China's Kitchen
Szechuan cuisine originates from the Sichuan Province of the southwestern China famous for their bold flavours, particularly the use of garlic and chili peppers (Szechuan peppercorns). Szechuan peppercorns produce a strange tingling, buzzing, numbing sensation and its flavour is not hot like black or white pepper. I totally agree after having tried some dishes in China's Kitchen, Toowong.
My housemate, G told me that China's Kitchen produces authentic Chinese food and they specialises in Szechuan cuisine. I read the reviews beforehand and found that the reviews weren't too good. Hmmm, I am a little skeptical but my housemate told me otherwise. We got there at about 12 pm and there was no customers yet.
This dish was the first to arrive. I haven't had this noodle for ages. I think this special noodle is also known as glass noodles, chinese vermicelli or bean thread noodles. I liked the flavour of this dish, not too spicy or salty but quite oily.
Next we had the cabbage with pork belly. I know, it doesn't look or sound interesting but the flavour of this dish is pretty good. Hidden beneath the cabbages are all the Szechuan peppercorns and dried chili. It is not that spicy but you can taste the tingling sensation on your tongue due to the peppercorns. I tried not biting too many peppercorns because my tongue became quite numb after that! =) I haven't had pork belly for ages and they just melt in your mouth. Yum!
The boiled fish took quite a while to arrive and I was surprised to see how huge the meal was. G tasted the dish and told the waitress that there wasn't much flavour and asked the chef to add some sauce to it. The dish was brought back to us later and it tasted better that time. The fish tasted fresh and there's lots of it. This dish is sour and not spicy (because G knows that I can't eat too spicy food) and had lots of pickled cabbages and bean sprouts. It's pretty good but G told me that 'Sliced Basa Fillet in Hot Chili Oil' tasted even better but this dish sounds so spicy.
Overall, the food here tasted good and they definitely feels authentic to me. G told me that the owner of the restaurant hires Chinese chefs to manage the kitchen. We could not finish the fish dish and brought some home. We had the fish for dinner and it tasted even better since the flavour has been infused into the fish.
Overall it was a good dining experience!
My housemate, G told me that China's Kitchen produces authentic Chinese food and they specialises in Szechuan cuisine. I read the reviews beforehand and found that the reviews weren't too good. Hmmm, I am a little skeptical but my housemate told me otherwise. We got there at about 12 pm and there was no customers yet.
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| The layout and design of China's Kitchen |
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| Special Noodle with Pork Mince - $ 16.90 |
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| Stir fried Cabbage with Pork Belly- $ 14.90 |
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| Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage and Chili - $ 22.90 |
Overall, the food here tasted good and they definitely feels authentic to me. G told me that the owner of the restaurant hires Chinese chefs to manage the kitchen. We could not finish the fish dish and brought some home. We had the fish for dinner and it tasted even better since the flavour has been infused into the fish.
Overall it was a good dining experience!
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