TAIWANESE BEEF NOODLE SOUP
 

does any remember RICO's on ALEXANDRA RD. in Richmond?


they're closed now, but i've been wanting to eat beef noodle with their perfect kind of spicy soup


does anyone know a place that even compares?!?!

Yup!
A guy I played basketball with wayyyy back in the day opened it!

well, tell his lazy ass to open it up again!!

i think they moved back to taiwan

^ LOL...

personally I think Lao Shan Dong (老山東) on Kingsway has some of the best TW style beef noodle soup I've tried in Vancouver

thanks for the sugg., i just checked them out on dinehere, sounds pretty good.. will try it for sure

btw, do they have steamed bean sprouts in the soup?

try din hao beef noodle. its pretty close to coquitlam shopping center. i go there every couple weeks . its pretty good

No.

way too overpriced!

almost $10 for a bowl?! ridiculous.. but i will admit its not bad

ding hao sucks balls imo. super overpriced for the amount of food you get.

tbh, i dont think there will ever be a place as good as rico's. i love lao shan dong..but it's just not the same!

I agree.. i think this is better than most around town... although last time i went.. the lady poured soup on my pants !! hahaha

^ Cause you were Hamsup.... ;)

anyone know the recipe for the broth??

Probably! His name was Eric and he drove a purplish Eagle Talon back in those days, around 1997?

honestly, from all the beef noodle soup that i have tried, my favourite is the one from bubbleworld on kingsway, you might not think they would have good noodle soup, but honestly....it is the best shit ever. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

They do have good noodles, but the beef sucks! Also, the soup could use some improvement.

wangs beef noodle house on granville and 70th or sth!

yea, i went to lao shan dong, good call you guys. thanks.

the soup was very flavorful, and the noodles were oh-so-chewy and fresh.
not as good as rico's, but they take the crown for now..

if anyone's gonna try it, its on nelson st, not kingsway hidden away a little bit.

^ were you looking for thicker soup with like tomato in it? i've never been to ricos so..

essentially, traditional beef noodle soup has just a few components...
-the cut of beef you prefer (duh)
-hot broadbean sauce
http://imgg2.store.pchome.com.tw/~pr...c&P=1243997843
^this stuff
-soysauce & water
-cooking rice wine
-anise
http://www.pharmnet.com.cn/image/che...m/100642_1.jpg

I've also heard of people adding rock sugar, but our family has never done that before
http://www.17001.cn/Image/2008219126950077802.jpg


edit: and tomatoes I guess lol

go to your Taiwanese friend's house and get their mom or grandma to cook it hah

they both blows ball dude


soup taste like soy sauce, meat is so fucking dry


pearl house beside pearl hot pot has one of the better tw beef noodle soup in town

there was another one in granville, dont know if they are still open tho. 24hrs or some shit

^^^ ahah I agree. I don't personally like Lao Shan Dong either. The meat they use is not your typical ones used, so damn lean. The soup base is pretty good though.

I prefer the one at Trity, they put tomatos in it too. Closest to the ones I've tried in TW.

you can try the place behind lansdowne mall in that little plaza, i don't remember the name of the place in english, i know its called "wong" in chinese. can't miss the big chinese character

its not the best, but its pretty good. the best was this restaurant that was shut down on the corner of broadway and nanaimo, it was the best.....best i ever had

has anyone tried tea works on 41st and fraser, or No.1 Beef Noodle house on willingdon and moscrop, i think their both pretty good, im craving it talking about it =P, maybe u could give them a try