Silk Road means you’ll eat well in Camberwell.
Silk Road is a Xinjiangese Chinese restaurant which until only fairly recently hadn’t even bothered producing an English menu or hanging an English sign outside.
Meaning it was very easy to walk past the steamed-up windows of an evening, wondering what on earth was going within. Well, let me tell you.
First of all, what on earth is Xinjianese?
Briefly, food from Xinjiang province in China. Famous for charcoal-grilled kebabs, the liberal use of cumin, and lots of chilli to keep you warm through those northern Chinese winters.
Bring your friends.
Food like this is always best in a group, and gathering together six or eight of your closest also means you can reserve one of the large bench tables to yourselves. Ideal when noodles and elbows start flying.
So, where do I start?
After ordering a round of Tsingtao beers, the first thing you want to try are the cumin lamb skewers. These must be eaten hot straight from the coals, before the cubes of fat have a chance to cool down (lamb fat is always best eaten hot). Alongside them, order some of the fried dumplings at £3 for 10 – if you’re lucky you may spot them being painstakingly made by hand in a room at the back.
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