April 12, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 7

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

Food

Asian cuisine restaurants coping during Pandemic lockdown

By Carey Lin Since Massachusetts went into lockdown due to Covid-19, restaurants have been coping by continuing their takeout business with “no-contact deliveries”. Some restaurants are weathering the storm. Tora, a Japanese restaurant on Tyler Street in Chinatown is “doing okay” and busy with takeout orders, according Eric, a Tora part-time worker. “Weekends are still pretty busy for us,” he said.   But those who rely heavily on the dine-in experience such as hot pot, are not as fortunate.  Hot […]

A food aficionado: Silk Road Uyghur Cuisine

Samosa or a savory beef-and-onion meat pie in flaky pastry. (Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.) I was excited to try Silk Road Uyghur Cuisine in East Cambridge. This cozy and no-frills restaurant serves Uyghur (pronounced “wee gur”) cuisine since 2017. The Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is located in the Northwest region of China, along the Silk Road trading route. Thanks to this history, the food blend East and West beautifully. The samosa ($2.99) is a savory baked meat pastry. This […]

Chalawan packs flavor with elegance

Chalawan adds fresh flavors of Southeast Asia to Porter Square. Thailand is well represented on Chef Palm Amatawat’s menu, but you won’t see pad thai or noodles among the main courses. The cuisine draws inspiration from his travels to Indonesia and Vietnam. The Aunty Wang steamed snapper dumplings ($11) were an exquisite appetizer, with four dumplings dressed in black vinegar and slivers of chili. My companion declared the snapper dumplings one of her favorites. The seared Alaska scallop with green […]

A food aficionado: Sugidama Soba and Izakaya

Sugidama Soba and Izakaya serves an extensive Japanese food menu, including housemade udon, yakitori and makimono. The bustling Davis Square eatery opened in 2016 and expanded earlier this year with Futago in Brookline. Sugidama refers to a “cedar ball,” or cedar branches gathered in the shape of a ball, hung outside Japanese beer and sake establishments. As time passed, the branches turned brown, signaling the sake and beer were ready. It was a packed weekday night and we were hungry. […]

Little Panda Hot Pot and Szechuan House

About a mile from Quincy center and the hustle and bustle that comes with a city center is a Chinese restaurant that lights up the quiet little neighborhood it is situated in. Little Panda Hot Pot and Szechuan House (25 Copeland Street, Quincy,MA02169) is a gem in a neighborhood scarce on anything other than auto body shops and two-family houses. This is why the restaurant’s near midnight closing time is so convenient, too. But where this restaurant really shines is in […]

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