping. This day, I ordered it with green sauce and espinaca (spinach). While not a traditional sauce or topping, it tasted very good:

There is only one fitting way to finish this post. As a way of thanking Kirk for sharing his blog with all of us and letting me occasionally post here, I offer up a photo of an actual loco-moco from Yuma:

Midweek Meme – 10 Photos

June 18, 2008 mmm-yoso yoso-silly

Last week FOY Kat, of Our Adventures in Japan tagged me for a meme, called "10 Photos". I admit that I’m usually not very good with these "meme-things". And have probably unwittingly earned a spot on the "places where memes come to die" map. But since this was a very good FOY(Friend of Yoso), and the theme didn’t sound too difficult, I thought it would be a slam dunk. WRONG!

The rules were very straightforward:
1. Post 10 of your own favorite food shots.
2. Pass the opportunity on to others by leaving a message on their comments page just so they’re aware of it.

No problemo….until I had to actually choose only 10 photos. How the heck do I choose just 10 photos? It’s like choosing 10 of my favorite children! So being the good little soldier that I am, I started thinking up different little rules, only places outside the US, only places inside the US, only places in San Diego, only places in San Diego whose name ends in "Berto". Arrgh! I finally came up with some guidelines for myself(boy, do I need structure or what?). Only photos of stuff I really enjoyed, and only from the last 2 years or so. So, though I really enjoyed the photo of the The Sherry Soused Spinach, 8 Minute Eggs, and Hazelnuts from Park Kitchen in Portland:

I didn’t think it was the best item I had during that meal. (Notice how I’ve already managed to sneak extra photos in already?) So it was disqualified. This ended up being quite hard for me. But I managed to pick a few.

So before my list, why don’t you take a gander at Kat’s 10 photos.

Here goes:

#10 – From the "did this really come out of my kitchen category?" Buta Kakuni:

#9 – From the "nothing tastes better wrapped in a leaf category". Nem Khao from Asia Cafe:

#8 – From the "it looks like it came from Lorena Bobitt’s new cookbook – Man(hood) meets grill" category. Hurts me just to think about it. De Nuong La Lot Mo Chai from Binh Dan Restaurant:

Not ba-a-a-a-ad at all!

#7 – My "MVP – Most Valuable Pescado". Cebiche Pescado from Astrid y Gaston in Miraflores(Lima):

#6 – From the "what’s a Loco like you doing in a place like this" category. The Hilo Style Loco from Leilani’s Cafe:

You know I just had to sneak a Loco Moco in didn’t you?

#5 – From the "so good my arteries stood still" category. Sisig from Ed’s Bistro(how we miss you, though my Cardiologist doesn’t).

#4 – From the "even though I don’t speak Spanish, I’m glad you understood me" category. Tacos from Tacos El Compita:

#3 – From the "swipe my meat" category. Prime Cap Ribeye from Tsuruhashi. Why "swipe my meat"? This photo has been used without permission 3 times.

#2 – From the "kabobs of my dreams" category. Lamb Kabobs from Chef Tony(RIP):

What’s better than some good "meat on a stick"?

#1 – From the "they must be using some highly addictive controlled substance" category. The Cold Sichuan Noodles from Ba Ren:

I dunno why, but I just "MUST" have this at least once a month, if not more often.

Looking at my short list, there sure seemed to be quite a few photos from places that have gone out of business, like Mei Jia Deli

And Thien Thanh

Sorry, just snuck in a few more photos…..it seems like I’m caught in a terminal, obsessive, death spiral….

MUST…STOP….NOW!

Whew, okay, so there you go. As for the tagging, if you feel the desire to keep this meme going, consider yourself tagged!

One last photo, ok? I readily admit, I really don’t know what the heck I’m doing when I take photos. It is just point and shoot(artistic composition? you’re better off trying to get me to breakdance – I wouldn’t know it if it hit me in the head). And all of these were taken with my little ol’ $200 Fuji:

I hope you enjoyed this. And WC, I know I still owe you the 5 Things About Me meme.

Thanks for the tag Kat!

Sunday Stuffs

June 8, 2008 mmm-yoso yoso-silly

Bale on Linda Vista is moving.

Last Sunday, I did my morning shopping at Vien Dong, and noticed that Bale had closed.

According to the sign, they will be moving to the area occupied by Dai Tan Market.

So today, while driving in the area, I drove into the parking lot of Dai Tan Market, and noticed that the place was still open. And no sign of Bale. Since it is already June; I’m wondering if something happened?

What is my favorite?

I recently received a very nice email from "TK", In the email I was asked what my favorite 8 posts were. You know, I have never even thought about that? Why 8? The Missus told me, "he must be Chinese". (Slap to the head) Yes, the number 8 is considered very lucky by the Chinese. Like my favorite watering hole back home. "8 Fat Fat 8". Thanks for the suggestion TK…..hey if you have any other ideas for a post, feel free, ok?

Unfortunately, choosing my favorite posts out of over 800 is quite a daunting task. Sort of like picking your favorite child. There are a handful of posts, like :

The Fried Pork Rectum post. BTW, that’s what it looks like to the right.

Or maybe even the Vegemite – Vege-might not post, or even the $50 Sandwich post. Maybe it was the Spam Katsu Curry. Which tasted really good, BTW.

Or something really silly like:

Young Duck Missing Parts? or even the Everything tastes better on a Banh Mi? Sometimes, the emails I receive make up most of the post, as in the case of the Bun Bo Hue Dossier.

So the 8 I came up with are:

8. Five Favorite Cookbooks Meme.

7. C is for Chicha, Chinchero, and Chicharroneria!

6. Return to Vien Dong Market

5. Maguro Unconfidential

4. A Very Special Dinner in Cusco

3. Can Cau Market

2. The Missus’s One Post – Yes, the Missus actually wrote 1 post!

1. "Sam Woo the Killer Whale"

So, do you remember any specific posts? I’d love to know!

How I love reading about Road Trips:

I don’t know what it is about me and road trips. Perhaps growing up on an Island, I’ve always been fascinated with the "song of the open road". I know I really enjoy reading Cathy’s posts from the road. Right now Michael who does the wonderful San Diego based food blog, Menu In Progress, is in the midst of a road trip. You can read about it here. He’s already hit one of the places I’ve had on my "list" for the longest time, Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Texas. And eagerly feeding on Tex-Mex, Michael has coined one of my favorite phrases of the year thus far:

"In addition to being a fan of the food traditions from the source, I am also an unapologetic fan of the various regional American incarnations of Mexican food."

mmm-yoso!!! Makes 3……

May 26, 2008 mmm-yoso yoso-silly

You know, I almost missed it again this year. Last year it slipped my mind completely. For some reason, this year I thought it was May 27th. But I just happened to get into my time machine and took a peek at our first post; and gasp, it was dated May 26, 2005. So I rushed and made some rice, and just as I did in 2006, made a quick and dirty Spam Musubi.

Hmmm, a larger candle means more melted wax to scrape off the musubi before I eat it…..

As always, thanks to each and everyone of you for visiting, commenting, the emails, and all of the wonderful recommendations that have poured in over the last 3 years. We’ve had a blast, and at last count have 850 posts, 13,ooo+ comments(though I think most of them are from me!), and over 460 different eating establishments, not including markets, fairs, etc. So it looks like it’s time for me to start returning to some of those places we haven’t posted on in a while.

I really never thought I’d be around this long.

One big mahalo to Cathy, Ed from Yuma, Vicky, mizducky, and Omar. One thing is for certain, without their help, there’s no way mmm-yoso would have lasted this long. I’m not sure how long, or how many posts I have left. And who knows, one of these days, I may even get around to "pretty-ing" things up a bit…maybe even finally doing that custom banner I’ve been too darn lazy to do. Until then, we’ll just keep rolling!

Thanks again everyone!

$5 Pizza – Little Caesars- Yes, Cathy also eats here.

April 11, 2008 Cathy Pizza, What Cathy Eats!, yoso-silly

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog about food and Cathy is the one blogging today. Kirk doesn’t want to blog.

Hello. I decided to actually write about one of my even more bizarre food secrets- the $5 pizza. It seems that every pizza place is offering one- usually somewhat pre-made and includes one topping.

Little Caesars started out in Detroit, along with Dominoes. I grew up in Detroit. Those two were my pizza "standards" long before I discovered the really good stuff in Italy. So this is more or less a "comfort food" for me.

I know some people don’t like the pizza from here, but the dough is fresh made daily and yeasty (and not that pre-made with holes punched in it refrigerated stuff), which is kind of a requirement for me to like the bready part of any meal. The cheese is always fresh and never frozen, as other pizza chains use. I do not crave the pizza/dipping sauce from here because the herbs overpower the tomato flavor, but I know people who love it and crave it.

The pizzas at Little Caesars are usually pre- made and hot and waiting, especially around dinner time or around the time Monday Night Football is on TV. They have a timer so you don’t get an "old" one. I think the time limit is 10 minutes before the pizza has to be disposed of/not allowed to be sold, although I have seen the timer set to 7 minutes at one location.

You can order for $4, an "Italian Cheese Bread" , which is the pizza dough squared and topped with only cheese and Italian herbs. You have to wait for this to be baked, so you can also ask for your $5 pizza to be made with a different one item topping. I sometimes get mushrooms and sometimes I get a cheese pie. I do ask that they make the cheese pie "well done" so the cheese is melted and browned. I figure I am waiting anyhow…

It is not bad nor expensive if you need something quick, and it does reheat in the toaster oven in the morning.

Website Little Caesars Pizza, multiple locations across the USA.

Chili Cheese Fries- Compare and Contrast…

April 2, 2008 Cathy Chains, What Cathy Eats!, yoso-silly

mmm-yoso!!! is a blog. About "food". Sometimes we stretch the definition of "food" and "meals" we ate. This is one of those times.

Hi. Cathy here again, with a kind of "research" food post. All done with the purpose of informing you, our dear readers, about some sort of food item…

The following are ranked in ascending order.

It seems everyone is offering chili cheese fries as a side, or as a meal lately and I thought I would give you my take on this kind of meal or side dish. So, lets start out with the "original" in a sense…Weinerschintzel. As you can see, in order to fully enjoy the meal at "Der Schnitz", we indulged in corn dogs and a chili dog (the beef one: I went crazy with my tax refund this year and decided to spring for it) topped with mustard and onions. Let’s just say the chili is…um…’meaty’, with many chunks of the same shape and size of ‘meat’ in it….very manufactured. You can see the cheese is not melted (but that eventually happened) and the fries are…skinny and not crispy. Not my favorite. But, for $1.59, what should I expect? I do love the Tastee Freeze ice cream and shakes here, though.

Del Taco has jumped into the fray and is offering a $1 off coupon to try the Chili Cheddar fries, making the final price about $1.50. I do like the Del Taco quesedillas because they are made with Cheddar…and the cheese part of this meal was indeed excellent. The fries stayed crispy. The chili was OK, not too spicy ( I ended up adding some hot sauce after a while) and the overall effect was that I thought if I was at Del Taco, I should get something a bit more ‘Mexican’ in style to eat here…although, as you can see, I got a burger to round out the flavors…

Now, the most popular ad campaign going. Carl’s Jr and the Chili Cheese Fry extravaganza. Messy, sloppy, all over your face.

The fries stayed crispy, the cheese is real and good…and the chili- it is hot dog chili, Coney Island chili…*really* good chili. I could eat a bowl of this stuff with some oyster crackers and be *very* happy.

As a side order, $2.79- and worth it. But, I saw that you can substitute for an additional charge with any Combo meal. Lovely stuff.

I could not help but mention a similar "meal" based with fries that you can purchase for a mere $2.89 at In-N-Out. It is the only reason you get the hermetically sealed fork/salt napkin packet.

Yes.

Animal Fries.

Not on the menu you look at. You must know there is a "Secret Menu", right ?(Hint: Google "In-N-Out Secret Menu")

Why do these fries taste superior? In-N-Out does not have a freezer. The potatoes are cut fresh- you can watch the people doing it before they dump them into the fryer.

The fries are topped cheese. It melts. Then topped with grilled onions. Crispy, burned grilled onions…so that sort of helps with a "chili" flavor, since onions are part of the base of chili…right??

Then all of it is topped with the sauce that is normally used on the burgers. Pretty much a nice, fresh Thousand Island-ish sauce…relish and that pinky-peachy salad dressing.

All good. Some better. Hope you are having a nice middle of the week.

Why you shouldn’t ask for recipes from relatives in China…….

March 4, 2008 mmm-yoso Cooking, Recipes, yoso-silly

Years ago, when we were living in Rowland Heights, I loved the Dao Ko Chicken from, of all places the deli case of Hong Kong Market. Wanting to make this, and unable to find any recipes, the Missus asked Her Mom to ask relatives in China for a recipe. And this is what we received. this may be the only time you’ll see me use the word "Authentic" in a post………say hello to an "Authentic" Chinese recipe!

道口烧鸡做法
将鸡宰杀，放在60-70`C热水中烫5分钟去毛挖去内脏将翅膀和鸡嘴插在一起将鸡腿插在鸡肚里，凉干水分后进油锅炸，油温80`C左右炸1-2分钟使鸡颜色变浅黄色，如是小鸡炸前涂上糖色时间要多炸1-2分钟，炸完后
放入煮过鸡的老汤里煮2-4小时煮的其间要翻个，汤要浸过来，盐糖根据口味（如第一次做加水加佐料）
煮鸡用的料（中药房应有卖的）这是每30只鸡的用料量可按比例加减。
陈皮二钱肉桂冠五钱白芷五钱良姜五钱草果一钱半砂仁一钱豆寇一钱丁香半钱毕卜一钱大桂香二钱莳梦子二钱做成料袋。盐度18-21`糖度21-24`（化学方面）

50克=1两 1两=10钱 1钱=5克

Just for your entertainment, it starts out with "kill the chicken", "put into hot water for 5 minutes", "get rid of the feathers and innards….", "fold the wings and beak together, fold the legs into the stomach"…. you get the picture. I guess this assumes you’re able to "catch the chicken in the first place." It even goes into "degrees of salinity", which is what happens when you ask Chemists for a recipe…… I love my In-Laws dearly, they know I enjoy Dao Ko Chicken so much, that they went through the effort to hunt down the Missus’s "Uncle in Law" for the recipe.

We actually tried making this……step by step, shopping for all the strange herbs, making a dark medicinal broth which created a potent toxic cloud(good thing we were still renting at the time)….and then the Missus read the part about the recipe being for 30 chickens!

All to create the elusive Dao Ko Chicken I love so much……anyone have a recipe, where I don’t have to "kill the chicken"? To add insult to injury, shortly after we tried making this, Hong Kong Market discontinued their cold deli. And though we’ve had other versions of the chicken, they were never quite as good. But of course, there’s always a "silver lining", the Missus was taking a creative writing course, and wrote an essay about this debacle…..and got an "A" for her class! I never got the chicken though……

Stat tuned for more restaurants tomorrow!

The Missus’s Latest Feet-ish…..

February 4, 2008 mmm-yoso Chinese Restaurants, Dim Sum, yoso-silly

Just a short post tonight…..today was jury duty day, and it’s amazing how sitting around for 8-9 hours just saps your energy……

So what is, or more precisely was (She has since moved on….) the Missus’s obsession?

~~Feet~~, umm feast your eyes on this:

How the Missus could just wake up one morning, turn to me, and tell me, "I want some chicken feet"….for some reason that just sounds wrong. So, over the past 2 weeks, She’s been ~~feeting~~ feasting on chicken feet, usually getting them 2 orders at a time. So here’s how the Missus rates the chicken feet, which my Filipino friends call "adidas", from the various Dim Sum restaurants in the Convoy area.

1 – Jasmine.

The Missus’s favorite by a mile…to quote, "plump, juicy, nice skin, nice gelatin, lots of black bean…..on the oily/greasy side."

2 – Emerald

"Ok, not as greasy as Jasmine, lots of skin, but not much flavor…"

3 – China Max(photo top of post)

"Bland, not enough black bean, tough…..the toes felt hard like I was eating giant toenails…."

So there you go, more than you ever wanted to know about the Missus’s preferences when it comes to chicken feet. There is one major upside for me…..having the Missus concentrating on Her chicken feet, means more of this stuff for me:

Next time I want Dim Sum all to myself I know what to do….just wave some chicken feet in front of the Missus!

Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
4609 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111

Emerald Seafood Restaurant
3709 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111

China Max Seafood Restaurant
4698 Convoy Street
San Diego, CA 92111

I’ll be back with a new restaurant post tomorrow!