From the original post
The photo note
#魚蛋麵 (#fishball #noodle #soup) & extra roasted #duck added #foodforfoodies #foodography #foodphotography #livetoeat #grub #foodpics #foodspotting #foodstyling #chinese #nyc #chinatown #好食 #好吃 #好好味
Looking back
The SD Foodie take
Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.
The bowl is loaded: big white fish balls, slices of fish cake and pieces of crisp-skinned roast duck over thin egg noodles in clear broth with scallions. Roger noted the duck was an extra.
Minutes later he posted a pair of green tea egg tarts with flaky crusts, and later that day a full dim sum spread in Chinatown. Four days earlier he had eaten xiaolongbao there too. On a New York trip full of famous addresses, Chinatown is where he kept going back.
The quick critique
What stood out
- Fish balls with extra roast duck
- Green tea egg tarts
- A full Chinatown dim sum session the same day
Bottom line
Archive verdict
Comfort food in Manhattan’s Chinatown — the part of the New York trip that felt most like home cooking.