On the rare occasions that I do crave for Chinese food, Xiao Long Bao (Chinese Soup Dumplings) is ALWAYS my holy grail. 😋🥢🥟 I mean, who could resist that juicy packet of meat bursting with flavourful juices, encased in a smooth hand-made wrapper and lightly flavoured with a dipping of vinegar and ginger? 😍

Although these XLB by 东记拉面小笼包 were pretty affordable compared to my fave @dintaifungsg XLB, I can't say that it was good enough for me to return again... The skin was a little too thick for my liking, and perhaps I'm spoiled by DTF, but these babies didn't ooze as much juice as I had expected LOL. 🙊
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The 牛腱 (Beef Shank) had lots of tendons in it, which I LOVE! 😍 Paired with sweet chilli sauce on the side, these would have been perfect had they not been cut so thickly, which made it quite tough to chew on.