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Boiled Cabbage (& A Mind Blowing 11 Course Meal) // Chengdu: City of Gastronomy 53

3,447 views · Published 23 August 2018 · 11:53 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: Itchy Feet · 2018 · Travel & Events

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When I translated kai shui bai cai to boiled cabbage, I can't say that I was all that excited about the dish. But the further I looked into it, the more pumped I became about eating it. This dish is fine dining in Sichuan. It's considered one of the greatest Sichuan dishes that doesn't contain Sichuan peppercorn or chili peppers. Usually served banquet style, as a single course in a multi-course meal, I had to splurge this video. 

I arranged a 10 course meal from a random place I found online. They didn't speak much English. I spoke even less Chinese. But we managed to figure it all out, and Sara and I ended up having one of the best meals we've ever had in Chengdu.

I could go on-and-on about the various courses, but the main event was the boiled cabbage soup. 
Was it as good as I had read it was? 
How did it stack up against the other 10 (actually it ended up being 11) courses? 
Well, you have to watch to find out. 

WHERE TO GET BOILED CABBAGE SOUP IN CHENGDU
The name in Chinese: 开水白菜 - Kāishuǐ báicài
I actually struggled to find this it. It's a high-end dish that's only served in high-end restaurants. If you liked the meal that we had in the video, I recommend checking that place out, but you'll need to make some reservations.
Restaurant name: 搭膳·沁享(桐梓林店)
Address: 桐梓林北路2号凯莱蒂景C座24楼A
*You must make a reservation first, and pay 100 RMB as a downpayment. 
Call: 19940684859
Cost: 198 RMB each
They also have a version for 298 each.
More info: http://www.dianping.com/shop/110285433
The courses (this is what I was told would be served, but it ended up being different):
COLD DISHES
Rabbit
Chicken’s Feet
Fine wine luminous beads?
HOT DISHES
Sour Fish soup
Black pepper beef
Lobster
Spicy BBQ Pork
Smoked Duck Breast
Choy sum (similar to a bok choy) in chicken broth
Boiled cabbage (the main event)
Charm Saint Laurent… a strawberry chocolate dessert with a little spicy kick.

You can also try this dish at a place that is pretty famous in Chengdu. It serves up all the classic Sichuan dishes and is a great option if you're short on time but want to try lots of the local specialties.

Restaurant: 盘飧市 - Pán sūn shì
Address:  华兴街62-64号 - 62-64 Huaxing Street
Map: https://ditu.amap.com/place/B001C09IVB

In this series, I am eating my way through a deck of cards. I bought a deck of food themed playing cards that feature a different Sichuan dish on every card. Every week I'll shuffle the deck and pick one random card to hunt down and sample. Chengdu was the first Asian city to be named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. It's full of incredible food - a lot of which you probably don't know about.

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The weekly video will be posted every Thursday at 3PM EST until all 54 cards have been tried.

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