Aloha Food Connoisseur!

Posted by Cindy Tey on July 15, 2009

Another post from Shanghai. Hope you remember where i last signed off. (:

So the next day, we went to a Feng Shui place where the FS, or perhaps BS Master, told us about our predicted future by scribbling some Chinese words which read mammals – 3 tigers and a goat on paper.

To believe it or not… I would say, “Fine, I’ll just buy the goddamn crystal dragon that could so protect my fucking life.”

There he was – standing there pretending to look classy and demure. The man wearing white with a red Christmas tie. Very sexc. Not to forget, his balding head is as shiny as the hanging spotlights.

That place was boring like a dry bone of a dodol. Didn’t like it. We went to Chong Huang Street.

Red lanterns everywhere, all above you…

The famous bridge as the tourists’ top picture spot…

According to our tour guide, China is busy preparing for this 2010 expo. Say “Hi” to Mr Blue Tooth!

In search for the BEST xiao long pau in Shanghai…..

We finally found it.

And you’ve gotta be sure as hell this counter lady is a total bitch. Not welcoming at all to her customers. Look at how her eyebrows arched! And that sulky pout… URGH it makes my guts sick.

We waited for almost 40 minutes to get this seat. 4o MINUTES i repeat; was only the minimum time spent queuing and watching people dig their noses.

I’m mean it! Each time I slowly panned my camera at this random old man, he pretended to look somewhere; and as i panned away, he became a gold digga’ once again. What the eff.

That sure is a LOT of trays for a pau shop, but the “now you see them, now you don’t” rule applies here. People -tourists or locals, ordered at least 8 trays per table, and ate like they’d never eaten for yearsss! When they got to the end, they just dug the meat balls out and threw their skins back into the tray.

I smelt the word “kiasu” in the air, not steamed meat paus.

They look pretty average. But certainly is the best tasting xiao long pau in China. However, don’t feel like you missed anything. The ones in Dragon-i are wayyyyyy much better. TRUST ME.

If only I wasn’t wearing makeup, this could be a free facial treatment. Haha!!

Free shredded egg omelet soup with dried shrimps. Tastes nice, but I’m pretty sure you can cook that yourself too.

Check out this queue. Apparently there are THREE xiao long pau shops. The one that we went to was the average priced one. Decent, a place to seat, meat paus.

Then there’s the high class pau restaurant. The ones stuffed with abalones, shark fins, and all that inappropriate paste shit for a delicacy called xiao long pau, I suppose.

While this picture above, is a pau shop stall. With no place to seat, cheaper paus and, with the longest queue.

Spotted: Giant paus with straws. Interesting… ACK!

Time for some dessert!

Smooootthhhhh gladiatorrr glutinous sesame balls in ginger soup.

Unfortunately, we felt too full for dim sum. 15 years later, morsels!

Tried a few kuehs while window shopping for souvenirs.

And dad thought this would be a good idea.

FRIED CURRY CRABS!!! (hard shell but deep fried till soft shelled) How AWESOME! Crispy, crunchy, spicy & tasty. *drools*

On our way for lunch. (I know, this is crazy…) Saw a row of policemen cars under a flyover. I wonder if the cops here are as effective as NYC’s.

Lunch was boring. So I took pictures of my hair extensions. First draft. (I went back to add-on more strands l8r that night.)

Now if only I remember where this place was. Oh! It’s that boring jade factory where we got ama a piece of jade bangle! Lucky ol’ ama~ We love you. <3

Now it’s dinner time! (OMFG FML) I feel stuffed already. LOL!

Funny lil’ bro~

Got my extra 80 strands of hair – washed, blow-dried & curled to perfection.

Welcome to my World.

Next post, would be very interesting I promise. It’s about something bitter and sad, but touching, and sealed with love in the end.

About my brother.

Till then,

xo xo

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