Tons of great Northern Chinese specialties!
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One of the best nouveau Chinese restaurants to hit the Toronto scene, there are now six locations all over the Greater Toronto Area. Northern Chinese, Shanghai and Taiwanese-inspired cuisine bring spicier flavours, unique techniques and specialty traditional dishes to Chinatown. Not only does Asian Legend stand out because of its flavours - but it's classiness as a Chinese restaurant is hopefully a growing movement among Toronto's Chinese restaurants.
So, what should you order when you go to Asian Legend? Here are some favourites. Start with the steamed soup-filled pork dumplings, packed with tons of flavour - just be sure to slowly bite into it using your spoon otherwise you'll lose all the delicious soupy goodness. The rolled beef + green onion pancake is delicious and crispy. The General Tao chicken is like candied chicken and is addictive. The glutinous rice roll with meat floss - sounds like a nightmare - but is a one-of-a-kind dish done best here. The braised pork is packed with flavour without any of the fat trimmed. A final favourite is the "dan dan" spicy noodles in peanut sauce, try to get as spicy as possible, for a great noodle dish packed with a peanut bite - amazing.
Finish the meal off with a red bean pancake (similar to the beef + green onion pancake but deliciously sweet) or the fried doughnuts / balls with red bean paste in the middle, served covered with icing sugar. They're difficult to find elsewhere in Toronto so don't miss out when you're here!
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