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2009-06-21
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After my visit to 大記 for carrot cakes and sweet puddings, I wanted to get a little more from the neighborhood since I rarely strolled to Prince Edwards. I found the logo of 德記粉麵家, but as soon as I walked in I realized that I should get takeout instead of eat-in, as the store was filled with only mid-aged men and I felt a little out of place. A quick glance at the wall I found that every item there was very cheap. A typical bowl of fish ball or wonton noodle is only $14. Even the most expens
After my visit to 大記 for carrot cakes and sweet puddings, I wanted to get a little more from the neighborhood since I rarely strolled to Prince Edwards. I found the logo of 德記粉麵家, but as soon as I walked in I realized that I should get takeout instead of eat-in, as the store was filled with only mid-aged men and I felt a little out of place. A quick glance at the wall I found that every item there was very cheap. A typical bowl of fish ball or wonton noodle is only $14. Even the most expensive item, the beef brisket 牛腩, is just $30, considerably less than other stores. It’s a very tiny place and I didn’t want to block other customers, so without much thinking I bought a dozen fish balls 魚蛋 ($22) and ½ dozen of fish skin dumplings 魚皮餃($11) mainly to go with my 余均益 at home and a small bag of fried fish skin 炸魚皮 ($5) for takeout.
Just by looking at the uncooked items one could conclude that both the fish balls and the dumplings were manufactured by machines rather than house/handmade. The fish balls 魚蛋 were just average, slightly better than store-bought pre-packaged fish balls, but subpar to fish ball specialists. The weak fish flavor and the bouncy texture amplified the artificial feel. The fish dumplings 魚皮餃 were better, with the pork meat inside fatty and juicy enough that one would forgive the little fatty gristles. The dumpling skin wasn’t very flavorful and a little too thin, but it provided a pleasant mouthfeel without being too coarse or starchy.
The most unexpected surprise was the 炸魚皮. Sealed in the plastic bags, these fish “chips” were paper-thin and crispy, not a bit greasy. They tasted very fresh and quite light due to the thinness. I regret that I didn’t get more as this small bag lasted for less than 2 minutes and was gone!
I saw many customers ordering their beef offals and beef briskets, though I couldn’t tell if it was because of the quality or cheap price (They did look and smell quite good!). I may try one if I pass by, with a bag of fish skins and only for takeout.
张贴
