Taiwanese-style Sizzling Platter

There is an irresistible charm about eating hot food served out of a street cart. Although we can't replicate the experience of an outdoor Asian night market, we can introduce one dish from Taiwanese night markets - food on a sizzling platter, or "teppan" in Chinese.

The same type of "teppan" dish in the video below is very popular among night market-goers in Taiwan. It has steak, noodles and a half-cooked egg that the diner scrambled up before the hot plate cooled down.

Now you can find sizzling plate dishes at Seven Seas! To add a little variety to the dish's texture, we decided to throw in some vegetables too.

 Our chefs prepare two "teppan" dishes

Happy Year of the Dragon!

Find out if your Chinese zodiac is a dragon from the chart below:

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2012 Chinese New Year Dragon Menus

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Catering a House Party for the New Year

It was with pleasure that we catered a new year party last month at a regular customer's home in VA. He was also celebrating a promotion at work. Congratulations!