A short presentation on how to find and eat *real* Chinese food by the creator of the Chopstix™.

1. Sorry - no photos or
video
(I need to keep my anonymity or there’s a risk I’ll
get special treatment when I review a restaurant
- and we don’t want that!)

2. Chinese food...
revealed!
Ian Fenn

3. About me
Work primarily as an Information Architect
But trained as a professional Chinese chef
I’m proud to own a kitchen nickname
Created Chopstix™. Now also write on
Chinese and Malaysian food for Time Out
Have also written for Square Meal
I’ve eaten in most of London’s Chinese
restaurants
Most is six restaurants in one day.

4. Ringo Lo
Chinese Master Chef
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia/

5. Non-Chinese Chinese
Mixed hors d'oeuvres
Crispy aromatic duck
Sweet and sour pork
Lemon chicken
Crispy shredded beef
Special fried rice

6. Chinese meal
‘Lai tong’ - Double-steamed house soup (if
available)
Steamed sea bass with ginger and spring
onion
Cantonese roast duck
Dau miu (stir-fried mange tout pea shoots)
Steamed white rice

7. Urban myths

8. Cantonese roast
duck
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia

9. Who to trust

10. This is
unfortunately
it.

11. What to eat

12. Domestic cat http://www.flickr.com/photos/powi/

13. Cantonese roast
duck and pork
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia/

14. Stir-fried pea shoots
with garlic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia/

15. Steamed hairy crab http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia/

16. Belly Pork and Mui
Choi Hot Pot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredchan/

17. Butter prawns http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia/

18. Chinese steam boat http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredchan/

19. Dim sum http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia/

20. What to eat
Any steamed fish or
seafood
Any double-steamed soup
Any stir-fried Chinese
vegetable (bok choy, gai
lan, choi sum)
Any Chinese hot pot
For the adventurous:
Anything with offal
Anything with salted fish

21. If you must eat sweet
and sour...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredchan/

22. A final word for
vegetarians

23. SORRY!

24. Where to eat

25. Chinese experience
Shaftesbury Avenue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katcameron/

26. New Fook Lam Moon
Gerrard Street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katcameron/

27. Inn Noodle
Oxford Street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/

28. Princess Garden
North Audley Street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopstixmedia

29. Also recommended
Haozhan
Gerrard Street
Mr Kong
Lisle Street
Super Star
Lisle Street
Gold mine
Queensway
Mandarin Palace
Cranbrook Road
North China
Uxbridge Road
Pearl Liang
Sheldon Square
Snazz Sichuan
Chalton Street