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2009-12-15
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If you read my previous review on Australian Dairy Company, I mentioned that Jordan is quite a food hub & I now want to introduce you perhaps one of the most simple yet a hidden gem featuring delicious Sze Chuan Cuisine one can find in Jordan. Similar to previous review, I am now on the train from Paris to Lyon writing this review therefore all the creative juices are flowing & am extremely eager to finish off this review to share with you all. For non-Asian readers, Sze Chuan Cuisine is all abo
Why is Wen Kui Tsuen so exciting?
First of all, it does not have an English menu to start with therefore you must have a good grasp of the language before you order. Remind you that all staff are all Chinese speakers only & are also not exactly the most pleasant bunch of people as well as they are always hustling & bustling their customers. Hong Kong has always promoted its customer service culture & this is definitely one restaurant which obviously has not seen Hong Kong's infamous Andy Lau's commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyRfQXWlUx8&feature=PlayList&p=17908B7AAD6E0ECF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42).
Secondly, YOU ARE EXPECTED to wait up to 20 mins either in the queue of people outside the restaurant or for the food which is the minimal requirement & to give you a better idea, my first visit to Wen Kui Tsuen took us a mass 30 mins for the Chinese Style Milk Tea to arrive, now that is quite something special as such poor & slow service must NOT be allowed in a place like Hong Kong. Thirdly, there are no menus which you can read off & the only 2 menus can be found on the wall (see below).
On the bright side, once the food arrives, you will forget such unhappy incidents as the food is tres delicieux! Now on the food side, the best part about Wen Kui Tsuen is that it is a inhumane test to see how much balls you have to conquer all levels of spiciness. From the menu on the wall, you can choose the level of spiciness for your dishes with your preference on the number of spicy chillis.The range runs from 1 - 4 Small Spicy Chillis, Medium Level of Spiciness, High Level of Spiciness & Extra High Level of Spiciness, all together 7 levels which you can choose from. Word of warning & advice, if you can conquer Medium - Extra High Level, I SALUTE YOU & TOTALLY 100% RESPECT YOU! Below are the dishes which we ordered all the day & they are all extremely high recommended:
a) Spicy Sze Chuan Saliva Chicken (served cold with medium level of spiciness) - Surprisingly only took us around 20 mins for this dish to arrive & we tucked in immediately upon the arrival. Fresh firm chicken, chopped up in a very Chinese manner served with a pool of spicy oil, Sze Chuan Peppers & Peppercorns tells you that you are looking for trouble. You are fine after eating the first few pieces of the chicken as those are the chicken pieces at the top of the pile whereby it has not been infused with the total spicy flavours comparing to the chicken at the bottom of the pile. Please do let me know how your tongue, lips, throat & your face is feeling after completing the whole dish of chicken as when I was enjoying the chicken from the bottom of the pile, my tongue was fairly numb with swollen lips which was not a plesant scene. You will then start to order more & more ice-cold drinks to cool down which you notice it does not work at all. My advice is to also CHECK on each & every chicken pieces whereby you picked up with your chop-sticks as there can always be some hidden pepper-corns or chilli peppers hidden within the chicken & they can absolutely murder you. Enjoyable starter to kick start a feast of spicy food for sure!
b) A signature dish at Wen Kui Tsuen is the Sze Chuan Millenium Egg infused with Spicy Oil & Green Peppers (served cold) - This was the only course of the meal whereby the level of spiciness is fixed by the kitchen. 2 whole Sze Chuan Millenium Eggs that are yellow & jello-like in colour & are very different to the usual millenium eggs we normally consumer in Hong Kong with a black outer layer & dark green egg yolk. Flavours of the millenium egg + the spicy soya sauce was a perfect match in heaven & have never been a fan of millenium eggs ever in my life but this dish has changed my experience & perception towards such food product. The spicy soya sauce does not appear spicy in anyway as the colour more resembled a soya sauce but after a few rounds of millenium eggs, believe me, you will feel the spice buzz. Word of warning, do not consume the millenium eggs with the green chill peppers unless you are mad.
c) Final starter of the evening was the Spicy Wild Chinese Fungus & Green Peppers (served cold with fixed level of spiciness) which was also a highly enjoyable & satisfying dish as the Wild Chinese Fungus are said to be extremely good for one's health. Pairing the fungus with spicy oil & green peppers was the first time I have had such dish & what a great way of eating something which is extremely boring & dull but yet beneficial for your health with the knowledge of knowing that you are barely consuming much calories from this dish. Again, word of warning, do avoid the green chilli peppers.
d) For a hearty main course, we originally ordered our Sze Chuan Noodles Vermicelli with high level of spiciness, but a change of minds occured after the first two starters which has already resulted a consumption of 2 Ice-Lemon Teas + an extremely sweaty back. Instead, we changed the level of spiciness to 4 Small spicy chillis which made a lot of sense after the first 2 dishes as by this time, my shirt was drenched with sweat. We ordered a simple Sze Chuan Noodle with Deep Fried Tofu & Tofu Skin which was plain, boring & was nothing exciting to write home about. The level of spiciness in comparison to the Medium Level was reduced quite drastically & the vermicelli & broth were ordinary. For those that like a bit of meat for their noodles, there is a wide selection such as Pork, Chicken, Fish Ball, Ham, Sausauges, Minced Beef whereby you can add to your noodles with an addition of $4 per topping. There are also 3 varieties of noodles one can choose which is the Vermicelli, Sze Chuan Dan Dan Noodles, & perhaps the most unusual type of noodle is the Red Potato Noodle which is similar to a glass noodle which you can find in noodle houses in Hong Kong & are transparent.
Simple yet delectable meal with zero service. Surprisingly the food & drinks all arrived within a half hour mark which was an improvement in comparision to my first visit. If you are a fan of spicy food, this is your place but just be careful in what you wear as you will be drenched in sweat & do bring a mirror on your visit to check out on the swollenness of your lips. You dont want to know what happened the next day back in the office with the numerous visits to the toilets aftermath of such spicy cuisine on offer.
Happy Eating!
Geoff
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