Saturday, May 27, 2006

The Story of 4 Aunties in Hong Kong Part 2
(The Food Special)

Due to lack of photos till Sunday evening, there will only be photos of Hong Kong delicacies... *Slurps*

Aunties first stop - Xu Liu Shan for the Mango

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Strategically located across Dorsett Seaview Hotel.
Think the aunties ordered the wrong one cuz this had lots of coconut which they didn't expect. Wasn't as nice as they thought...
(was suppose to eat it again on the last day but they were busy shopping)

Price: HKD15
Rating: 7/10 dim sums


Aunties second stop - The Sweet Dynasty at TST for Dinner

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"Old School" Barrel Dou Hua

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The "Wu Di Dong 无底洞" Beancurd
(The Aunts had a hard time finishing! wahaha)

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Auntie Cy just remembered that they forgot to take a photo of the Steamed Char Siew Rice Roll... Damn
Anyway, food there was good. The 4 tried the best chee cheong fun there *thumbs*
Nice environment but didn't get to spot any celebs though.
The aunts were disappointed.

Price: HKD 29.70 per person
Rating: 9/10 dim sums


Aunties third stop - Hing Kee for Bao Zhai Fan and Oyster Cake for Supper

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Open the cover..

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Pour the sauce over...

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and mix them up... *drools*

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Applause for the oysters!!!!
Small in size big in quantity!The oysters were good!
Lots of them, way better than Stingy Singapore vendors *Sticks tongue out at them*
Rice was not too bad, love the crispy but heaty rice crust!

Price: HKD 9.50 per person
Rating: 8/10 dim sums

Aunties fourth stop - Hai Jing for Breakfast

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Cha Chan Ting Breakfast Set A?
+ Dou jiang you tiao

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Corn Chee Cheong Fun (they ran out of char siew -_-"')

Had very good you tiao here!
The you tiao here was crispy and not too oily unlike the ones in Singapore.
Aunty Ju and Aunty Gwee failed to get back a simliar you tiao on the last day of the trip.
The macaroni soup tasted like diluted mushroom soup which was actually quite nice.
Would recommend this place for breakfast to start off your day!

Price: HKD 9 per person
Rating: 8/10 dim sums


Aunties fifth stop - Eatery at Fa Yuen Street

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Tried the curried fishballs, sotongs, har kow, siew mai and fried jiu cai dumplings here!
Nice food!
The shop actually serve a dish like Signapore's Yong Tau Foo and it looks really good.
Large portion too!
Too bad, their attitude was notorious!
The guy thought the aunts were from Mainland and gave them black face!
He told Aunty Ju and Aunty Gy to go back to Da Lu -_-"'
Stupid Uncle.

Price: HKD 8 per person
Rating: 5/10 dim sums (not customer oriented, you deserve only 5 dim sums!)



Aunties sixth stop - Bakery at Fa Yuen Street

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Nice Dou Sa Bing (some sort like muah chee with dou sa inside)
The pic above is some bisuit thingy...
Chicken shortbread or biscuit or whatever lah.
The name is loosely translated from chinese (Ji something)in case you are wondering if it taste like chicken.
No, it does not taste abit like chicken although there is a not-scared-of-bird-flu-shop selling live chicken nearby.
The biscuit has sticky sticky thing inside which tasted abit like nian gao 年糕.
Bought some dou sa bing and this soya cake thing home... Yumm

Price: HKD 3 per person for the biscuits
Rating: 7.5/10 dim sums


Aunties seventh stop - Street Store at Mongkok for Dinner Snacks

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Their Tako balls are cheaper then Singapore ones!
The Aunties got 6 balls instead of 3 for the same price in Singapore

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Check out this huge ball
Century Egg inside with this fish cake thingy on the outside.
Served with chilli over the top
Was unexpectedly good!

Ahhh!!!!*Screams*Shouts* Jumps*Smacks head*
Forgot to take pic of Smelly Toufu!!!!
*Cries*
Argh, forget it...
Aunty Ju ran away after the aunties decided to buy smelly toufu from this street stall... Wahahah
Wasn't as smelly... Not very nice, not much kick in this...
The Aunts didn't dare to try the scary looking pig innards although many Hongkongers were eating them. Brave souls out there can give it a try!

Price: HKD 10 per person
Rating: 6/10 dim sums


Aunties eighth Stop - Green Noodles in Argyle Center Level 1

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Small pack of noodle snack which is actually very delicious... Very handy cuz of the size

The Aunties chose jellyfish, scallop and forgot what else... =X
*Lick fingers*
The Aunts actually found a cheaper version upstairs!
Check out the fourteenth Stop!

Price: HKD 2.50 per person
Rating: 7.5/10 dim sums (was the most ex stall around)


Aunties ninth stop - Mido Cafe for Breakfast

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The famous Po Luo Bao
Tasted rather usual, just a normal bread with a rather uneven yellow cap.

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Our Ovaltine and Yuan yang
Not very sweet
The ah pek (read on to find out about the ah pek) must have been worried for the 4 aunties so he didn't add sugar in case they get diabetes...
The ah pek very caring hor! Wahahahaha

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Toasted bread witgh evaporated milk and the normal ham and cheese sandwich.
Nothing special, can make them at home.

The Aunties met a very interesting Uncle here.
He is very cool cuz he always show them a black face and throw the spoon on their table.
The Aunties found out that they actually like cool men. whahahaha

Price: HKD 7.50 per person
Rating: 8/10 dim sums (additional point for cool ah pek!)

Aunties tenth stop - Vegetarian Lunch at Monastery at the Buddha

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Nice Mushrooms!

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*good*

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Not too bad but the corn taste was abit overwhelming

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Fried Popiah, nice!
Very different from the Singapore Version.
The crust was crispy! *yum*

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Vege mix - Celery, red pepper, fake fishcake etc....


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Carrot Soup

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*Burp*
The Aunties woke up early to visit the Buddha at Lantau Island.
They went to have their lunch at the Vegetarian Restaurant there.
Had a most satisfying meal in Hong Kong there!
The 4 aunties sat around the table and chatted till they were late for Disneyland.
That's what happens when 4 aunties get together wahahah

Price: HKD 60 per person (inclusive of admission tix to Buddha)
Rating: 9/10 dim sums

Aunties eleventh stop - Milk Pudding at Yee Shun Yau Ma Tei Branch

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Finally found the pudding shop at Yau Ma Tei!

So near the Hotel!
The milkcurd is really worth a try...
It literally melts in your mouth...
Prefer the chocolate ones though! Do try!

Price: HKD 9.60 per person
Rating: 7.5/10 dim sums

Aunties twelveth stop - Sweet Snacks in hotel from the monastery

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The aunties had the red bean cake and other snacks... (forgotten the names already :P)
Not really nice, might be due to the fact the the food has turned cold
(the aunties ate it only when they reached the hotel late at night after their very exciting Disneyland trip)

Price: HKD 7.50 per person
Rating: 5/10 dim sums

Aunties thirteenth stop - Mc Donald's Breakfast

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Stop wondering why the aunties went to Mc for breakfast when they can eat it in Singapore!
They are currently promotingtheir rice burgers, Singapore is faster than them!
Nei nei ni boo boo!
But the aunties liked the macaroni soup breakfast set!
Too bad they don't have it in Singapore! :(
The meals there are cheaper as well! *shows tongue at Singapore branches*
Their Oreo McFlurry is a few cents cheaper than singapore!
Argh!

Price: HKD 5 per person
Rating: 7.5/10 dim sums

Aunties fourteenth stop - Cold noodles at Arygle Center again!

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This is the cheaper version!
Only HKD5 and you can choose 3 packs!
Nice!

Price: HKD 5

Rating: 8/10 dim sums (Price a plus point!)

Aunties fifteenth stop - Dinner at Mido Cafe
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Baked Rice! Wahhhhh

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The Pai Gu

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Salted fish fried rice, very yummy too

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Gone!

Great location!
Just beside the aunties hotel at Temple Street!
This is where the aunts saw Char Shao Bing (Just at the entrance of the shop) Hee
Famous for their Baked Rice! Yum! See second Pic....
The same place that the aunts met their cool ah pek!
The aunties found out he's acutally a cook there!
No wonder the food is so nice! Wahahhaha
Aunty Cy even da bao one pack back to Singapore, she just had some awhile ago!

Price: HKD 22 per person
Rating: 8.5/10 dim sums

Aunties sixteenth stop - Supper in Hotel

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Coconut Tarts from Fa Yuen Street Bakery... Good!

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Coffee Milkcurd from Yee Shun

Good food, great company, fantastic bargins, cosy suite, sexy Tv ads...
What more can you ask for?

Price: HKD 20 per person
Rating: 7.5/10 dim sums (Great company!)

Aunties seventeenth stop - Morning dim sum in bustling Lin Hueng Restaurant in Wellington Street, Central


The aunties only saw the menu after they finished their meal -_-""'

They say nowadays, no one goes to eat dim sums in the mornings except ah peks...
True enough, the aunties were surrounded with ah peks reading newspapers and drinking chinese tea there...
It was a auntie's heaven...

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Rice rolls and pai gu!

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Siew mai (*thumbs*), glutinous rice and fried soon kuey!

Just look at the big prawns inside the siew mai....
It was fresh and succulent
Take a bite and enjoy the burst of flavour in your mouth
The soon kueys... nice!
Cripsy on the outside, chewy on the inside

Nuo Mi Fan with 2 egg tarts... Cripsy crust! *swoons*

Gone!


Juat before the aunties leave with their bursting stomach, they decided to try the famous lian rong bao...
Wondering what's so special in that commonly-found-in-singapore-bao?
The lian rong inside comes with egg yolk just like the mooncake you eat during the Mooncake Festival...
Interesting...


As mentioned, aunties heaven... Join the local ah peks for some morning activity in yum cha!

Find the typical Hong Kong dims sums and those aunties pushing dim dums trolleys around.
Very Dao di and a very interesting place to do your "ah-pek watching"
Recommended by the aunties

Price: HKD 31 per person
Rating: 8.5/10 dim sums (Great atmosphere)

Aunties eighteen stop - Ice cream stall at Island Beverley Shopping Mall, Causeway Bay


Lavender-less Lavender Yoghurt Ice Cream..

Liked the crust though...
Not bad for a cooling snack
The aunties started and ended their Hong Kong trip with sweet deserts...
What a sweet trip they had!

Price: HKD 25 (around this price, can't rmb)
Rating: 7/10 dim sums (Price is kindna steep)


to be continued...