tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post5621884442171381014..comments2024-02-09T08:22:05.287-07:00Comments on eating is the hard part: dan shing restaurant - edmonton, abChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079593868111830799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-84052670166350497832009-05-13T21:48:00.000-06:002009-05-13T21:48:00.000-06:00Thanks for stopping by Anonymous - I don't know if...Thanks for stopping by Anonymous - I don't know if I'll be stopping by Dan Shing anytime soon, but I'll be sure to note your suggestion down. Thanks for the compliment!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079593868111830799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-87746805823153556962009-05-12T18:48:00.000-06:002009-05-12T18:48:00.000-06:00I love Dan Shing! I go there often and love the fr...I love Dan Shing! I go there often and love the fried noodles (sometimes with chicken, but mostly with beef). As for the chicken fried rice, you really should try it with salted fish (known in cantonese as "ham yue gai fan") as it is pretty tasty. <br /><br />ps: you seem like a pretty cool guy with good tastebuds. now you better be single...and straight! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-41316632280119757172009-04-10T22:34:00.000-06:002009-04-10T22:34:00.000-06:00Aye aye. I'll mark it down.Aye aye. I'll mark it down.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079593868111830799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-46772155825918835362009-04-10T22:12:00.000-06:002009-04-10T22:12:00.000-06:00Ditto what KimHo said. :)Next time, try Chin Kee i...Ditto what KimHo said. :)<BR/><BR/>Next time, try Chin Kee if you want something on Stony Plain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-24797989207088287082009-04-09T17:00:00.000-06:002009-04-09T17:00:00.000-06:00Thanks for the information you two. I find it hard...Thanks for the information you two. I find it hard to discover through Google what so many Chinese based dishes are (if there is even a definitive answer with such diversity in the cuisine). I can punch in one word and get images and results that contradict each other.<BR/><BR/>It definitely says chow fan on the menu and takeaway card.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong KimHo, the squid was absolutely perfect and something I think that many chain restaurants could learn a thing or two. I, however, was hoping for the 'spice and heat' that we were warned about.<BR/><BR/>Oh and yeah, I love clear mud! :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079593868111830799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-23275716283544931622009-04-09T14:49:00.000-06:002009-04-09T14:49:00.000-06:00Ah, the joys of transliteration!To make things "cl...Ah, the joys of transliteration!<BR/><BR/>To make things "clear as mud", let's try again: Rice in Cantonese is "fàn" (for a sound sample, check <A HREF="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/canton-f2.pl?query=%b6%ba" REL="nofollow">here</A>), while flour is "faan" (in Cantonese, by "default" would be rice flour) is (sound sample, <A HREF="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/canton-f2.pl?query=%af%bb" REL="nofollow">here</A>). In my case, since there is a rice dishes section (where, in my experience, that's where fried rice would be) and fried rice was already ordered, I automatically thought of the stir fried rice noodles for chow "fun"/"fan".KimHohttp://imonlyhereforthefood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-63649441776068732912009-04-09T09:22:00.000-06:002009-04-09T09:22:00.000-06:00Did it say chow fan or fun? Fun are rice noodles l...Did it say chow fan or fun? Fun are rice noodles like KimHo says, but fan is rice, as in fried rice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511467128635560431.post-86848237848935679352009-04-09T07:33:00.000-06:002009-04-09T07:33:00.000-06:00Thanks for the plug!Chow fan or sometimes chow fun...Thanks for the plug!<BR/><BR/>Chow fan or sometimes chow fun is stir fried rice noodles. They come in blocks and are cut into strips before cooking - usually between 1 to 1.5cm, though if they wanted to, it could be cut into something wider. The best visual description/analogy I can think of would be something similar to the rice noodle used in pad thai.<BR/><BR/>Based on the pictures, the squid looks good. Too bad the looks did not match the taste. Otherwise... Oh, well. I guess that's why it was referred to a greasy spoon... or "you get what you pay for".KimHohttp://imonlyhereforthefood.com/noreply@blogger.com