Home Taste

Name: Home Taste
Address: 3106 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY, 14217, US
Telephone: 716-322-0088
Price range: $$

Northern Chinese$$

Hand-pulled noodles: Noodles stretched by hand from a single rope of dough (la mian) or shaved straight into boiling water from a block (knife-cut, dao xiao mian). Chewy and irregular, they are the base of northwestern dishes like beef noodle soup, cumin lamb noodles and Xi'an's wide biang biang noodles. On this menu as: Hand-Pulled Beef Noodle Soup.
Beef noodle soup: Two great versions: Lanzhou-style, a clear beef broth over hand-pulled noodles with radish, chili oil and cilantro; and Taiwanese-style, a dark, soy-and-spice-braised broth with chunks of tendon-rich shank and pickled mustard greens. On this menu as: Hand-Pulled Beef Noodle Soup.
Chili oil / chili crisp: Oil infused with toasted chili flakes and often star anise, cinnamon and Sichuan peppercorn. Chili crisp keeps the crunchy fried flakes and garlic in the jar. It dresses cold noodles, wontons and dumplings, and sits on most Sichuan tables. On this menu as: Shredded Potatoes with Vinegar and Chili Oil.
Tofu (bean curd): Pressed soybean curd, from custard-soft (for mapo tofu and soups) to firm (for stir-fries and braises). Fried tofu puffs soak up sauce; tofu skin (yuba) is the sheet lifted off simmering soy milk, rolled and braised or fried as a "vegetarian duck". On this menu as: Celery and Tofu Skin Salad.

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