I went to a Chinese restaurant 京華樓 本館 (Kyoukarou) which located in Yokohama Chinatown.
Located in the center of Yokohama Chinatown on Guan Tei Mao Street.
Sichuan cuisine is famous for its hot and spicy dishes, which combine the numbing "ma" of Sichuan pepper and the hot "ra" of chili peppers.
I visited the restaurant at around 2 o’clock , but still it was crowded and I waited for about 15 minutes outside.
It seemed that half of staffs were native Chinese people especially cooks, I couldn’t find any Japanese people in the kitchen.
And that means, I think, I can have more authentic Chinese cuisine.
I and a friend of mine ordered
- 酸辣刀削麺 (Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil)
- 空芯菜のニンニク炒め (Stir-fried ong choy with garlic)
- ハチノスと漬け唐辛子の炒め (Stir-fried honeycomb tripe with pickled red pepper)
Total; ¥ 6,300
- 酸辣刀削麺 (Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil)
Knife-cut noodles are a type of noodle in Chinese cuisine often associated with Shanxi province.
As the name implies, unlike pilled noodles, they are prepared by thinly cutting a block of dough directly into boiling water.
Contrary to my expectations, this dish was not spicy at all.
I was a little surprised when I ate it because I had an image of Chinese food being very spicy.
It felt more like pepper spiciness rather than chili pepper spiciness.
The knife-cut noodles were more satisfying than regular noodles and made me feel very full.
- 空芯菜のニンニク炒め (Stir-fried ong choy with garlic)
I like vegetables like air-cured greens so much that I often make dishes like this at home, but the ones I had at the restaurant were quite different.
The garlic flavor was more than twice as strong as the one I have at home, and just smelling it gave me an appetite.
The garlic flavor is very delicious, but after eating it, you will have bad breath, so be careful if you have important plans.
- ハチノスと漬け唐辛子の炒め (Stir-fried honeycomb tripe with pickled red pepper)
This is the first time I have eaten honeycomb tripe.
I did not know that it was a type of meat just by hearing the name.
This dish was labeled as very spicy on the menu, so it took some courage to try it.
When I actually tried it, I found that it was indeed spicy, but at a level that made me feel it was delicious.
The spiciness was neutralized by the sweetness of the vegetables, as there were many vegetables in the dish.
When I tried the chili itself, to my surprise, I found a sweetness in the spiciness that made it very tasty.
We really enjoyed spicy Chinese food!
I ordered oolong tea too, and there were some drinks which originated from China, so you can also feel China from drinks.
If you like spicy food, you should absolutely visit there!
Kyoukarou main building (in the center of Kanteibyo Dori)
138 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0023, Japan
TEL: 045-211-2866 FAX: 045-211-2877
Business hours
Weekdays 11:30 - 21:30
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 - 21:30
It sounds like a very good choice of restaurant for a Christmas Eve meal, and you certainly described the dishes you ordered and your impression of them well. I'm especially glad to read your comparison of your home-cooked versions of the dishes and the ones you sampled at the restaurant.
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