Crab Rangoons or Egg Rolls?

[knowlesjam]

Egg rolls for me. The wife is cuckoo for crab rangoons. I know a lot of folks are obsessed with the pizza @ Fong's as well. I don't understand the appeal. Just seems like a lot of crust without much filling. Maybe I just haven't had the right kind yet? Who has the best in town?

Skip the pizza @ Fong's and get it from Hy Vee on the Tuscano crust...half the price and just a good. The Hy Vee gas station in Ankeny on N. Ankeny Blvd is fantastic.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I would be more into crab Rangoon if it actually was made with crab meat. typically it is not unless you are at a really fancy restaurant (which I rarely treat myself to).

Exactly. I love crab. Rangoons in my experience are often filled with a minuscule amount of mystery goo.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It all depends. Those large generic mass produced egg rolls suck.
Same with crab rangoon.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I like both, but it seems like more places screw up egg rolls (i.e. over-frying them) than crab rangoon so I usually opt for crab rangoon first. About the worst thing restaurants do to crab rangoon is skimp on the filling.

 

[clones8232]

I base what Chinese restaurant I am going to eat at on how good their crab rangoons are.

 

[ClonesFTW]

Always get 2 rangoons at Tsing Tsao instead of the eggroll.

Side note - Crab Rangoons at Samurai in WDM are the best I've ever had.

 

[Gonzo]

Is this something your regular run-of-the mill carryout place has? Where do you get yours?

They're pretty standard at most decent-good Chinese places. Don't think HyChi has them.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Neither.

Pot Stickers FTW!

 

[khardbored]

I could eat a meal of nothing but Hy-Vee Crab Rangoon.

I may be low brow, but I don't care!

 

[jcyclonee]

1. Spring Rolls, WITH MEAT!
2. Egg rolls
3. Dumplings or whatever
4. Crab Rangoons

Clarification - Are you categorizing pot stickers as a dumpling?

Also, whar won-tons?

As long as they taste decent there is very little separation between any of these in my book.

One more also. You could divide this by nationality. Having pork egg rolls at an authentic Vietnamese restaurant might be my favorite appetizer ever.

 

[HitItHard58]

Both for sure. For me, they go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya brother. Ya can't have one without the other.

 

[BCClone]

Lactose intolerant so I go with the egg rolls. Cream cheese in rangoons is something I can avoid so I do.

 

[jcyclonee]

Both for sure. For me, they go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya brother. Ya can't have one without the other.

Thanks for the ear worm.

 

[jcyclonee]

Lactose intolerant so I go with the egg rolls. Cream cheese in rangoons is something I can avoid so I do.

If they are made correctly, it can be worth the violent illness.

 

[CYCLNST8]

1. Spring Rolls, WITH MEAT!
2. Egg rolls
3. Dumplings or whatever
4. Crab Rangoons

Clarification - Are you categorizing pot stickers as a dumpling?

Also, whar won-tons?

As long as they taste decent there is very little separation between any of these in my book.

One more also. You could divide this by nationality. Having pork egg rolls at an authentic Vietnamese restaurant might be my favorite appetizer ever.

Too much math. File under: Dumplings or whatever.

 

[dmclone]

1. Spring Rolls, WITH MEAT!
2. Egg rolls
3. Dumplings or whatever
4. Crab Rangoons

Clarification - Are you categorizing pot stickers as a dumpling?

Also, whar won-tons?

As long as they taste decent there is very little separation between any of these in my book.

One more also. You could divide this by nationality. Having pork egg rolls at an authentic Vietnamese restaurant might be my favorite appetizer ever.

Good dumplings are the best. Last year in NYC I was prepared to eat at all these interesting places but I found myself just going to a number of different dumpling places. vanessa's dumpling house and Xi'An famous foods. Damn

 

[CYCLNST8]

If they are made correctly, it can be worth the violent illness.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I generally prefer egg rolls. A well done crab rangoon is tasty though. The ones at HyVee are too sweet for my liking. I'll eat one occasionally and remember that I like their egg rolls better.

I like the Crab Rangoon Pizza at Fongs. And they have a crab rangoon appetizer, that's more rolled up like an egg roll. It's been a couple of years, but that was pretty good as I recall.

 

[cycloneG]

Potstickers.

 

[CYCLNST8]

Good dumplings are the best. Last year in NYC I was prepared to eat at all these interesting places but I found myself just going to a number of different dumpling places. vanessa's dumpling house and Xi'An famous foods. Damn

Solid entries for a food porn thread! There's this one although the criteria is: "Homemade."

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/homemade-food-porn.229252/page-4