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Lucky Dumplings 品质王饺 – Grocery Review

Post author By pegfeeds
Post date January 23, 2026
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Don’t tell any of my local Chinese restaurants, but I would not be mad if I had these pork and cabbage dumplings 猪肉白菜饺 (500g for $10) served to me in a restaurant.

They were large, plump, tolerated well my haphazard boiling with no stirring of the pot, and most importantly, tasted good.

The filling of the pork and cabbage dumplings had a good texture with a bit of meat texture which made it seem like more than just your classic mystery slurry, and a light but enjoyable flavour that was allowed to shine by the addition of some extra vinegar for dipping. I can recommend them.

Lucky Dumplings Pork and Cabbage 品质王 猪肉白菜饺
EAN 9309002913068

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Though I enjoyed the pork and cabbage dumplings, my experience with the country-style chicken 田园鸡肉饺 variety was less rewarding. I enjoyed neither the flavour, which I felt was lacking, nor the texture of the frozen vegetable medley.

Lucky Dumplings Country-Style Chicken 品质王 田园鸡肉饺
EAN 9309002913099

Conversely, the addition of a little bit of prawn (and I think a bit of chilli) in the chicken, corn, & shrimp 鸡虾玉米饺 dumplings, as well as the removal of carrot and peas, made them much more palatable.

Lucky Dumplings Chicken, Corn & Shrimp 品质王鸡虾玉米饺
EAN 9309002913051

by FD Catering Service,
Unit 3/31 Ascot Vale Rd
Flemington VIC 3031

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Snacks

Bestore Angus Crispy Beef (Spicy Flavour) 良品铺子澳洲安格斯薄脆牛肉香辣味 – Grocery Review

Post author By pegfeeds
Post date January 2, 2026
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This beef jerky was very thin and crispy, with a natural-tasting beef flavour, a little salt, but not much else in terms of seasoning – generally flavoured in more of a Western style compared to most Chinese jerkies. Allegedly spicy but imperceptibly so.

The thinness, allegedly at 1mm a slight, I thought was a bit overboard, in that it actually became sharp enough to be uncomfortable when poking the oral mucosa.

For these reasons I wouldn’t get it again.

Bestore Angus Crispy Beef (Spicy Flavour) 良品铺子澳洲安格斯薄脆牛肉香辣味）
UPC 6923228403689

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Chinese Groceries

Ruyee Steamed Bun with Shepherd’s Purse and Egg 如意纸皮包子荠菜鸡蛋味 – Grocery Review

Post author By pegfeeds
Post date December 24, 2025
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These shepherd’s purse and egg buns came recommended by a reader, though I actually already had them in my freezer by the time the comment came through.

They are part of the ‘paper skin’ line, which is an accurate description given the superb filling to skin ratio as seen on the cross-sectional image provided. The skin, despite its thinness, was extremely strong, bouncy, and held up well to steaming.

My wife and I were less impressed by the filling, however, and felt that the taste was a bit bland. This was easily corrected with a bit of chilli crisp and vinegar, but having to add flavour to a prepackaged frozen bun isn’t exactly my dream.

I wouldn’t get these again, but I do like some of Ruyee’s other offerings.

Ruyee Steamed Bun with Shepherd’s Purse and Egg 如意纸皮包子荠菜鸡蛋味
EAN 9309000476008

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Chinese Groceries

Xianjiuji Sichuan Braised Pork with Pickles 香九记四川扣肉 – Grocery Review

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Post date December 12, 2025
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I picked this up from the freezer aisle of a local Asian grocery store. The picture on the label promised juicy, fatty, braised pork with pickles. I expected the pickles to not be a major ingredient, firstly because they were left out of the picture, but also because of the text that said “meat only goodness”.

The pickles were, in fact, a major component. The bowl, heated up via a combination effort of steaming and microwaving, was probably 50/50 pork and mustard greens.

The flavour of the food was quite strong and salty, though we ate it by itself rather than accompanied by rice, which I assume is how it was designed. The mustard greens and sichuan pepper contributed the majority of the flavour, in addition to an enthusiastic quantity of soy sauce.

The pork was a combination of fatty pork belly as well as pieces of lean meat. The pork belly bits were delicious, fatty, and delivered the characteristic melt-in-your-mouth quality despite having been frozen and reheated two ways. The lean bits of pork were in my opinion too lean to be enjoyable.