Fu Manchu

yum cha

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We are now open daily for lunch serving our take on yum cha.
One of my all time favourite yum cha dishes is the cantonese chee cheong fun.
In Cantonese – chee cheong means pig intestines and fun means noodle; this is because it resembles the intestines of a pig. I hope I haven’t put you off though as it is definitely a dish worth trying.
Here at fu – we have roast duck wrapped in the silky rice noodle roll – it’s steamed with escallot crisps in soy duck jus. We have 3 other fillings : garlic prawns, char siew (bbq pork) and the vegetarian version – pumpkin & shitake. It’s really slippery at first so make sure you have a spoon handy when trying to pick it up with chopsticks. Do try it – it’s delicious.



sambal eggplant & emperor's dumpling

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We are very excited in introducing 2 new specials. Sambal belacan egglant (pictured here) and Emperor’s steamed pork dumpling. Sambal is a Malay condiment very popular in Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore. Belacan is the malay word for shrimp paste. Every household has their own special way of making sambal – and from my nyonya heritage comes this recipe where chillis, eschallots (or brown onions in australia), garlic and good quality belacan is long fried till frangrant. It goes very well cooked with kang kong or seafood or here steamed with eggplant.

Emperor’s steamed pork dumpling isn’t your typical dumpling per se. It is called the emperor’s dumpling because royalty don’t tend to have to fill their bellies with pastry – there is no dough wrapping the most delicious filling. Here ground pork is marinated with shao xing wine, sesame oil, lup cheong & wood ear fungus. It is then steamed with a delicate oyster based sauce.

I do hope you try both dishes – they represent fu manchu well – dishes that are fundamentally chinese but inspired by our regional home cooking. Enjoy!



year of the ox 09

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“The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work.”
How appropriate considering our current economic climate as it will take just that to see through this year…..
I hope that our regulars will forgive me for not having our annual lion dance party. I am spending CNY in my hometown Penang, Malaysia with my family. This is truly an amazing city that I am only now beginning to appreciate so for those who happen to pass thru this part of the world….do please do make contact as it is the food paradise of South East Asia.

Back to Sydney – I hope you do try our new year offering to you – candied lotus root – if you visit fu over the next 15 days. The lotus root symbolises long life and strong family ties because even after it is cut with a knife, there can be many attached strings between the two cut pieces.

Here is a list of some foods with special CNY meanings:
Apples = peace
Candied coconut = togetherness
Candied fruits such as lotus seeds, kumquats, and dates = plenty
Candied melon = good growth and health
Eggs = rebirth and good fortune
Jade = youth and rebirth
Noodles = longevity
Oranges = sweet life
Peanuts = birth and long life
Pomelos = abundance Sliced lotus root lets the good luck through
Tangerines = good luck
Tomatoes = joy and virtue
Water chestnuts = a wish for many children
Watermelon seeds = a wish for many sons

What I really love about CNY is that we have 15 days to celebrate the welcoming of new year with our family and friends..which means that I will also get to be with the fu family before the end of the party! See you all soon

Gong Xi Fa Cai
“Congratulations and Be Prosperous” :) annie