Building excitement with the condiment tray: chili sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar.A stone rice pot goes like this: Inside a very hot foil covered stone bowl nestles another very hot stone bowl. Inside this inner bowl is a layer of rice covered in whatever topping you choose. The idea is that the hot bowls cook the outer rice into a delicious, toasty, browned crust that you get to slowly scoop out and eat with the toppings.
A little bowl of sauce comes with the meal, and it is best to wait a few minutes before dumping it over the top in order to really let the rice brown. Those with patience are well rewarded in the world of stone pot rice!
A prize bite: look at that delicious brown rice crust.The vegetarian bowl came with tofu, peas, carrots, spring onions and sliced asparagus.
In addition to the stone pot rice bowls, there were a few other vegetarian options including a vegetarian stone pot congee, and the most intriguing: House Special Noodle A La Carte. The Noodles A La Carte involve choosing a noodle type (egg noodles, rice noodles, chow fun or rice vermicelli), and then adding on toppings, $1.50 each, to your taste. The vegetarian/vegan topping options are: radish, tofu, vegetables, mushrooms. I'd love to try this some day.
The prices are reasonable. The vegetarian stone pot was $6.80, and my dining companion's minced pork with pickled cabbage stone pot was $7.20.
The restaurant is small but clean and friendly. Nice find!
2 comments:
This sounds like a great find! Definitely going to try it. Thanks!
Awesome, I'd love to know what you think, especially since you are an adventurous meat eater!
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