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NOVEL FARE
Chinese Restaurant in Auckland : A resident of Dunedin who has recently returned from the north speaks enthusiastically of a new Chinese restaurant in Auckland. “ ‘ Chung King ’ is the name,” he said in an interview, “ and it is really a charming place to go after a show. The outside is modelled on a Chinese tea house —modernised version—'and the roof is built out like a pagoda. The furniture is brightly lacquered, mostly in shades of red and gold; the waiters are European, strangely enough; but the cashier and cook are Chinese. The food is beautifully cooked and attractively served in small bowls. Another point in its Savour is that the entire kitchen is visible to the customers, who can see their meals being prepared if they wish. “ There are all sorts of Chinese dishes, including, of course, chop suey and fried rice, but the most popular item is ‘ chowmein.’ There is actually a * chow-mein ’ section, where this dish is served exclusively. It consists of a cereal, which looks rather like vermicelli, but is not quite that, vegetables and chicken (roast or boiled), pork, or egg. These are all placed neatly in a bowl, the cereal at the bottom, the vegetables, par-boiled—l think that is the correct culinary term—and meat mixed nicely on top, and all is covered with a soya bean sauce. Chicken • chow-mein ’ is delicious. " The customers, too, in this restaurant, are interesting, the excellence and novelty of the food attracting people of all nationalities, and from every walk of life. Indeed, you see men and women in full evening dress sitting at tables with others in ‘reach-me-downs.’” OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 26645, 16 DECEMBER 1947, paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19471216.2.8.3?items_per_page=10&page=3&query=chinese+restaurant+auckland&snippet=true
Chinese Restaurant in Auckland : A resident of Dunedin who has recently returned from the north speaks enthusiastically of a new Chinese restaurant in Auckland. “ ‘ Chung King ’ is the name,” he said in an interview, “ and it is really a charming place to go after a show. The outside is modelled on a Chinese tea house —modernised version—'and the roof is built out like a pagoda. The furniture is brightly lacquered, mostly in shades of red and gold; the waiters are European, strangely enough; but the cashier and cook are Chinese. The food is beautifully cooked and attractively served in small bowls. Another point in its Savour is that the entire kitchen is visible to the customers, who can see their meals being prepared if they wish. “ There are all sorts of Chinese dishes, including, of course, chop suey and fried rice, but the most popular item is ‘ chowmein.’ There is actually a * chow-mein ’ section, where this dish is served exclusively. It consists of a cereal, which looks rather like vermicelli, but is not quite that, vegetables and chicken (roast or boiled), pork, or egg. These are all placed neatly in a bowl, the cereal at the bottom, the vegetables, par-boiled—l think that is the correct culinary term—and meat mixed nicely on top, and all is covered with a soya bean sauce. Chicken • chow-mein ’ is delicious. " The customers, too, in this restaurant, are interesting, the excellence and novelty of the food attracting people of all nationalities, and from every walk of life. Indeed, you see men and women in full evening dress sitting at tables with others in ‘reach-me-downs.’” OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 26645, 16 DECEMBER 1947, paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19471216.2.8.3?items_per_page=10&page=3&query=chinese+restaurant+auckland&snippet=true