In his video 丹牛食 Daniel, visited two popular dim sum places in Shunde 顺德, Guangdong province of China.
The first was Ping Siang 品香排骨饭(羊官路店), a humble neighbourhood type establishment operating for at least 50 years. The decor was sparse and furnishings were functional but sturdy and clean. No frills setup, people come here for the food.
Most of the dishes here were freshly made, steamed in large bamboo trays, and served steamy hot.
The signature here was steamed pork rib rice. There were other varieties such as steamed lup cheong (wax sausage) rice. The steamed rice dishes were a blend of sweet glutinous rice and fragrant rice topped with various choices of savoury meats.
There's also steamed chicken feet, pork trotter, beef ball, siew mai (pork dumpling), etc. Daniel enjoyed the soft moist texture and savoury sweetness of these dim sum dishes.
Daniel also had a kang kong dish where they blanched the crunchy water spinach and dressed it with a savoury spicy sauce that had garlic, chili, and wolf berry, etc.
Each steamed dish cost about RMB10 while the kang kong dish cost RMB15 (2024 prices). Daniel enjoyed his meal and didn't complained about any of the dishes.
Restaurant name: Ping Siang Pork Rib Rice 品香排骨饭(羊官路店)
Address: Yang'e, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, 528308
The second dim sum place which Daniel went to was Shun Feng Villa 顺峰山庄. Compared to the previous place (Ping Siang), Shun Feng Villa was more upmarket, and well appointed.
Shun Feng was also a culinary academy, where future chefs were trained. (Shunde district is considered one of China's "Birthplace of Chinese Culinary Masters" 中国厨师之乡.)
Large windows flooding the huge dining hall with light, colourful beautiful lights hung overhead, luxurious carpet, multiple culinary awards (though I am skeptical about such things 🤭).
Ordering was via menu book and dishes were served at the table in individual plates or small bamboo baskets (not in a large bamboo tray). The delicious dishes looked beautifully presented and exquisitely made.
Daniel had har kow (shrimp dumpling), chee cheong fun (rice roll) with beef. He also had egg tarts, polo bun with char siew, etc.
Daniel liked all the Shun Feng dishes he had a lot, as they were well made and delicious.
Just one example, the chee cheong fun was soft and velvety smooth, wrapping ground beef that was so tender, juicy and savoury sweet.
Daniel also had pamelo skin braised in soy sauce. It's a unique blend of citrusy with savoury sweet.
My late maternal grandma was from Shunde and she used to make this soy sauce braised pamelo skin dish. I haven't had this dish for a very long time. When I come to Shunde, it's one dish I want to try.
Restaurant name: 顺峰山庄(大良店)
Address: R737+JCF, 105 Guo Dao, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, 528399
Tel: +8675722322999
Written by Tony Boey on 1 Feb 2025
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