uncle ping's
street foods
Based in the DMV
Farmers Market Update
Come find us this Summer at the Kingstowne, Cherrydale & Westover Farmers Markets in Alexandria & Arlington, Virginia –
Every Friday from 3-7PM
Saturday and Sunday from 8AM-12PM
hosted by Fairfax County Park Authority & Field To Table
We will have live cooking, frozen dumplings and more for you to enjoy. The 12-Hour Taiwanese Braised Pork Shoulder will only be sold at the Westover Farmers Market on Sunday. There will be a limited amount, so get there early before it sells out, and remember to bring a cooler in your car with ice packs to keep the quality of your dumplings as fresh as possible until you get back to your freezer.
Can’t wait to see you all there!
~ Uncle Ping
Market Information:
KINGSTOWNE:
5870 Kingstowne Towne Center
Alexandria, VA 23315
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/kingstowne
Menu
dumplings
Ping’s Original:
(Pork & Cabbage)*
This is my take on the classic pork dumpling using locally sourced ground pork from the Springfield Butcher out of Springfield, VA, mixed with Napa Cabbage, Mince Ginger/Garlic and Green Onions with a Blend of Mixed Seasonings*
*contains: Sesame Oil & Oyster Sauce
J.A.M.:
(Chicken & Noodle)*
This one is an ode to my niece & nephew, Jaden And Makai (JAM) inspired by my grandmother from Taiwan
Ground Chicken, Taiwan Rice Noodles, Napa Cabbage, Minced Ginger and Green Onions with a Blend of Mixed Seasonings
Your kids are going to love this one!*
*contains: Sesame Oil & Oyster Sauce
Grateful veg:
(Fungi & Veggies)*
For the Veggie Lovers! I made you a Spinach Dumpling Wrap filled with more Spinach, Shiitake Mushrooms, Water Chestnuts, Mince Garlic with a Blend of Mixed Seasonings*
*contains: Sesame Oil & Oyster Sauce
Chef's Specials
(Available at Farmer's Markets and Private Events Only)
A MA’S BRAISED PORK SHOULDER:
This one is honor to both of my grandmother’s. It’s my take on their 12-Hour Braised Taiwanese Pork Shoulder with a Marinated Soft-Boiled Egg, Bok Choy over a bowl of Jasmine Steam Rice. Marinated in a Soy Sauce Blend with mixed Asian spices
This is a true home cooked meal that was only prepared for you by your grandparents, and now I can share it with you all here in America. I can’t even begin to explain how happy I am to serve you this mouth-watering dish
*contains: Oyster Sauce
A.M.B.P.S Open Face Sandwich
This is the 12-Hour Taiwanese Braised Pork Shoulder pulled over a slice of Buttered Texas Toast, a layer of Asian Slaw, topped with a marinated soft-boiled egg and then drizzled with a homemade Yum Yum Sauce. *contains: Oyster Sauce
Meet Uncle Ping
It was in my father’s restaurant where I learned at a very young age how to clean/prepare vegetables, make sauces, wrap wontons, cook meats, wash dishes using an industrial dishwashing machine and being a busboy before I decided I didn’t want to work for him any longer. I always said when most kids were watching Saturday Morning Cartoons, that I was wrapping wontons for hours on end. I wouldn’t trade any of that for cartoons now that I think about it. I also put in work for my mom’s wholesale business during the summer months as I got older. My brother and I did everything from loading trucks to helping make deliveries all throughout the DMV area. The plus side to that job was you were done and home by 3 PM. To be able to build these mental/physical muscles at that age is what’s setting me up to bring this concept of traditional authentic street foods to market for you today. My grandmother on my mothers side also had a restaurant when I was growing up in Cumberland, MD called: Peking Palace. She was the best chef in the entire family. This lady is super special to me when it comes to cooking. She’s the biggest inspiration behind that Braised Pork Dish that I make and so much more. And credit to my grandmother on my father’s side as well. She’s the farmer of the family growing all her own vegetables to cook dinner for us and the restaurant staff. What I’m saying is: GRANDMOTHER’S FACE PLANT INTO ROCK!
That’s what this is all about. Inspired by the people that I love and look up to.
Come and see what these flavors are all about!
I also spent the last 12 years working in regulated cannabis out in Colorado before moving back East to launch this food concept. I helped start up three businesses during those years, helping one of them go nationwide with Green Thumb Industries (GTI). That company was called: incredibles by Medically Correct, where I was the National Sales Director – the first to get that title for any licensed cannabis brand in the United States of America.
Prior to that, I spent 8 years with the Great American Restaurant Group in Northern Virginia. This is where I learned that I could lead and manage a restaurant environment outside of working for my dad. I can’t say enough about the people there that believed in me and saw something in me that I didn’t. They know who they are and I will forever be grateful for those experiences.
Personal Achievements: TOP 100 People to Know in Regulated Cannabis – Voted by my peers in the Hemp Connoisseur Magazine 2019
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Uncle Ping