I’ve broken one of my HK traditions, sorta. I arrived on Wednesday PM late, ate a LOT on Thursday and will bug out to Republica Singapura on Friday AM. Returning to HKG on Monday PM and bugging out AGAIN to NRT the following AM.
Yes, this trip is panning out to be the “fastest Asia trip ever”. And my trips are usually anything BUT speedy.
I met up with a bud here in HKG that happened to be on holiday from the land of tax, I mean the US. He was able to help me gather information about Hoiping and how to get there. After we got all that info, we were kickin8 for most of the day. Which meant a little bit of shopping, meeting his frens and doing a LOT of eating.
So back to the breaking of tradition. No Tsim Chai Kee this trip. Even though they got spiffy new digs right next door to their former location. Gotta go there when back in March!
Spiffy new digs! Old digs on the right in silver.
Instead, we went to Mak’s Noodle.
It’s right across the street and it's HK$25 a bowl, probably the most expensive in HKG. But the noodles were springy, with just the right amount of give, the wontons were stuffed, but not too stuffed and the gai-lon was cooked just so, not too much or not enough.
Healthy food on a plate
In short, it was a nice balanced HK supper. And was worth the premium. I like!
HK$50 worth of wontonmein!
Before that it was a late (1400) yum cha in Mong Kok. Imagine a typical HK scene. Three people at the table yapping away. Then 6 steamers came to the table, stacked one atop of the other.
You can see what's left of the six steamers on the left
In unison we went, “Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!” I think I was the loudest one. And the tables around us looked at us afterwards and smirked. Yes, yum cha is a joyful thing.
My bud Dickon, expressing his approval of the chicken feet...
Then the rattling of chopsticks and the business of eating began.
Which one is the tea and which one is the soy sauce? Or are they both? Or none?
But even BEFORE that, we began this “day of eating” at Tai Cheong Bakery in Mong Kok. MK? Yup. And in a mall, no less. See, after I queued up at their old location in Central back in May and they closed, they opened a new location in Mong Kok in July or so. Then they reopened in Central up the block in September. So Hong Kongers didn’t have to go cold turkey without their daan-taat fix.
Roof of mouth burning hot outta of the oven!
Funny thing was that my fren finally realized that these were the daan-taats that his mum would bring home when he was little and living in Hong Kong. And I think he would agree that these ARE a big deal.
The night ended late with yet another meal at a HK steak place. Then it’s off to Singapore via heaven, I mean Singapore Airlines! Insert big silly grin, looking forward to real service, especially having been subjected to UAL and it’s AFA “flight attendants”.
Leave a comment