"With their slight musk and unyielding chew, intestines can be challenging for some. But at the Taiwanese restaurant Golden Leaf in San Gabriel, the kitchen ingeniously slices the offal lengthwise, trims it into bite-sized pieces, and fries it to a golden crisp. This technique yields an awesomely crispy texture that glistens like lacquered duck skin, while the flip side’s molten layer melts in one’s mouth." - Cathy Chaplin