Eating in Hong Kong, especially patronizing all kinds of restaurants and teahouses, there is an indescribable affinity. When you think about it, it's about popularity. Hong Kong people love to eat and know how to eat, with a broad mass base, coupled with a special geographic location and long-term Chinese and foreign mixed historical background, Hong Kong's diet is a great sight. It is said that Hong Kong people live a fast-paced life, and it is true, even the elevator on the subway is a few beats faster than Beijing's, but you do not need to be particularly observant, you will find that street restaurants, congee stores, dessert stores are never short of diners, and the pots of fishball stalls will always be boiling, waiting for pedestrians to shabu-shabu a handful to go. One of the themes: the spirit of the common man Tak Cheong Fish Ball Vermicelli is a famous snack bar in Hong Kong, fishballs are the signature of this place, which was awarded the highest honor in the snacks category of the "Gourmet's Biggest Award" in 2001. According to our friends in Hong Kong, it was already past the peak time when we went there, but the place was full of people, and the store was surprisingly simple, which can only be described as a "big stall" in our impression. The small store is only eight or nine tables, four or five people who do not know each other crowded at the table, if you order a little more, the table can not be put, must be eaten as soon as possible. As if many years ago, the kind of state-run stores, this side of a few people to eat, standing on the side of a few waiting for a seat. The door of Dechang still has people waiting for seats, the boss does not rush you, waiting for people are also very patient. Fish skin dumplings soup is very full, wonton noodles in the shrimp is big and full, enough to complete two or three. Hong Kong people love fishballs, and the ones here are big and sinewy, with real ingredients, unlike some families that use flour to mix them. So far, there are only two stores in Tak Cheong. Hong Kong is a very professional ability to talk about the place, do not do fishballs in the store to do how much or size, as long as to do the famous, in the fishball industry is a top, the boss is also very satisfied. The biggest and most expensive is not necessarily the best, take Tak Cheong for example, open chest, neck hanging a thick wobbly gold chain taxi drivers, will stop at Tak Cheong to make a stopover, dressed in sophisticated uniforms, the face of the delicate white-collar workers also side of which, and there is not the slightest sense of discomfort. Restaurants that are ridiculously expensive on the mainland, with poorly presented dishes, or that rely on packaging themes to bring in the customers, seem to have a hard time getting a following in Hong Kong. The pragmatic taste in oral pleasures can more or less reflect the qualities of Hong Kong people. As Hong Kong's famous food critic Alan Choi said, "The most primitive and basic commoner dishes are the best flavor." Recommended: Tak Cheong Fish Ball Noodle Address: G/F, No. 75 Electric Road, North Point, Hong Kong G/F, No. 88 Ka Fook Court, Fuk Lo Tsuen Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong (see "underground" initially thought it was a basement, and later realized that "underground" is actually a layer, Hong Kong is the British style of notation. 1 layer is actually 2 layers). (Hong Kong is the British way of notation. 1 floor is the actual 2 floors) Consumption index: low-grade Choi Lan Gourmet Place Hong Kong's famous food critic Choi Lan personally selected, including more than a dozen eateries. Golden Phoenix, featuring Scottish beef tenderloin and garlic beef tenderloin; Wing Lai Yuen, a long-established restaurant famous for its homemade Sichuan dan dan noodles; Sanyuan House, named after one of Hong Kong's earliest famous eateries, which serves a wide range of nostalgic dishes; Wonton Noodles, an expert in congee and noodles from Ching Do, which was once awarded a "Gold Medal of the Most Honourable" in the "Culinary Awards"; and Lao Lao, which has won the "Gold Medal of the Most Honourable" in the "Culinary Awards". "Old Hong Kong" offers nearly lost street food ...... Address: Phase 8, Whampoa Xintiandi, Hongkan, Kowloon Consumption index: from low-grade to medium-high-grade is relatively complete Theme No. 2: Tradition blossoms undefeated There is a "Spicy Crab Square" (Han Kee Typhoon Shelter food) is famous, Causeway Bay "Typhoon Shelter" in the 70s and 80s is a night and day music and food place. Celebrities, couples and tourists enjoyed the breeze of the Victoria Harbor, riding in the small boats of fishermen, tasting seafood on the sea, accompanied by the songs of the singers, a wonderful rhyme, so happy, but in the mid-1990s because of reclamation was closed by the government. The crab fryer of "Spicy Crab Place", Mr. Kei, is a master who has been frying crabs for decades in the "Typhoon Shelter". The crabs here are imported from Vietnam, large, fried meat white shell red, the fire is just right, a little more will have a garlic paste flavor, a little less will not taste. The ancient method of fried crab is Kei's specialty, delicious flavor, not accustomed to eating spicy Hong Kong people love to eat, if you are a spicy people, choose the "hot, wildly spicy" flavors must be very addictive. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer chefs who can make authentic "typhoon shelter" crab stir-fry, which is a pity, but it is also a precious thing. Another snack store in Choi Lan Gourmet Place, Old Hong Kong, specializes in sweet and sour snacks made of mango and lemon, as well as a kind of "Ding Ding Candy". Older Hong Kong people said that they loved to eat this kind of candy when they were young, because it is very long, every time you have to use a tool to knock it into a section, because knocking up the jing jing jing, hence the name. It's rarely available now. Besides childhood, what else does eating remind you of? Probably my hometown. Half a century ago from a barbecue stall development to today's Hong Kong's famous Chinese restaurant - "Yung Kee", roast goose is the most famous, some emigrants overseas Hong Kong people can not forget, every time before leaving Hong Kong on the plane, have to take away "Yung Kee" roast goose, "Yung Kee" roast goose. Yung Kee" roast goose, so also known as "flying roast goose". Recommended: Yung Kee Restaurant Address: Hong Kong Island, Central, next to Lan Kwai Fong Consumption Index: medium to high-end Theme No. 3: seascape meal Unique geographical location, so that Hong Kong all year round can eat fresh and cheap seafood, local, mainland coastal, and from Southeast Asia. There is a wide variety of seafood practices, and new ones are constantly being introduced. There are three traditional places to eat seafood in Hong Kong: Sai Kung, Lamma Island and Lei Yue Mun. Eating seafood with a view of the sea is not only fresh, but also flavorful. Sai Kung used to be a fishing port, but now, in addition to some fishermen's descendants, it is also a relatively upscale residential area, with private yachts parked in the bay, ranging from millions to tens of millions. There are many European-style bars along the roadside. Seafood restaurants have big fish tanks outside their doors. Lamma Island is one of the outlying islands of Hong Kong, quiet and peaceful, full of natural atmosphere, characterized by a number of fishermen's villages are very rustic and simple style, the big movie star Chow Yun Fat was born here. Recommended: Sai Kung Quan Kee Seafood There are many movie stars like to patronize, have their own special fishing boat, colorful lobster most photogenic, Pei Pei shrimp is amazingly large. Address: G/F, 53 Praya Street, Sai Kung Consumer Index: The better the seafood, of course, the more expensive, kippered shrimp more than 40 yuan a catty. Jumbo Seafood Restaurant Jumbo Seafood Restaurant is the world's largest maritime eatery. A special boat is available at Wan Chai Ferry Pier or Aberdeen Ferry Pier to transport customers between the pier and the seafood restaurant. When the night falls, the lights on the boat illuminate the sea brilliantly. Address: Deep Bay, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen Consumer Price Index: Upscale Rainbow Seafood Restaurant Transportation: You can take a ferry to Yung Shue Wan on Lamma Island from Central Pier No. 5 or Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, which is a 30-minute ride and carries passengers free of charge. Famous dishes: "Dragon Spit" (boneless fresh fish) and "Baked Lobster with Cheese". Consumption index: medium to high-end Theme No. 4: Unlimited Creativity Hong Kong businessmen have a very keen sense of the market, the smallest restaurant is no exception, if you are interested in observing carefully, you can often find some interesting clues from a meal. After the Asian financial crisis, Hong Kong's common people's food has become very popular. Bowls of shark's fin, known as the "common man's shark's fin", tastes and looks very much like shark's fin, except that the strands of silk between the tongue are not quite smooth, so it turns out to be a chicken cut into thin shreds "pretending" to be shark's fin. Legend has it that in the past, large families in Guangdong invited chefs, interviews do not want them to do the delicacies of the feast, pick vegetables and tofu such as home cooking for them to do, the usual materials can make delicious, only to see the chef's ability to do, as for this shredded chicken to do the bowl of shark's fins like the "Dream of Red Mansions" in the eggplant to make the taste of chicken, you have yet to be appreciated. The so-called Che Chai Noodle is more about eating the ingredients inside, on top of the noodles and soup． There are radish, mushrooms, pungent balls, squid, pork rinds, fish balls, beef brisket and dozens of other ingredients to add any thick soup, a veritable "rich and frugal by the people", less than a dozen dollars, more than two or three hundred dollars. Materials or those materials, but in a different way, it will be different, and by extension, the bullet Hong Kong, six or seven million people, if there is no diligence and creativity, how to economic development, so thinking, the mouth of the beef brisket will feel very significant up. Hong Kong has 18 districts, from the beginning of last year to the present 18 months, each month is a district carnival, each week is a street a community carnival, there are food, drink, performances and sales, so lively, similar to this kind of creative organization of the Government's activities throughout the year, not only to attract the first time or many times to Hong Kong's business travelers, but also to make Hong Kong people enjoy themselves. The mansions on the Peak and the life of the upper class are unimaginable to the urban commoners living in public housing estates in the New Territories, and it is this kind of low-cost entertainment that is within their reach. Compared to the tourism resources of the mainland, Hong Kong's are really limited, but the professionalism and innovation of their professionals is admirable. Recommended: Kung Tak Lam Shanghai Vegetarian Restaurant Address: 31 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay Consumption index: mid-range Chung Kee Che Chai Noodle Address: Choi Lan Gourmet Place Consumption index: low Theme No. 5: Desserts as a good place to rest and vacation in Sai Kung is a good place to rest and vacation in Sai Kung, less of Hong Kong and Kowloon's bustling and skyscrapers of the sense of oppression, more of a quiet and leisurely, full of dessert stores and added to this place the sweetness of the silk. The most famous dessert here is "Yang Zhi Jin Lu", that is, to take the sago and mango boiled into the sweet with a little acidity, mango sticky aroma and soft wrapped in sago from the tip of the tongue warmly slipped into the mouth, where all of a sudden soft, indescribable pleasure. There is also a very nice name "step on the snow in search of plums", what is it, I do not know, try it yourself. The small "Man Kee" but there are a lot of interesting places, "Man Kee" adjacent to two stores, the decoration is a little simple that a full house, a little more sophisticated one only a few of us, is surprised, my friend explained that this is a non-durian area, that is the durian area, the other side, the durian area. Weird! I've only heard of "smoking area" and "non-smoking area", and durians have to be eaten separately, just because it's so smelly! Manji wall there is a plaque, antique, on the book 4 regular script characters "high friends full of records", is appreciating the ingenuity of this writer, but glimpsed the inscription, surprised: "Wong Fei Hung thirteen aunts gift", did not think that thirteen aunts here to leave the ink treasure, is not antique, but also a treasure it, a detailed look at the "smoking" and "non-smoking", but also to eat separately because it stinks too much! , is also considered a treasure it, think carefully, although the full record is not famous at home and abroad, but also has a reputation for the old store, and Wong Fei Hung, 13 Aunt has a relationship, it is not surprising, so curiosity is bursting, chasing the store fellows aunt asked non-stop, helplessly a few people do not speak Mandarin, have a friend to do the translation next to the upside down, it turns out that this plaque is the owner's neighbor neighbor to the neighborhood to send, as to why the neighborhood As to why this neighborhood dared to risk the name of Wong Tai Sin and 13th Aunt, it froze and could not be explained clearly, so this "impostor" copyright lawsuit has been plaguing me, perhaps the next time back there will be an answer to it. Hong Kong people's love for desserts is really like a mighty river that goes on and on. "The Hsu Liushan sign with a big dragon in gold letters on a red background still stands out on the streets of Hong Kong where signboards abound, and the more than 50 chain stores in Hong Kong prove their popularity. The small store is filled with fluttering dessert leaflets, colorful peeled fruits like a traditional Chinese medicine store, overlapping and fresh. Mango, papaya, durian with sago, ice cream, milk pudding combination of a thousand variations of desserts perfect match, like to eat a sweet tooth MM ate painfully, but also in the heart anxious, which to which day to eat all. Recommended: Sugar Dynasty Cantonese people like to drink sugar water, sugar water is a sweet soup consumed after meals, function of moisturizing fire, thirst, balance of hot and dry and regulate the intestines and stomach, and so on. Sugar Dynasty not only has a variety of sugar water, but also a variety of congee and snacks set menu, the portion is small, refreshing and exquisite. Address: 88 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (opposite to Harbour City) Special Recommendations: Fresh shrimp ball congee with pretty tangerine peel, salty and lean meat congee with pretty leather eggs, fresh shrimp wonton noodle with foot section, beef brisket noodle with original sauce, undersea coconut with coconut milk and snow fungus, fresh mango jelly pudding Consumption Index: low to medium grade Xu Liushan Dessert Shop Address: Hong Kong, Kowloon, as well as on the streets of the New Territories Consumption Index: tasty and inexpensive, about $20 for a bowl of fresh milk and fruit pudding Man Kee Dessert Shop Address: G/F, 10C Ordinary Road, Sai Kung Index of Consumption: from ten to thirty dollars Theme No. 6: Romantic Western The Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo in Central is a collection of Western food, from Spain, Russia, Scandinavia, Malaysia to Nepal of all shapes and sizes of flavors are available. Lan Kwai Fong is the stronghold of Hong Kong's fashionable nightlife, with its L-shaped winding streets filled with bars and restaurants, and the neon nights are filled with men and women looking for a good time, with an equal proportion of Chinese and foreigners, where you may run into Hong Kong's entertainment stars, and of course, paparazzi ambushing you. At Lan Kwai Fong's Carnival, it is even more crowded, with police officers guarding the entrance, and a limited number of people are allowed to enter. Powerful dance music is hot and provocative, this side of the hot dancers just flaunted beautifully, the other side of the lion dance team and lively play, Hong Kong people can always come up with a variety of ways to play, the rich people spend money like dirt, but the common people can also enjoy themselves. During the day, Lan Kwai Fong is a little less wild than at night, and this time of year, it is mostly filled with tourists and families. Murray House in Stanley was built in 1844 on Garden Road in Admiralty (the current site of the Bank of China) and was used as a dormitory for the British army stationed in Hong Kong at the time. When it was demolished in 1982, more than 3,000 granite stones were numbered, and it was rebuilt in Stanley in 1988, and it now houses four fine restaurants, including Spanish and Thai food. The golden-colored beach illuminated by the setting sun is as warm as your eyes facing your lover. The corridor lights up, waiters in snow-white uniforms serve you the first course of your candlelight dinner, and the sea breeze blows the coconut trees. Repulse Bay is the most famous beach in Hong Kong, with fine sand and clear water and wide beach surface. Repulse Bay Shadow Bay Garden formerly known as Repulse Bay Hotel, aristocratic colonial mood, people naturally reminiscent of the "Love in a Fallen City", Bai Liusu and Fan Liu Yuan's love story is still alive in the modern man and woman interpretation, this romantic Repulse Bay and elegant English afternoon tea became their best stage. When the ancient English ceiling fan of the terrace restaurant slowly swings up, palm trees whirling to send the breeze of the sea, a look, a word of love will have a different flavor, a good play belonging to only two people opened. Recommended: Stanley Murray House Address: Stanley Main Street Consumption Index: High-grade Afternoon Tea at the Terrace Restaurant, Repulse Bay Address: Terrace Restaurant, Shadow Bay Gardens, Repulse Bay Consumption: $128 per capita. Lan Kwai Fong Address: Central, Hong Kong Island Characteristics: All-night partying makes you physically exhausted Peak View Restaurant Sitting at the Peak View Restaurant located on the Peak overlooking Hong Kong through the floor-to-ceiling glass, is a memory you are willing to frame for a lifetime. Including the famous dishes of India, Mexico, Italy and the Pacific Islands of the Peak View Restaurant, but also because of its elegant environment has become the first choice of the proposal, said to have a high success rate. Address: The Peak Consumer Index: Fine Dining, Upscale Consumption Theme No. 7: The Best of the Best If you want to eat the best of Hong Kong's cuisine as fast as possible and satisfy the picky appetite of a gourmand, there is a shortcut. The "Best of Hong Kong Culinary Awards" is an annual event organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board since 2001, and is known as "the highest competition in Hong Kong's culinary world". All kinds of restaurant owners in Hong Kong can register to participate in the event, and after a series of procedures, such as online voting and undercover scouting and tasting, the finalists are selected. Participate in the competition of these dishes is not like the movie "Full House" in those expensive sea cucumbers and abalone wings, many are very common home cooking, the winning dishes are also in the restaurant's menu can be ordered, the price of more than mid-range. Yung Kee Restaurant Prize-winning dish: Za Huo (pork group), price: $80 Address: Central, Hong Kong Island, next to Lan Kwai Fong Small South China New Chinese Cuisine Prize-winning dish: Straw Pork and Lotus Leaf Pancake (pork group), price: $25 / piece Address: Central Des Voeux Road, Central, within the shopping mall of the Man Yee Mansion Jiu Hao Court Prize-winning dish: Chuk Lam Jing Yuen Vegetarian Bean Curd (Bean Curd group), price: $68 Address: 5/F, Metropole Plaza, Kwai Fong, New Territories North and South Prize-winning dish: Thousand Leaf Bean Curd (Tofu group) with Shangtian soup (Bean Curd group), price: $68 Chien Yip Tofu in Superior Soup (Tofu), Price: $48 Address: Yalan Center Mall, 639 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon Maxim's Restaurant Award-winning dish: Treasure box with hidden treasures (Tofu group), Price: $60 Address: Tang Court, 3/F., Luk Yeung Fong, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Award-winning dish: Lobster with three green onions, Price: $500 Address: Gleneagles Hotel, No.8 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon Tong Lok Heen Award-winning dish: Steamed Lobster with Garlic (Lobster group), Price: $105 Address: Eagle Hotel, No. 8 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, N.T., N.T., N.T., Kowloon Lobster with garlic sauce, priced at $138 Address: Ho Fung Building, Taikoo Place, King's Road, Fish Market, Hong Kong Long Court Chinese Restaurant Award-winning dish: Shrimp and shrimp fried rice with shrimp paste on Lamma Island, priced at $108 Address: Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel, Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong Taihu Seafood City Award-winning dish: Fish fried rice with rice and vegetables, priced at $78 Address: Perth Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Fried Rice with Pumpkin and Seafood, priced at $148 Address: Excelsior Hotel, Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay