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The hot & sour soup was extremely flavourful and had shreds of carrots in it that were a little long and therefore difficult to catch in the spoon provided. Mothers definitely uses a heavy hand of cornstarch in their recipe because it was hands down the most gelatinous hot & sour soup I have ever had. At $5.99 it is a generous portion and can easily be split between two or even three people. Not the best hot & sour soup but definitely worth trying.
The beef buns were ordered pretty much solely on curiosity. The buns are two to an order for about $4. We spotted them on a fellow diner's table and were intrigued by their size, I would say they are easily the size of a baseball. I am not a huge Chinese foodie so these were new to me. I broke my bun with my chopsticks opposed to bitting right in so I could inspect the contents. It wasn't as easy as you would expect. The dough is very thick, half an inch easily. In the middle of the bun lays a 2 ounce beef patty. The beef is exceptionally moist and the flavour is excellent. The dough is soft and fresh but I find eating the bun in its entirety would drown out the flavour of the beef. I am the kind of person who prefers open-faced sandwiches so eating only part of the dough is my equivalent.
The dumplings were the star of the show hands down. In an attempt to be "healthy" we selected from the steamed dumpling section, specifically the juicy pork dumplings. These dumplings contain broth in the dumpling, many know this variety as soup dumplings (not to be confused with dumpling soup). The dumplings at Mothers are slightly smaller than I am used to for soup dumplings and contain less broth. I am just being nitpicky and trying to find a flaw here. They were amazing. The pork was mixed with chive and the broth wasn't too salty or hot... so we could dive right in. For about $7 there are eight to an order although only seven are pictured. My eager dining companion couldn't help himself. Like it's Italian counterpart ravioli, the dough is the foundation of a great dumpling. No matter how delicious the filling, if the dough is too thick or off in any way it can never been great. Good, yes. Great, no. That said the dough was perfect. They are clearly fresh- you can see them being made all day long by the chef. Thin and light yet don't fall apart when you take the first bite.
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