Dim Sum

To all the fans of us at Somerset West, Gordensbay, Strand, Stellenbosch and surrounding areas.  We have to introduce this new dish to you.  Chinese dumplings, or Dim Sum, is very popular in Cape Town, as such, we had to introduce or fans with the same dishes.  Be it transculant Pastry, steamed or fried, you now have more dumplings to choose from.

On the menu, the only Dim Sum that was available was the wantons....well have a look at the pictures, and see how nice these dishes look.  While the wanton is deep fried, most of the new Dim Sum will be steamed.  Hargau has prawn with peppers and then the pastry, emerald dumplings has 2 colors, green and white.

Open steam dumplings come with a pea on top as garnish, the two flavors available is chicken/chicken and prawn. There are a few new kinds, and only a fraction was named in here.

Dim Sum goes well with any herbal tea, and that was the main purpose of the Dim Sum as well. In China, the people that traveled the country couldn't always take a whole lot of food and drink with them, and the idea of tea next to the road was actually a very good idea.  So they started making tea houses, and after a while, snacks followed within these tea houses.  Those snacks are the Dim Sum that is now known world wide, almost as popular as sushi.

If you are interested to learn more about Dim Sum, click here. You will be directed to wikipedia for ore accurate information.

Chinese Food & Drink

In general, rice is the major food source for people from rice farming areas in southern China. It is most commonly eaten in the form of steamed rice. Rice is also used to produce beers(Tsing Tao), wine(Sake) and vinegars. Noodles come dry or fresh in a variety of sizes, shapes and textures and are often served in soups and fried as toppings and some varieties such as are symbolic of long life and good health according to Chinese tradition. Tofu, made of soy beans is another popular product to supply protein. When comes to sauces, China is home to soy sauce which is made from fermented soya beans and wheat. Oyster sauce, transparent rice vinegar, Chinkiang black rice vinegar, fish sauce. Spices and seasonings such as fresh root ginger, garlic and spring onion are widely used in many regional cuisines.

Tea

As well as with dim sum, many Chinese drink their tea with snacks such as nuts, plums, dried fruit. China was the earliest country to cultivate and drink tea and it is enjoyed by people from all social classes. Chinese tea is often classified into several different categories according to the species of plant from which it is sourced, the region in which it is grown, and the method of production used. Some of these are green tea, jasmine tea, black tea, scented tea, etc. There are four major plantations regions in China. They are Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Huanan and the southwestern region. China supplies 90 percent of the total Green Tea in the international market. 

Chinese Food & Drink

In general, rice is the major food source for people from rice farming areas in southern China. It is most commonly eaten in the form of steamed rice. Rice is also used to produce beers(Tsing Tao), wine(Sake) and vinegars. Noodles come dry or fresh in a variety of sizes, shapes and textures and are often served in soups and fried as toppings and some varieties such as are symbolic of long life and good health according to Chinese tradition. Tofu, made of soy beans is another popular product to supply protein. When comes to sauces, China is home to soy sauce which is made from fermented soya beans and wheat. Oyster sauce, transparent rice vinegar, Chinkiang black rice vinegar, fish sauce. Spices and seasonings such as fresh root ginger, garlic and spring onion are widely used in many regional cuisines.

Tea

As well as with dim sum, many Chinese drink their tea with snacks such as nuts, plums, dried fruit. China was the earliest country to cultivate and drink tea and it is enjoyed by people from all social classes. Chinese tea is often classified into several different categories according to the species of plant from which it is sourced, the region in which it is grown, and the method of production used. Some of these are green tea, jasmine tea, black tea, scented tea, etc. There are four major plantations regions in China. They are Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Huanan and the southwestern region. China supplies 90 percent of the total Green Tea in the international market.

Fresh Fish all the time

We have been asked a few times if our fish are fresh.
Our fish get's delivered as soon as it get's flown in from Norway. To say, the only way that you can get fresher fish, is if you live in Norway, where you can catch the fish and then have the sushi fresher.  We get fresh fish in almost daily, making our sushi as fresh as you can get in South Africa

The story of sushi

According to all sushi is a Japanese dish, while the Japanese started to trade sushi, they were not the ones whom created the dish.  Long ago the Chinese fisherman had no fridges to store their food, there were not a lot of options for them to.  Because the boats were made out of wood, they had to come up with means to eat, but not make fire on their wooden vessels.  As such, when they went to land, the would make barrels of rice, treat it with vinegar so that the rice would stay soft for longer.  They would then embark on their fishing journeys, taking some of the fish in their hauls, cut them up, and mix the fish with the rice in order to fill their bellies.  This is how sushi started.  In later years the Japanese would take some more colorful seafood, letting the sushi look nice and transformed the Chinese meal into the beautiful artful food that is present all around the world

Sushi at Soo She Somerset West

Soo She Restaurant located in Strand.  Giving our guests the best Sushi, Asian Cuisine and Thai food available on the market.  With the food being oriental, not westernized, people can enjoy a bit of Asia while in Strand

Visit us @
www.sooshe.co.za