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Buddha’s Delight

2020-04-30T10:50:49+01:00

A delicious home comforting dish that includes cooked vegetables, mushrooms and tofu. It's often known as a cleansing dish to calm the spirit and nourish the body when on a detox. Because of its lightness and varied flavours, it makes  a perfect dish for Spring and Summer. It's also one of the most popular Chinese vegetarian dishes. By the nature of it being a dish symbolizing purification and renewal, Buddha's Delight is often cooked at the start of the new year. It is also cooked in monasteries with wholesome ingredients like Pak choi, Bean sprouts, lotus root, snow peas, gingko nuts, [...]

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Village Festivities

2020-04-30T10:50:49+01:00

The past weekend was a good success at the Suriton Village Festivities in St. Andrew's Square. Despite the fast changing weather, we had a surprising turnout of  neighbours and friends who came together to experience some wonderful food. For the goal that we set out to achieve, we sold out all the Pho that we had on offer and thanks to you, all those proceeds of the Pho will go directly to the Vietnamese charity that supports helping some of the most needy families in North Vietnam. Yes it was a fun afternoon with music, drink and good food! The Surbiton [...]

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Quê Charity

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Through our special event at the Surbiton Food Festival, we aim to raise £5000. We know this is an attainable amount with your help and support. There is a mutual trust and sense of responsibility that we hold high in this regard. We feel a strong responsibility that the money raised is donated to this cause. Which is why in 2015, after the success of the Charity dinner we hosted with your help, we personally went to Vietnam with our own resources to allocate each and every penny raised to the families. A little goes a long way and every bit [...]

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Treat Yourself Or A Friend

2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

On a trip to Vietnam a few years ago, I remember sitting at a street side café after the scorching heat at left me longing for a Vietnamese iced coffee. What is a Vietnamese iced coffee and what makes it essentially Vietnamese? Many countries in Asia have a similar preparation but Vietnam has its own signature concoction. Sweetened with condensed milk, a shot of strong espresso on the rocks worked like a charm on this particular hot day. And as I sat there pondering what to do next, an abundant platter of Bun Cha seemed the most appetizing in the moment. [...]

Treat Yourself Or A Friend2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

A Bowl of Pho

2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

It may be a hot or a cold day, the wind has built your appetite and you're thinking of a dish that's nourishing, delicious with a kick to inspire you. A bowl of Pho calls for just the right balance of spice, exotic flavour and heartiness, not forgetting a zest of juicy lemon. Vietnamese Pho has one of the best combinations of Umami perhaps. Is it any wonder why this dish has been gaining popularity around the world. Vietnamese cuisine is considered to be intricate in its flavours yet simple in using local ingredients. It's relationship with French colonial also adds to [...]

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Spring Festivities 2017

2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

With only a couple of weeks to go till the Surbiton Food Festival begins, we're preparing for a season of Spring festivities. As you might have read in one of our recent posts -- Naturally Chinese will be celebrating a bit of diversity in its menu at this year's Surbiton Food Festival. In support of the Quê Charity that aims to alleviate impoverished conditions of the poorest families in North Vietnam, we will have on offer two varieties of popular Vietnamese dishes; Bun cha and Pho (the meat and noodle broth which you are perhaps familiar with as its popularity in London has been growing). [...]

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Earth Day

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Today is Earth day. Last month we celebrated Earth hour to observe that an hour of paying respect to our planet can make a difference to preserve its resources. Earth day is observed as an event to raise awareness of protecting the environment. The simple acts matter in this regard. It may be nurturing a plant to life even if it may seem wilted. Not using harsh pollutant in the soil. Or even walking or cycling instead of driving a car. The subject of preserving the environment and saving resources so that we can keep a bright future for the next [...]

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For A Meaningful Cause

2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

It was over two years ago that we had received a letter from a lady in Hanoi asking us for some help for a charitable cause. At the time, we had sent money and some supplies as a way of helping her out. But very soon we came to see that she was gathering up resources to help some of the poorest families in North Vietnam. This struck a cord with us. You may wonder why a Chinese establishment such as ourselves would be keen to support a Vietnamese charitable organization. This is because our roots are Vietnamese and we hold [...]

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Happy 5th Anniversary

2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

Today marks the 5th anniversary for Naturally Chinese Restaurant, and what a fantastic five years it has been, ups and downs included. It's a humbling moment to think how much has been changed and achieved for Naturally Chinese in these past five years. Every business goes through hardships in the beginning and through these emerges the potential for success and growth. It's been an experience in learning and continues as our goal is to keep evolving with the times and adapting our service to better suit the needs of our patrons and customers. The vision of serving food to all kinds [...]

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Foojian Fried Rice

2020-04-30T10:50:50+01:00

The weather seems to be warming up nicely and as we can only hope it stays that way for a long while, we at Naturally Chinese can guarantee a delicious list of Spring dishes on our menu. There's a dish we'd like to introduce you to if you haven't already tried it. It's a popular Chinese wok fried rice dish that is well known in HongKong. This is the Foojian Fried Rice (also known as Fujian). Is it originally from the Foojian province on the coast of China? Actually not. It is typically a Hong Kong style dish but is one [...]

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