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| - Tucked away on a quiet street of St Marc, there's Qing Hua, a dumpling shop where you would least expect. Its wooden sign with huge Chinese characters adorned the tiny entrance that leads to a space of not more than 5 tables. What the hell do they actually sell?
Well, once you walked in, when you look through the glass window, there's usually several Chinese ladies, carefully making the dumplings from scratch with their hands. I thought it was fascinating. Not because they make dumplings from scratch. Gosh, I made them myself too. But it's just I don't expect to see this in the middle of no where in Montreal.
The waiter finally came up to us and gave us their menu. They have a wide selections of dumplings with an option to have them steamed or with soup. Fried? Don't even think about it. With dumplings this fresh, you would be a fool to deep fry them. There are also some very exotic items that you can order if you know Chinese.
I ordered the pork with cilantro dumpling and it was ready after 15 minutes wait. It was mild and tasty and you can taste the nice texture of the homemade dumpling skin. With a little soy sauce, it's, should I say, heavenly.
Expect nothing but dumplings here. Go get your fried rice somewhere else. But if you are seriously into authentic homemade dumplings, this is the place to go.
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