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MDK Noodles Menu Explained

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Here is an overview of MDK Noodles' menu in Houston Chinatown. Storefront at night MDK can be interpreted in different ways for Myung Dong Kyoja 명동교자 or Myung Dong Kalguksu. When I translate the Korean script, I got noodles and dumplings. But I have heard that Myung Dong is the fashion district in Seoul, South Korea.  Anyways, MDK Noodles is a family owned business from Koreatown in Los Angeles. It specializes in knife-cut noodles, pork dumplings, and chewy spicy cold noodles. I am grateful to have simple Korean noodle house in Houston Chinatown. Here are few popular items: Kalguksu = knife-cut noodle in a very hearty chicken broth soup (non-pork, but dumpling may contain pork) Bibimguksu = spicy mixed cold noodle soup served with chicken broth Bulgogi pancake = Korean-style meat pan fried cake (takeout is served in a pizza box) Cold soybean noodle soup (콩국수) = house made chlorella noodles in the smooth soybean soup topped with sliced tomato and cucumber. Chlorella Noodles ...

Time for Taiwan at Tainan Bistro

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Crawlers, this is the recommended menu for #TimeForTaiwan #ChinatownCrawl event at Tainan Bistro. Sunday, August 13, 2017 Everything on the menu is single serving, not family style dining. But feel free to share with other Crawlers. I have carefully selected dishes for those people who is: Vegetarian - steam buns and dumpling may contain eggs Pescetarian - can be vegetarian contain eggs Gluten intolerance or sensitivity Restricted on the consumption of pork Allergic to shell fish - see below, but skip fish and seafood on the name Vegan - Not on the menu, but it can be prepared from the kitchen Vegetarian and Pescetarian: 凉麵 $5.25 - Cold Noodles (dry) - tell kitchen to hold the shredded chicken 炸醬麵 $5.95 - Bean Paste with minced pork Dry Noodles - tell kitchen to hold the pork 素炒麵 $5.75 - Vegetarian Chow Mein 酥炸魚排飯 - $7.75 - Fried fish steak over rice 綜合素炒飯 $6.00 - Vegetarian fried rice 鮮蝦炒飯 $6.50 - Prawn fried rice 三鮮水餃 (15) $7.00 - Three Seafood dumplings 煎素餃...

Tainan Bistro Menu Translated

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Tainan Bistro serves lots of delicious Taiwanese food. Unless you read Chinese, you can't understand what's on the menu hanging on the wall. So, let me break it down for you. There are 5 panels: Side Dishes (check the cooler for availability) Noodles Dumplings Pot Stickers Rice Dishes Beverage & New Items Noodles (2nd Panel) Noodles Panel 牛肉麵 $6.95 - Beef Soup Noodles 牛肉蓋澆陽春麵 $6.95 - Beef Topped Noodles 榨菜肉絲湯麵 $6.00 - Preserved mustard with pork strips soup noodles 雪菜肉絲湯麵 $6.00 - Preserved vegetable with pork strips soup noodles 番茄雞蛋麵 $6.00 - Tomato scramble eggs over noodles 鮮蝦小餛飩麵 $6.75 - Shrimp won ton soup noodles 豬排麵 $6.95 - Pork chop soup noodles 雞排麵 $6.95 - Chicken Steak soup noodles 魚排麵 $7.75 - Fish Steak soup noodles 切仔麵/米粉 $5.50 - Minced Pork Plain Noodles /Rice Noodles 凉麵 $5.25 - Cold Noodles (dry) 全家福 - Family Portrait - Fish, pork 砂鍋牛肉粉絲湯 - Clay pot beef strips rice noodle soup 蝦炒麵 $6.75 - Shrimp Chow Mein 雞炒麵 $6.50 - Chicken...

Yogurt to da Max

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When you want all-natural homemade yogurt, I have to brag about my discovery. But you have to be in Houston to enjoy it. There are many yogurts in supermarkets that contain lots of sugar and corn starch. Only few of them contain the active cultures or Lactobacillus Bulgaricus. However, they are too sweet for me. One day, I ran into a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that made my dream of eating real yogurt come true. Viola, I found Eatwell Bakery Cafe . I go to Eatwell almost monthly to fulfill my crave for enzymes. I buy the half-gallon container, which lasts about 4-6 weeks. This is far cheaper than White Mountain of Austin, which has additives and inconsistent flavors. According to the owner Ziad, Eatwell uses only the freshest milk from a local farm that meets his high standards. The flavor of its freshness is indescribable. Only the natural ingredients Mmm... you've got to sample it. When you go, mention Lou sent you. I eat 4-6 oz a day plain or with agave nectar. I...