Lucky kid! Most of us Chinese-Americans here in So Cal grew up on Sam Woo. What a time to be a kid and have PRD/Needle as your char siu choices
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stir fried clams with black bean sauce and basil is a cantonese classic. i better camp there tomorrow. 
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Save me a spot, looking forward to your report tomorrow.
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What is toishan style fried rice? Specific ingredients or preparation?
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WUT, chowhound still around? thought everyone left it for dead lol
I was curious about this, so I looked into Chinese websites about what fried rice / rice dish do Toishanese people in Toishan China eat.
One of the legit preparations of OG Taishan fried rice is this (Tsai Gwor Fan)
It involves the use of locally grown kohlrabi (Tsai Gwor), but also Chinese celery, cilantro, scallion, pork, dried shrimp, Cantonese lap cheung (with 30% fat, 70% lean) and/or preserved duck…some might add mushrooms, carrots, corn. Essentially it looks like a mish mash of whatever ingredients could be procured, but also culturally what the locals there use for a lot of their cooking.
I’m sure over here, this can be subject to interpretation with a California spin and western cooking techniques.
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Sounds much like lap mei rice or claypot rice to a certain degree.
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From Pearl River Deli - Toisan fried rice will have Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, gailan (I DM’ed them)
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Evidently the Taco Bell thread is still alive and well.
What about the “Pasadena is weak” thread? I gotta admit: I’m not missing Chowhound at all.
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macau pork chop with pineapple bun
bbbc | black bean basil clam noodles
pandan tofu pudding with ginger syrup
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how were the clam noodles?
One of the IG photos with ingredients shows lime leaves and an onion but those are not listed in the recipe.
I love the classic flavor combination of clams with black bean sauce + basil but it was super aggressive in seasoning. Clams were aplenty, plump and tasty.
Noodles were soft, but I blame myself on arriving late to pick up as they were sitting and steaming in the container.
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These noodles were ridiculous…the qq of them were perfect. Also the PRD team suggests to eat immediately for perfection. Love the meatiness and salinity of the clams! The black bean sauce reminded me of dishes growing up. After 6 bites…it was a touch salty for me, but really delicious.
Bang bang noodles for later. No cooking tonight.
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That’s the way to do it!
I tried to rush over but couldn’t make it in time!
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BBC noodles with basil
Noodles had a good q and clams were nice and tender, but like @moonboy403 and @attran99, after a few bites it was really salty. Maybe the clams weren’t soaked long enough to desalt them?
toishan style fried rice. Taco truck for scale
Really liked the chinese sausage and baby dried shrimp. Unfortunately the rice was too clumpy. Too much water when first cooking the rice?
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