Red Chamber restaurant: a Joburg legend 30 years in the making

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Emma Chen will happily share the story behind her iconic Chinese eatery, but she'll never divulge the secret behind her equally famous cucumber salad.

Emma Chen, founder of one of Joburg's most iconic Chinese Restaurants, Red Chamber in Hyde Park Corner.Restaurateur Emma Chen, who celebrated the 30th anniversary of her Red Chamber restaurant recently, shares the story from humble beginnings to the award-winning Hyde Park Corner restaurant it is today:I had been in South Africa since the early 1980's and had been a student at various universities, waitressing and working as a kitchen hand here and there.

A Chinese restaurant in Johannesburg meant clashes of different languages, cultures and value systems It is the most delicious salad. Ask any Red Chamber regular and the cucumber salad is bound to feature high up on their list of favourites. But getting the recipe is akin to unravelling the Da Vinci code. So simple, but what's the secret?

 

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