Snow Lion

One of the things I enjoy about Bloomington is the wide variety of restaurants.  Tibetan Food in Indiana?  Of course!

Silver was late, so Sarah and I had a seat and ordered an appetizer -- the Combo Platter for Two.  This included two eggrolls, three shumai, and three momo.  Two sauces were included -- something soy sauce-ish and something sweet-and-sourish.  I stuck to the soy sauce one... 

The egg rolls were similar to any I've had before.  Fine, but nothing unusual.  I was apprehensive about the shumai (fried stuffed seafood dumpling).  It was small -- slightly bigger than a Rolo.  I'm not much of a seafood fan, so I chopped it in half and stuffed it in my mouth.  OMG, I could eat an entire fish in one bite and have less of a seafood flavor.  Definitely not for me!  After seeing my bulging eyes, Sarah opted to try the other half.  Her reaction wasn't much different.  Ok, that leaves two shumai for Silver!

The Momo was more dumpling shaped -- like a wonton or tortellini.  It was filled with fried beef.   Once again, it was fine.  Sarah had one, and we left one for Silver.

Silver finally found the place.  We asked what the guys at the next table were eating -- chicken curry fried rice and chicken sesame vegetables on rice.  The waiter highly recommended both, especially since the sesame dishes made the kitchen smell amazing (yes, that's what he said).  Sarah and I each ordered those, and Silver ordered something with beef and bean threads.

We slid the Momo & Shumais to Silver, telling her what they were.  She popped one of the shumai in her mouth, loved it, and asked us if it had shrimp in it.  She said she was allergic to shrimp and that her throat would close up.  OMG, might I suggest asking what's in the seafood PRIOR to eating it!?  Sarah and I then got into an argument about, if Silver stopped breathing, which of us stayed with her and which ran the block to get the firemen.  In all honesty, I think we both would've ran after firemen and left her with the waiter.  Just kidding!  The waiter came past shortly thereafter, declared the shumai to be shrimp-free, and Silver had the other one and the Momo.  We then had salads brought to us, which had a unique but good creamy white dressing.

When the food arrived, it looked so good!  The smell was great.  Sarah and I both tried our dishes and traded (so I ended up with the curry).  The bean threads looked almost like tinsel on Silver's food -- translucent and shiny.  We all shared each other's food, enjoyed everything, and called it a success (especially since there was no allergic reaction!).  Now we need to find another excuse to chase down a fireman ;-)