We had to cancel our rez at Fu Sing because I was having a very bad stomach flu. I was almost going to cry because I really, really want to have lunch in Fu Sing. Oh well...
Anyway, there's nothing to be sad about because we did eat at some really amazing and sometimes, unexpected places like:
Almond flavoured egg custard dessert. Delicious but overpriced.
#1. Australia Dairy Company, Parkes Street, Jordan
We arrived there about 7 am for breakfast but to our surprise, the place was packed and you actually have to wait for table. The service was growing increasingly horrible so we decided on one special almond flavoured egg custard and milk tea.
The egg custard dessert was heavenly. Going strong with the almonds, this simple egg dessert really warms up your tummy in no time, getting you started for breakfast. The milk tea was simply amazing. Smooth, as the ladies' stocking. Hehe. The milk was very fresh and I sort of suspected that they used Hokkaido milk. Suspected.
So good, I have to have them for two breakfasts.
# 2. Kam Wah Cafe, Bute Street, Jordan
Famed for their extra huge but very delicious polo buns, this place is a must for every tourist who is heading to Hong Kong. However, be really careful because there are many shops selling the same fares on Bute Street.
I recommend the rather sumptuous offering of barbecued pork meat served with polo bun. A bit like Chinese burger except this one is a little sweet and savoury. Forget about ordering set meals. Just head straight to polo bun land and you'll find yourself never escaping this reverie!
I actually made Kam Wah Cafe a reason why I should go for an exchange to Hong Kong. Hopes this works!!
Of bland tea, fragrant soy milk and fulsome stir fry rice sheet rolls in XO sauce.
#3 Really Good Restaurant, Soy Street, Mongkok
Because my dad could not be satisfied by only polo buns for breakfast, we wandered around Mongkok and voila, we found this restaurant which sells award-winning cart noodles. To complete your Hong Kong street food experience, cart noodles are non-negotiable items.
The cart noodles were jampacked with loads of ingredients, primarily pork offals. That was what I liked most about cart noodles. It's offal heaven in a bowl. And when I thought cart noodles were like the man's greatest creation, the stir fry rice sheet rolls with XO sauce were even better!
The thought of soy sauce, eggs, dried shrimp and sesame tossed together in a wok with rice sheet rolls together makes my tummy rumble. It is that delicious. Even if we were full to the point we can't fill our tummies, we somehow made way for the flavoursome rice sheet rolls.
Picture on the right taken from openrice
Delectable Hainanese Chicken Rice. Only at Tsui Wah's
#4. Tsui Wah Restaurant, Wellington Street, Central
We chanced upon this place after a D'Aguliar Street disaster! We sort of barged into a Japanese restaurant with a menu filled with expensive food - even more expensive than Lung King Heen - and left at a blink. Very embarassing, but hey, we're the customers!
So, we walked aimlessly back to where Yung Kee is and tadah! We found Tsui Wah.
Feeling very hungry, we ordered what was recommended. The food came out good. I really liked the Hainanese chicken rice and the organic 豆苗 ( Pea sprouts ) in 鲨鱼骨汤 ( Shark bone's soup ).
Vegetables served here are strictly organic.
And it's a good place to fix your curry craving because Tsui Wah is famous for Malaysian curries. Pretty strange but hey, they are not bad at all. The milk tea here has Kim Gary's standard. Superb.
When you're too hungry and there's good food, you forget that your camera needs to eat first.
#5. Very Good Restaurant, Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
This is probably our best find in Hong Kong because, first, we never heard of this restaurant before; second, this restaurant is like two minutes away from our hotel, and third, the food is so good, that I totally forgotten that my camera needs to have a go at the dishes first.
I highly recommend the piquant crab with stir fry Chinese radish. This dish is a very inviting and appetizing one. The crab had very thin shell, making it so much easier to eat. And we were so hungry that we finished it within minutes.
This, my readers, is not something you can get in Kuala Lumpur.
Coming up: More on the streets of Hong Kong!
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