Hong Kong Eats: Tea Time, Fast Fixes, and Street Eats – Part Two
Here’s part 2 of Tea Time, Fast Fixes, and Street Eats.
Lan Fong Yuen
G/F Gage Street, Central (near the escalator)
Lan Fong Yuen is home of the famous pork chop sandwich and ramen platters. The pork chop sandwich was simple and well made. It’s a piece of fried pork chop sandwiched between a buttered sesame seed bun, tomato, and mayonnaise. Simply beautiful. We also ordered the French toast with coconut and cream filling, French toast with condensed milk and peanut butter, silky milk tea, and red bean ice (one of my favorite drinks).
Tai Cheong Bakery
35 Lyndhurst Terrace near Hollywood Road in the SoHo area, Central
On our way back from walking Hollywood Road, we stopped by Tai Cheung Bakery for its famous egg tarts. The crust is light and brittle, and the texture of the egg tart is extremely smooth and silky, which makes it delicate to handle. One of the best egg tarts I’ve had in a long time.
Mido Cafe
63 Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei,
Yau Ma Tei Station, Exit B2
We went to Mido Cafe on Thursday night for dinner, only to find that it was closed for the night. No worries, we went back Friday morning. We had to wait for a table, and it was only 10:15AM. This place is known for their baked sparerib with rice and red bean ice. Of the places I went to for red bean ice, Mido’s was the best.
The baked sparerib with rice dish takes fifteen minutes to cook, and it’s worth the wait. The sauce is light and creamy, the spareribs are crispy and tender, and the rice is laced with pieces of scrambled egg.
The pineapple bun with butter is a popular staple in Hong Kong. It’s just a pineapple bun (bor lor bao) cut in half, with a pad of butter shoved inside. So bad for the arteries, yet so good on the palette.
Red Bean Ice, Done right!
French Toast Topped with Butter and Honey
Take note, it closes at 9:30PM
Leitaria I Son – Macau
7 Largo Senado (In Senado Square)
A trip to Hong Kong also warrants a visit to the nearby region of Macau. Just a 45 minute boat ride on the turbojet, the location is perfect for a day trip. The first order of business upon arrival was to get some steamed milk (sern pei lai). So we headed to Leitaria I Son In Senado Square.
I usually don’t eat dairy, but steamed milk is too good to pass up.
Pork Chop Sandwich. It was a bit on the dry side. I liked Lan Fong Yuen’s version better.
There’s always time for a pineapple bun with butter
Pasteleria Koi Kei – Macau
8 Locations in Macau
Koi Kei is the place where most tourist buy food souvenirs to bring back home. There are quite a few on the road that leads up to the St. Paul ruins. There we had the famous Portuguese Egg Tarts, or Po-Taht for short. It’s like a Chinese egg tart (dan tat) except the crust is light and flaky, and the top of the egg is lightly burnt. Simply delicious and rich in flavor and texture.
Cafe E.S Kimo – Macau
Some where in Macau, didn’t take note of the address
Soy-Sauce Beef
Baked Pork Chop Rice
Curry Pork
A Random Dumpling Shop in Mongkok
Street Eats – Stinky Tofu
On the streets of Mongkok
No trip to Hong Kong is complete without eating street-side stinky tofu. I had stinky tofu for the first time and it was difficult to get over the smell at first. Boon, on the other hand, has acquired a tasted for them. It’s like eating fried tofu that’s dipped in sewer water. I had one from one of the street-side vendors in Mongkok.
Hong Kong Eats: Tea Time, Fast Fixes, and Street Eats – Part One
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