🍲 Kaohsiung Sanmin ▫️ Around the Rehe Commercial Circle
🍲 A personal exclusive place for Huang Meng Ji & Sour Cabbage Fish

I've always heard that a Huang Meng Ji rice place opened near my home,
where one can enjoy the recently popular sour cabbage fish alone.
Considering the restaurant's name prominently features Huang Meng Ji,
I thought I’d try this dish first ❤️

Huang Meng Ji is a famous dish from Shandong, China.
I’m not quite sure if it counts as a type of hot pot,
but the main ingredients are chicken 🐔, potatoes 🥔, green peppers 🫑, etc.
In the version I had in Taiwan, you can choose different meats,
and you can add vegetables 🥬, tofu skin, and other ingredients similar to a hot pot.
The spiciness 🌶️ can be adjusted according to preference.
They also have a luxurious version (super extravagant) and a regular version.
Once finished, it’s served at the table as a large pot that’s already cooked 🍲

This time, I chose the regular version.
The accompanying white rice can be swapped for wide noodles,
which I found fantastic since I'm not a big fan of white rice 👍🏻.
Although the overall sauce was a bit heavy in flavor,
the wide noodles were slightly salty after soaking it up,
but eating it with the ingredients was still quite satisfying 😌

To avoid the previously mentioned saltiness,
the restaurant thoughtfully offers unlimited complimentary sour plum juice.
Much like how sour plum juice often pairs with spicy hot pot,
this is a perfect match that completely relieves greasiness and thirst.

This restaurant has a smaller number of seats,
so if it's full, you might consider takeout.
Next time, I should try the sour cabbage fish 🐟
and see if it’s just as good for an occasional visit ✨