HoustonClosedAn Uyghur Lunch Is...Burp! Uyghur Bistro, Houston
Managed to stumble across few ancient scriptures which dealt with Mongolians migrating into the Northwest Chinese region of Xinjiang after the collapse of Uyghur Khaganate. Now, the Xinjiang province has the most number of Uyghurs residing, with 45% of the population comprising of them. Well, isn't this supposed to be about food? Yeah, yeah I am coming there. As the prominence of Uyghurs ascended in the province, the religion has also been on the rise with Islam taking sway throughout the...
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HoustonHeap of Shaved Goodness
Lots of good food while I was here at Chinatown of Houston and after a hearty meal, one could only have place for something special enough to placate your tummy, and that would be.... "I Scream ,You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream!!" And who am I to not heed the words penned down by the renowned song-writer Howard Johnson. So, I headed over to this hole in the wall cafe which serves authentic Taiwanese food, and guess what? They are good at Shaved Snow Ice or Xue Hua Bing as told in...
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HoustonCan Dim Sum go Wrong?
When we talk about cuisines, 1 out of 3 people say they would opt for Chinese food and I haven't visited a reputed place until now. So much for being a food blogger. Bleh! Stepping aside from the stereotypes, I planned to visit Chinatown to try out some authentic cuisines to satisfy my appetite. Well, most of the reputed states have a Chinatown of their own, but lets start it off with Houston (for now!). Sichuan, Cantonese, Shandong or Jiangsu. Lots of cuisines to choose from at Chinatown...
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