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Shanghai Cafe Deluxe, NYC | food comas

Shanghai Cafe Deluxe, NYC Posted by gooseva on April 15, 2011 · 1 Comment  Shanghai Cafe DeluxeCuisine: Chinese, ShanghaineseNeighborhood: ChinatownPrice: $20 per personPhone: (212) 966-3988Address: 100 Mott Street, NYC 10013 In an atypical fashion for this blog, I’m actually writing about two Chinese restaurants, instead of Jen. Hopefully I will do them justice. Shanghai Cafe has

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Food Comas Turns 1! | food comas

Food Comas Turns 1! Posted by jdubs on May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment  May 13th marks a special day for us here… Food Comas turns 1 year old today!  Exactly one year ago, I wrote my first ever blog post on Baby Lamb Chops with Cucumber-Mint Relish.  I didn’t really know what I was

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Eggplant Szechuan Style | food comas

Eggplant Szechuan Style Posted by jdubs on November 15, 2011 · 1 Comment  When my Dad came to visit, he cooked this delicious side dish of Asian eggplant stir-fried with ginger, garlic, and the necessary Szechuan ingredient — hot bean paste.  Compared to American eggplants, Chinese eggplants are long and slender with thinner skins and

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Honey Walnut Prawns | food comas

Honey Walnut Prawns Posted by priscilla on January 6, 2012 · 2 Comments  One of my favorite dishes when eating at Chinese restaurants is the Honey Walnut Prawns. I love fried shrimp, plus the sweet sauce with candied walnuts is just mouthwatering. I made this for the first time a few days ago using my

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Auntie Meliza’s Potato Salad | food comas

Auntie Meliza’s Potato Salad Posted by jdubs on January 7, 2012 · 3 Comments  This is my favorite potato salad dish that my Auntie Meliza brings to all our family gatherings — even if it’s not a potluck!  My mom always referred to this potato salad as “Chinese-style” as it uses Spam® which is apparently known

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Lomo Saltado | food comas

Lomo Saltado Posted by jdubs on June 26, 2013 · 4 Comments  When I first arrived in Peru, I was surprised to see all the Chinese eateries all over Lima.  I had not realized how large the Chinese immigrant population in Peru was, or rather, how much influence Chinese culture had on Peruvian cuisine.  Asian

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Cashew Nut Chicken | food comas

Cashew Nut Chicken Posted by jdubs on February 5, 2014 · 1 Comment  Cashew Nut Chicken is a Thai stir-fry dish with Chinese origins, but tweaked to pack more heat. The preparation felt like most Chinese stir-fry recipes my Dad taught me, especially when we marinated the chicken with Chinese cooking wine, oyster sauce and

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