If you go to those chinese markets that do roast pork you can some times score this.10 bucks at asian food market today
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Few more new things to report…
Lao Wu again, went for lunch and noticed every table had seaweed on it so we tried it. Pretty good!
House special pan fried noodle was great, would recommend:
Taro pudding was weird, not for me. My friend got the vegetarian Shanghai noodle and said it was her favorite version of that dish.
Their XLB is great, but not significantly better than the other great places.
Pork dumps in spicy peanut sauce, excellent:
Spicy noodles were a hit, it’s got serious spice:
Now on to Tasty Moment…
This place is probably the most interesting restaurant in Edison right now.
Crab tofu. Really delectable, my favorite of the night:
Spicy squid, MEGA spicy but a little bland otherwise:
Chicken Shanghai rice cakes. Not better than other places but generous portion:
Crispy fried eggplant. Very nice texture.
Not pictured is their pork belly dish, everyone loved it. Red braised pork belly.
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How the heck does one eat this dish?!
My (Korean) aunt and uncle recently moved from Edison so I guess I won’t ever experience any of these delicious things.
One uses chopsticks. I used to love the pan-fried noodles at Ruby Palace in Holmdel back when there was a Ruby Palace in Holmdel. I haven’t seen them anywhere near me since then. 
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Thanks for this. With so many similar names I’m assuming this is the place?
LaoWu Authentic ShangHai Dumpling
879 US-1
Ahh what a shame! Where did they move to? Also, annyong haseyo!
The sauce slightly soggifies the crunchy noodles so it’s not difficult to cut through it with a spoon. The crunchy/soggy contrast is what makes the dish!
@eleeper any restaurant that has dim sum will have this!
@Ziggy yes, LaoWu, not to be confused with Wu’s Shanghai. Which is good too but they adopted this weird takeout style model and I hate them for it.
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Yeah I know what you mean. I used to go to Wu’s Shanghai for spicy rice cakes and pork takeout but havent done that in a while. I’m in Staten Island and we now have a couple of Asian supermarkets so no need to go to H mart anymore .
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More new Chinese things…
Back to Meng Gao Yang for the first time in eons… skewers were the same, prices slightly higher. This place has always been kind of expensive for what it is, but it’s a fun time nonetheless. I really enjoyed the beef tripe in particular. Tripe isn’t something you get grilled ever, really and it was really nice with a little sizzle to it.
There’s a new skewer BBQ place in HMart lot, hope to try that one soon.
Not pictured: Soup dumplings at Wu’s Shanghai.
Still kind of hate this place but their new setup is perfect for what we needed, a quick pit stop while we waited for a table at the next location. The three of us split an order of crab soup dumps, and it seems their dumpling skin changed a bit, not for the better, but the inside was still as flavorful as ever. I think this is still the best flavor soup dumplings in town. But compared to Lao Wu they are miniscule. And Lau Wu has better skin and still good enough flavor.
And then tasty moment to close the night -
Not pictured - “couple lung” - cold beef and tripe appetizer. It was fine, not significantly better or worse than the others I’ve had.
Sichuan pepper pig feet. The mala on this was out of control, really enjoyed it!
Eight treasures. Kinda meh. Had gizzards and hearts in there but it was mostly chicken, very bizarrely tender, and mushroom.
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