Din Tai Fung

It's a chinese restaurant located inside the Gardens.

It's called "鼎泰丰".

Hmm, i always get confused and called it "泰丰鼎".

Okay, it makes evryone laugh

becoz it sounds lyk 我要去‘台风顶’吃。

This restaurant origins from Taiwan

& is an award-winning restaurant,

specializing in XiaoLongBao.

Today let's us start with a history class.

Becoz at 1st i m confused too.

Why is this Taiwan restaurant selling all China food??

Actually,

the founder Bingyi Yang

was born in China but moved to Taiwan

as a result of the Chinese civil war.

After working 10 years at a cooking oil retailer,

he found himself unemployed due the store's closing.

He founded Din Tai Fung (also a cooking oil retailer).

Around 1980,

tinned cooking oil became prevalent,

& business diminished drastically.

In order to survive,

Bingyi Yang began making & selling steamed buns (xiaolongbao) on the side.

The buns were so popular

that the store stopped selling oil

& became a full-fledged restaurant.

The original restaurant was located in Taipei.

I love this story bout Bingyi Yang

that shows us about the characteristic of our people,

“吃苦耐劳”&“生耕致富”.

LOL.

OKay, after this long & boring class,

let's start with our food!

Note: I went there for a high tea only.

So i cant bring u too much pict of tis restaurant.

Sry guys, but y not go there and try it urself?

=)

***

Tis is their 招牌小笼包

Can u c how juicy is it?

The juice almost dropped out when u take it up
but the skin is so "springy" tt hold it inside.

This is super nice too!
"Mango Lobster Roll"

The inside is still cold and u can test how fresh the lobster is
but the skin is so crispy tt one is not enuf for the taste!

Beijing Dumplings

*i still think XiaoLongBao nicer. =)

Wad's different is tt inside tis dumpling, there r some unknown vege, which XLB doesn't hav.

OMG!
Pork Chop!
I forgot wad's its full name edi.

But as u can c from the pict, u edi know it's SUPERB!

I forgot wad tea v ordered.

But it's so nice!

The tea leaves r tiny one.

U can try ask the waiter if u wanna try it there. =)

The decoration inside.

Normal la~