The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-28

Delightful Tea-The Famous Dish Nut
chi-ki-Oriental Art In Cooking Tgg..
The Cooks Triumph.
The party numbered novel;. a journal
st and poet and two ladies, ikcwise literary
| foil, more or less known to the world Tho
time was 6 O'Clock on a rainy night and Ia.
place was the Chinese quarter Of New York
| better known as the Bend, where Mott stree,
iebouches into Park row.
Picking their way among tho pool, and
pitfalls Of the narrow sidewalk. the party
lalted before an ancient tenement. somewhat
more dllapidatei than It's ncigbb0rs. who's,
loor post bore a legend in Cninese-if one
,ould but have deciphered it-inform.ng the
| hungry wayfarer that here h. might eat and
| be filed
The novelist. t. whose experience ia Chimes,
cookery the rest Of the party humbly sub.
nittei themselves, led the way into the du,ky
Interior Mounting one Digit Of stairs. be-
Ishered his companions into a large. ,qua-.
ront room, urcarpeted. and furnished with
| number Of plain wooden tables and stool.
Near window in one corner OF the room one
If tue tables was set forth with number OF
furious dishes Here the party seated them
'elyes and prepared for what was % f0llos
\ MARVELLOUS ARRAY
Two clocks and a stove, together with the
ables and stools, were the only strictly o.
dental appurtenances which the room con
aimed In the left hand corner Of the apart-
nent stood broad, short lounge or dlyan.
,iled high with pillows, and furnished with
tray containing a miscellaneous ,soltment
f needles, jars, pipes and lamp which was
;ept constantly t.rning. IL was occupied 40
resent by large, plump specimen Of tie
oriental, who lay AZ length lazily manipu-
ating needle and pipe, and presently tie
amt, insipd Odor OF opium circlel through
be place
In the opposite corner upon a number OF
helves was arranged marvellous array OF
rOckery, calculated 10 set a kcramonauAc
Wild Wonderful tureens. decorated with
ntertwisted dragons snakes, dWarfci folag,
nd monstrous humanity bowls OF all shapes
md sizes, jars, pots, sauccr and utensils.
ghose use would puzzle any bat a Chinese
we're displayed to the admiration Of cnyous
yes Below these again were metal utensils
f multitudinous shapes, chatting dishes. fish
hapcd, to contain fish plates, fowl shaped
. hold fowl, and many formed % contain
he nondescript delights which 50 largely
make up Chinese meal
Near at hand was tho counter for what m
.nglish would bo the cashier, with tho count.
ng frame, ink pot and brush and account
ooks. Over this presided a tat, i0yial look
~ Celestial who had evidently thrigen
Don entertainment Of his own house Back
the main apartment the kitchen displayed
view perplexing maze OF articles, who'll,
ameless 70 a western UNDERSTANDING the
whole peryaded By mouth watering pr
ume and a suggestive sound of frying Gui
rizzling.
Before each of the party was set d cup "
delightful tea-mauy times replenisued dur
NJ the meal-chop sticks, and, "a a cOnces
ion to English ignorance, u very small plate
mi "A fork
THE FIRST DISH.
The first dish brought on was the famous
Nut-chi-hi In cold words, IL is prcpari-
ion Of fowl, pork, Chinese mushrooms aui
nut somewhat similar to a chestnut Ia ab.
dilute fact, it is the original ambrosia-tLo
rue food Of tho gods, in whose luscious
,auce Joyes beard was daily dipped. It.
aste and navor are simply indescribable-
English has 10 synonym for 1t, ADJECTIVE,
re feeble and insulting Ono Of tho lai.e,
)b.erved. IN passing her saucer for q second
lelp, that it was heavenly" Tho noyclist.
D whom the observation was addressed, hal
10 audible reply 10 make With hls mouth
uli he could do nothing but reply fersentJ
With bis eyes. The poet deyoured IN silence.
ne had found something for which there Is
no rhyme.
Following this camo Foy-yung daru--au
melet-of which IT may be said that 10 o.
iIenta chef deuyre could ever compare
with this Oriental work OF art ia eggs Tho
Chinese chef had no rival except in his o|l
,ouutry Then came Chow-chop suy, ~
other mysterious mixture, after eating ".
which the poet expressed his opinion TIA,
nature had done hipi wrong in not giving
aim two stomachs Marvellous comestlble1
now followed each other III rapid succession
and the diners were reduced 70 a condition ~.
silent contentment.
IL seemed at tho point where the menu b
gins t. taper for this 10 be read from left h
right, as If even Chinese ingenuity must have
exhausted itself, but there was knowing
twinkle in the eve Of the novelist, and BIS
deluded and oyerfull companions began 70
suspect that he had prudently reserved
nook for some culinary wonder get 70 come
Heralded by birds nest soup-tho king Of OIL
soups-it came in the shape Of Chow-go~
men, the apex and pinnacle Of all things eat
able in this world OF the next II l5s.mply
species OF macaroni, 81 prepared as u leave
a part soft while port Is cooked crisp. last
ing it gingerly, the party uttered simultane-
Gus cries Of delight, and madc combined a.
tack upon the dish, which disappeared Will
startling rapidity.
The bill Of fare Is notsthe Work of an ilky
spider as il seems, but the passport 70 de-
lights such as Lucullus never knew, even
when ho dined with himself l.ot any one
who wishes to know how 70 dino hand IT u
a Chinese restaurateur. New York World.