A Chinese dinner with an unexpected sweet-and-sour pork dish among ice
Haruru went out for a Chinese dinner after being encouraged to try an unusual sweet-and-sour pork dish. It arrived among ice. Its cool temperature and crisp coating surprised her, becoming a memorable part of the evening.
From haruru.1002’s past accounts.
Going out to try a recommended dish
That evening, Haruru took a taxi to a restaurant serving an unusual sweet-and-sour pork dish. Someone had especially wanted her to try it, and it was her first taste of that dish.
Cool meat and a crisp coating
Her first surprise was seeing the pork among ice. Unlike the warm sweet-and-sour pork she knew, the meat was cool and the outside crisp.
Haruru compared the coating to crème brûlée. She felt it was a difference that was difficult to convey without tasting the dish.
Congee and fried tofu with sweet chilli sauce
She also had congee and fried tofu with sweet chilli sauce. Looking back, she described the Chinese dinner itself as a relatively modest meal.
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Based on accounts by haruru.1002.