PS We Ate You: June

Every month, we like to shine a spotlight on the most delicious dishes we’ve stumbled upon recently. Chow down!

summer abundance bowl with miso ginger vinaigrette
Obentos, RMB 68
This new addition to Obentos’ summer menu is the ultimate desk-lunch or healthy break in your week. It contains mixed grains, quinoa, kale, a soft boiled egg, soy braised shitake mushrooms, Obentos’ kimchi, edamame, daikon shoots, and a generous portion of soy roasted seed mix.

lobster risotto with laksa broth
Mulu, available as part of eight-course set menu at RMB 688
Made with 37 different spices, the smell of the laksa broth in this east-meets-west risotto hits you well before the dish reaches the table. Add to that al dente rice and tender lobster and it all adds up to a very memorable dish.

spicy tuna roll
Hagaki, RMB 98
We prefer our sushi rolls simple, so we love this combination of spicy diced tuna, cucumber, and avocado, judiciously topped with a slice of grilled eel. A perfect flavor bomb that just needs a quick dip in the soy sauce to take it home.

salmon norvégian à la salamandre
Brasserie FLO, RMB 196
This classic is the perfect main to a classic French meal – a piece of beautifully seared Norwegian salmon displayed on a bed of thinly-sliced roast vegetables, topped off with Champagne butter sauce.

twice-fried pork
Zhang Mama, RMB 38
An old favorite, Zhang Mama’s dishes are still tasty as ever even after their expansion into the Jiaodaokou area. This version of huiguorou, or twice-fried pork, comes with crispy fried dough bits at the bottom, plenty of leeks, onions, and Sichuan peppercorns.

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