Chairman Mao

by - July 19, 2018

If you are wondering why the tribute to Mao, Hunan is Mao's hometown, and Chairman Mao aims to bring authentic Hunan dishes to Sydney. While Sichuan is more internationally renowned for its spicy and numbing dishes, Hunan actually takes centre-stage when it comes to the use of chillis in cooking in China. There is a saying in Chinese that "Sichuan people have no fear of spiciness, Hunan people fear it's not spicy!"

Pickles Of The Day (complementary)
Every time the pickles are something different, and a good appetiser to nibble on while we salivate in anticipation of the dishes to come. 

Pork Dices Steamed w Five-Spice Rice Powder $23.8
Generous chunks of fatty pork is coated in ground rice powder before being steamed under low heat for hours. This culinary technique fully renders the fat, and the rice coating helps absorb all the flavours of the pork and spices, and adds another textural dimension. One of the few no-chilli dishes in Hunanese cuisine that we always order.

Stir Fried Rumen Beef Tripe w Hot Chili $22.8
Offal has never been a favourite of ours, but when done right it can can offer textures and flavours that can't be matched by meat. The extra surface area of the tripe helped lock all the flavours inside. Like an elasticky sponge, the more you chewed the more flavours it unlocked. 

Stir Fried Smoked Pork w Smoked Bamboo Shoots & Chili $26.8
A house specialty and a must-get every time we visit Mao. The house-smoked pork is like an extremely smokey version of smoked ham with more chew to it. The smoked meat and the semi-dried bamboo shoots complement each other and you can easily down a couple of bowls of rice with this dish in a flash!

Stir Fried Smoked Pork w Wind Dried Julienne Radish & Chili $26.8
No, this is not a picture of the same dish taken from a different angle... we love the house-smoked pork so much that we ordered another one with dried radish this time 😀 When you can't decide on which one, get both! The dried radish had an interesting chewy crunch to it, although our favourite is still the one with bamboo shoots.

Stir Fried Hot Green Chili w Black Bean Sauce $16.8
Ordering a pure chilli dish might sound weird to some, but if you love chilli this dish will satisfy all your heat cravings! This vegetarian dish is no weak contender in a restaurant serving mostly meat heavy dishes. The fermented black beans, fried till crispy, go perfectly with the charred meaty chilli. Be sure to remove some of the chilli seeds to dial down the heat.


Food: 8/10
Service: 6/10
Atmosphere: 6/10

Highlight:
  • Authentic Hunan cuisine, no cutting corners
Lowlight:
  • Dishes are very oil heavy
  • The level of heat is not for the faint-hearted!
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chairman-Maos/121331887925593
Address: 189 Anzac Parade, Kensington, NSW 2033
Hours: Mon 5-10pm
             Tues closed
             Wed-Thu 5-10pm
             Fri-Sun 5-11pm
Phone: (02) 9697 9189
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