20. Prawn Wonton Soup - One Tonne of Wontons
Wontons, wontons, wontons... what can I say about wontons? Not much, they weren't that great to be brutally honest, and I'm very, very tired. It's one of the cheapest thing on the menu at $10.50. I thought it came with noodles, but it doesn't. You get 7 generously sized morsels, which equates to about $1.50 per wonton. Not bad. It is a Wednesday lunchtime and not super busy. I nab a booth by the swaying curtains and wait for my date (my Mom). Green beans are still in season so when she arrives I recommend Number 116 (Green beans and Dace fish: $15.50) and some Chinese tea ($3.50) to share. She orders Hot Sour Soup. Our meals arrive quickly. A massive steaming bowl of broth, veritable vegetation of Chinese cabbage (the best part) and the aforementioned wontons. The cabbage is flawless, tender with a lingering amount of crunch. The soup is rather bland, although the wontons are supposed to be the star of the dish, the soup is just second fiddle. It is a vaguely savo
