重庆辣子鸡 Chongqing Spicy Chicken - Dainty Sichuan
重庆辣子鸡 Chongqing Spicy Chicken - Dainty Sichuan AUD24.90
3-chillies hot!
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It's nice to see that they took the care to spruce up the decor with
lots of dark wooden panels. "Spruce" get it? :P
Even better is the fact that the familiar spicy Sichuan aromas smack you in the face as soon as you walk in. Faced with a dozen diners waiting patiently in line, I rock up to the counter to pick up the all important numbered ticket to ensure that I'm not lost in the queue!
The food here couldn't be better. The flavours here are more spicy than 巴国布衣 Tooraking, but also more subtle. The 重庆辣子鸡 Chongqing Spicy Chicken is not just chillies studded with fried chicken, there's also subtle hints of ginger, coriander and sesame seeds that work very well. Never mind that it is 3-chillies hot!
On the other hand, the 辣酱熏鱼 Spicy Smoked Fish was packed with Sichuan Peppers which numbs and gives you tingles in your mouth. 麻辣 "Ma La" (numbing spicyness) it most certainly is. Julia thought that the fish was a bit too fishy., even though it is evenly scored to allow the flavours to infuse through.
The 麻辣凉粉 Spicy Bean Jelly had the most wonderful sauce. It was a great balance of warmth from the chillies, tingly from the Sichuan peppers, savoury from probably a good bean paste, and loads of garlic. I ended up mopping it up with rice. :)
天府川菜馆 Dainty Sichuan Food
26 Corrs La Melbourne 3000
(03) 9663 8861
Reviews:
- Dainty Sichuan, by Matt Preston, The Age, September 3, 2007
- Dainty Sichuan - Mietta's
Photos:
- 麻辣凉粉 Spicy Bean Jelly - AUD5
- 重庆辣子鸡 Chongqing Spicy Chicken - AUD24.90
- 辣酱熏鱼 Spicy Smoked Fish - AUD8
- Warning: Very Very Spicy!!!
- Asian and Caucasian diners
- Asian Students
- Queueing for tables
- Chockers
Update 2009.01.23: This photo featured in Essential Cookbooks for the Culinary Traveler - matadorgoods.com
Comments and faves
FELTZ Q. Raqrd №527 (44 months ago | reply)
doesnt look spicy at all~~ :)
avlxyz (44 months ago | reply)
nah... not at all! :P
.donna (44 months ago | reply)
Lethal looking.
avlxyz (44 months ago | reply)
It looks pretty amazing, doesn't it?
Now this is real Sichuan food, not the stuff we used to have in the 80s and 90s :)
it's really not that spicy though... think of those chillies like a dried capsicum. Definitely less spicy than some Thai salads or tomyum!
may may may added this photo to her favorites. (44 months ago)
avlxyz (44 months ago | reply)
may may may, thanks for the favorite.
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City Players (34 months ago | reply)
我是重庆的
avlxyz (34 months ago | reply)
我不是 :P
TU8587 (32 months ago | reply)
commercial... damn it.
avlxyz (32 months ago | reply)
what's wrong with it?
biawak ☆ (17 months ago | reply)
We'll have to give this one a try.
The restaurant is now called Sichuan House, right?
avlxyz (17 months ago | reply)
yep, Sichuan House in Corrs Lane.
should be relatively quiet with all the students away.
息衍［洗着脑过冬］ added this photo to their favorites. (14 months ago)