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Aunty Mandy is not often in town. So Uncle had the opportunity over Queen’s Birthday Weekend to go makan before she jets off again. What a life (for her)! We both felt like Xiao Long Bao so off we went to Chu Long Ji on Link Drive, Wairau Valley. The XLB did not disappoint; there are 5 different types, 2 of which are specials on the weekends. The XLB are indeed soupy, the pork does not have “sao wei”. Under the previous chef, the XLB skin was finer/thinner and had the mandatory 18 pleats. Not so much now and there are only 13 pleats. But the pleats are mostly cosmetic so we can’t have everything. We started our Shanghainese cuisine meal with soup: pork ribs with corn and chicken. With the dry noodles in scallion,oil and soy sauce, the accompaniments were steamed chicken in shaoxing wine and a green of okra, lightly steamed, and served with wasabi and soya sauce dressing. Aunty was suitably impressed with the meal. #chulongji #chulongjichineserestaurant #linkdrive #wairauvalley #shanghainesecuisine #xiaolongbao #porkribscornsoup #chickensoup #steamchicken #shaoxingwine #okra #ladiesfinger #drynoodles (at Chu Long Ji) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByMkTS5pJBZ/?igshid=6ky02p4ml6re

When Aunties from New Plymouth wanted to have Korean Food, I had no hesitation in recommending Jami on Link Drive, Wairau Park. We’ve been there 3 times and very much impressed by the food and all the accompaniments. At 7.30pm on a Saturday night, we 5 were the last guests to arrive in the restaurant. There were diners but obviously everyone else were early diners. We had (clockwise from top left): charcoal grilled spicy, chicken thighs, spicy pork ribs, grilled pork belly with fresh kimchi and whole pullet, Korean medicinal herbs and ginseng. And a beef bimbimbap. Our table was a picture of abundance, with all the accompanying side dishes. It was a feast. By 8.15pm, we were the only diners left. The kitchen was cleaning up, the wait staff had gone. By 8.45pm, the lights in the kitchen went out and the kitchen staff left. Most of the main lights in the restaurant had been switched off. One of the 2 chandeliers above our corner was turned off. It was pretty obvious the only person left was the owner of the restuarant. We couldn’t hurry through our meal as there were so many side dishes to savour. So by the time we left the darkened restaurant at 9.05pm, after waiting for the owner to appear to facilitate payment, all the lights went out and the door locked. We realised all our dishes have been left on our table, uncleared. #jamikoreanrestaurant #linkdrive #wairauvalley #charcoalgrilledchicken #spicyporkribs #grilledporkbelly #koreanginsengchicken #beefbimbimbap #closeuptime #instakoreanfood (at Jami)

Bossam Joengsik Sliced of boiled pork belly with herbs & pickled napa with all the traditional condiments and 10 side dishes + a tofu soup (soondubu jjigae). Exploring Korean food at Jami Traditional Korean Restaurant, Link Drive, Wairau Valley. Thanks to David Huang @blackandgoldeatery for the heads up. #bossam #bossamjeongsik #porkbelly #picklednapa #sidedishes #soondubu #soondubujjigae #kimchi #jamikoreanrestaurant #linkdrive #wairauvalley (at Jami)