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Wewer epol i t el ygr eet edona r r i v a l a nds hownt oourt a bl ea tt heba c kof t her es t a ur a nt , wher eweha dav i ewoft hek i t c hena ndc oul dobs er v et he wor k ma ns hi poft hec heffir s t ha nd. Abr i efi ns pec t i onoft hedr i nk smenu f ol l oweda ndwha tc a ughtourey ea mongs tt hewi nesa ndbeer sonoffer wa st hei nt r i gui ngc oc k t a i l s , wi t hi ngr edi ent st ha ti nc l uded, bes i dest heus ua l s pi r i t sa ndf r ui tj ui c es , a ddi t i onss uc ha sj a m, c a r da mom, ba s i l , gr eent eaa nd s oys a uc e! Des pi t ebei ngunus ua l , t het a s t ewa sr ea l l yr a t herpl ea s a nta nd wentdownv er ywel l . TheXi a ngXi a ngF i z z , wi t hpi s t a c hi ov odk a , honey , l emon, s oys a uc ea nds odaa ndt heL uc k+F or t unewi t hgi n, Tha i ba s i l , ma nda r i nl i quor , k umqua tj a ma ndl emonwer epa r t i c ul a rf a v our i t es .
F ors t a r t erweha dpa ns ea r edpor kdumpl i ngsdr i z z l ed wi t hs oya ndc hi l l i a ndha ndma del obs t era nds hr i mp s pr i ngr ol l . Thedumpl i ngswer ewonder f ul l yt a s t ya nd t hes ea s oni ngwa ss pot on, t hes pr i ngr ol l i sma de f r om s weetl obs t erc l a wa ndk nuc k l emea t , a ndl os es noneoft hefla v oura ndc omeswi t habea ut i f ul Tha i c ur r ya i ol i . Ma i nc our s ewa sa nequa l l yt oughdec i s i on. Des pi t ebei ngt empt edby av a r i et yofs t ea k , c hi c k ena ndfis hdi s hes , wes el ec t edt heMongol i a n beefa ndChi nes eBBQpor kr i bs–exc el l entc hoi c est heywer et oo!
Thebeefwa sext r emel yt endera ndc a r a mel i s edi nda r ks oys a uc ewi t ha hi ntofga r l i c ; t hi spr oduc edabea ut i f ul s t r ongbeeffla v our . Ther i bswer e s l owbr a i s eda ndj us tf el l offt hebonea ndwer es er v edi nadel i c i ous ba r beques a uc e. T oget herwi t hs i dedi s hesofl oMei nnoodl esa ndf r i ed j a s mi ner i c e, t hec our s ewa sext r emel ys a t i s f y i nga ndfil l i ng.> >
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