Club C introduces Spicy Tuesdays

Club C is introducing Spicy Tuesdays, its new promotion that offers hot and fiery chasers. For a person who loves spicy food, like me, it is timely. But, the menu created by Chef Jack Zhang, is not for the faint of heart.

“I like spicy food. So, I just created my own style of spicy food. A menu that would cater to the local customers,” said Zhang, a native of Guangxi in southern China who started working at Club C in 2014.

Zhang has been cooking for more than 17 years, starting as an apprentice when he was 13 years old to his father, who owns a restaurant and catering business.

“I first learned how to cook Chinese dishes but I decided to also study other cuisines like Japanese. I didn’t have any difficulty learning how to cook Japanese food since I was still young and a fast learner,” added Zhang, who studied kaiseki under the guidance of a Japanese chef.

Kaiseki is one of the two kinds of traditional Japanese meal styles the other is kaiseki-ryori. Kaiseki is learning the skills and techniques of preparing the multi-course Japanese meal.

Club C’s Spicy Tuesdays initial offering consists of five dishes—pan-fried spicy green beans, spicy and hot tofu, Sichuan flavor mushroom, fiery blast sliced beef, and pan-fried fish with hot and spicy sauce—appetizers you could share with your friends while relaxing after a long day of work.

This will be Club C’s initial offering and slowly, as Spicy Tuesday’s make its mark on the local palate, Zhang and his kitchen staff could either stick with the dishes or create new ones every week.

“It will be an evolving menu depending on what dishes I create that would satisfy the local customers. I might stick with the current menu or create a new one, it will all depend on the popularity of the dishes,” he added.

The fiery taste of the famous Tinian hot pepper can be found in all the dishes that also include dried, green, and other locally sourced peppers.

“But you could request if you want the spiciness to be milder. But if you want a real challenge, go for the “real” thing,” Zhang said with a laugh. “It’s good food to eat while drinking beer, whisky or wine, because that’s what I drink.”

Club C’s daily menu remains available—braised pork, Chinese hamburger, master wonton, garlic scallops, sweet wine rice cake dessert, Club C special ribs, crispy baby chicken with sauce, poached chicken with sauce, Korea kimchi pork, homemade pork chop, tasty tuna avocado, Chinese style oxtail soup, barbecue homemade noodle soup, and boiling homemade dumpling—which have been regular favorites of local and tourists alike.

Spicy Tuesdays begins tomorrow, April 19. Each chaser, which has a price range of $10 to $15, comes with one free complimentary beer.

For more information or reservations, call 483-7636.