Please read through Dawgs comment below, and comment if you have something to say about it......
Dawg has left a new comment on your post "The Bund in Shanghai": To be honest im actually apprehensive about trying out the food here. im not sure you are all aware..there are hardly any chinese restaurant in Hobart that actually prepare authentic asian cuisine. and sadly to say a lot of ppl in Hobart that I've talked to tend to think otherwise. is this restaurant any different from the ones already existing around Hobart? Just call it a once-bitten-twice-shy-hunch
So - I would be really interested to hear from anyone who would like to discuss this with Dawg.
Monday 13 August 2007
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I love the food at Vanidols, even if I've seen the caterer size jars of peanut butter they use to make their satay sauce.
Does it matter how you get there if the end result is fantastic ?
it sure does, do you want an end result laden with E numbers or fresh produce?
the chinese in hobart is no where near being authentic, bar a few dishes at golden harbour. but this is what you would find in towns and cities of the same size. end of story.
i've eaten at the bund and it was very expensive for literally some of the worst chinese i've ever eaten. the owner was charming, but i know they could if the takers were there cook much more authentic food.
i think it's best to but barbara tropp's classic and cook at home.
I agree with both of you, Ted and Anon.
Vanidols has always been a favourite, and let's face it, they've been round for so damn long & are so popular, they must be doing a few things right.
Anon, of course it's the best thing to cook your own. Of course you'll get the very best of food at THAT eatery. But there are times you just feel like you don't want to go to the hassle of doing it all yourself, and that's when you want to know there'a a fave Chinese you can rely on to deliver the goods!
I know I'm becoming boring here, but I DID eat again on Sat night at my much-loved Lee How Fook in Lindisfarne.
Once again they kicked arse! Sorry to all who disagree, but I've only ever had great meals there & Sat night was no exception. We had to wait ages for the food, but what the heck? I use the logic that we're all just marking time till we die, so what's a bit of a wait now & then, for something we really want?
Authentic Chinese. To quote Pauline Hanson "Please explain". What qualifies as authentic, and would you eat it. I think most of us are used to a style of Asian food, that we in the west are accustomed to. Lets not restrict this to Asian cuisine. Many restaurant providers arriving in another country will cook to the tastes of that market. What is authentic Italian is it Pizza, Pasta or are they just usually starters. I was surprised after a spell in Tuscan to discover so much wonderfully cooked Terrines ,offal and lean meats. You had to ask for pasta and it never came as a main. In Peking, not a thing I was used to, deep fried chickens feet etc.
Maybe this was just regional, and with that lets not forget how many regions we are talking here.
I think, the food is cooked to the market taste, but each Asian restaurant will add the years of experience to that dish and generally create quality.
Maybe the question should not be authentic, but quality.
Ted, Coming from Malaysia, i wouldn't classify Satay as Chinese. It is a Malay dish.
I agree with Dawg, as a chinese myself i find Hobart does not have an authentic restaurant though some of you here might choose to disagree. The only restaurant that i find close to authenticity is Flourishing Court along Davey Street. I've never tried Golden Harbour so i cant comment on that. But yes..i agree with Dawg.
-Celine
Interesting comments, all.
I have never been anywhere near China, or even Malaysia. Hence I really don't have a clue what the authentic food from that country should taste like. I venture to suggest that the majority of Hobart Chinese-restaurant eaters-outers would be in the same boat.
Yes, we could well be, in that case, classified as heathens in regard to the judgement of good or bad Chinese food, but are we all supposed to go to China & eat there before we can legitimately have an opinion?
Our only recourse is to eat where we enjoy the food.
Only if you're a Chinese person, or have been there & experienced the food, could you tell us we don't know what authentic Chinese food is or isn't, but to us, all we can do is eat & either enjoy or not.
As Cartouche pointed out, the same could be said of Italian as well. He's right - I think it's quality not authenticity that is what we here can only go on.
i advise if you want authentic talk to the owners, go regularly, get to know them and tell them you want to try some of the home cooked dishes.
Most restaurants are run by families and with a bit of talking you can get them to cook you up some of the meals they normally serve in the kitchen for their staff and family.
Talk to them, sometime they even have a seperate menu for the authentic dishes.
Also call them when they arent busy. Most seafood or more complex dishes aren't prepared isn't kept on hand and you need to give them a few days notice. Chose your day wisely too. the chef will give you more attention if its a quieter day or time.
My ideal Chinese meal:
Seafood Beancurd Soup
Steamed Oysters with Ginger/XO sauce
Steamed Dim Sims
Then for mains to share
Steamed Taro and red braised pork belly
Stir fried Chinese greens with ginger sauce.
Tofu hotpot with combination
White Coconut Chicken Hotpot
Prawns with snow peas or celery
Veal and Chinese Brocolli Oyster Stirfry
Steamed Local fish with shallots, ginger and soy
Fresh Fruit for dessert
Tea and a clean crisp white chardonnay.
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