Would you drive so far just to eat dinner? Well, apparently a lot of people would, and not just anybody, a lot of Chinese/Taiwanese/HK celebs that came to SF would make this trip. I saw it on the wall of fame photos. Alex Toh, Tong An Ge just to name a few.
I've never had real Sze Chuan food before, so I wanted to try out this South Legend. Uh huh , even the name sounds legendary... Haha...So we had the spicy pototo shreds, chilli tofu and peanut appetizer, fried brinjal and garlic sauce pork belly. Well, though you'd see your food soaked in 1cm chili oil, I don't find them particularly spicy. At some point the tongue does become a little numb but yet, it's much nicer than having a hot burning sensation to your lips, tongue and throat! Best of all, you still get to TASTE what you're eating.
My favourite is the cubed tofu, that's the best because the chili paste that they use is so fragrant and the spiciness builds up really slowly.
Look at how thinly they cut the brinjal, you'd think that you're eating thinly shredded mushrooms! Good thing we ordered one non spicy dish, I think somehow it helps neutralizes the taste of chili peppercorn. If not we'd have sexy lips towards the end of the night! :)
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