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    Slurping Dumplings through a Boba Straw

    Jonathan Gold visits Wang Xing Ji in the San Gabriel Valley. What separates this dumpling house from others is that it is Wuxi food, from a city on the outskirts of Shanghai. Jonathan recommends the Pork Soup Dumplings, Wuxi Spare Rib, Crab Soup Dumpling, Salt and Pepper Crispy Cake, Stir Fried String Beans and Fried Rice with Pork Belly.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold visits Wang Xing Ji in the San Gabriel Valley. What separates this dumpling house from others is that it is Wuxi food, from a city on the outskirts of Shanghai. Jonathan recommends the Pork Soup Dumplings, Wuxi Spare Rib, Crab Soup Dumpling, Salt and Pepper Crispy Cake, Stir Fried String Beans and Fried Rice with Pork Belly.

    Wang Xing Ji

    140 W Valley Blvd, Ste 211

    San Gabriel, CA 91776

    626-307-1188

    You can find all of Jonathan's restaurant suggestions on the Good Food restaurant map.

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    Cookbook Ghostwriters; Classic Menus; Linguistics of Food
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:36All about Roasting Vegetables
    3. 14:33Classic Cookbooks
    4. 21:49The Secret Life of a Cookbook Ghostwriter
    5. 31:28The New York Public Library's Menu Collection
    6. 39:36Soda, Pop or Coke? The Linguistics of Food
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