It's been a while since I last blogged...Years actually... Three to be exact. I know, it's terrible! So much for wanting to be a blogger. Well, I'm back (fingers crossed). It's been crazy; but I'll blog about that another time (hopefully not in another three years). And, of course, my opening blog is about food! I mean, what else would it be about? My love for food hasn't changed...
This past Sunday hubby and I (oh yes, I got married. More on that in another blog)... As I was saying, hubby and I went out for some Chinese food. Having been so disappointed at what was once a beloved Chinese hangout of ours I remembered one I used to go to when I lived in Rondies (that's Rondebosch for those who don't live in a Cape Town, and for those who live in the northern suburbs).
The restaurant looked quite different from when I last went. Actually, it was so long ago I wouldn't be able to describe it anyway. But we didn't go there for the look, we went there for the food. So we got down to business...
The starters
What would Chinese be without veggie spring rolls, right? So of course we had those. I didn't take pics coz they're spring rolls but I must say they were golden and crispy outside and so soft inside. And they weren't oily as is usually the case with spring rolls. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a chilly day on Sunday so we ordered soup. There was an option for a small or large portion and because we were sharing we opted for the large... It was HUGE! It could've fed four to six people. I guess you get value for your money. The tofu and veg soup was quite a delight. Hubby had to remind me to take it easy as more food would come and I'd be too full from the soup. Yes, that's how much I enjoyed it.
The Mains
The Mains
We LOVE tofu so we definitely had to have some. I couldn't remember the tofu dish I used to love there so I called my friend Samba who had recently gone to the restaurant and she suggested we get the Three Cup Tofu. My oh my was this delicious! Hubby and I each had a portion of this and then we shared a portion of veg fried noodles. These were just as amazing. I left feeling more than satisfied. I was so happy we went.
Dessert
I don't remember seeing dessert on the menu but we probably wouldn't have been able to eat it anyway because it probably contained cow's milk or something or the other that we can't eat. That's why it's great to have friends like Jane who bake on request. So dessert was at Jane's place and she made us some ginger bread. It was lovely. I didn't take pics because we literally gobbled it up.
So... Guess where we were today... Yep... We went back for more of these goodies. We will probably go back until we have tried everything we can then we'll disappear for some time until we miss eating whatever dish we loved the most there... That's generally our pattern.
Today we tried some hot and sour soup... Very... interesting...but it went down. For mains we tried
some spicy tofu, which to me really had a more Korean taste to it, and we had some egg plant in brown sauce... It was nice but it ain't got nothing on Simply Asia's 408. As for dessert, well, Jane was away so no impromptu baking unfortunately. We had to settle for Appletizer.
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All in all the food was just super and I would really recommend it. They have quite a good selection of vegetarian/vegan dishes so you won't be disappointed. They are on campground road. You can call them up for the exact address.
Most people go there to get take out. It's not exactly fancy. But, like I said, we went there for the food and that gets a definite "A" from me. I hope you get to go and enjoy the food as much as we did.
