Musou Malaxiangguo

Musou, a stir-fried, dry pot restaurant now joins the retinue of other EFC brands including Gotcha Fresh Bubble Tea, JiYu Thai Hot Pot and Da Long Yi.

Musou celebrates the ancient culinary art of ‘chao’ or stir-frying. Originating in the Han dynasty, the humble stir fry has now become a technique of searing and charring food over high heat in little oil throughout kitchens around the world. However, Musou has taken this culinary technique to a next level, offering a range of a prosaic and exotic ingredients to tempt and enjoy.

Situated at two CBD locations, 398 Elizabeth Street and 208 Little Bourke Street, Musou is downstairs from Da Long Yi Sichuan Hot Pot and JiYu Thai Hot Pot. The venues are therefore offering TWO time honoured methods of cooking, stir-fry and traditional hot pot under the one roof.

Designed to cater for all preferences, the Little Bourke Musou kitchen is open plan, where guests can see their customisable bowls being compiled and cooked in front of them in the method of Ma La Xiang Guo or simply, dry pot.

 We loved tasting our way through the delicious menu. The Ma La Tang Thai Curry Soup was a winner. We loved the rich broth topped with a range of ingredients including fish slices and truffle pork balls. Just yum!

The Signature Fried Rice was a showstopper and had us fighting over the last morsel. Our fried rice was cooked using a mixed bean base and fried to perfection with shiitake Mushroom, Bacon, Braised Pork and Luncheon Meat.

Whatever you do, do not leave without trying Musou's Deep fried prawns with Malaxiangguo. This amazing dish gets your heart racing with its devilish indulgence. So spicy it both excites and numbs your tongue in one bite. Originally from Northern China, this unique one-pot stir fry dish gets its heat from the liberal use of peppercorn and chilies, and incorporates a whole lot of healthy greens.

Locations: 398 Elizabeth Street and 208 Little Bourke Street

Phone: Empire Store – 0390418191; Chinatown Store – 0396393669

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