Belated Restaurant Highlight: New China, Yaadgar

Edited 12/31/2013

Today, I will be reviewing two more restaurants in Redding.

New China

Photo credit: Robin Heater (me)

http://newchinaredding.com/


Review: New China is most likely the best Chinese restaurant in Redding.  Like Gold Street Cafe, it is easy to overlook, but well worth finding it.  If you're going with at least one other person, I recommend the House Dinner.  It's $13.00 per person, and for the amount of food you get, it's a great deal.  The food is wonderful, and the people who work there are some of the nicest people I've ever met.

Geography:  New China represents the Cantonese style of Chinese cooking.  It comes from the Guangdong region of China, and is what most Westerners think of when they hear about Chinese food.  The dishes that New China serves are mostly the ones whose ingredients are widely available here in the United States.  It also leaves out most Cantonese dishes that many Westerners would not be used to, most likely to promote a more welcoming environment to people who are picky in their tastes.

Chinese food is usually broken down into regional cuisines.  I may discuss these in a future series of posts.


Yaadgar Indian and Pakistani Restaurant

Photo credit: Robin Heater (me)

http://yaadgarrestaurant.com/


Review: Yaadgar is most likely the best Indian restaurant in Redding.  It is also the only Pakistani restaurant in Redding that I know of.  They do a great job serving each cuisine; the food is wonderful, and the service is great.  What I appreciate most as a cultural geographer is that they do not deliberately try to mix the two cuisines.

Geography: The reason that I appreciate that they do not deliberately try to mix Indian and Pakistani cuisines is because the two countries have distinct cultures, and the cuisines should reflect this.  There are some naturally-occurring similarities in regions along the India-Pakistan border, and they also have dishes that reflect this.  This is also good, because it serves to more accurately reflect the wide range of regional cuisines within the bounds of the two countries.

If you want to know more about the differences between the two countries, visit:

http://yaadgarrestaurant.com/blog/pakistani-food-in-redding/



Check back next Saturday for more reviews!