Showing posts with label san Gabriel valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label san Gabriel valley. Show all posts

Monday, January 13, 2014

Taiwanese Dishes We Can’t Live Without

Small eats are a big deal for most Taiwanese who live the simple mantra “eat often and eat good.” In Taiwan tons of streets are dedicated to snack shacks boasting loads of popcorn chicken, noodle soup, stinky tofu, and Japanese influenced favorites.

Our restaurant has influences from Teochew, Hokkien, and Japanese cuisine which make it’s flavorful dishes extremely unique. It’s hard to say which dishes are hands-down our absolute favorites but here are a few to get you started. We hope you'll stop by and visit Wonderful Restaurant if you're in San Gabriel Valley. 

Stinky tofu (臭豆腐)

This is the world's best love-it-or-hate-it snack and Taiwan does it just right. 
The "fragrant" cube of bean curd is deep-fried and draped with sweet and spicy sauce. It you hold your nose, it looks and tastes just like a plain ol' piece of fried tofu, with a crisp casing and soft center like pudding.
But what's the fun in eating that? Inhale deeply and relish the stench, the smellier, the better.


Spicy hotpot (麻辣火鍋)

Taiwanese are mad for spicy hot pot.
And who wouldn't be? The bubbling pots of broth are filled with all sorts of Chinese herbs and spices to create an incredibly rich flavor for all the raw, fresh ingredients that diners will dip into it.
New hot pot places pop up almost every day, each with a gimmick to attract insatiable hot pot diners.
But it is spicy hot pot with quality ingredients that stands the test of time. While Taiwan's spice-levels can't come close to Chongqing's, they're pretty piquant.

Three-cup chicken (三杯雞)
Three-cup chicken is cooked in a cup of rice wine, a cup of oil and a cup of soy sauce. To this Taiwanese culinary triumvirate is added some fresh basil, chilies and garlic for an irresistible combination.
Some kitchens have a different definition of three-cup chicken, such as a cup of wine, a cup of sesame oil and a cup of sugar.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Three Ways to Enjoy Stinky Tofu


Have you ever tried stinky tofu? Many people are not interested in tasting this dish because of it’s offensive smell. People who tend to enjoy the dish are open minded and tend to enjoy fermented dishes. For Asians, stinky tofu is the equivalent to a blue cheese. Stinky tofu aka choudoufu, 臭豆腐, is a dish that goes all the way back to the Qing dynasty.



At Wonderful Restaurant we like it in a soup. If you crave spicy you have got to try this dish! We serve ours in a spicy, tongue-numbing broth garnishes with peppers and herbs.  Other popular variations are fried stinky tofu and grilled versions.

Stinky tofu is composed of a mixture of brine of salt, amaranth, and cabbage and then fermented for up to two weeks. Of course there is various variations of fermented but this a popular one among the Taiwanese community.



We hope you’ll come in and give ours a try! Let us know how you like it and how our version compares to others in the San Gabriel Valley! 

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Baked Seafood Dynamite Recipe

Our famous Japanese Dynamite recipe is always a crowd favorite at Wonderful Restaurant. It can be referenced as a comfort food in Asian culture. For those of you who cannot come out to try our dish we wanted to share with you bits and pieces of our recipe straight from our head chef, Frank.

For those of you who aren't sure of what "dynamite" may be referencing to, it's the special sauce in this dish that is noteworthy to share! We use nothing but the best quality of assorted seafood to prepare each and every batch of dynamite and each is made and baked to order!



Here's what we use in our sauce:

  • Kewpie mayonnaise
  • Sriracha
  • Masago


This dish after being baked is a spicy, creamy flavorful dish! The spicy seafood dynamite sauce goes excellent with a bowl rice and Sapporo! We have some great deals going on this month! Spend $10, get a FREE scallop roll for liking us on Facebook or buy one entree and receive a FREE fried rice! If your in the San Gabriel Valley area stop on in and join us for lunch or dinner!

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