Food in HK V [Noodles+Desserts]

There really is nothing better than good friends+good food... well I guess the better combination could be GREAT FRIENDS+GREAT FOOD, ya that sounds better. Two of my favorites have traveled all zee way from the Great White North to Hong Kong/South East Asia to come see MEEEEE slash backpack this majestic continent. I was so so excited & decided that their first night had to be done RIGHT (foodwise of course)! I took them to 2 musts in HK - noodles & dessert. The first stop was Wing Wah Noodle Shop (in Wan Chai) where we munched on some delicious wonton soup, noodles w oyster sauce and more wontons. This inconspicuous spot is simple on decor+service but makes up for it with their intense tastes, aromas and homemade/handmade noodles. We then walked down a few more blocks & ate at a delicious little dessert chain called Honeymoon Dessert (I always wonder where they come up w these names, too hilar). This was a mouth watering experience where we each ordered a little bit of everything; banana&mango "pancakes" (they were not pancakes but small, doughy pockets filled w fruit&whipped cream), glutinous mango bites, sticky rice balls w peanuts&sesame seeds, this ice cream/shaved ice & fruit combo & a watermelon based "soup". Overall, uberly indulgent & deliciously awesome. 

handmade noodles+oyster sauce+wontons

mango&banana "pancakes" 

glutinous mango bites 

sticky rice balls w peanut+sesame

green tea + vanilla ice cream w fruit, jelly things in a coconut milk soup

watermelons+watermelon soup+tofu

nomming complete

Food in HK IV [Si Sun Fast Food]

This is possibly one of my quickest posts ever... My friend Andrew & I just had this meal, a mere 3 hours ago & I was way too excited not to post it IMMEDIATELY. So here it is. I've done my job & that's that. Okie, a little more explanation is required...I suppose. This is what is called an "HK style cheeseburger". What exactly is an HK style cheeseburger? Essentially its a cheeseburger (surprise surprise) but with an egg inside. Sin Sun (one of the top spots in HK to have these little delicate heart-attack-in-a-meal) also has there special "mayo" to go along with it. One other tidbit; not sure if this meat is entirely pork or beef or a mix of both, but whatever it was, it was DELICIOUS. The burger+fries+iced milk tea (my new fave drink of course) came to a whopping HK$42...aka about $5. Perfecccccct. I'm going back b4 I leave...it is too good NOT to.

the meal

close up

just a monster of a burger

oh & we got froyo after...noms

Food in HK III [Tung Po Restaurant]

Ahhh I love when I'm taken to an unusually scrumptious meal that fills my palette & stomach (& heart for that matter) with the most tantalizing tastes & aromas... These are what dreams are made of people. This is what a foodie lives for. Okie, so maybe I'm exaggerating a little (just a tinsy bit) but for reals, this place was da bomb. It was a hot, noisy & crowded restaurant in the North Point neighborhood. This HK style "tai pai dong" (discovered by my friend Andrew, which was brought to him by Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations episode found here, here & here) is located above a food market & has the freshest, most unique seafood dishes I've had so far. Here is my experience in pictures...

On our way up to the restaurant... charming little spot right?

  

round tables of all sizes are scattered throughout this place, packed w mostly locals eating & chatting (LOUDLY)

zee menu

some servers (presumably the beer girls) are dressed in errrr "unique" outfits to make sales, I suppose

Andrew performing the typical cleaning of the dishes

our beers have arrived...oh and they're served in bowls?

yep that's right, they're served in bowls

cheers everyone!

b4 the food arrives

a simply delicious & irresistible classic - fried noodles w soy sauce... tastes better than it looks, I swear 

absolutely DELICIOUS - crunchy fish dish w toast, my FAVE dish of the night

some crispy+crunchy shrimp=nom noms

another aerial of the nomming

going w some veggie goodness enveloped in an egg based nest thing...delish

what's under the leaf?

more nommies! a fried rice of sorts, soo tasty

okie so I didn't get a great shot of the MUST TRY up close, but that black mess of a dish? that is squid ink spaghetti! though it sounds unappetizing to most, it was surprisingly decent - not my fave but not my least fave, just a different tang to it! be careful though, it leaves your mouth BLACK!

suggested by our waiter, this chicken dish is simple yet NOMMMMS to the MAXXX

we came, we ordered, we ate

so delish

& that was Tung Po Restaurant my friends!

Food in HK II [random]

I've realized I intensely document all my whereabouts & feeding details of all the OTHER COUNTRIES I've been visiting and somehow sort of neglected poor old Hong Kong. I'm sorry HK, so sorry. I have in fact been enjoying some scrumptious delicacies in between my travels & studies (see mom, I'm studying I swear!!) all over HK. Here is a collection of photos from the last few weeks (warning: all are from my phone so picture quality may not ALWAYS be the best...what am I supposed to do? Lug around my Nikon everywhere I go? Come on now, let's be real). Enjoy the droolings!

apparently the BEST WONTON NOODLE SOUP in HK - Mak's Noodles in Central

(they were quite fantastic I must say, but fairly pricey for such little portion HK$30)

delish bruschetta I enjoyed over at Oolaa in Sheung Wan

bacon wrapped lychee...need I say more?

and oldie BUT SO AMAZING

half price sushi @ Sushi One in Causeway Bay

dim sum near uni

indulging in some yummy dessert (are you really surprised?)

subsidized starbucks on campus is a welcoming guilty pleasure

bbq pork on campus - not the worst caf food I've seen (actually quite yummy)

amazing little restaurant I found w friends one night, would love to tell you the name of the place but no one spoke english...food was great

a yummy green salad of sorts

really good rice melangeeee

the most delicious (fresh) fish

10 shot challenge in LKF

stuffed peppers - yumms

delicious drinks at Yardbird in Sheung Wan

tempura corn balls @ Yardbird

KFC (Korean Fried Cauliflower) ABSOLUTE MUST if you ever go to Yardbird (clearly I love this place)

another yardbird must - there meatball sticks!! 

That's all for now kiddies!