What and Where to Eat in Hong Kong? Hong Kong is justifiably well-known for its restaurants and its cuisine, but it is actually the diversity of food that is mind-boggling. Below are 5 specialities in Hong Kong not to miss, let's check it out:
1 Stuffed roasted suckling pig at Kimberley Chinese Restaurant
(28 Kimberley Road, Tsimshatsui, +852 2723 3888. Open Mon-Sat 11am-3pm, 6pm-11pm, Sun 10am-4pm, 6pm-11pm)
Kimberley Chinese Restaurant, which specialises in upscale Cantonese cuisine such as dim sum, abalone delicacies and the like. Even so, its main attraction is the roasted suckling pig, a behemoth of a dish. It is completely different from the traditional dish in that it is filled with delicious sticky glutinous rice and roasted whole over an open flame. So the skin arrives roasted to crispy perfection and also the inside is stuffed with fragrant and flavourful mushy rice. Around £103 for a suckling pig that serves 8 or 10.
2 Beef brisket from Sister Wah
(13A Electric Road, Tin Hau, +852 2807 0181. Open 11am-11pm.)
Even though Central's Kau Kee restaurant is synonymous with beef brisket in Hong Kong, the city's foodies know that Sister Wah is definitely the place to go for a refreshing bowl of beef brisket noodles. The stock's key ingredient is large chunks of daikon (very similar to a large radish), making it lighter and sweeter than in many other beef brisket places. Around £1.60 a bowl.
3 Snake soup from Ser Wong Fun
(30 Cochrane St, Central, +852 2543 1032. Open 11am-11.30pm.)
Snake soup is regarded as a delicacy in the city, as traditionalists believe it wards off colds as well as other maladies. One of the best places to try it is Ser Wong Fun, which features a 115-year history of serving snake soups. The snake meat is shredded into thin white strips and served in a broth of mushrooms, seafood and lemon leaves. The place is a little shabby and usually very packed but the experience is quintessentially Hong Kong. Around £10 a bowl.
4 Egg tart from the Hoover Cake Shop
(136 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City, +852 2382 0383. Open 7am-8.30pm)
This beloved Hong Kong staple is most commonly found with two different styles of crust: a crumbly shortcrust, or flaky puff pastry. However, the Hoover Cake Shop continues to draw crowds because it makes its tarts with duck eggs, intensifying the custard's silky flavour and its rich yellow hue. The shop is modest and cosy, and its only ingredient for a winning atmosphere is the deliciously buttery scent of baked goods wafting out. Egg tarts around 40p each.
5 Egg waffles from Lee Keung Kee
(Original branch at 492 King's Road, North Point, +852 2590 9726. Open 10am-11pm)
This egg waffle hotspot facing the bustling King's Road in North Point isn't actually difficult to miss as it's completely covered in press clippings of local celebrities that the shop has accumulated over the years. The name of this joint actually means "super hot gang" in Cantonese, but over the years it has grow to be much more commonly known as North Point Egg Waffles, or even "that place in North Point". The waffles here are a little thicker in texture but retain the superb fluffy consistency that makes egg waffles so beloved in this city. There are now no less than eight branches of Lee Keung Kee egg waffles in Hong Kong, but the original is still the one generating all the buzz. Waffles £1.20. >>
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