Above you see two of my favorite desserts - creme brulee (I still like jello though ;)) and dan tat. I think it's great how similar they are. They are both custards, except the first is french and the other is Cantonese. Sadly, since I have the capacity to be an incredibly picky person, I no longer buy or enjoy these desserts as much as I would like to since I only like to buy these mouth watering desserts from where they make them best.
There is a chef, that I think still lives in Utah, his name is Charles and he makes a maddening key lime creme brulee - not tart at all, not too sweet, and definitely not eggy. He used to be the head chef and restaurant manager (et cetera) of a restaurant called 3rd West Bistro. If anyone knows where this man is working, please let me know . . . I am not kidding.
As for dan tat, plenty of Dim Sum places here make the dessert. Except it tastes awful. It's awful to admit, but an American company started right here in Utah makes a Cantonese dessert the best - KFC. But don't go rush over to your local KFC because you wont' find these there. You can, however, take a plane ride to China or Hong Kong and enter a KFC there (easily located near train stations) - it's definitely worth it. They even come in packages of 6 - which can't be good for cholesterol levels! I don't know what they do, or who exactly makes them, but they make a dan tat that can warm you from the inside out. Yum!
Okay. I swear this will be my last entry about food. But I can't help it if I like to eat. I like to eat so much that I think about what I'm going to eat the next day (eggplant Parmesan-yummmmmmmm)!
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You know, I've never had either of these, well-made or not. Shanghai!
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