PrintSugar Rush: Deep-Fried Mantou and Condensed Milk at King Star Restaurant
My friends I weren't planning to add a dessert to our already Chinese food-filled bellies at King Star Restaurant in Bay Ridge until I spied a waiter bring a plate of deep-fried mantou and condensed milk to a neighboring table. There was no question about it: We were ordering it.
Mantou are soft, fluffy, steamed bread rolls. While rather boring on their own, they become a must-eat when deep fried to a golden brown, giving them a thin, crispy crust. Slather with thick, super thick condensed milk and you have a combination of the two of the best flavors: "sugar" and "deep fried." Just make sure to wait a while before digging in or you'll unleash the bread's skin-scalding powers.
King Star Restaurant
6022 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (at 60th Street; map)
718-492-6888
Related: Dim Sum at 88 Palace in Manhattan Chinatown
Add a comment:
Previewing your comment:
HTML Hints
Some HTML is OK: <a href="URL">link</a>, <strong>strong</strong>, <em>em</em>
Comment Guidelines
Post whatever you want, just keep it seriously about eats, seriously. We reserve the right to delete off-topic or inflammatory comments. Learn more at our Comment Policy page.
If you see something not so nice, please, report an inappropriate comment.
6 Comments:
Beautiful! Had not seen these in NYC. When I visited northern China in bleak midwinter, we had these for breakfast every morning--I'm in love.
Michele Humes at 4:51PM on 12/18/08
this dish is money!!
alexeatsworld at 6:30PM on 12/18/08
drool.... nothing fancy about this dessert at all, but it's amazing!
i wish every dim sum place had it.
winkyj at 8:29PM on 12/18/08
FYI, they've been serving this at both Congee Village locations for a while. We usually order it as an appetizer.
spanky28 at 8:59PM on 12/18/08
Yum! I grew up eating plain mantou - this looks heavenly.
constantlyhungry at 10:35AM on 12/19/08
Deep Fried Mantou is awesome, Spicy & Tasty does a pretty good one too. But I think this is a Northern Chinese dish.
maportofu at 1:01PM on 12/19/08