tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post5799791312831162918..comments2024-02-23T21:03:31.489-05:00Comments on Tinkering with Dinner: Szechuan pork and cucumber stir frybilljachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09260406336065905545noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-59453893069437957762009-07-10T15:27:30.545-04:002009-07-10T15:27:30.545-04:00Miami Chinese food is actually a bit worse than ty...Miami Chinese food is actually a bit worse than typical hole-in-the-wall Americanized Chinese. It's been Cubanized--bland, fried, sweet--That description really ought to sound familiar.billjachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260406336065905545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-21212111508640717912009-07-10T15:04:05.887-04:002009-07-10T15:04:05.887-04:00I will go out of my way for Lung Gong as well...I ...I will go out of my way for Lung Gong as well...I can't stand the "americanized" version of "chinese" food here in Miami: lemon chicken tastes like fried chicken in lemon pie filling and sweet and sour pork is like pork chunks fried in doughnut batter with sickly sweet red sauce! It's all so bland and fried and sweet. blech! <br /><br />Oh yeah, Bill, the dish looks tasty!!!LaDivaCucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000430029590301972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-35073513989323824852009-07-10T10:42:50.108-04:002009-07-10T10:42:50.108-04:00I had no idea authentic Chinese was available anyw...I had no idea authentic Chinese was available anywhere in Miami, and certainly out by FIU isn't where I'd think to look for it. If I'm going to travel for Chinese food, I want to try chifa first as that's something I'm only going to find in Miami (or Peru), but Lung Gong's definitely going on my to-do list, too.billjachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260406336065905545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-71946975214569315552009-07-10T09:47:51.967-04:002009-07-10T09:47:51.967-04:00I really enjoy sautéed cucumbers but have never us...I really enjoy sautéed cucumbers but have never used them in a stir fry, time to change thatkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462007067131792229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493144429387237025.post-39949003870665651472009-07-10T00:20:35.357-04:002009-07-10T00:20:35.357-04:00Hmm made me think of the Cucumbers with Garlic at ...Hmm made me think of the Cucumbers with Garlic at Lung Gong. Just garlic, cucumbers, bit of salt, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. But so good.<br /><br />If you haven't been, Lung Gong is my absolute favorite Chinese in Miami. It's out by FIU, which was inconvenient, but seriously good, reasonably cheap, and by far the most authentic Chinese I had in Miami. Small, unpretentious, and with a very, um, thorough menu. Recommended: the full crispy duck (crunchy duck head = tasty!), Szechuan squid (in a mountain of chiles), Cold Sesame Noodles (or the spicy Szechuan pepper kind), or the Hot Pot. <br /><br />Not so much: Pork Bung with Intestine. But hey, I'll try anything once... Also the sun-cured pork belly was...interesting?Russell Hews Everetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385453960152411632noreply@blogger.com