八珍羹 (Eight Treasures Broth)
Dinner @ "郑厨私房菜", a home-style restaurant, opened by the Chairman of the Chaozhou Culinary Institute, himself the son of one of Chaozhou's 4 famed chefs of the past. Tucked away at a hard-to-locate corner of the city, I absolutely love the humour of the sign outside the restaurant stating "酒香不怕巷子深" (If the food and wine are good; one is not afraid to venture down deep alleys for them)
This broth is a thick soup. I could easily identify Shiitake mushrooms, fresh bamboo, Chinese ham and shark's fin, but until today, I am still not sure what the other 4 treasures were.
The broth was immaculately moreish and umami, as it should be with so many umami ingredients used. An excellent starter, in fact, for the remaining dishes to come.
八珍羹 (Eight Treasures Broth)
Dinner @ "郑厨私房菜", a home-style restaurant, opened by the Chairman of the Chaozhou Culinary Institute, himself the son of one of Chaozhou's 4 famed chefs of the past. Tucked away at a hard-to-locate corner of the city, I absolutely love the humour of the sign outside the restaurant stating "酒香不怕巷子深" (If the food and wine are good; one is not afraid to venture down deep alleys for them)
This broth is a thick soup. I could easily identify Shiitake mushrooms, fresh bamboo, Chinese ham and shark's fin, but until today, I am still not sure what the other 4 treasures were.
The broth was immaculately moreish and umami, as it should be with so many umami ingredients used. An excellent starter, in fact, for the remaining dishes to come.