Another PRD visit! @Chowseeker1999
glad to see that PRD was hella busy today! there were plenty of people picking up food the entire time I was there.
sorrowful rice | pork cap char siu, fried egg, yu choy, onion & egg fried(?) rice
a mouth-watering bowl of greatness
nicely charred. older generations of chinese might shy away from it due to health reasons but i love it.
i purposely laid out the char siu this way to show that, on this occasion, they’re evenly cooked with a beautiful hint of pink throughout. as you can see, these pieces are about 40 to 50% fat but i don’t mind it one damn bit as they’re meaty yet very tender despite the THICCC cut. and because this is cooked well and cut thickly, the meat’s juiciness is doubly amplified when i chew on it. this is by far the best char siu that i’ve had at PRD. great job! @JLee
50/50 goodness. sweet and salty but more importantly, the excess char nicely tempered its fattiness.
rice was done quite well and with bits of egg and finely chopped sweet onion that carried a slight crunch. but more importantly, a healthy dose of flavorful char siu sauce slathered over rice brought everything together.
loved the crisped up edges but the yolk is no longer runny which might not have been the intent…is it a problem? not to me. i like it cooked either way.
Bonus Course: a piece of steel metal scrubber(?) 
done deal. if PRD can consistently extend this level of char siu cooking to its lower level char siu offerings, expect a line out the door! even Chris Yang from Yang’s Kitchen in Alhambra got a bowl of Sorrowful Rice today.
