Asian Food in Sydney (Chinatown)

This video is about our trip to Chinatown.

-Finding the best food in town!

Vermicelli

Vermicelli is a very old type of Chinese food. Its history can trace back to the Shui dynasty around 580 BC. Vermicelli isn't like traditional noodles (which made by wheat), the noodles are made by rice instead. Vermicelli is very nutritional and delicious, and there are many ways to cook it such as with hot pot. One of the most famous types is called 'Guo Qiao Vermicelli'.

Fried rice

Fried rice is known as common Asian cuisine especially for Chinese. It is made from steamed rice with various ingredients such as meat, vegetables and eggs. It usually consists of basic and typical ingredients and can be cooked with the left-overs from other dishes.

There are many types of fried rice in the world: Nasi goreng from Indonesia and Malaysia, Paella from Spain and Pilaf from Greek.

Paella 

 

Nasi Goreng

Pilaf

Pho

Pho is a vietnamese style dish. It is made up of a rice noodle soup which is usually served with beef. Usually, it is also served with herbs such as spring onions, chilli, lemon and bean sprouts. Traditionally, the beef in the soup is raw and you are meant to wait until it cooks in the soup before eating. If beef isn't your thing, it can also be served with chicken.

There are many vietnamese restaurants in Sydney that serve Pho. Some of the best areas include:

Bankstown
Flemington - Khai's Restaurant & Shop to the left of BBQ store
Burwood - Anh Dao - 193 Burwood Road
Parramatta - Pho's Pasteur

Katsu Don （カツ丼）

Katsu Don is one of the popular dish in Japan. The word 'Katsu' originally comes from Tonkatsu means deep fried pork cutlet and 'Don' is Donburi, the rice in the bowl. There are many varieties of taste available depends on the region and also each household's secret recipes.

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Fish and Chips

Fish and chips has been a popular take away choice for many years now. It consists of beer battered fish or occasionally bread crumbed fish, usually barramundi or flathead. It is served with a wedge of lemon to be squeezed over the fish by the customer and thick chips on the side. Fish and Chip stores will offer more than just fish and chips. Usually they will have a range of other seafood also battered and ready to be deep fried on order or if you would like to opt for a healthier option, they may have fresh seafood platters on offer. Their menu may include fish cocktails, crumbed calamari rings or natural oysters.

Awarded the Best Fish And Chips (Sydney) from the Seafood Excellence Awards is Ocean Foods located on the corner of Lyons Rd and Gipps St Drummoyne. Their moist and delicious fish covered in a light yet crispy batter has awarded them with numerous awards which can be seen lined up across a shelf which is visible as you enter the store. Using the same recipe, this seafood outlet has been running for a strong 25 years now. Give it a go! Try their home made potato scallops or seafood platters, they didn't receive all of their trophies for nothing =]

Peking Duck

Peking Duck is a famous dish made in China. It is quite often served in many Chinese restaurants.


It is usually served in two courses.

First: The skin of the duck is served on a pancake with Hoisin sauce, cucumber and spring onion.

Second: The rest of the duck is then cooked and is either served in one of two ways. Firstly you can choose to eat the rest of the duck which is cooked with some vegetables in a piece of lettuce. The other way you can eat it is when the rest of the duck is cooked with a special type of noodles.