this week's assignment is to compare hongkong food with what im used to.
soooooooooooooooooo where shd i start........
hmmmmmmmmm
for those of you who dont knw hongkong food is mostly chinese and coming from singapore its the same thing for me.
one thing to note: pris is a VERY picky girl when it comes to food worth raving about... and no one has disagreed with me so far.
so im suppose to talk abt my culinery experience comparing hk to spore to LA
lets see..... hongkong is widely known for having really good chinese food and this is also the place that houses 2 of the top 100 restaurants of the world.... i havent gone there yet BUT am looking forward to it when i do eventually go haha....
so far ive gone to 2 places for dim sum and they havent dissappointed me yet... in fact the lunch i had with jon had the fattest xiao long baos ive ever seen! it was so full of soup that it looked like pregnent xiao long baos and i was so scared of picking it up... just in case i was going to break it!
ohhhh and not to forget the street side wanton noodles that i had with jackson and dad... it was yummy! i can pretty much live on wanton noodles for a week? haha.... it tasted a little better than crystal jade back home but so much cheaper!
last but not least the scones in Peninsula Hotel.... they are the real thing all crumbly on the outside and smooth in the inside.... din realise how much i miss having english tea till i was brought there went i first got here.
thing is that i havent been able to explore much of hongkong restaurants or at least not as much as i would like to coz ive only been able to do it with people coming from outside visiting me. the other friends here arent very adventurous about travelling to other parts of hongkong to try places out or fork out money either. its really just culture difference - im willing to spend my money to travel and try new places but the others arent so i jus have to sit and wait till my next visitor comes and i have an excuse to get away from kowloon tong area to explore more of what hk is able to offer and i cant wait!
as much as its similar food here in school, i still find myself craving for home-cooked food or simple sporean dishes like chicken rice, char kway tiao, hokkien mee etc. and i miss the best restaurant of all at 96 cairnhill road! its not on any maps but for those REALLY LUCKY few who have had the chance to taste food coming out from there knows the best ever food especially the famous bu sri's sambal..... yum yum haha.... ohhh i havent eaten something tt spicy in too long! if only im able to cook half as good and i'll be happy haha
the one thing that i have found hongkong to be lacking is their japanese cuisine.... i havent found a restaurant here yet that serves jap food that's worth my raving which is sad.... i miss all the sushi chefs at hide LA that ive made friends with by jus liking the restaurant coz they served the best sashimi at really affordable prices! or even the manager at raku holland village a tiny jap restaurant good for cooked jap food....
oh jus thinking about all these places is making my mouth watery and getting me hungry.....
i miss having friends like daniel and ken around to be able to go round exploring all the restaurants that hongkong has to offer... i really shdnt be complaining coz im jus lucky to haf them around to share this curiousity for taste... wish they could come here to hongkong to experience the cuisine here but instead i'll just have to settle for LA where we'll resume scavenging around for restaurants to try.
not to forget aaron too!!! thks to him ive been brought to the best restaurants around whereever it is... and i miss him loads
im jus dissappointed that i havent been able to find companions willing to try new places with me. and it doesnt really help that hkbu is pretty far from the main areas of hk.
oh and last but not least.... the desserts course. i have yet find a little cafe or even a street side stall serving good dessert, chinese or otherwise. there's cova in festival walk that sells good gelato but its not mind blowing? my top place for dessert is still canele back home with the wide variety of dessert and coffee to go with. i frequent the patisserie so often that i make friends with all the servers there everytime i get back from overseas!
*not to forget! the chef there is amazing! he makes the craziesst cakes like this one we ordered for my best gf's 21st and its made of all chocolate.... yes even the crown is chocolate (not the pearls thou).... have u seen anything prettier than this?
hmmmmmm maybe its coz im forever willing to try new restaurants and prone to desserts that im the size and shape that i am haha.... but the one thing i can never do is become vegitarian or go on a diet! haha... so i guess that makes it 2 things
