654429 Wed Sep 23 10:07:22 -0700 2009 1 46 China 0 5052285 Any hints on best dishes at San Xi Lou in HK? Wed Sep 23 10:07:22 -0700 2009 117689 cabking 1 5054343 Anything on the Sichuan side of the menu - they have Canto/Shanghainese (I think) as well - no go. 2 things i particularly liked: shui zhu yu (fish cooked in trad Sichuanese (is that a word?) style in a pot of chilli + oil) - fish is tender and slippery. zhang cha ya (lit. sauce + tea duck - a smoked duck of sorts). the meat is a little dry (think confit), has a great smoky flavour and falls off the bone - ideal for giving your tongue a rest from all the ma la. the hot pot (chilli based, of course) looks quite good too and a lot of people seem to go there just for that, but i've never ordered it. Thu Sep 24 01:46:45 -0700 2009 5052285 119622 e_ting