Eat this if you dare. It's steamed ground pork with stinky salt fish on top.
One place you can get it is Tasty Garden in Alhambra. The pork mixture is mild. The fish is anything but mild. It's extremely salty and as pungent as the smelliest cheese. If you're sitting downwind, you'll be overpowered.
But devotees, like my friend Billy, love it. When I eat Chinese food, I leave the ordering to him.
We started with a much more palatable dish, French style filet mignon (above). French here must mean from France by way of Indochina, because the steak is spicy enough to merit a red chile on the menu, and it's cooked with basil.
Still another dish in the same vein, Vietnamese style shrimp (above) is also cooked with fresh basil. It's slightly sweet and spiced with black pepper.
And look at these clams (above). The golden flecks aren't bread crumbs but dried garlic.
Still more seafood--pan-fried fish fillet in black bean sauce (above).
We switched from seafood to chicken on fried noodles with Chinese broccoli (above).
But we wanted still more vegetables, so here are stir-fried green beans (above).
Tea doesn't come with lunch. Drinks are extra, which means you can try Hong Kong style ice coffee with milk tea. A couple of these, and you'll be wired for the rest of the day.
Tasty Garden has several outlets, with two more set to open in Rowland Heights and Irvine. However, Billy says the Alhambra location has the best chef.
Tasty Garden, 288 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra, CA 91801. Tel: (626) 300-8262.
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