Chinese Restaurant Awards

Hi Peanuts, 

The first annual Chinese Restaurant Awards kicked off in Vancouver today. Sadly, I couldn’t be there but I will be printing out the following list of winners to keep in my purse. These parts offer some of the finest Chinese food west of Bejing and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven around in the rain looking for that je ne sais quan before lazing out and pulling up at Hon’s yet again. Save me some of the taro root hot pot!

Love,

Jasmine, The Food Journalist

1st Annual Chinese restaurants Awards – SIGNATURE DISH WINNERS were:

Most Innovative Dish:
Guoba (Crispy Rice) with Salty Egg Yolk – Long’s Noodle House

Crab:
Golden Dungeness Crab with Spiced Salt – Ken’s Chinese Restaurant

King Crab:
Live King Crab in 4 Courses – Excelsior Restaurant

Shrimp:
Sautéed Spot Prawns with Soya Sauce – Koon Bo Restaurant

Lobster:
Lobster in Two Courses – Shiang Garden

Northern/Shanghai-style Dim Sum:
Shanghai Style Juicy Dumpling – Lin Chinese Cuisine & Tea House

Cantonese/Hong Kong-style Dim Sum:
Steamed Rice Rolls with Pork Liver – Shunfeng Seafood

Congee:
Liver and Meatball Congee – Mak’s

Noodles & Rice:
Beef Tendon and Won Ton Noodle Soup – Tsim Cha Noodles

Barbecue:
Roasted Pork – Parker Place BBQ

Vegetarian:
Taro Hot Pot – Bo Kong

Cold Appetizer:
Jellied Pork – Shanghai River

Chinese Dessert:
Golden Pumpkin with Honeyed Walnut – Yan’s

Chinese Pastry:
Apple Tart – New Town Bakery

Soup:
Wine Chicken Soup – Wonton King

Fish:
Steamed Live Sable Fish in Bamboo Steamers – Sea Harbour

Geoduck:
Sautéed Geoduck with Mixed Vegetables – Jade Dynasty Restaurant

Scallop:
Scallop-stuffed Zigua – Jade Dynasty Restaurant

Clam:
Grilled Clams – VIP’s Restaurant

Pork:
Roast Suckling Pig – Kirin Restaurant

Beef:
Sautéed Beef with Chinese Long Bread – Flamingo Chinese Restaurant

Lamb/goat/mutton:
Lamb Hot Pot – Sun Sui Wah

Chicken:
Chicken Hot Pot – Jade Seafood Restaurant

Duck:
Stuffed Duck – Shanghai Wonderful

Squab:
Roasted Squab – Sea Harbour

Also included in the awards ceremony was the presentation of the Diners’ Choice Awards for best restaurant, a category open to the general public and voted on on-line, awarded on December 1st, 2008. The following awards were presented:

Diner’s Choice Awards:
Best Dim Sum Restaurant – Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
Best Cantonese Restaurant – Mui Garden
Best Northern Chinese Restaurant – Shanghai River Restaurant
Best Hot Pot Restaurant – Chubby Lamb Hotpot Restaurant
Best Taiwanese Restaurant – Bubble Tea Café – Well Tea
Best HK Style Café – Gloucester Cafe
Best Noodle Soup Restaurant – Sha Lin Noodle House
Best Congee Restaurant – Hon’s Wun Tun House
Best Chinese Bakery Shop – Anna’s Cake House