Sun Ming Jan

Love the sleek signage with shiny letters, which is classic Cantonese/​American Chinatown. The workers were very polite, and I was on my way quickly with my zongzi. The peanut version is stuffed with pork and sausage. Yum! Don’t know how this place has so few reviews and hope it stays in business.

This is a review for the Chinese tamale aka zongzi aka «joong» only.
I came in one day because I walked by and saw the joong in the window. $ 1.65 for a Chinese tamale. They have two types: with peanuts, or with skinless mung bean. I had the one with peanuts, and was very satisfied. It’s not the best I’ve had (my grandma’s was the best), but it’s good enough to satisfy a craving and definitely worth getting again. I know fillings are a matter of preferences, but this joong was pretty simple. Mine had a piece of Chinese sausage aka lahp cheung, peanuts, and a piece of fatty (but not too fatty) pork. I can’t stand it when I eat joong, and they don’t use fatty pork. Overall, a very good sized joong that was tasty and satisfying. My only complaint, and I know it’s a matter of preference, is that I wish it included salted egg as one of the fillings.
Oh, and the older man that helped me was extremely nice, friendly, and funny!
FYI, you walk into this business and order the food you want through a screen window. When I went, I was the only customer and didn’t have an issue with overcrowding like most places in Chinatown. The ordering area was large enough to accommodate a wheelchair and/​or stroller. They sell all types of Chinese sausage, so yes, this place is kid friendly.
Cash only.

Man, this guy is gruff. It’s a production facility, with an order window protected by a window screen that the proprietor, who speaks basic English. Chinese bacon was quite good.

Great place to get authentic Chinese preserved meats and sausages made from beef, pork, duck and chicken.
I wish they provide samples, but you have to buy packages or lbs of their products to try.
Most of their preserved meats and sausages are made in house. The staff speaks limited English, so just point and order if you don’t speak Chinese. Most of their products are labeled with English, but if you have dietary restrictions or allergies, you might want to be careful.
If you’re making fried rice, Chinese casseroles or cooking something with meats, this place is the spot to pick up some fresh dry, preserved meats for your dish.

We’ve been going to this place for a million years. My family used to live in NYC but after we moved to Philly, we still make a trip to buy lap chueng here! DELICIOUSSS!

We were looking for a place that sold lop chong to make no mai fan and were pleasantly surprised to find a store that sells ONLY dried Chinese sausages/​pork/​pork belly. Such a gem in NYC Chinatown.
They have a sliding window for when you arrive and I’m pretty sure this is a CASH ONLY place unless you know exactly what you want and can point out the item. We were in a line of 60+ and over ladies/​men but were oogling all the meat trying to figure out which one we wanted.
No fuss and definitely CASH ONLY. All worth it because we just cooked up these Chinese sausages and they were DELICIOUS. Steam them while you’re making rice and they have that perfect salty and meaty sausage that you can chop up and eat by itself or with rice and veggies.

CASH ONLY
Wow! I’m incredibly surprised there are only 4 reviews for this place. But, I also understand how being a specialty shop, they fly under the radar.
Only come here if you’re looking for all different kinds of chinese sausage. But don’t ask me the difference between all the different types. Because if you’re like me and your Chinese sucks (speaking and reading) you’ll have no idea what or how to order. Good thing the guy working understood some basic English so I was able to order.

I’m not from the Far East, I am from the East Coast but I know good fresh sausages when I see them and at $ 5.95 /​lb… wow! I have no idea what kind I brought home as my Chinese is to say the least, limited. I also now know that you can easily overcooked them in the microwave (good by first sausage) but also when you don’t that they are very tasty. The man who sells the sausages is quite funny and a good salesman in spite of the language barrier.

One of the best places to get your preserved meats. Everything looks like they were just made and ready to be chopped up and put into a rice cooker.
They got just about every type of preserved meat imaginable like chinese sausage of many flavors, chicken, duck, pork and others. They even have a variety of fish balls. Everything is sold by weight.
I try to stop here whenever I can to buy a little bit of everything. The price can’t be beat compared to the bigger markets like Hong Kong Supermarket or Deluxe Market.

This place pretty much has every type of Chinese sausage and cured meats you could want. When my soon-​to-​be-​MIL comes to visit us, she pretty much buys a whole suitcase full of this stuff to bring back to grandma in Houston. Seriously.

Impress her with your sausages!
You can even impress your mom, your mother-​in-​law or future In-​laws with some nice fresh, big, juicy sausages.
(Ok, stop snickering)
With many Asian New Year celebrations just a few weeks away a visit to this sausage shop is an annual tradition with me.
Pre-​package or refrigerated are for other time.
For Chinese New Year I come there for the standard «lop chong» curled pork and some «op chong» duck-​liver sausage.
This is the bacon of Chinese food, common Cantonese names are: lap cheung, lop chong, lop cheong.
Chinese sausages most common variety is made with pork and pork fat, but you’ll also find other varieties made with duck liver and beef. The taste of the cured meat is a sweet-​salty flavor.
The liver sausages are the dark ones.
At $ 5.95 per pound it is cheap.
So give the best sausage you can give!
from Sun Ming Jan Chinese Sausages Shop.
(Cash only)