I haven’t been able to get the new almond jello yet… but did get out for the Siu Yeh on Tuesday.
I got the cherng fun, beef, duck, and pork meatball (also pickles but not pictured) and thought all of them were outstanding despite traveling a couple miles back to my place. However, I could tell the beef would have been best eaten right after leaving the grill. Of the skewers, my favorite was probably the meatball because it was still the juiciest.
I need to revise my initial review of the almond jello. my second cup had some bracingly sour and bitter bites of pomelo that really overwhelmed everything. hopefully it was just a bad batch.
I wonder if we hit the same batch. When did your get yours? I got mine today and I agree with the bitter notes that are coming from the oro blanco but didn’t find the bright pomelo notes distracting.
There are also more sugar syrup this time around and the syrup carried that slight astringent aftertaste as well.
Yah got the almond jello tonight and got the same bitter taste. I admit I like the cheapy over syruped sweet canned fruit more that comes at the lower end places. I also just prefer the cheapy firm jello vs. this fancier but more mushy version.
Everything else was amazing though. Hard to place whether their char siu is better or PRD’s is better but both are head and shoulders above every other char siu dish I’ve ever had.
cherng fun skewer | rice rolls, sesame sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sriracha
So. Damn. Good. It’s a must for rice roll lovers. That binchotan aroma is intoxicating.
pork meatball skewer | ground pork, sa cha sauce, cilantro
That hit of sa cha sauce on this soft and juicy piece of specimen. The use of water chestnut to add crunch and lightening up each bite is .
smoked duck congee | smoked duck leg, shimeiji, shiitake, chestnut, scallions, peanuts, wonton crisps
There’s a nice subtle smokiness imparted into the thick congee by the smoked duck leg. Love the bites that have chunks of .
almond “jello” | orange, satsuma, pomelo, asian pear, grape, goji berry, lychee jelly
What happens when oro blanco that’s not suppose to be bitter turns out to be bitter? Skip it! Problem solved.
If you zoom in on the porridge you can see the grains partially broken or broken. This results in a slightly more creamy porridge. In general Canto/HK like it this way
Not sure about this specific iteration, but in the Lowcountry there’s a tradition of rice middlins aka rice grits, very similar to com tam etc, where rice that broke during processing/wasn’t fit for export was consumed locally.
scrambled eggs & shrimp | mike and sons organic eggs, shrimp, scallion
Like eating a soft and fluffy cloud! Just look at those delicate curds that are insanely creamy.
For comparison, this is what I had at the famed Australian Diary Company in Hong Kong that are famous for their scramble eggs. I’ll take Needle’s scramble over theirs all day…
this was a perfect 10 out of 10 on execution. the eggs were properly runny and fluffy and the shrimp were firm and snappy. loved the waft of butter as soon as I opened the box.
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