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Today’s food adventure was to satisfy a yen for Chinese dumplings, at which point I discovered Koi Palace, which is apparently a local dim sum institution, with restaurants in Daly City, Dublin, Milpitas, and Cupertino, plus a takeout site in Redwood City, only a couple of miles from my house. You get to the takeout site via DoorDash on-line, and then pick up your order or (if you are me) have it delivered by DoorDash.

(I have a local wild-favorite dim sum restaurant, Tai Pan in Palo Alto (with previous mentions on this blog), but its dinner service times are uncongenial to my current daily schedule (though they do now deliver by DoorDash), so I thought I’d try something new.)

Ok, so three varied dumplings, plus (of course) a green vegetable.

The green:

— Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce: this can be ruined by overcooking or by serving it nearly raw; crunchy green goodness is what you aim for, and it’s what I got

The dumplings:

— crab roe shiu mai

— shrimp dumpling

— Shanghai pork dumpling

All three were very nice, but more delicate, less intense, in flavor than I was hoping for (well, it is a takeout place). Still, a pleasure, and I might explore more of the menu.

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