If its Monday that means Dim Sum with the boys at Seafood Palace in Westminister. Mondays are dead days at restaurants so it is never crowded which we like. But sometimes we suffer because the seafood is leftover from the weekend. Henry always asks what is best and fresh. If we went in without Henry they would not be that considerate of us.
We always start out with a few items from the cart then so onto whatever Henry decides is good that day. So Sticky sweet rice with sausage wrapped in lotus leaves, shrimp shu mai and a pork shu mai from the cart
Then onto a new dish. Very thin noodles, almost like string flavored with salted fish, a few greens and then chicken added. Interesting, good flavor but I still prefer "fat noodles".
Our complimentary bowl of sweet sour spicy soup. Better than last months but not as good as several months ago. Different chefs make the same type of soup differently. Mostly by the seasonings. Some are more heavy handed than others.
Beef with Chinese broccoli which is a regular for us. Beef is very tender and goes well with the red wines. Today seemed much more flavorful.
Last dish was salt and pepper prawns. Big prawns cooked with the shells and heads on for the most flavor. This was one of Cora's favorite dishes.
Then our normal egg tarts for dessert.
Our wines today included 3 bubblies. There is a heat wave hitting our area and it is over 100 today.
I brought a Morettei Proseco. Others brought Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace, RH Coutier a Ambonnay Brut, 2012 Abelis Carthago Lui, Tempranillo and a 2011 Zaca Mesa Syrah.
Another Dim Sum for the singles is over. Next month we will do our lunch at India Grille in Los Alamitos/Cypress. Weather is cooling and the Indian food lunch buffet is calling us.
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