Hot Pot with Mushroom and Pork. We had to lead off with this one, because it's so cool. And because it emphasizes our point: I bet you didn't know you could get food like this at Middle Kingdom!
This month's Current review took us to Middle Kingdom, which is possibly the least understood (or most misunderstood) restaurant in Ann Arbor. Everyone knows they have Americanized Chinese food... but far too few people know that they also have very authentic Chinese food, with a separate team of chefs from Sichuan and Beijing cooking it. The secret is that you have to ask for the Red Menu, and we're here to help you navigate it. The dishes below, which we actually describe in the article, are all in there. (We use the menu spelling of "Szechuan" below.)
Check out our review on eCurrent.com (and feel free to click on the star of your choice to rate it if you want to), and check out all the photos that didn't fit below. As always, you can click on them for larger versions. (The color balance on these is a little off, but we wanted to get them up in the meantime; sorry about that!)
Mushroom Salad: light and fresh, with both shiitake and the less-seen enoki mushrooms. The photo from the article, in case you wanted a closer look.
Our all-time favorite, Fish
Fillet with Bean Cake Soup (#51). Just look at all that red chile
goodness. Not as spicy as it looks, but don't drink the broth (too
oily), just fish the pieces out like you're supposed to.
Pi Pa Tofu, aka Deep-Fried Tofu
with Assorted Vegetables (#226): we have to work very hard not to get
this each time we're there. Spectacular dish, boring name. If Johnny
hadn't recommended this we would never have known about it.
Beef with Hand-Made Noodle Soup:
A surprise hit. This could stand as a meal for one on its own, and
probably does in its native land. See the article for a description.
More behind the cut; trust me, this is not to be missed...
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