Homemade Chinese Food: It Just Doesn't Get Any Better

Last night I had the distinct pleasure of eating at Momma Fung's house.  No, that is not the name of a restaurant.  Quite literally, Mrs. Fung's residence.  Her homemade Chinese dinner was a so delicious I could have cried.  It was clean, perfectly seasoned and full of that secret ingredient that no restaurant chef in the world can incorporate:  Love.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a feast prepared for a King - or, more accurately, an Emperor.  What we had was quite simple and classic:  pork based broth with tomatoes as a soup; braised turnip and fish cake; classic ma po tofu; stuffed yellow, red and green peppers (stuffed with fish and parsley) with a dark sauce (possibly oyster, hoisin or black pepper); and a traditional Chinese dessert of sesame filled rice dumplings sprinkled with coconut and peanut shavings. 

I am disheartened at how grossly Chinese food is misrepresented by the numerous restaurants out there.  Generally, the stereotype for Chinese food is that it's full of sodium, msg and oil/grease.  But homemade Chinese food at the hands of Momma Fung was insanely light on sodium, lacked any addition of msg and went down very clean.  I wish everyone could taste what I did last night.

You just can't get this taste at any restaurant!
Thank you, Momma Fung!