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Hand-made Noodles of Xinjiang

April 23rd 2008 11:47
Northern Chinese cuisine focus on noodles and other dishes involving noodles. This is what Sea Bay Hand-Made Noodle restaurant had in mind. The owner, an immigrant from the Xinjiang province in China, wanted to show that Chinese food is not just yum cha and rice (in fact, is a lot more than these commonly associated food genres) and have put together a noodle based menu to prove it.

Sea Bay Restaurant
The small Sea Bay restaurant attracts noodles lovers from all over Sydney



There is, another difference between noodles, and hand-made noodles. I sat in this small and crowded restaurant facing the kitchen, and watched as the chef picked up a large boulder of dough and started pulling. Strings of 'noodles' miraculously formed between his fingers and as he pulled and folded and pulled again, they became thinner and thinner without breaking. The hand-made noodles has the characteristic of being unevenly in length and thickness, and are chewy without it being under-cooked. I ordered a plate of chicken stir-fried noodles and out came a serving enough for two of me.

We also ordered some noodle soups with the intention to compare. While the stir-fried noodles were rich in flavour, the soup version seem to be a little bland, heavily peppered covering all other tastes that may be present. Yes, we all agree the stir-fried version was much better.

Dishes
Noodle Dishes



Other dishes are available for the adventurous eaters including pigs ears, tripe and jelly fish. Oh - you must try the Xinjiang lamb grill. Similar to a Kebab grill it's one of the featured dishes here.

The shop front is extremely small, so expect to be crammed in, however worth a try.

Sea Bay Hand-Made Noodle Restaurant

181D Burwood Road
Burwood NSW
(02) 9745 2238
Closed on Thursdays
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Comment by Fobzy

April 25th 2008 09:52
Seems I should go there as a slumming experience on my return to Australia. So long as it tastes good, I'll take one of my horse buddies with me. We don't always want to eat expensive although I am having my share of that back home in England.

Comment by AmyHuang

April 27th 2008 23:04
Fobzy - I did find England expensive but then again, it's all relative to living standards... yes you should try! Although don't know when you'll next be back, the shop might not exist anymore then - you know how it is!

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