Last Friday, I went to Trang, a local Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant. All week I had been craving something hearty for my usual Friday night, end of the week dinner. Even before I looked at the menu I was eager to try some Szechuan beef, a dish I have never experienced before (to my best recollection). When I arrived at the restaurant I ordered prawn toast and my anticipated Szechuan beef. One thing I like about Trang, as opposed to similar restaurants, is that all of the tables have an array of condiments on them. This suited me as I like my prawn toast with soy sauce, and sometimes get strange looks when I ask for it. Anyway, there was nothing special about the prawn toast, but it was still a satisfying entree. When the Szechuan beef arrived my hopes were realised. It tasted as good as I imagined it to be. It had the flavour one expects from Chinese cuisine and was spicy. However, if I ever order this dish again (a distinct possibility), I would ask for it to be a littler spicier. The only drawback was that the beef came with a variety of vegetables that I could have done without. However, this is a common experience for a vegetable avoider such as myself, so I contented myself to munch on the spring onions after all of the beef was polished off. After the main dish, I still had an appetite so I ordered some deep fried ice-cream. God bless whoever invented this dish. The ice-cream had a nice coconut based batter and came with chocolate topping and thankfully, no fruit. Overall this is one of the better dining experiences I have had in recent memory. As evidence of this, I was feeling abdominal pain all day Friday (not a rare occurrence for me). This meal made me forget about my pain and I felt better for the rest of the night.
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