Time for Taiwan Restaurant Month 2015!

Facebook Photo Sharing Contest

JULY 06 - AUGUST 09

"press like" Time for Taiwan Facebook  

Enjoy a meal at Seven Seas and upload your favorite dish to Facebook 

and earn a chance to win big prizes such as a 

Roundtrip Flight to Taiwan and HTC SmartPhones. 

visit for more information

http://www.gourmettw-oqr.com/joint.php?lang=en

Eat, Shoot, and Win

Seven Seas Restaurant is proud to participate as an outstanding Taiwanese restaurant, recognized by the Overseas Community Affairs Council in Taiwan. 

Enjoy a meal at any OQR Emblem restaurant during the promotion period, snap a photo of one of your dishes, and upload your photo to the official promotion website to automatically qualify for the prize drawing ie round trip plane tickets between the U.S. and Taiwan, HTC smartphones, Merida folding bikes, popular restaurant chain coupons and discount vouchers as well as other fantastic prizes!

Taste of Taiwan Tasting Menu 

Show us your support and shoot a photo of a favorite dish from your dinner!

Time for Taiwan

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Kojo Nnamdi Chinese New Year Food Traditions

Owner Corinna Shen joined the Kojo Nnamdi show to discuss Chinese New Year Food Traditions. 

"The New Year, or Spring Festival, is the biggest holiday celebrated in Chinese culture. The celebration begins with the first full moon and lasts 15 days, and involves family meals, fireworks and gifts. Many of the traditional foods eaten at this time of year symbolize good fortune: eating uncut noodles means a long life, and dumplings resembling the shape of ancient Chinese coins suggest prosperity. We explore how the Chinese New Year is celebrated in communities around the world."

Celebrating with the crew!

Kojo Nnamdi, Dr. Tobie Meyer-Fong of John Hopkins, and Scott Drewno Exec Chef of The Source

Click below to listen to the full feature!
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/audio-player?nid=24804

Saint Patrick's Day Tapas Special

We are presenting a 5 course tapas special for St Patrick's Day!

Excited For Halloween!

We are! This special menu below is available from now till the end of the month.

Taiwan's Best Selling Beer

When it comes to beer in an Asian restaurant, you'll find all the usual suspects available, but if you're looking for the award winning Taiwan Beer, Seven Seas is one of the few places that serve it. Taiwan Beer is a light lager that brings a taste of Taiwan right to our shores. During the brewing process, ponlai, a type of rice that's native to Taiwan, is added to create a unique flavor that sets it apart from other pale lagers in its class. Taiwan Beer has been recognized at the Brewing Industry International Awards in 2002 and won the International Monde Selection in 1997. Come and check it out!

Food Art Skills -- Our Chefs Have It

We prepared a variety of dishes for a recent book launch party with food art. Here are the results.

 

Join Us For Our New Happy Hour

Turn Your Favorite Appetizers Into Passed Hors d'oeuvres

A catered wedding event took us to Brookside Gardens over the Memorial Day weekend. One of the couple's requests was to have passed hors d'oeuvres, which included family dinner favorites like five-spices beef, spring rolls and spicy shrimp. Using disposable containers and bamboo picks, we designed the items and portions to be outdoor-friendly, all while maintaining our signature food presentation flair.

Five Spices Beef

Steamed Shao Mai

Shrimp In Peppercorn Oil

Vegetarian Spring Rolls

Cold Garlic Eggplant

Kung Pao Tofu Recipe

This one's provided by our very own Master Chef Fei. Once you've got all the ingredients, it's really simple to prepare! Takes about 40 minutes max. Vegetarian dish. Enjoy with rice.

Ingredients

For stir-frying:
Two pieces firm tofu, cubed
1/4 cup peanuts
1/4 cup dried red chilies
1 tablespoon chili paste (or as desired)
2-3 crushed or sliced garlic cloves
2-3 scallions, chopped

For sauce:
1/2 cup oyster sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce (use low sodium if preferred)
1 teaspoon sha cha sauce
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Directions

-Whisk together ingredients for sauce in a bowl and set aside.
-In wok, on high heat, add oil and lightly fry tofu for about 3 minutes, constantly tossing. Set aside.
-Add other stir-fry ingredients. Cook for about 2 minutes.
-Add tofu back into the wok.

-Add sauce over stir-fry. You may not use all. 

-Toss to coat ingredients in sauce.
-Allow sauce to reduce to desired consistency.

Enjoy with rice!

Win A Lobster Dinner For Mom

Remember how mom used to make your favorite dishes for dinner when you were growing up? What were they? Whether it's homemade dumplings, an Asian stir-fry, Italian meatballs or beef casserole, we want to know what it is! To celebrate Mother's Day (May 12,) we're giving away two lobster dinners to the two best entries, so read on for more details:

To enter, tell us about one favorite dish of yours that is your mom's (grandma's, aunt's or whoever you look to as your mother figure) unique recipe and why you love it! Describe it in no more than 65 words (not characters.) Although not required, we'd love to see a picture of the dish, and/or the beautiful lady who made it! One entry per household please.

When you're ready to submit, you can do it two ways. Post your pic and/or your favorite dish (cooked by mom) on your Facebook wall, and don't forget to tag us (Type @SevenSeasChineseRestaurant in your status and we should pop up.) OR email us your entry: contact@sevenseasrestaurant.com.

We'll announce the winners on Mother's Day, so please post or email us your entry by May 10. Happy celebrating! Have you decided what you're doing for Mom yet?

Benefits Of Tofu And Delicious Ways To Enjoy Them

 
April is National Soyfoods Month and we're pleased about that! Tofu features prominently in many of our menu items, like mapo tofu, shredded pork in hot sauce and black mushroom in tofu roll. It's a healthy substitute for meat and has been touted for decades as a source of nutrients, including protein, amino acids, calcium and fiber. Soy also contains phytochemicals that are beneficial to our health. The main difference between tofu and meat protein is that you have to eat more tofu to meet the recommended dietary protein levels.

In the charts below, you can compare the nutritional values between tofu and chicken.

Bar: Upgraded

If you've visited us recently, you may have noticed that we made some changes. Sushi is now in the back, to make way for a proper bar! Some of our staff worked into the wee hours of the night to complete the revamp in two weeks. Kudo guys, and thanks for your hard work! Now you can grab a drink while you wait for your party to arrive, or when getting some dinner to go. So give our springtime cocktails a whirl!

 

First up is the Tropical Blue Saketini - pineapple juice, Blue Curacao and Gekkeikan sake.

Next is the Lychee Saketini - lychee juice, Gekkeikan sake, grenadine syrup and served with two plump and juicy lychees. Each drink is $7. We're planning a more detailed happy hour menu, so stay tuned for more. 

Mongolian Pork Wrapped Lettuce

Here's a recipe we found that's shareworthy. It takes a few hours to prepare but easy enough to follow, and the flavors are perfect for any upcoming springtime dinner parties you might be hosting. Try it out!

A spicy-sweet ginger and citrus marinade is at the base of this Asian-style hand-pulled pork. It’s stir-fried with Xaoshing wine—similar to dry sherry—and piled onto crisp butter lettuce leaves with hoisin sauce on the side. Serve plated at the table or rolled up and ready to grab-and-go. Serves 24. Read on for the recipe!

Website & Online Ordering Is Temporarily Down

UPDATE: Fixed and we're back in business!

Friends, 

Rockville Seven Seas' website and online ordering is temporarily down until 8pm today as the mail/fax server company is providing emergency maintenance work. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience. 

Call us: 301.770.5020.

We Love Pork

Try our special pork dishes, available till the end of the month:

Mai Dong Baby Back Ribs. Stewed ribs served with tender greens and a side of steamed rice. $16.95.

Salty Crispy Ribs. Batter-fried baby back ribs seasoned with salt, pepper, onions and a sprinkle of habanero. $14.95.

Yum. Enjoy.

Weekend Specials

The weekends are always a holiday to us! And a good time to try out some specials at Seven Seas. Drop by soon!

Lunar New Year Party At The Governor's Mansion

Maryland Governor Martin O' Malley hosted the annual Lunar New Year Party at his residence in Annapolis on February 20, 2013. This is our sixth year catering the event!

Photo by Jay Baker/Executive Office of the Governor

	Photo by Jay Baker/Executive Office of the Governor

Photo by Jay Baker/Executive Office of the Governor

	Photo by Jay Baker/Executive Office of the Governor

Photo by Jay Baker/Executive Office of the Governor

	Photo by Jay Baker/Executive Office of the Governor

Valentine's Day Menu

Happy Lunar New Year 2013!

Happy Year of the Snake!

Snakes: Have good temper and a skill at communicating but say little. Possess gracious morality and great wisdom. Usually do not have to worry about money. Have tremendous sympathy for others and would like to take actions to help their fellow human beings. Determined to accomplish their goals and hate to fail. Although they look calm on the surface, they are intense and passionate. They have a rich source of inspiration and understand themselves well.

You are a Snake if your birth date falls:

01/23/1917-02/10/1918
02/10/1929-01/29/1930
01/27/1941-02/14/1942
02/14/1953-02/02/1954
02/02/1965-01/20/1966
02/18/1977-02/06/1978
02/06/1989-01/26/1990
01/24/2001-02/11/2002
02/10/2013-01/30/2014