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YummY! - Wantan Mee @ Super Chef BBQ, Sydney

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WANTAN MEE @ SUPERCHEF BBQ

Market City, Sydney, Australia - September, 2013

Craving for some oriental food after four days in Sydney (... see Sydney 2013 Day 4 blog), we dropped by Market City in Chinatown. On recommendations by a cousin residing in Sydney, we are going to try out this place called "Super Chef BBQ" that serves one of the best roast duck and wantan noodles in the land down under.

Super Chef BBQ is one of many stalls in the food court of Market City in Chinatown, Sydney. To get to the food court, go to Markety City on Hay Street, take the escalator from the ground floor (Paddy's Market is on the ground floor) up to the second floor (Level 3), the food court is at one end of this floor.

The two of us ordered slightly different. Lynn ordered the dry wantan noodles with BBQ duck and wantans, with a small bowl of soup served separately. I had the soup wantan noodles with BBQ duck and large prawns - my cousin did say that their BBQ duck is one of the best, so we both had the duck.

But we forget that food in Australia is served in generous portions! Both came with a good quantity of noodles, many pieces of duck, wantans and prawns. Looks like we will not be able to finish all of these!

Let's start with the overall dishes themselves before we go into details of the ingredients.

The dry "konloh" noodles was tasty but lacked a good dose of thick soy sauce that I am used to. The noodles themselves were the round type but still have that slight bouncy bite.

The soup had a strong taste of duck with a underlying flavour of prawns. The prawny taste must be because the prawns were cooked in the soup and the ducky taste from the dunking of the duck meat into it. Both dishes came with some vegetable in the form "choy sum" and garnished with a sprinkling of bits of spring onion.

The wanton dumplings were of larger size than what I am used too and had a slightly thicker skin. The meat inside was mince not to finely (as it should be) and was seasoned with some salt and pepper. Although good, I would have preferred more skin and less meat.

Like all most seafood in Sydney, the prawns were very fresh. The type of prawns they used must have been the "white-shell" type as the meat were not tough and the taste good.

I am saving the best for last - the duck meat. These came is good thick cuts, the meat itself being surprisingly tender with that underlying ducky aroma. The slightly thick skin was nicely barbecued to give it a crispy bite. A thin layer of fat below the skin gave that final flavour and scent to the meat. YummY!

The stall operates under an open concept, the kitchen and preparation areas can be viewed by the public, there is nothing to hide.

To one corner, fresh whole ducks with their bodily openings sealed are hung up to dry in preparation for the following day barbecuing.

The menu including pricing is on a lighted box hung up above the box. They serve noodles, rice and even curries, & tomyam. Prices range from AUD9-00 to AUD11-50 for the main dishes.

A second menu is placed on the side wall and counter. Side orders are listed here too.

I did not try the pork dishes as on advise from my cousin, pork here tastes different on account of their different feed. Perhaps if someone tries it, they could let me know.

SUPER CHEF BBQ

Shop 305, Food Court, Level 3, Market City

9-13, Hay Street, Sydney, Australia

Tel. : 9211 3118

GPS : -33.879702, 151.204238

Super Chef BBQ @ Market City, Sydney Location Map (Google Map Link)

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Sydney 2013 : Day 5 - Across To Manly

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Sydney 2013 : Day 5 - AcrossTo Manly

1st October 2013

The previous day we sailed down the Parramatta River on a slow river cruise. My water-borne adventure continues as today we are going to sail across to sea to Manly Island, to see its beautiful beaches and life on the island itself.

In the early morning, after breakfast in our apartment (we really were getting to call it home), we took the train down to Circular Quay. At Wharf No.3 we waited for the ferry.
And here comes the ferry Queenscliff, very noticeably donned in yellow and dark green colours.

We opted to sit on the open deck, to feel the sea wind blowing onto our faces, to smell the saltiness of it. I have never been on a sea cruise before and this will be the closest thing to it.
Yo Hoho! And a bottle of rum! Ahoy and away we go!

In the wake of the ferry, we left Sydney, its Harbour Bridge and headed out for the open sea. The skies don't look too friendly, the landlubber in me was hoping that the sea stays calm, at least until we reach Manly.

Just as we were leaving the bay area, this red jet-boat kept on circling us, buzzing like a bee trying to get our attention. They got my attention indeed - seems kind of fun being on that boat jumping through the waves (*think sea water spraying onto the face experience).

It was a short ride, just about fifty minutes, and all too soon we were berthing at Manly Island - that's as much as my seafaring adventure went.
The seawater swirled in the turquoise sea, making a murmuring chant, like a Siren calling to us. I was hoping for a rustic island, but the place seems more built up and modern, let's get onto the landward side and see then.

Map of Manly Town Centre

The main street at Manly is The Corso, it connects the wharf to Manly Beach.

Manly is a casual place, so don't be surprised if you see people walking around just in their swimsuits along the main street.

A Navy band playing the blues adds an air of festivity to the place.

From one of the shops we got this delicious looking fish n chips that came with large slabs of fish and chunky chips. We took this away to eat at the sea front wall, hoping that the sea air will stir our appetite even more.
BIG MISTAKE!
The wind at the beach as can be quite strong, blowing up sand into the air.
Soon, we were eating Fish 'n Chip 'n Sand!

While at the same time we had to be on guard, on the look out for pilfering friends...

... Seagulls! They can become too friendly and are most willing to share our food whether we liked it or not.

I can see why this place is a favourite with the Sydney-siders. It is very long, stretching from one end...

... to the other - with wide sandy beaches and rolling waves.

The beach is a surfers' haunt too, with the right tide surfers can come riding in on the tall breakers.

Having breathed in a healthy dose of sea air and feasted my eyes adequately on the beautiful scenery; for a change I popped over to the Manly Art Gallery & Museum. Admission is free but no photography is allowed (... see more at Manly Art Gallery blog - coming soon).

It is a small place but displays interesting paintings and photos with labels explaining some history connected to the paintings/photos.

And some unique pottery too (... see more at Manly Gallery blog).

Back at The Corso, a little boy was enjoying himself running through the spurting fountain.
It's the simple things in life that brings the most joy. The little boy was having fun and at the same time he was bringing smiles to our faces as we watched him while slurping delicious ice-cream.

On the return ferry trip, we decided to sit inside. It's a good thing too, as the wind was pretty strong. Each time somebody opens the door, they really had to push hard to get it opened. And when it does open.... Whooosh! the wind will come strongly in and blow up their hair.

And it was much worst outside.
No, this girl did not see a ghost to cause her hair to stand on ends; and no, it's not the latest hair trend. It's the wind.

Barring the strong wind, the ferry ride did present us with a good view of the Opera House.

Exiting at Circular Quay, we were pleasantly surprised by an aborigine performing a dance to the accompaniment of his mate's didgeridoo music.
The showman in me got the better of me, as soon I was dancing along with him (see the top-most photo)!

With time to spare, we popped into the nearby Museum Of Contemporary Art.

I can't paint for hoots but I just love art!

(... for more see Sydney MOCA blog - coming soon).

Dinner this time at Market City was Indian curries eaten with deep fried puris and white Basmati rice. It's our way of keeping a balance diet - Western food during the day and eastern fare at night. *smiles*
(Let you all in on a secret - they serve the best Mango Lassi that I have ever eaten, one that is thick and have good taste of mango without being overly sour or sweet.)
(... see more at Sydney Indian Curry House blog).

The evening sky was surrealistically, gloomily beautiful.
Perhaps it's the city is showing its mood, saying a sad but beautiful goodbye as we will be leaving early tomorrow morning.

GOOD ON YA MATE!