Hong Kong hasn’t been the vibrant city for past week. The snow storm in China is taking its toil here. It been hard trying to wake up every morning, let alone wanting to step out of the house. If it wasn’t for the good food around beckoning my insatiable appetite, i would have been growing mushrooms good enough to profit from.
From restaurant delicacies to roadside “claim-to-fame”, nothing escaped the wrath of my taste buds! At times, it really felt like i was on a rampage to eat searching for food on a near-empty stomach. But all’s well, ends well, i’ve been nothing but a happy little boy cruising the streets and lanes filled with culinary delights.
Before i came, Greedy Goose told me to visit this famed establishment, Yong Gei, that sold the most incredible century egg. She had wanted me to bring some back for her of course. 3 days in, i was pleasantly surprised i reside just opposite the lane it operates from. What are the odds right?
She was dead right. The century eggs are outta this world. Runny in the core, it glides into you mouth as you generously bite through the centre. Instant orgasm. On our palates, we had toufu, spinach and another one of their key dishes - roast goose.
The price we paid was dear but it was all worth it. A simpler fare would do it right - it came in the form of fishball noodles the next day. Such a classic dish made to perfection at a tiny little eatery.
The broth reminded me of those served in Crystal Jade, thick and aromatic. It was the perfect antidote to rid the gloomy harsh weather. Well, so is an eggtart and a cup of “yeet-nai-cha”.
I had it straight after my noodles as a form of dessert, and it was all that - it sent sweet tiggles up my spine and warmed me for a great day ahead.
That very afternoon we met a friend for lunch at this place called Brunch Club.
Like many F&B businesses operating in Central district, this was along one of its many famous slopes. Do not trip here. It’ll send you tumbling all the way to Shenzhen - which is not really a bad thing if you intend to shop.
The place had a cozy and relaxing ambiance, we had to wait a good 20 minutes to be seated as it was really popular with the expat crowd here.
We had eggs-ben and waffles with maple syrup and butter. It was all good till Peddler found a strand of hair in her slice of waffle. It looked suspiciously like… well, let’s just say it wasn’t hair from your head. So, the food was okay but the interior had a lot to shout about.
Right next to where i reside lies a “cha-chan-teng” made famous by it celebrity patronage, Lan Fong Yun. They’ve been in business for over twenty years, newspaper-cuttings montages the entire wall. The chicken mee was highly recommended and indeed, it tastes as good as it looks.
Ok, that’s all i can indulge for today. All that food talk is making me hungry. I shall continue this…
