If you like REAL authentic Chinese food, you have to go to Jade Villa (in Virginia Beach, close to the corner of S. Independence and Virginia Beach Blvd).
What I order
I love dumplings and I love the dim sum menu at Jade Villa. My favs are the pork shumai and the shrimp har gow.
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Ginataang mais (pronounced GEE-nah-ta-ang MA-es) is a Filipino sweet corn dessert soup. I know this may not sound too appealing for people who haven’t tried it, but it’s one of my favorite desserts and it really brings back a lot of memories. It’s sweet enough for kids to enjoy, yet not too sweet that you couldn’t have multiple bowls in one day.
My mom and I went to Royal Thai Cuisine on, what I like to call, a “mom date”. She had a $25 gift certificate so we thought we would give it a try.
I’ve been craving beef and broccoli with white rice for about 5 days now – this is the 3rd time I’ve had it this week! Near my new house there is a restaurant called “Hohot Mongolian Grill Buffet” that 1) makes me laugh everytime I say “Hohot” and 2) I’ve been dying to try. Since they also serve Chinese food, I got some food to-go.
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I definitely needed a hardy meal after battling through all the last minute Christmas shoppers! I’m always surprised that traditional Filipino meals are super easy to make. Somehow I always think it takes hours of marinating and cooking. This version of chicken afritada is the real deal, unlike my version using oyster sauce.
