Item: Jaleung, 炸两
Date: July 10, 2022
Location: 皇后名粥, Toronto, Canada
Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
There is no real sensible translation for "jaleung" (or "zhaliang" in Mandarin) - the literal translation would be "fried double", which actually makes zero sense. Might as well just describe it - it is a Cantonese dish (not really dim sum) consisting of fried dough wrapped around rice noodles, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and dipped in hoisin (seafood) sauce and/or sesame paste. That was a mouthful, phew. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find anywhere that serves jaleung in Wuhan. Or maybe in mainland China it has evolved into the ever-so-popular red rice roll, which in my opinion loses its classic feel.
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