The picture shows part of tonight's dinner at Kung Fu Ramen at 49th St & 8th Ave in New York City. Those are "soup dumplings," xiao long bao in Chinese according to the menu. They have rich pork broth and a pork meatball inside the dumpling. The stuff in the square dish is a mixture of vinegar and red pepper sesame oil that you dip your dumplings in prior to eating them.
It occurred to me that the dipping sauce is very similar to Carolina mop sauce. It's vinegar & pepper used to complement a rich pork dumpling. It plays a similar role that Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce does for pulled pork.
I just thought it was cool to see how the same flavor combinations work across different national food traditions. Thought I'd share it with my fellow AR members.
If you find yourself in NYC, this is a nice place to check out. It's a tiny restaurant, and nothing fancy. They only serve a few different kinds of ramen, buns, and dim sum. But they do it very well. Prepare to wait in line for a table, it's very popular.
It occurred to me that the dipping sauce is very similar to Carolina mop sauce. It's vinegar & pepper used to complement a rich pork dumpling. It plays a similar role that Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce does for pulled pork.
I just thought it was cool to see how the same flavor combinations work across different national food traditions. Thought I'd share it with my fellow AR members.
If you find yourself in NYC, this is a nice place to check out. It's a tiny restaurant, and nothing fancy. They only serve a few different kinds of ramen, buns, and dim sum. But they do it very well. Prepare to wait in line for a table, it's very popular.
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