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A different take on Chinese food
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Posted on Dec 30 2004
Beginning New Year, Saipan residents can enjoy delectable Chinese cuisine that is rarely served in other restaurants on-island. A new restaurant, Yangtze River Chinese Restaurant, will officially open tomorrow on Beach Road, Garapan.
Its owner, Liu Zhiming, said he is venturing into the restaurant business to introduce a different class of Chinese food that may be new to most residents’ taste buds.
“Chinese food is famous. But in this island, there’s only one kind of Chinese food in restaurants—the Guangdong style,” Liu said. “I’m opening the restaurant to bring a different Chinese food culture to Saipan.”
Liu, a medical doctor from China’s Jiangsu province, named his restaurant after a hometown river, Yangtze. The river, which begins from Sichuan and stretches about 2,000 miles to Shanghai, is considered the third longest river in the world.
Yangtze River Chinese Restaurant offers Shanghai cuisine, which is typically not too salty nor too bland, as well as Sichuanese cuisine, which is rich in Chinese spices.
Liu said his restaurant’s spices come directly from China to ensure the authenticity of every meal. The restaurant’s head chef, Zhang Zaishou, has had more than 30 years of culinary experience in big restaurants in China.
Liu recommends that guests check out Yangtze’s shrimp fried with hot oil and yuhua stones that is cooked in front of them. Those who prefer spicy meals may try Yangtze’s deep-fried pork ribs with salt and chili. The restaurant also serves duck cooked in beer and boiled with Chinese sauerkraut, and shredded pumpkin cake for dessert.
Yangtze is equipped with three private rooms that are suitable for private functions. It is also equipped with a karaoke system.
Although Yangtze’s official grand opening will be held tomorrow, the restaurant has already opened its doors to customers, serving daily from 11am to 2pm and from 4pm to 2am.
For the month of January, Yangtze will offer all meals at 30-percent off the regular prices. Beginning February, all local residents can enjoy 20-percent price discount at the restaurant.
