1
Dec
Posted by kampungboycitygal in HongKong. 13 Comments
*For our HK travel itinerary, please click here*
Last few days, we saw a spike in our web traffic, all attributable to this little hidden gem (no longer hidden now) on the street of Mongkok – Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Specialty Shop. It has been awarded as a highly coveted star just recently. The media has created this hype over Michelin going onto the street thing and it really adds good luck (tim ho wan, 添好運 ) to our traffic. Haha.
Some excerpts from my previous review:
“Thanks to the economic crisis, Pui Gor, former dim sum chef of the Michelin three star Lung King Heen decided that it is the right time for him to open up a tiny and grungy dim sum restaurant in Mongkok. The piece de resistance, crispy cha siu bao is said to be the best seller (>750 in a day!). “
Click here for the list of Michelin Guide Restaurants in HK and Macau - English version & Chinese version.
We have also tried
1 Star: Yung Kee (the famous roasted goose place), Din Tai Fung (in Malaysia, consider ar?)
Bibs Gourmands: Lin Heung Tea House, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao (in Malaysia too), Oja Sopa De Fita Cheung Kei 祥记面家 (Macau).
But it was faaaaaaar from what the list has got to offer. Will make a trip to HK again (hopefully).
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2
Dec
Posted by kampungboycitygal in HongKong, Travel. 5 Comments
Hui Lao Shan ???
With a deceiving appearence with resembles some Chinese medicine place like Gong WohTong (for kwai ling kou), Hui Lao Shan is a heaven! Actually Hui Lao Shan started as a Kwai Ling Kou place in 1960s’ but eventually they evolved into a mango specialty place.
Offering a variety of fruit smoothies, sago, grass jelly, and ice cream treats all based around mangoes and fresh fruit, hui lao shan does desserts right in the healthy way. All their mangos were imported from Phillipine in a weekly basis.
By the time I reached there, it was already mid night and hence the famous mango pudding and lor mai chi is SOLD OUT. Gasped* I could not believe that! We have to settle with the fruit smoothies and mango tong yuen. Im so glad that these were equally good, they are really good in doing all kind of mango desserts.
Are we going to have a franchise over here in Malaysia?? Someone rich please do so for the happiness goodness and well being of us!
Hong Kong Dim Sum
These are the sulkiest ever dim sum that I’ve ever tried. The portions are big, but what’s the meaning of having dim sum when the name itself suggests that its something small and delicate.
This make me miss and feel proud of Foh San dim sum even more.
Mcdonald’s
Something that you cant missed out in Mcdonald’s HK – toasted rice burgers. It came with a choice of either chicken or beef sandwiched between rice buns. I prefer the beef fillet than the chicken burger patty which tastes like our very own Foldover. With a fresh taste, its one of the best-sellers as it seems like everyone is holding one. The banana pie is equally good too. It used to appear in Msia Mcd for a limited time.
29
Nov
Posted by kampungboycitygal in HongKong, Travel. 4 Comments
Sorry for the lack of update for the pass few days as Citygal took a break to Hong Kong and China with her family. Everyone knows that Hong Kong is a gourmet paradise renowned for its exotic fusion of Eastern and Western flavours along with a wide variety of culinary delights.
Street Food
When it comes to hawker food, theres’s a wide variety to be chosen from. Hygenic is not a problem as the high levels of heat required for wok cooking ensures that any bacteria are killed.Most of these stalls do not provide seating but some do. With those few which provide seating, very often you will also find noodles available.
We tried the authenthic HK stinky tofu
which is fermented tofu deep-fried. Trust me, the smell is horrendous but it tastes good! Crispy outside and soft inside without the smell lingers in your mouth.
Curry fishball is something common in Malaysia but HK’s version is slightly different. The fishball is left boiling with the curry broth for hours to absorb all the goodness of the broth. These are too spicy for my tastebuds but its exciting to have the spicy fishball bouncing in your mouth.
You need a lot of courage for these – deep fried pig’s intestines and stew cow’s tripe. It may not be mouth watering to you but it’s part of HK’s street food that you can’t miss out! A special mentioned to the gristle balls, shredded gingers are added into the meat with gristle to be chop or minced nicely before it was form into ball shape.
Char Chan Teng
Char chan teng has created a coffee culture in Hong Kong when people here equated that to yin yang (coffee and tea mixed together) with nai jeung do (toast with condensed milk and peanut butter) or gong jai meen (instant noodles). They serves an extensive range of food in set (A chan B chan C chan) or ala-carte.
The portions are too big for us, like A chan comes with a toast with egg and ham, instant noodles with satay pork, a cream of mushroom and a Yin Yong. Gosh, we have to share that among ourselves but some Hongkies are enjoying their food plates by plates.
Shanghai Food
Shanghai food is not popularised around the world. I can spot la mien and xiao long bao specialty shop everywhere around HK. Xiao Long Bao is one of my favourite dish. Unlike the buns in northern China, these buns are very small and easy to swallow. The buns are usually steamed in containers made of banboo. The skin of the buns are very thin and the bun is very juicy.
Frankly speaking, I still prefer la miens and xiao long bao from crystal jade. Wonder why these shops are crowded all the time?
