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Pichet Ong: belief

13 Nov 2019 Conversations with Tyler Lunch with Fuchsia Dunlop at Mama Chang (Bonus)

“Maybe a lot of those restaurants follow the format, basically, I think, or the style.”

— Pichet Ong

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Pichet Ong
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belief
Recorded
13 Nov 2019
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Conversations with Tyler

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…I think that the food at Yu Zhi Lan and also Yu Bo’s restaurant are fantastic, but as you said, there’s actually less of an emphasis on stir-fries, so you don’t get a big, piping-hot stir-fry dish. And more soupy dishes and braises and so on. So, yeah. But I think one of the reasons that some Chinese chefs are now going for tasting menus is partly with an eye to international recognition, actually, and wanting each dish to be presented beautifully and not on a shared dish that gets mussed up as it’s passed around the table. Is it similar to a Michelin Guide, but coming into China? Maybe a lot of those restaurants follow the format, basically, I think, or the style. Yeah, and I think that’s unfortunate —…

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