Shalom Beijing

[magid]

Some time ago (months, but I don't have a clear idea of how many), one of the two kosher Chinese restaurants in Brookline changed names (Shalom Hunan to Shalom Beijing), and also management, I think. I hadn't managed to get there, but my brother had and gave it high marks. Last Thursday, I went there, and was very impressed. The menu was very different, including many dishes I've not seen before, such as a spicy cucumber salad, lamb with cumin and sesame, a potato dish. It was hard to choose what to try. We got three main dishes:

• the lamb with cumin and sesame, which came with lots of fresh cilantro (the freshness making it easier to eat around, anyway). It was very spicy, and tasted more Indian than Chinese to me. Very good, even with the cilantro to avoid.
  
• beef with peanuts, which had some peanuts (not tons, so not overwhelmingly peanut (a good thing)), and some veggies. The beef was incredibly tender, the pieces thicker than I'd expected, too.
  
• spicy veggies (or was it technically broccoli, with other veggies thrown in too?) with garlic sauce, which had a nice level of heat, and the sauce was thin, not a gloopy 'brown sauce' at all.

So, very yummy, and there were all these neat things on the menu that I wanted to try, so there was much to look forward to.

Until I got home, and checked my email, and found that they're going to be going trayf (non-kosher), starting Wednesday (tomorrow, that is, the first of the Nine Days). Dang.

I'm thinking of going today and getting something meat for today and a couple of non-meat dishes for the next couple of days, even though Chinese food is best fresh.

Darn it.

Comments

[magid.livejournal.com]

Technically, yes. If you get them from a kosher-slaughtered chicken. I don't know whether I'm that brave, though.