pu tien

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pu tien is an area in the fujian province in china and also a restaurant in a mall in singapore serving food from the region. it seems like all the good restaurants in asia are in malls. this was yet another feast with dishes i have never had before. some highlights - the deep fried thousand year old egg with sweet and sour sauce, the steamed cold pork belly with garlic, deep fried yam, and butterflied shrimp with massive amounts of freshly chopped garlic on them.

my favorite, however, was what the natives at our table referred to as the "singaporean hamburger." stir-fried beef strips with caramelized onions as the "patty." the "bun" is a deep-fried mantou pocket (the kind they serve with peking duck at most chinese restaurants on the west coast.) the restaurant also provides a plastic glove and a knife. directions for eating: place the plastic glove on one hand, use it to hold the very hot fried mantou and use the knife to slice open the pocket portion. then fill with the stir-fried beef and enjoy. delicious and a little dangerous (try not to burn your mouth on the hot oil still coating the mantou pocket).