I'll admit, growing up in the culinary industry, I always saw Martin Yan as sort of a joke; a relic of early 90's cooking shows that spawned a series of pseudo-chef personalities that we see today. But I didn't give him nearly enough credit...
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Joe's Shanghai was good! Not as good as Din Tai Fung, or Mei in Montreal (which is my favorite), but it's up there.
The eggplant is deep-fried whole, dunked in ice water, then peeled. I like eggplant this way because it has a very clean taste. The texture is almost like that of a giant grape.