Shop 1/8 Dixon St, Sydney
Something has happened at the northern end of Chinatown. There is a whole block full of new places to explore that I have somehow managed to miss. The first trip in remedying this situation was to Uighur Cuisine, the more casual downstairs version next to the upstairs Apandim Uighur Restaurant. Confusing, yes. We sat upstairs for 10 minutes asking the lovely waiter questions while our friend waited at our ‘booked’ table downstairs. No harm done, just a few glasses of free water and a disappointed waiter.
When we finally got together at the same table we were quite excited as the menu was a mix of Turkish, Chinese and something resembling Cajun. Anyway, it was rich, lamby and delicious. This seemingly strange combination menu makes more sense when you learn the Uighurs (there are various spellings) are a Turkic people living mostly in Eastern and Central Asia. See Wikipedia for a little more info.
Shapanji (chicken & vegetables with rice noodles)
-this had a great sauce, very savoury and tasty with a bit of a Cajun flavour
Koy Gosh Kawapi (lamb kebabs)
-some pieces tender, some chewy, but all good!
Piti Manta (steamed lamb dumplings)
Tawa Ban shir (fried lamb dumplings)
-I think the fact that we ordered two lots of dumplings was my fault, and in the end we decided they were too fatty. Definitely not as nice as traditional Chinese dumplings. However, the Polish-heritage girl liked them, so try for yourself and decide.
Piyaz Poshkal (onion bread)
-this was a group favourite, very rich and soft and quite oily, but somehow we kept going back to break off ‘just a little more’
Suzuk Jungol Kormisl (stir fried snow peas with garlic)
Tawa Kawapi Uighur Style (lamb chops uighur style)
-the soggy bread underneath wasn’t my favourite on the menu but I imagine some people would find it comforting
Overall I think it was a great meal and something different. Even though we ordered a snow pea dish for some extra vegetables, that was oily too, so perhaps go for a walk and a cleansing lemon gelato afterwards 😉
My partner loves the food here.. for me I can take it or leave it. I do like the lamb skewers though and that’s about it really..
i liked the pictures of Uygur dishes ver much i reckon it tastes very good . I reckon the bread naan is very various as well . Breads like Naan and Georgian Khachapuri have different ingridients inside it can have cheese inside and can have Meat inside . Noodle soup lagman must taste great as well.
hi i just stumbled upon your review on this restaurant and i have heard about it previously, but i was just curious as to how much the dishes were? from entrees to mains? thanks 🙂 please email me thanks agian.
Uighur cuisine makes me homesick for Turkish food and its also a bonus that I can speak to the waiters in Turkish and they understand 95 % of what I’m saying apart from the slight differences like tofu and noodles uighur cuisine is the closest you’ll get to real Turkish food not this kebab house westernised pide rubbish around town
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