The names on the wall, other than buns, steamed bread, and dumplings, totaled only twelve dishes. The stir-fried river shrimp and shredded ginger snail meat she ordered were among the more expensive, and the only relatively fresh and rare dish was the cold fern dish. Everything else was basically tomato and egg drop soup, bitter melon fried with egg, sliced pork stir-fried with cucumber, minced pork sautéed with eggplant, and the like.
If only we had chicken shreds with spicy mushrooms, that would be another signature dish!
As Chiang Xiao listed off a string of "do you want them," the woman's eyes lit up.
She looked around and walked out from behind the counter, taking Chiang Xiao's hand and lowering her voice, "Let me tell you, young lady, can you really find these items?"
