Where to Eat in Matraville
Matraville has rewarded a little seeking out, from Sydney's hidden Dalmatian restaurant and its free-flowing focaccia to a 24-hour pie shop that rescued an Australia Day vanilla-slice craving. Browse my stories for Croatian coastal cooking, Cantonese barbecue secrets and the local stops worth travelling for.
I know from experience that Chinese chefs never give up their secrets easily. With recipes, there may be just one ingredient missing but you can believe that that ingredient will alter a dish making a wonderful dish into a merely nice one and one that you say "It's nice but it's not quite as good as so and so's." The first time my mother gave me a recipe she left out a few important tips. Yes, they keep these secrets close to their heart.
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