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MrBen Wrote:

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> If they all get their frozen bags of deep fried

> stuff and pre made overly sweet sauces from the

> same wholesaler, what makes any of them different?

> How they fry it? Frequency of oil changes? I'd

> genuinely like to know.


It's how they customise those items, a little tweak here and there


Makes all the difference, but from my memory, Yee Wah was ok, don't remember anything special


That said, my days living near it, were ...Erm...slightly hazy :)

MrBen Wrote:

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> So who would have known? Seven years of Whats the

> Best Local Chinese threads and it only turns out

> now that Yee Wah on Barry road was right up there

> with the mighty Mr Liu.


yee wah has always been recommended on here for take-aways, the other threads were looking for places to sit in I think.


as for the gloopy overly sweet sauces, I cannot say as I don't like things in a sauce but take away from yee wah must have seemed fresher, maybe they change the oil more frequently? i dunno.

I concur with those recommending Wuli Wuli in Camberwell... The coriander beef, twice cooked pork belly and smashed cucumbers are all amazing there. I've never tried 'saliva chicken' - i know it's meant to mean juicy chicken but the name just puts me off! :)

MissKing Wrote:

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> I concur with those recommending Wuli Wuli in

> Camberwell... The coriander beef, twice cooked

> pork belly and smashed cucumbers are all amazing

> there. I've never tried 'saliva chicken' - i know

> it's meant to mean juicy chicken but the name just

> puts me off! :)


Just looked at the menu - smacked cucumbers is one thing but fried morning glory?!

We got a weird thing hand delivered as well - it had "PASSITON" written on the envelope. Sound familiar? What is it?



lilolil Wrote:

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> Dopamine1979 Wrote:

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> -----

> > Speaking of that stretch of Barry road what's

> the

> > deal with the bizarre newspaper

> clippings/written

> > rantings on the pavement?

>

> I had this posted through my letterbox about 2

> months ago. None of my neighbours received it.

> Seemed like whoever wrote it wanted me to sign a

> petition.

> If you've found out what it is about, I'd be very

> interested!

Isn't Chinese food due the same gourmet makeover as burgers, fish and chips and mexican?


If I took the lease on Yee Wah, hired a great Szeuchan chef and deputy and made it appropriate for the clued up hipsterfied community, threw in some locally sourced lemongrass.....would you all come?

Yeah, you need to find a neglected Chinese province to pick.


Silk Road has done Xinjiang. Maybe go for Gansu?


From wiki: The cuisine of Gansu is based on the staple crops grown there: wheat, barley, millet, beans, and sweet potatoes. Within China, Gansu is known for its lamian (pulled noodles), and Muslim restaurants which feature authentic Gansu cuisine.


Sounds spot on for a new trend.

DC do you find it really annoying when all of a sudden the hipster is suddenly an expert in

Xinjiang cuisine ....just because they went to a restaurant in Camberwell. Like those occasional Thai food know it alls who went to Koh Samui for a month or two in a long since forgotten gap year.

MrBen Wrote:

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> DC do you find it really annoying when all of a

> sudden the hipster is suddenly an expert in

> Xinjiang cuisine ....just because they went to a

> restaurant in Camberwell. Like those occasional

> Thai food know it alls who went to Koh Samui for a

> month or two in a long since forgotten gap year.


Nah - I do the same about Vietnamese food.


"Oh, yeah, the pho (pronounced pha btw) here is ok but they don't make a proper Cau Lau from the central highlands region - that's the real 'Nam."

The row of shops looks so depressing - and I have heard that there are squatters in the old cab office. It could be so nice, so hopefully something will happen to it, it's 1930s and it looks like it needs a good refurb, it would be so nice to have a cafe, greengrocers, off-license or something similar.


Yee Wah was alright, but have you seen the cooker at the front of the shop - it's FILTHY!! Best Chinese I get delivered to my house is from Mayflower, they are based in West Dulwich, but deliver to SE22, food is fresh, doesn't taste oily or fatty and it's a decent price - and you can order via the hungry house app.


Thanks

  • 3 weeks later...
I called eastern delight the other night to order myself a number 41 with pork (a yummy noodle soup) and I am sure it was the guy that used to work at yee wah answering the phone. I asked my OH to ask him what happened when picking up the food but alas she didn't. Next time I order I shall if he answers. My hunt still continues. I may try mr lui.

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