The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
nvELESTIAL RESTAURANT.
YoRK's cHrNATowM.
a Number Of Queer Dishes Were
servcd-Eati1G with Chop sticks
Tea Free as Water.


Served Eatiag with Chop sticks
-rea Frce as Water.
NE OF tho Now York San ~.
porters visited Chinatown with
~ party Of friend. .-A t-i.A
1. Chinese dinner. Ono Of the
party, who used TO frequent tho famous
Chinese restaurant in San Francisco and
was familiar with tho dishes aud the
routine OF Chinese dinner, summoned
waiter, small individual, whose
American clothes sat upo1 him very
badly. The waiter brought small dish |
Of sweet pickle and butter dish con.
tanning q small quantity OF . browr
sauce resembling Worcestershire. Thu
Is tho Chinese condiment and II ex
ceedipgly salt. It Is called see ou. ii,
also brought each q bowl Of steame(
rice, surprisingly white AMI dry, and sc
cooked that each grain was whole snc
separate. The tea came next In small
ware pot, with bowls the s,ze OF egg
cups to drink it from. All this was pre-.
liminary.
"Give us some chow chop suy, John.'
The Chinaman gruuted and diiap
| pearcu III tHc kltC lcn.
"You must always indicate the amour,
You want OF each dish by stating the
price" said the guide. 81 ordered forty
cents worth OF chow chop suy, As that
will be enough for Us both. While they
are preparing it. for 1t takas a N littl. q.
| time, wc-wfff enc ruIuu Tfvo WIN cnoF
sricns. 1sicu IL our bread"
Eating with chop sticks Is not so diff
fcult n matter as most pooplo suppose.
There Is n popular idol that a Ohinuman
takes n stick in each hand and propels
the food into his mouth in some mys.
tcrious process peculiar to himself. When
/ the kaaek is once acquired, however,
chop sticks prove an efficient table
utensil. The sticks arc n foot long, one.
half squared, tho other rounded aud
sharpcncd.
They can be go gripped by their squared
ends between tho thumb aud first finger
OF tho right hand, and stoadied and di.
rected by tho fingers, rs to become ar
excellent pair OF tongs That Is what,
ia fact, they are in tho hand OF tho diner.
Caop sticks are simply single advance
over primitive mans first table tool, tho
thumb aud Iirst finger.
The chow chop suy was brought steam.
ing hot in u large bowl. 1t appeirel to
be a stew without gravy. Tie principal
ingredients were chicken livers, Amcri.
can mushrooms, dried Chinese mush.
rooms, celery, gzzar,ls, aud sproutcd
rico. Tho whole was favored with
spices anl had evidently been treated
with oil.
No plates were served, and tho stew
WAS eaten Chinese fashion, from the
bowl.
"a very excellent dish," said the
guide, "but don't eat too heartily, for
wo have several other courses coming.
This sprontcd rice that you can 500 in
tho bowl is lecmed very fine by Chinese
epicurcs. They sprinkle rice on piece
OF wet cloth until, in tho course of few
days, the grains swell aud sprout. Thcr
they cook it. Our noxt dish will be per
fumed pork, n great dainty. Meantime,
here comes our chick with tho sam
shu."
Sam shu proYnd to. -ha-s,- aanar i.s.rdp
OF milky appearance. The waiter
brought it in ware pot like small,
slender tea pot. Cups holding little
II orc than thimbleful were provided.
The approved method Of taking the
brandy Is to mix it with the tea, cup
OF tho liquor in each tiny bowl Of tea.
1t doesn't do to drink too heartily of the
mixture. Indeed, the temptation to do
SO is small. Sam shu is crude an,l raw
distillation.
Pcriumcd pork was tho nearest an.
proach to civilized diet which was served.
1t was sliccd into thin pieces and brought
in a bowl. The flesh was lean aud ten-
der and had an exceedingly delicate
flavor produced by unfamiliar spices.
Meantime the crowd in tho restaurant
was continually changing. AS fast as the
! diners finished they arose, wiped their
inccs on their hands Uhcrc were no nan.
k,ns), shntllcd To the counter, paid their
Dllls, and left the room. Thoy seldom
spoke, and most of the time the room
was rs silent rs II Quaker meeting. The
places of those who left were filled by
now -comcrS. The restaurant docs big
| business.
"Waitcr," said the guide, "chow gai
! men, seventy cents. Sect"
The little waiter uttered his customary
grunt and vanished.
"Chow gai men," continued tho
guide, "is ono Of tho da:n,iG,. TLey
make 1t here to perfection. 1t consists
"t mass OF spiccd macaroni fried crisp
IN melted fat. like domS.iHuts, aud COW
cred with dressing of chicken livcrs.
mushrooms and stcwcd celery. am
sure you will ike it. The amount
ordered is enough for half dozen, but
they Will not make less, for it is a
troublesome dish to handle. This will
complete our dinner, for there is no des.
Scrt or coffee. Our dinner has beo~ ..-
| exceptional ono 70. thio restaurant, not
withstandinS that it is the swcllest in the
city. There are comparatively few rich
Chlnamen in New York, aud they all
ave their own kitchens, presided over
" high-priced cooks. The diners are
many OF them well of, but Cnlnamau arc
AWAY thrifty. and 1t is possible to live
very nicely here at very small outlay.
Our dinner will cost us $1.30 apiece.
Few Cinnamon will send more than fifty
or sixty cents for meal. For that
amount or money u very excellent