#yumcha

[ingoodtastedenver]

Lon Symensma Talks New Projects & Communal Dining

I had the pleasure of interviewing Lon Symensma, Founder and Executive Chef of Cholon Restaurant Concepts just before Thanksgiving 2024. As of when we chatted, a second location of YumCha just opened and his first restaurant venture in Denver International Airport is soon to open. Click the graphic below to listen to our In Good Taste Denver Podcast conversation to learn about all that’s new,…

[24nrg]

some shrimp Har Gow

[roryparnellmooney]

Roast Pork Buns from Dim Sum Indulge in the savory delight of Dim Sum Roast Pork Buns, a perfect treat to satisfy your cravings.

[lunchcase]

This post is exclusively buns. Gold dusted, charcoal coloured, warm liquid gold custard filled buns. Ambrosia. Food of the gods.

[faunandfloraas]

Heh heh

[sanctobin]

Yumcha Heroes in Berlin, Germany.

Yumcha (飲茶) “drinking tea”, is an ancient tradition in Chinese tea houses. Steamed or fried dumplings filled with meat, vegetables or seafood are served along with tea. Traditionally, one orders two or more portions of these small dishes are ordered to satisfy the appetite. We serve these classic dishes in new creations without the use of MSGs or preservatives.

Weinbergsweg 8, 10119 Berlin

[thingsihavedoneandenjoyed]

Checked out the food options. shoutout to those who were very reasonably priced, mostly dumpling trucks, and MASSIVE shoutout to lets do yumcha who gave me an extra bbq bun because one was "a bit small". Couldn't tell. ($3.50 ea)

I also got a cookie. Average cookie tbh. Big and reasonable price, but pretty average.($7)

[rougeaerie]

A fave restaurant is changing management, so we went for yumcha one last time before the current owner leaves. Dressed up a little for the occasion, and ended up with a matching dessert by complete chance! Normally they give us egg tarts at the end, but today was PUMPKIN egg custard pastries!

I ran out of time getting ready this morning and skipped out on headwear, but would've liked to put an ivory headdress with this one. Alas.

Outfit Rundown: JSK, Bolero: Alice & the Pirates Socks: Innocent World Accessories: GR8, Neant, Omnia, Bloodmilk, Betsey Johnson, Vintage, SkinKandy Shoes: Windsor-Smith

Point of Coord: Vampire Princess Goes to Yumcha

We received complementary Pumpkin Pastries after the meal for Halloween. They usually give us egg tarts, so this was an interesting switch! Australia doesn't really "do" Halloween, so this was a surprise, especially at a Chinese restaurant!

[delugedecade]

Sometimes I'm reminded that certain words aren't just hentai tags.

(Old Pic, I'm actually at a Yumcha)

[kuethemoon]

shoutout to the lesbians at yumcha opposite my table loudly gossiping about their gay friend whose boyfriend is always one to two hours late to his dates

[kyndaris]

The Perfect Cup

As everyone knows, the 14th of February is Valentine's Day, where romance reigns supreme where flowers and boxes of chocolates are gifted to significant others. In Japan and Korea, Valentine's Day is when girls give the boys they like chocolate. A month later, on 14th March, boys return the gesture. And given its marketability, I saw many advertisements for it as we travelled across both Japan and South Korea.

Unfortunately for bleachpanda and myself, we were both single. So, on White Day, we headed all the way down to Yokohama instead to treat ourselves. Not with chocolate, mind you, although there was a Godiva cafe I regret not actually visiting, but because I wanted to immerse myself in the locations that were in Yakua: Like a Dragon and Lost Judgment.

Yokohama is a city south of Tokyo and is the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefeecture. It was also one of the first Japanese ports opened to foreign trade back in the mid-19th century. But it's also known for a range of distractions including Cosmo World, the Red Brick Warehouses and, of course, our first destination for the day: The Cup Noodle Museum.

The humble Cup Noodle started life out as Chicken Ramen. The inventor, Momofuku Ando, had been trying to make something that needed only the addition of some hot water. It was during a trip to America that Momofuku was inspired by people putting his chicken ramen noodles in a cup, pouring in hot water and then eating them with a fork. By bringing together all sorts of innovative ideas, including changing one's perspective on how to place the ramen into a cup, he was able to come up with a winning formula that soon became an international sensation.

Entering inside the Cup Noodle museum, bleachpanda and I set about creating our perfect cup - much like how Noctis and his friends did during their road trip adventure in Final Fantasy XV (a game bleachpanda still hasn't finished even as she tries to guilt me into not playing Final Fantasy XVI as soon as it released. I'm GETTING there. I just need to finish off a few OTHER games I bought like Like a Dragon: Ishin!). In the game, Noctis and friends were tasked with slaying numerous monsters depending on the type of ingredient you chose when speaking with Gladiolus.

Heck, I even posted a picture on this very blog where someone had cosplayed as Noctis with the Cup Noodle hat!

Oh, memories...

In any case, bleachpanda and I were able to successfully make our own flavours of Cup Noodle and designing the outside too! Due, of course, to my lack of creation, I simply drew a picture of Pikachu. But I know if my friend Rinbeti had come along, she would have probably drawn something either wondrous or terrifying.

There's no telling if she'll be wholesome or draw something that's NSFW. Perhaps both, actually.

Afterwards, bleachpanda and I took the opportunity to explore the rest of the museum, learning its history: from its humble beginnings to the massive brand it is today. Heck, there's even SPACE ramen now!

From the Cup Noodles Museum, bleachpanda and I headed to the Red Brick Warehouse. Unfortunately, much of it was impassible due to an event that would be held on the next day. And though I was told it was a collection of boutique shops, from what I managed to glimpse, it seemed to primarily be food. And we were still too early to chow down on anything.

So, off we trotted to Chinatown, bypassing the very European-inspired design of Yokohama's Customs House. Now, the Chinatown in Yokohama, it should be known, is the largest Chinatown in Japan and is about 160 years old. Almost everywhere we walked were restaurants or themed shops. And in my eyes, it carried a lot of influence from the Guangdong province of China, as well as Hong Kong.

It was here when we tried out the Japanese idea of yumcha. And while the food was decent, I have to admit, it didn't quite keep the spirit of a rowdy yumcha with trolleys being pushed through narrow aisles between seats as the servers tried to hawk away their offerings to their hungry guests.

Still, I was quite satisfied in wandering around the Chinatown (we even picked up some snacks) before heading to Yamashita Park. Once there, I couldn't help but feel like I'd be thrust into Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Though Yamashita park was only a small portion of the Yokohama world map, I remembered many an amusing side quest in the section, which was only emphasised when Takayuki Yagami was skateboarding in the park as part of his mission to infiltrate all the school clubs in Lost Judgement.

Credit must be given to Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio for bringing these real-world locations to life in video game format. Especially given how I was able to identify so many places that I'd only ever seen in the shrunken down version of the game.

But I didn't have much time to appreciate the Like a Dragon nostalgia because Yokohama had one last surprise for us: The Gundam Factory and its towering recreation of a Gundam that could move through the use of hydraulics! Even for someone who doesn't like mechs in general, seeing the giant robot pose and spout meaningful things about friendship and a bright future was still an impressive sight to witness.

We stayed longer than I anticipated at the Gundam Factory as we waited for the next performance, but bleachpanda was satisfied to record most of the variations. She was, however, disappointed that the shop didn't have much on offer. Given it was set to close by next month, though, she wasn't too bothered.

Plus, you know, there was an apology from the creators on the limitations of what creating a real-life Gundam would entail. It's honestly too bad we haven't yet found a means to find ultralight metals to make them a reality.

With the spectacle of the 'Moving Gundam' in the rearview mirror, bleachpanda and I returned to Tokyo. More specifically, we headed back to Shinjuku station. But before returning to our hotel, bleachpanda and I made a stop at the batting cages (after refuelling at a Krispy Kreme to see if there were any regional specials) to enjoy a uniquely Japanese experience.

I impressed myself with being able to hit several of the balls flung at me at 80-90km/h given how long it had been since I last swung a bat while playing softball. Bleachpanda, on the other hand, managed to punt several of the balls because it was easier and she didn't have to time her swing just right (it's cheating is what it is).

With my arms still feeling weak, bleachpanda and I ended our day with some Japanese KFC. To our dismay, it didn't taste as good as the McDonald's we had at Narita airport when we were heading to South Korea. Nor did it have any potato and gravy! A blasphemous act from anyone who loves and enjoys the KFC back home in Australia.

Disappointed, we returned to our hotel.

It's hard to imagine that tomorrow will be our last day exploring Japan and seeing what is has on offer. I can't believe the trip is coming to an end. It felt both too short and also fairly long.

And yet, a part of me can't wait to get back home and start planning my next great adventure out into the wide world!

[that-cheer-up-anon]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

If you've made any new year resolutions or wishes, I hope they come true!

I cleaned the fridge myself and made the most involved dinner I've made in a long while; rice, marinated baby milkfish, homemade gravy (had to remake it 3 times ugh), onion garlic mash potato, curry puffs, and reheated bbq roast pork and frozen veggies. Had some dessert yumcha and ice cream for dessert.

Lit some sparklers as mosquitos swarmed and bit my legs, but I had fun bc I was doing it w my partner and we scared the mosquitoes away w the sparklers.

I hope this new year is better and more fun!

Happy 2024!!!

[jaaana]

This week is a good one. Some good decisions that are made this week:

- boating at buriganga

- leaving yumcha for terraco

How magnificent!

What does #arrna think?

#ferna

[ranseltoska]

"I kinda think I am becoming the adults in the little prince book. Living a mundane life and mediocre one, not having any dreams, sparks, or passion at all, don't even know where to go and what to look for. Such a walking shell without a soul."

This is my entry when I turned older on my birthday last week. I don't know what to feel, I don't know what to expect, I don't know what will change. I just feel like I always in this staying a float phase, not flying and trying to not drowning myself. But as I go through my personal memories last year, I feel like whatever phase I am in I am doing quite a good life, somehow.

Starting the year with exo performing together again, win a giveaway to eat at gelora baik for free, go to solo to spend day with alifa, trying new place like bakmi gandhok, bakmi bersahadja 77, warung bahtera. Solo trip with mbak flos. Watching someday or another day and reading gadis kretek. Learning english translation seriously.

On february, trying new places again; ceria cafe, cinema bakery, wm berdikari, dragon hot pot. Watching jalan yang jauh jangan lupa pulang with ilak. Coming to arin's wedding with andri. Strolling around prawirotaman; tjemara noodle, art and craft space, tirtodipuran link, kebun buku, lawson. Having my first job ever. Moving from my favorite place on earth.

The march, going to pasar wiguna and reunited with isma. Watching suzume. Meet kak fira, mas danish, and dek al. Trying por aqui and the iconic.

Fourth month, trying to open jastip. Bukber with cece. Trying gudeg bromo, ayam gulai, golden geisha, nanamia pizzeria, tous ler jous. Going home. Spending ramadhan with people at home. Celebrating eid with extended family. Meet geng8. Vacation to Malaysia with ayah, bunda, kak qi, and adek. Seventeen release FML album.

May. Going back to jogja. Start journaling for fun. Trying sophie's sunset sunset library, cuena coffee, bungah, nasi teri gejayan. xyz coffee. Going to jogja beauty fest with mbak flos. Watching spiderman across the spiderverse.

The next month, join noraebang with mbak flos. Meet aliya, oma, and tante erna. Visited by mom and dad. Trip around jogja, solo, and pacitan with them. Meet kak fira's family again. Celebrating eid adha. Going to dongeng kopi and watching staar syndrom, onde mande, elemental force, the childe.

July would be a month full of reconnecting. Attending kak dika's wedding. Meeting firda in solo; going to loske, tfp, uma yumcha dimsum, pasar gede. Visiting alifa; patjar merah and lokananta. Having a day off; trying mie sapi banteng, dongeng kopi, warung yanto, cosan. Going to bantul to try sena cafe, meet sagita at jnm bloc, eat kazu ramen. EXO's comeback. Going to rumah miguni with mbak flos. Celebrating wonwoo's birthday. Watching barbie, my precious, and smugglers.

August. I am becoming the full timer in my work place. Going to toko buku nathan and trying ness donut. Watching the moon and head over heels towards do kyungsoo. Parting ways with some friends. Having a barbecue party with team.

This is the special month. I am coming home and gathering with families. Having spirited journey and doing umroh. Cutting of all the connection with real world, praying, worshiping, spending time with my favourite support system in Allah's house. Spending a week at Turkiye, road trip all over it. Spending time with myself and my loved ones. Listening over and over to Pengantar Purifikasi Pikir and Expectation. Reading Loki Tua

October, coming back to jogja and working again. Watching petualangan sherina, iu's golden hour, killers of the flower moon, and cobweb. Noraebang here and there with mbak flos. Seeing blooming season in this city.

November. Getting closer to farah. Reuniting with ilak. Going to bakmie 88, sintesis, kedai ketjil, fore, gyoza sutra, roti jala tanah melayu, baked me to the moon. Watching budi pekerti, love reset, past lives. Learning making beads with farah. Attending JAFF. Meeting lots of cool people. Watching lots of good movies; la luna, sugarland, jatuh cinta seperti di film-film, perfect days, gadis kretek talkshow, women from rote island, and monster.

The last month, my favourite December. Ending JAFF; watching Fallen Angels, attending the closing ceremony with Andri, watching 13 Bom di Jakarta. Evaluation with the team. Going to mie ayam grabyas, hotway chicken, homeground crsl, makmur chicken. Taking a day off to explore prawirotaman; my little warung, house of zaw, kebun buku, lakaey, and walking around kota baru. Finishing reading what you are looking for is in the library and watching the boy and the heron. Meet vika, trying kopitiam, journaling together. Watching live viewing seventeen follow the tour in cinema. Early christmas and birthday dinner with mbak flos at francis pizza and cheese cake cafe. Working in a very packed store during christmas till new year's eve. Celebrating my birthday; cleaning the room, going to periplus to buy a gift for myself, visiting dear eleanor to taking picture of my older self, journaling. Spending the last day of the year in work with a full heart. Meeting mbak flos' warm and beautiful family.

See, it's not a bad year after all. Of course, there are lots of tears, mental breakdown, fears, worries, and hurting myself and people around me. But you gotta experience lots of things, spend your days with your loved ones, going to places you never go before, eating lots of good food. Making connection with people. Buying and collecting lots of cute stuff. Enjoying lots of good films, music, books, and another form of art. So maybe this mundane and mediocre life, is good enough.

[atopearth]

Piofiore: Episodio 1926 Part 4 - Yang Route

Time for my favourite man, Yang!! Honestly, just seeing Fei and Lan already makes me love this route, they're so cute. And trust them to make me crave yumcha now because they're talking about siu mai and other food🥲 Lmao when Yang was saying how they didn't need to worry about the Falzone even if there's a new boss, and Lili was like are you sure, and then Yang's like, so you think we should kill them while we still have a chance, as expected of my woman🤣🤣🤣 Yang putting his head on Lili's shoulder as he reads Moby Dick is very cute hahaha. Rui isn't as hot as Yuan but he does seem quite interesting! Lol, I kinda feel sorry for Rui that he's stuck between two crazy people (Yang and Yuan). I was so scared for Lili when Yuan started strangling her! She's already struggling with her feelings wondering if Yang would just dump her one day if he gets bored of her and now this guy is coming around ready to just kill her. But yeah, Yuan is definitely like Yang back in the day, ruthless with no care for anyone, or I guess we should say Yang back in the day was just like Yuan.

I'm so glad the twins exist, I love how protective they are of Lili and how much they care for her, so cute. I wonder what's Rui's problem with Lili though. I was so scared that the twins would die, I'm so glad they didn't, it was so sweet how they were willing to give up their lives to protect Lili. I wonder why Orlok attacked Lili though... Does the church want another key maiden? But Dante and Nicola are dead... Anyway, I felt so bad for the twins that they felt so frustrated at being helpless against Orlok. I'm glad Lili told the twins that their existence is what saved her when she first came to the Lao Shu because it's so true, both Lan and Fei are so important to me as well, and a big reason as to why I love Yang's route. Teo the annoying guy has appeared again🥲 Trust him to use Josef as a hostage to make Orlok do his bidding. I quite enjoy how Lili is having it quite rough thinking and balancing her moral compass alongside living with the Lao Shu who live upon people's deaths and misfortune in a much more obvious way than the Falzone and them do. I always thought she was quite accepting of how terrible Yang and his guys were so it's nice to see her troubled over it and thinking about whether she can really continue to stay here living off the pain of others. Wow, Yuan killed Rui's whole family just because he needed a place to live and he keeps doing stuff like that wherever he goes? What a crazy guy. I don't know how Rui feels having to follow the guy who killed his family.. Rui and the twins hanging out eating sweets is cute lol. On the other hand, Yang's childhood is something to be expected I guess, other than the fact that Yang killed the human trafficker (who was actually Yuan's dad) who beat him and other kids all the time. I didn't expect the extent to which Yuan was involved in Yang's life, to actually be the one who raised Yang and taught him everything.

Even though Yuan is probably a terrible monster, I can see why he's disappointed with what Yang has "become" because of Lili's influence. So cute how Rui likes food just as much as the twins and lol at Yang knowing his favourite food and how he enjoys his food. I'm so glad Lili finally gave Rui a piece of her mind because he has been very rude to her and she's been way too tolerant towards him. I love how Lili remembered the self-defence tips she learnt from Fei and Lan, and also remembered the stuff Yang told her about Orlok, which helped her and Rui escape from Orlok's attack. So glad to see Rui respect her more but still be like a tsundere about it lmao. Btw, it was so funny how Fei and Lan felt like they were dying because they ate too much lol, they're so dramatic it's hilarious. Anyway, I'm so used to Yang talking shit that when Lili agreed with Lan and said she was going home, I was like what are they angry about?? Hahaha. I didn't expect Yang to apologise though, he really has become a real softie towards her. Even though I did feel like it was random, I think it goes to show that Lili is starting to notice and feel like she can express her feelings for and to Yang much more than before, mainly because he's much kinder and less likely to murder her now lol. I loled when Rui asked if he could finish his report after they got home in the evening, poor dude just wanted to give his report and had to wait hours for them to make up with each other haha.

So happy to see Rui apologise to Lili for treating her like crap before because he thought she was just a freeloader who didn't do anything but look pretty. I feel so bad for Orlok in this route. He's being tormented by his desire to not hurt innocent people alongside his desire to protect Josef. Teo is really such a shit😠 I didn't realise how much Rui's family getting killed in front of him by Yuan affected Rui. It seems like he really does want revenge on Yuan. I definitely prefer Rui over Lee haha. It's actually really cute seeing how considerate and kind Rui is towards Lili now. I'm surprised Yang could be poisoned, I guess I'm too used to Yang being like a monster hahaha. Lili taking the initiative and kissing Yang deeply was such a good moment. One thing I have to say is though, even though Yang should have the best bed scenes, there's no CGs or much description at all, I'm so sad! Where's the passion and excitement from the original route?! Anyway, Rui telling Lili that he initially hated her because he thought she was just like him, following someone he was forced to follow because he needed to survive, just made my heart break. His genuine and heartfelt apology to her made me see him in a much better light.

Not that I think Josef could really run that far even if he left with Emilio but STILL! His reasons, like dudeee, do you not recognise the pain Orlok is going through trying to save you? Why are you making Orlok have to fulfil a mission he doesn't want to do and kill people he doesn't want to kill?? Seeing Orlok die was so saddening. It felt terrible. As for Yuan dying so "easily" was quite disappointing because I quite like how much of a nut he is. He's like an older and more ruthless Yang if he never met Lili I guess lol. At least Rui can be happy. As for the bad ending, seeing Yang protect Lili so much and die for her is quite sweet considering how his original bad ending was haha. Personally though, I prefer the bad ending in the original game, I guess I'm not used to Yang being so kind, and even though in real life you would probably want the Yang that he has become now, I personally prefer the Yang in the first game because he gave a nice balance of sweetness and craziness lol.

Overall, I did like Yang's route but I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as his original route and I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected to. The good stuff about this route are definitely Rui, Yuan and the twins. The twins always make Yang's route a highlight haha, but adding Rui in made it even better. I really liked how he changed from his initial crappy attitude towards Lili to this genuine and heartfelt guy that apologised for his mistakes and assumptions. He had better character development than Yang haha! Yuan was cool too but I feel like he was kinda wasted because I don't feel like Yuan ever really did anything other than be the unpredictable crazy guy. As for Yang, I enjoyed the sweet and kind him that always took Lili's thoughts and feelings into consideration, and was sweet enough to actually apologise to her when he was wrong. He has really grown to care for Lili and you can really tell with this sequel. The only thing that was missing from this sequel was more sexy scenes haha! I feel like there was none! Anyway, in terms of Orlok, I felt bad for him in this route and it really sucked that we didn't get to get rid of Teo when he was basically ruining everyone's lives but oh well I guess. Anyway, nice route if you want a kind Yang, but I thought he was a bit too nice so I don't love the route but it's not bad I guess.

[grub-s]

i could go to yumcha and eat nothing but dòufuhuā