February 21, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 4
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The China Pavilion Remembered

by Richard Auffrey

Empty lots often attract the interest of passersby, as does the one on Hudson street in Boston’s Chinatown.  Except for a 2019 project carried out by the Chinese Historical Society of New England and sponsored by the Boston City Archeological Program, its history may have been lost. It had been the site of the famed Ruby Foo’s Den, bordered by the 16 Hudson Street home of the Ginza restaurant. On that exterior wall, still rests a sign advertising the China Pavilion (pictured […]

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Dine Like a Tiger: How Local Asian Americans Ate on Lunar New Year

by Winnie Huang

For many, the Lunar New Year brings back fond family memories, filled with tradition, lively celebration, and, of course food. Let’s look at how several area Asian Americans celebrated with their favorite dishes: China Pearl Style New Year For Patty and Brian Moy, owners of China Pearl and Shojo restaurants, the dish that defines new year is nian gao (年糕). “I love the savory version with snow cabbage, shredded pork, and the nian gao is cut up from a thick, […]

Bubble Tea
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Bubbles: It’s America’s New Cup of Tea

by Moninisha Yadav

Asia has a long history of drinking tea. But one style of tea has long been bubbling above the other vareties — and taking the global market by storm. Originating in Taipei in the 1980s, bubble tea made its way to the United States in the 1990s. It became extremely popular within the Taiwanese American community on the West Coast. Shops began opening up all over California, becoming well known with the surrounding Asian American communities. But how did it […]

Food from Anatolia
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Anatolia Buffet and Kebab House

by Anna Ing

The Anatolia Buffet and Kebab House has been serving delicious Turkish food since 2004 in Brookline Village. The restaurant is named after Anatolia — or Asia Minor — which makes up most of modern day Turkey. We recently had lunch in the Anatolia Buffet’s simple, yet spacious dining room. We ordered the Lahmacun ($5.50), the Turkish version of a cheese-less pizza. Seasoned ground lamb and finely diced vegetables were topped over a crispy and very thin dough. Each bite was […]

Japanese food Futago
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Japanese Favorites at Futago

by Anna Ing

I was happy to see Futago restaurant (Japanese for “twins”) still open during a recent lunch time visit. Its owners also run the izakaya and soba house, Sugidama. They have been dishing up solid udon dishes at Futago since opening almost three years ago. The open and minimally decorated dining space has two beautiful paintings featuring steaming udon bowls ready to be enjoyed by a hovering hand with chopsticks.  I started with a favorite, takoyaki, a dish of grilled octopus […]

PuPu Platter
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The Origins of the PuPu Platter

by Richard Auffrey

In an advertisement in the Boston Globe, October 14, 1982, Bob Lee’s restaurant, Islander, posted the claim, “We invented The Pupu Platter.” Did they invent it? If not, what is the truth behind the origins of the Pu-Pu Platter? There is no question that the term “Pu-Pu” derives from the Hawaiian word, “pū-pū”, which refers to “appetizers.” Originally, pū-pū only referred to shellfish, but was eventually expanded to include a variety of other foods as well.  During the 1950s, a number of Hawaiian newspapers mentioned pu-pu. The Honolulu […]

Massachusetts Asian Restaurant Association
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MARA Launch Sees Success

by Sampan Staff

“We’re excited to launch a partnership with [MARA] and [MRA] solely to help Chinese restaurants,” said MRA vice president Steve Clark.

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