Chinese Hotpot restaurant in Helsinki

network_engineer · Post by **network_engineer** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:31 pm

Hi all,

Does anybody know of a good authentic Chinese Hotpot restaurant in Helsinki? Sure, I am aware of a good authentic Chinese restaurant, but I am looking for a hotpot restaurant.

Cheers.

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easily-lost · Post by **easily-lost** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:26 pm

I wish your dream come true.

NewEnglandNative · Post by **NewEnglandNative** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:37 pm

Not trying to be sarcastic (ok, well maybe a little) but check out Stockholm. much more likely to have luck there. Make a long weekend out of it.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:45 am

Google is also your Friend..
http://www.ravintolachina.fi/Fi_Menu_13_HotPot.htm
http://eat.fi/fi/helsinki/ravintola-china

Ravintola CHINA
Annankatu 25
00100 HELSINKI
Puh ( 09 ) 640 258
Fax ( 09 ) 863 1063

But my personal favorite normal Chinese restaurant is
http://eat.fi/fi/helsinki/ravintola-hong-kong

easily-lost · Post by **easily-lost** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:50 pm

That's not hot pot, raamv. Not every city in China offers real ones, unfortunately.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:40 pm

easily-lost wrote:That's not hot pot, raamv. Not every city in China offers real ones, unfortunately.

At least they claim it is...

I ll take kung pao and sczhuan (sp?) anytime!! and a Vietnamese Pho cannot be beat!!

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:27 am

raamv wrote:I ll take kung pao and sczhuan (sp?) anytime!!

Mine too...

I also like number 33 and 45 and love a 69.

(an oldie but goodie)

Besides Raamv's suggestions..any other good places? Might be a good post gig meal before the long drive back.

Kupcake · Post by **Kupcake** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:33 am

That chinese restaurant in Kamppi does a hotpot ... not cheap, but very nice. When we had it they set it up on one of the tables in the second dining room, at the rear of the restaurant.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:19 am

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:Besides Raamv's suggestions..any other good places?

http://www.dongbeihu.fi/home_eng.html - can't remember if they do hotpot though, check the menu...

Word of warning - I'm accustomed to relatively hot & spicy foods, however the chili squid at Dong Bei Hu was almost the death of me

I assume that their other portions marked on the menu with "three chilies" might also be not recommended for the faint-hearted...

aniorek · Post by **aniorek** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:46 pm

sammy wrote:
Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:Besides Raamv's suggestions..any other good places?
http://www.dongbeihu.fi/home_eng.html - can't remember if they do hotpot though, check the menu...

Word of warning - I'm accustomed to relatively hot & spicy foods, however the chili squid at Dong Bei Hu was almost the death of me I assume that their other portions marked on the menu with "three chilies" might also be not recommended for the faint-hearted...

I tried the duck which was marked with three chillies and it wasn't *that* bad, so it varies. Still, one of the best Chinese restaurants in town.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:24 pm

Havent found a chinese restaurant with that Realy really hot Chili-flavored oil that they keep on the table..
Most of the oil have been really flavored down to the Mild taste....
and most of the kung pao comes without the king..err kung!!

and sczhuan ... whats that...

easily-lost · Post by **easily-lost** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:35 pm

It's "Sichuan". If you want proper spicy Chuan style, you have to go to Sichuan for it. That's why I don't bother trying those so-called "Chinese" restaurants any more; I fly to the country once a year (just) to get the real stuff.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:34 am

easily-lost wrote:It's "Sichuan". If you want proper spicy Chuan style, you have to go to Sichuan for it. That's why I don't bother trying those so-called "Chinese" restaurants any more; I fly to the country once a year (just) to get the real stuff.

Yes!! good fer you!! Can you pack some back on the way!!

At least most of the Chinese and Vietnamese stuff I get are from Hakaniemi..
I tasted Authentic Chinese(Hunan, Sichuan ), Vietnamese, Mongolian, Ethiopian, Malaysian, and Thai food until I lived in the US..But here its watered down to the taste of the Locals..
The only place where I got a taste of the same food that the owners ate was at Hongkong!!
Mebbe We should start a Chinese Cookout..where People can make the nearest Chinese Dish that they know and have a pot luck dinner..

easily-lost · Post by **easily-lost** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:21 pm

raamv wrote:Yes!! good fer you!! Can you pack some back on the way!!
At least most of the Chinese and Vietnamese stuff I get are from Hakaniemi..
I tasted Authentic Chinese(Hunan, Sichuan ), Vietnamese, Mongolian, Ethiopian, Malaysian, and Thai food until I lived in the US..But here its watered down to the taste of the Locals..
The only place where I got a taste of the same food that the owners ate was at Hongkong!!
Mebbe We should start a Chinese Cookout..where People can make the nearest Chinese Dish that they know and have a pot luck dinner..

The essence of Chinese food is freshness-- Everything has to be fresh, and I don't see how we can achieve that here. If you want to get the true flavor out, everything should be "right", even including the water. Yeah, I'm that "picky" in food.

I go to that store occasionally too, and regret later.

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:05 am

easily-lost wrote:The essence of Chinese food is freshness-- Everything has to be fresh, and I don't see how we can achieve that here. If you want to get the true flavor out, everything should be "right", even including the water. Yeah, I'm that "picky" in food.

the tinned mushrooms in the chinese restaurants here just don't do it for you then? Pretty vile I have to say.

My folks lived in Hong Kong for 3 years and were shocked when I told them about the veg in the chinese food here...My mother had a near heart attack..."Tinned vegetables in Chinese food????? But fresh stuff is soooo important!!"

(i'm convinced she still rings Hong Kong and tells old friends).

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