Shauna Cho and Shanti Christensen
Beijing, China — After a delicious celebration at Café Sambal, I was invited by the owner’s daughter, Shauna Cho, to taste dishes from the new organic/vegetarian menu. After eating such a healthy set of dishes, I felt like I did myself a favor. Actually, Shauna did me the favor. Here are some dishes we might see in the near future.
Cold Dish: Pumpkin and Lily Bulb topped with Osmanthus
Soy sauce braised egg-halves and tofu
Cold Dish: Crisp Chinese broccoli (served over ice with a wasabi / soy sauce dip
Egg tofu, topped with horse radish shoots, mushroom, over pumpkin purée
When every element of this dish is eaten in one bite, the flavor combination is complete. This dish is a delicious marriage of creamy egg tofu, subtle-freshness of the puréed pumpkin, and savory mushrooms with a kick of horse radish.
Udon noodle coil over horse radish leaf shoots and julienned Shiso leaf, topped with ground chili pepper and nori seaweed. Served with spicy chili oil, self-serve.
Fried Volcano rice
Wild mushroom and Jalapenos - spicy!
Steamed egg in pumpkin
Treasures of mushroom and Gingko nut give this creamy-soft last dish, unassuming intrigue. I’m a big fan of Gingko nuts.
Teasers for the appetite! It isn’t impossible to eat healthy or vegetarian in Beijing. As more people turn onto health consciousness and how their food is produced, the options that support these desires are growing. I look forward to building those tags and categories on ShowShanti as I discover their presence in restaurants and home kitchens.
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These look great! Never ate at paper, but these look good enough to go and try some entrees. Too bad you don’t have a cocktail blog, because paper’s bartenders Allen is the best!
I love Paper. They’ve always had good food and great drinks.
Wow! all your photos are outrageously appetizing! over drooling on egg tofu topped with horse raddish shoots, mushrooms over pumpkin puree and steamed egg in pumpkin! what’s your address, can’t wait we’re on our way to gooble up! hope, you get hold of melanie cheng asap she’ll love your ideas. Kudos to Shanti, Shauna & PAPER!
Bravo,
lee & maribel