China Plate Wednesday 7 November 2013

Ko Po Chicken

Duck pancakes

Wasabi beef

3 kinds of mushrooms

Spicy Prawns

Scallops with egg white

Jim, Karen, Ron, John, Kim, Megan.

Andrew is still on holidays, and we are still trying to work out what he is having holidays from since he is retired and life is one big holiday for him.

New to Kingston, China Plate has moved from Civic where we had been once before, and liked.  It is associated also with Noble Palace in Woden, where we have also been.

It helps to have been here before and know what to order and what not to order as some dishes are somewhat better than others.

So we chose duck pancake to start with (as always) followed by

·         Three kinds of mushrooms with veges

·         Ko Po Chicken

·         Eggplant with spicy salt

·         Hot and spicy king prawns

·         Wasabi beef

·         Scallops and egg white

Wine: Ripost by Tim Knappstein, The Stilletto 2012 Pinot Gris

1994 Brokenwood Hermitage (which Jim was worried had gone off but it hadn’t)

The duck pancakes produced the usual “mmmmmm”, no complaints.

Scallops came with a delicate egg white base, which suited it very well.  I thought it had a sesame oil flavour but not everyone agreed, but the texture overall was beautiful.

The beef was a real winner, it was tender with lots of flavour, the wasabi was not over powering.  Ron said it went well with the red wine.

The prawns impressed some of us, not others, but I thought they were well presented, beautifully cooked.  The chicken was also thought to be very nice, but too much like the prawns in presentation.

The eggplant with spicy salt came as chips, entirely delectable, they disappeared very quickly.  They had that lovely salt and garlic flavour common with spicy salt dishes.

The mushrooms and vegetables were thought to be just “ho hum” but necessary as we needed some veges.

Their dessert chef is not due for a couple of weeks, so it was deep fried icecream all round (well nearly).  It would be worth coming back to see what they offer by way of Asian desserts.

Overall the meal was a good one, with a good selection of dishes, giving us lots of variety.  The best dishes for the night were agreed to be the beef and the eggplant.

Topics of conversation: travel to the USA, Daniels and Kims.