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   Allan Chow (grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Aug-2023 12:10:30 JST Allan Chow

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   @Sempf if you like pork belly at all and have had "bao" at some gastropub (is that still a term) this is the og. Gua bao is bao with braised pork, crushed peanut brittle, pickled mustard greens (a taiwanese staple) and cilantro. It's crunchy. It's fluffy. It's savory. It's sweet. It's a fucking party in your mouth.

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     Allan Chow (grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Aug-2023 12:10:32 JST Allan Chow

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     @Sempf also not for everyone is pork intestine and oyster vermicelli (ohwah misua). The consistency of the broth is super thickened with corn starch with braised chitterlings. The oysters are dusted in rice flour before being quickly poached.

     As an aside, if anybody tells me they like chitterlings but never had them at a Chinese restaurant dinner is on me.

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     Allan Chow (grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Aug-2023 12:10:34 JST Allan Chow

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     @Sempf oyster pancake (ohwah jian) is best described as a rice flour crepe with oysters in it, where you have a mochi texture with oysters. It's not for everyone, but if you want to get a texture that is almost never in western cuisine, this would be it.

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     Allan Chow (grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Aug-2023 12:10:36 JST Allan Chow

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     @Sempf Taipei Cafe has the most extensive Taiwanese menu in Chicago. Probably the most popular being popcorn chicken. Taiwanese cuisine utilizes a near ubiquitous spice blend 香粉 that is best described as 5-spice++. It ain't exactly five spice. It's close to it. But a lot is either marinated with it or finished with it. Popcorn chicken is where most people are introduced to it.

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     Allan Chow (grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Aug-2023 12:10:38 JST Allan Chow

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     In the states there are generally two types of Taiwanese restaurants: street food bbtea spots, and casual restaurant fare. A lot of restaurants that serve Taiwanese food tend to be Chinese takeout restaurants that Taiwanese people opened and serve some distinctly Taiwanese dishes in the menu. Only more recently have some restaurants been explicitly calling themselves out as Taiwanese. Anyway. If you're in #Chicago , here are a couple dishes you'd find.

     @Sempf https://infosec.exchange/@Sempf/110868623692148084