PrintNoodles with Soup on the Side at New Chao Chow
Sometimes I want noodles. And sometimes I want soup—but not too much soup. And any bowl of noodle soup tends to fall into the category of "too much soup."
It wasn't until I ordered combination rice stick with soup on the side that I realized I could control the amount of liquid I ingest with my noodles, similar to how I like having my maple syrup on the side when I eat pancakes instead of dousing the pancakes in sweetness. A small cup of soup accompanied the bowl of flat rice noodles topped with ground pork, sliced pork, sliced fish cakes, sliced spleen, and chopped scallions. The spleen was my least favorite part—it was a bit too funky for me—but the other meats made up for it.
The flavor of the chewy, flat rice noodles would have been masked and the texture would've been softer than I prefer if only eaten while swimming in the soup. I like the flavor of plain rice noodles—and plain rice, for that matter (and just about anything else made of rice). I'd be happy eating these noodles without soup as well, but a spoonful of soup here and there does enhance the noodle-eating experience for a shot of moisture and sodium.
New Chao Chow
111 Mott Street, New York, NY 10013 (b/n Canal and Hester; map)
212-226-2590
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7 Comments:
Looks delish - also check out Bo Ky - you can put the soup on the side for most of their noodle soup combos....
ll2014 at 1:34PM on 04/07/09
ohhhh i want me some chao chow food this weekend (from bo ky though, i am loyal to them)! just to not confuse other people... i think the restaurant that you're talking about is between hester and canal right? not mott and mulberry.
fobbyamerican at 6:21PM on 04/07/09
@ll2014: I haven't been to Bo Ky in a while! I'll have to check it out again.
@fobbyamerican: Oops, you're right! Thanks for the correction.
roboppy at 6:42PM on 04/07/09
roboppy, you sure been to a lot of noodle places in NY. You familiar with chiu chow fun Oakland style? Know where to get it? My friend has been on a search. He's been to Bo Ky, New Chao Chow (I think) and a few others with no luck. He said there's stuff similar but not the same. I have no clue. Maybe you know your noodle?
photo of chiu chow
...I'm curious and want to try too. Thanks!
chinolam at 11:49AM on 04/08/09
oh I lied. He hasn't been to New Chao Chow but he wants to. And now he says your pics look pretty close to it.
chinolam at 11:57AM on 04/08/09
@chinolam: I'm not as knowledgeable about noodles as you might think I am. :( I hope New Chao Chow fits the bill!
roboppy at 1:05PM on 04/08/09
chinolam, I had something very similar to that at New Tu Do; didn't catch the menu name cuz it was on the tables as a special under glass, second item on the red sheet, $5.95 had shrimps, some fish balls, two quail eggs, glass noodles, ground pork AND slices of pork, plus beautifully crispy fried pieces of fat; broth was relatively sweet, served with bean sprouts and lettuce. it was goooooood!
avisualperson at 1:00PM on 04/13/09