Seafood at XiaoYan Jing, Little Glasses Dai Pai Dong. Originally a humble street food stall, now a mini chain of 3 large seafood emporiums.
Tanks of live seafood and chilled cases of veggies greet you upon entry. Prices for each item clearly marked for each species, which is refreshing. Pick your seafood, the server whisks your catch to the chefs to prepare per your instructions.
We had Squid.
Razor Clams.
Stir Fried Rice Vermicelli.
A medium sized fish, simply steamed Cantonese style.
Chinese Luffa.
Always fun to have a live seafood meal. The QPR was off the chart @ 199¥, less than usd$30. Not including 2 beer and a small Baijiu.
Fresh seafood needs minimal embellishments, simple is our preference. However, our meal lacked that certain finesse and execution was just a tad off. Perhaps our expectations were skewed (screwed?) by the pristine seafood and excellent prep in Busan.
Fortunately, there’s plenty o’ fish in the sea, so to speak. I know we can/will do better in the upcoming days.
