mother chu's taiwanese gourmet....
back from life in the big smoke! i really enjoyed being in sydney and it is starting to feel quiet normal to spend most of my time in chinatown. i spent a good decade living down the road in glebe and rarely visited chinatown. not sure why really??? i think in my youth i thought it was a bit tired but i knid of like that about it now!! anyway, over the last twelve months, since the idea of red lantern came upon us, i've stayed in chinatown four times and really enjoy hanging out there. my favourite quick place to eat is 'mother chu's taiwanese gourmet' in dixon street. once you get the hang of the menu, or copy the person next to you, the food is fantastic and the way the ladies make noodles, dumplings and wantons is something to be seen. my first time there i ended up sharing the table with a young couple. she was korean, he was chinese, and their common language was english. they gave me the heads up on some really simple and yummy food that i wouldn't have known to order otherwise. so now i feel really comfortable plonking myself down and ordering a small table full of plates. the setting is fairly basic but it has the obligatory red lanterns, lots of bustle and noise which is how i like. mother chu's is in a small arcade full of funny little shops that always leave me wondering how they survive. one shop sells only bras and underpants that look like they came from communist china in the fifties. none of the lovely young ladies i see in china town would wear them although one never knows....but i'm getting distracted. i think i'll actually leave it there for tonight and write more on sydney later. i'm off for a little operation tomorrow and i need my beauty sleep. i'll fill you in on the noodle market and lantern shopping tomorrow.... zaijian/bye bye....
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