Do midterms have you stuck inside of a mobile with the Carolina blues again? Shake off your stasis with this exotic destination:
Ok ok, so maybe it doesn’t look so exotic. To tell you the truth, it’s in Durham.
However , No. 1 Panda House is the closest you will get to Shanghai within twenty minutes.
The big trouble with this little China? It’s lost in translation! You see, the Chinese name of the restaurant, 上海人家，literally means “Shanghai Peoples’ Home”. This has nothing to do with pandas, much less the number one panda.
Despite it’s generic Chinese take-out disguise, the restaurant’s Shanghai dishes and snacks are both authentic and delicious.
Try the pan fried pork buns:
The dough is fluffy while still retaining a good chew-factor, and becomes creamy where the bun meets the juicy pork filling. The bottoms are fried to a cracker-like consistency, and chopped green onions are sprinkled on top.
I would even go so far as to say that these will thoroughly sate your cravings for the chewy, crunchy, soft, and creamy…
For more delicious and authentic dishes from No. 1 Panda House, click on any of these pictures for a tantalizing slideshow of down home Shanghainese cooking:
6 responses so far ↓
Alex K // February 29, 2008 at 12:46 am |
Those buns looks absolutely scrumptious. I’m definitely going to have to take a trip there.
Daniel Deezy Lodato // March 13, 2008 at 4:31 am |
Thanks for this suggestion…I’ve been looking for an authentic place closer to home than Red Palace in Raleigh. We should hit up No. 1 Panda soon.
Daniel Deezy Lodato // March 13, 2008 at 4:35 am |
Do you know much about Chinese music? any download suggestions?
angelatchou // March 19, 2008 at 3:21 pm |
Alex K:
If you do, I would suggest asking one of the friendly waiters for the Shanghai specialties on the menu! The servers are generally very knowledgeable about the regional cuisine.
angelatchou // March 25, 2008 at 3:12 pm |
Daniel Deezy Lodato:
Check out Andy Lau, he’s very popular in China/Taiwan and may be performing at the Olympics this summer. I’ve only heard one of his songs, so I can’t give you a recommendation.
An older singer who my parents listen to, Den Li Jun (Teresa Teng), is also good.
It’s interesting though, it seems to me like there is only really one genre of popular music in China: love-sappy pop.
The Biscuit » Blog Archive » Finding new Chinese flavors // March 31, 2008 at 2:03 pm |
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