The express to Shanghai

Finally the outing was decided. A taste of very often seen but never tried restaurant. A bit doubtful, I agreed when my friend decided to go there…we had a short walk from the office, hunger nearly burning holes in our stomach, as we reached in the sultry afternoon sun to the restaurant.
The hunger was now replaced with stomach groaning “khana do pls…” as we gorged on the sweetened cucumber and kimchi (peppered or shall I say chillied cabbage in sugar water) we glanced at the menu and decided for the special soup of the restaurant, along with steamed wontons. Both arrived later. My friend and I thought that we have to order kimchi again when soups and starter arrived. One bit and both felt that we were in heaven. Not ruined by sauces, not too spicy, proper consistency and amazing taste, the soup didn’t need any additions of the sauces mildly flavored with chilly garlic sauce it was having bits of colorful yellow , red and green peppers and thinly sliced mushrooms. The seamed wantons were out of the world. Without over use of soy sauce and salt, their skins just a bit thick, they tasted divine. And since they were not fried, they slipped like spiced cotton candy from our mouths. I was still hungry and so was my friend. But we went full with triple Sichuan rice where we tasted rightly fried rice (not raw at all) in a bed of tomato gravy and fried noodles. Her friend was full in 1.5 servings and I had to finish the remaining rice. But I didn’t mind. I was amazed that I didn’t have to add a single drop of sauce to anything. That perfectly spiced and seasoned every dish was. And coming from a mediocre looking restaurant with real limited seating space, it was truly an asset. Walking back was no issues but we didn’t have dessert and as we reached café coffee day we felt chocolate brownies calling us. We paid heed to its calls and inside enjoyed brownies specked with walnuts.
Truly an amazing experience it was, three cheers to “shanghai express”