One of the nice things about being in Asia is not having to select or order food. Unlike Paris, where I have to translate and describe the menu, here in Hong Kong I lay back in the cut like a mafia don and have the Puffin take care of everything. Oh, and if I keep eating like I've been, I am going to be fat like a mafia don soon. Anyway, I will worry about that later, back to the food. I'd not tried Zha Liang before but man am I a convert! It's a fried dough cruller wrapped with wonton skin and dipped in soy sauce. A really nice contrast in texture and an instant "add to my global favorite food list."
I was excited, but less so, about the beef brisket wonton. It wasn't bad, just not punch me in the eye good. The beef was tender and tasty but I found the wonton to be a bit tough, even after letting it soak in the broth a while.
Now I know radish cake comes in all sizes, textures and flavors. After becoming accustomed to the Singapore style, I wasn't so enamored with the gooey texture of the HK version. Puffin explained that this is the dim sum style, not the wok-fried style I eat in Singapore. Regardless, didn't like it.
Everyone seemed to be happy to be there. It was packed, with a crowd waiting to get in.
We had to wait ourselves. We took our ticket and watched the electronic numbers slowly change. A good start to the trip.
Level 3 - International Finance Centre Mall (IFC)
1 Harbour View Street
Hong Kong
I love radish cake! Gorilla and I ate at Maxim's at City Hall for yumcha and I was confused when they'd given us the steamed lo bak goh when I was expecting the pan fried ones until Gorilla explained that you can either steam it or pan fry it. I didn't mind the steamed version but pan fried is my fave.
ReplyDeleteBtw, Gorilla has a food blog also, so check it out during your mental break at work ;)
http://whatdoesfussygorillaeat.blogspot.com/
What happen to the spring roll? Unforgetable?
ReplyDeleteI liked the fried dough with the roll.. it's not wonton skin but rice roll. The rice roll is very very thin so that makes this zha liang extremely pleasurable :)
((: the pesky lil sis wants a special review with the not-so-pleasant guy for breakfast tomorrow! is that possible? pleaseeeee pretty (?) please? and the to-die-for egg tarts!!!! ><
ReplyDeleteI like Zha Liang too!Usually eat with congee!
ReplyDeletebtw welcome to HK=] seeya tmrw
*Puffin's little sister's gf (well...Joanne suggested me to use this title...= =)
@Cewek, I couldn't agree more, pan-fried is the way to go.
ReplyDelete@Puffin - yep, spring roll so unforgettable I didn't even take a photo.
ReplyDelete@Pesky Lil Sis - he's known to me as the Racist Chinese Toast Man, not the "not-so-pleasant guy." If we go, it should be a good story.
ReplyDelete@Small J's GF, aka Pesky Lil Sis's GF - it was nice to meet you, thanks for laughing at me, I mean umm, laughing with me....
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