587248 Mon Jan 12 12:22:35 -0800 2009 22 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4319249 Now that Heavy Noodling is closed (and has been for quite some time), are there any Chinese places in the greater LA area that has fresh cat ear noodles (貓耳朵), preferably stir-fried? I know Koreans also eat these, but I'm not looking for that right now. I don't think Kam Hong Garden or Malan have them, unless it's off menu. And for the peanut gallery, no... they're not made of cat ears.... just ear shaped like orecchiette. Mon Jan 12 12:22:35 -0800 2009 59830 will47 1 4319406 Tri Village in Irvine makes them. Not sure what they call them in Chinese, but they sure look like cat's ears to me. Mon Jan 12 13:04:53 -0800 2009 4319249 10023 Professor Salt 2 4320603 They're made of wheat, not rice, right? If they're made of rice, they're probably nian gao (which it looks like they have). The menu on sporq has another item which might be it, but the characters don't look right, and sounds like it's a Beijing dish not a Shanxi dish: http://www.sporq.com/irvine/trivillagechinesecuisine/14121jeffreyrd (halfway down; "Assorted Peking Macaroni") The things I'm talking about should look like this: http://zenphoto.janietsai.com/albums/TaoyuanRestaurant/HouDaLEe/DSC_0337%20copy.jpg Mon Jan 12 19:20:03 -0800 2009 4319406 59830 will47 3 5111060 the characters say "any style" fried mao erduo. So you can have it "any way" which means they probably don't have the demand for doing it the straight shanxi way. But the last three charactersare right, fwiw. Sat Oct 17 16:58:13 -0700 2009 4320603 10366 Jerome 1 4320625 Three Family's restaurant in Rowland Heights supposedly has them though it's not obvious on their menu. Mon Jan 12 19:31:10 -0800 2009 4319249 10282 Chelmoon 2 4322307 Oh interesting. And the Yelp review has pictures of it and apparently it's called the same thing there as it is in the OC place, so must be the same thing. I'll definitely try and check it out... thanks! Tue Jan 13 10:42:40 -0800 2009 4320625 59830 will47 1 5110701 Just to bump this thread, JTYH has these. First place I know of in that part of the SGV that's currently serving them, though I have found a couple places in Hacienda Heights / Rowland Heights that have them, including Three Family (whose mao er duo were good, for the record). Sat Oct 17 13:48:33 -0700 2009 4319249 59830 will47 2 5110940 Just had them at JYTH - It's good!!!! Sat Oct 17 15:45:47 -0700 2009 5110701 11933 J.L. 3 5112234 I just had it yesterday at JYTH! It's soo good.. nice q texture. Sun Oct 18 10:29:43 -0700 2009 5110940 14348 tissue 3 5113593 What are they called on the menu? Sun Oct 18 22:46:03 -0700 2009 5110940 110491 odub 4 5113603 Unlike Three Family's, it's described as cats ears. Sun Oct 18 22:57:20 -0700 2009 5113593 10131 Chandavkl 5 5118452 I think the English menu item is something like Mu Shu Cat Ear Noodle or something. It's under the noodle section, last item IIRC. I got mine just plain with some cabbage, but I think the normal dish has some egg and mushroom, and some sort of meat (pork?) in it. Looked pretty good. Tue Oct 20 17:05:16 -0700 2009 5113603 59830 will47 6 5119013 It's listed as "Mooshu Cat Ears" Tue Oct 20 22:41:39 -0700 2009 5118452 11583 ipsedixit 7 5126936 Got 'em today but didn't find the dish that compelling. I'm sticking to the knife-cut noodles! I did discover that JTYH had really good green onion cake though. Sat Oct 24 00:09:16 -0700 2009 5119013 110491 odub 8 5126996 Their green scallion pancakes are meh... However, I do agree with the knife-cut noodles being spot-on. Sat Oct 24 03:06:13 -0700 2009 5126936 11933 J.L. 9 5127354 Maybe they're inconsistent but I thought the pancakes were among the better ones I've had in the SGV - light, not too oily but still crisp. My only knock is that they could have been seasoned just a bit more but otherwise, I thought they were executed pretty well compared to other places around time which make 'em way too heavy and/or saturated. Better than JYTH's super bland xian jin bao. Sat Oct 24 08:35:03 -0700 2009 5126996 110491 odub 7 5127034 Would these be with or without car ear wax? Sat Oct 24 04:28:58 -0700 2009 5119013 11938 Tripeler 8 5127567 Oh yes, with wax, of course. I'm sure you know that cat ear wax is a delicacy in Chinese gastronomy. Sat Oct 24 10:26:42 -0700 2009 5127034 11933 J.L. 2 5120226 What does JTYH stand for? Wed Oct 21 11:32:13 -0700 2009 5110701 183791 SeaCook 3 5121178 I forgot... Is it JYTH or JTYH? Joking - You're The Hound! .... or ... Just Trust Your Head... Wed Oct 21 17:23:27 -0700 2009 5120226 11933 J.L. 4 5121944 Maybe the useful mnemonics at http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/08/28/jtyh-restaurant-rosemead/ will help you remember. :> Thu Oct 22 00:14:13 -0700 2009 5121178 59830 will47 3 5121942 Just a guess, but I would guess JTYH is related to the 4 characters for the name of the market next door (same owners). The first two characters are the same for the market and the restaurant, and the second two are different. The restaurant is named 鼎泰美食 (dǐng tài měi shí). 'j' could be a non-standard or (sort of) phonetic romanization for the initial of the first character, maybe?d Thu Oct 22 00:13:59 -0700 2009 5120226 59830 will47 1 5147782 Tampa Garden (on Tampa in Reseda) has them. Sun Nov 01 17:04:17 -0800 2009 4319249 1120926 AgentWoods