Of course, you can't forget to eat seafood when you go to Hong Kong. If you ask Hong Kong people where they can enjoy authentic seafood dinner, I'm afraid nine out of ten people will suggest you go to Saigon. Don't be surprised to hear the name Saigon This is definitely not Saigon in Vietnam, because there is also a place called Saigon in Hong Kong. Although Saigon is different from Saigon, you can also enjoy Southeast Asian cuisine here. Vietnamese food, Thai food and Malaysian food are all household dishes in Saigon, Hong Kong. Of course, the most famous here are those innovative and mouth-watering seafood feasts.
Saigon is located in Saigon Peninsula in the eastern New Territories. A small street runs through it and winds along the coast. The small street is long and narrow, about 1 km, and there is an arched building with carved beams and painted buildings in the middle, which can be regarded as a landmark building in the center of Saigon. The streets are lined with one seaside restaurant after another, all of which are famous for cooking seafood. These restaurants are simple and traditional. At first glance, they look more like food stalls in Hong Kong's early years. However, it is these small restaurants that are not amazing in appearance, but they indicate the beginning of a delicious journey.
There are not many skills in choosing restaurants in Saigon. Almost every chef here can cook fresh and delicious seafood. It's just similar to other business districts. Restaurants near stations and other places are slightly more expensive. Therefore, if you are not in a hurry, you can walk a few more steps to find a restaurant with satisfactory taste and price in the center of Saigon. Here, you can not only taste the signature dishes such as cheese lobster, black bean scallop and steamed sea bass, but also try the unique innovations of the store-sauce jumping snail, sea urchin crab fried rice, Ponce sea star and other new dishes. As for the taste of the dishes, it still maintains the traditional flavor of Cantonese cuisine, which is mainly light and sweet. Of course, there are some tips for ordering food. If two or three friends come together, the most convenient thing is to order a freely matched set meal. Three or four courses of seafood and a seasonal vegetable can be chosen at will, which not only saves the time of ordering food, but also avoids the trouble caused by too much or too little food.
When tasting seafood in Saigon, it's best to choose the open air. Sitting around the dining table and under the sun umbrella, you can see the cruise ship in the blue bay from the outside, and you can see the oversized glass fish tank in the restaurant from the inside. Colorful sea fish, shellfish, shrimps and crabs move slowly in the fish tank for diners to choose from. It's really delicious.
It is said that Saigon used to be just an ordinary fisherman's wharf. Fishermen work hard every day and sell the fish and shrimp they catch to coastal enterprises. Over time, some merchants sat on the floor and started their own stores, directly cooking fresh sea goods that had just been salvaged into meals. In the end, the delicious dishes attracted a large number of diners, which formed the famous name of "Saigon seafood". In fact, many seafood dinners that people eat today are just home-cooked dishes on the fishermen's table. People familiar with Saigon will also tell you that the changes in Saigon are changing with each passing day, and the newly added seafood dishes were almost unheard of a few years ago. However, standing by the bay, we can still see some old-fashioned fishing boats moored on modern private cruise ships with all kinds of daily necessities. Fishermen's families have lived on boats for generations, bringing all kinds of seafood to shops every day, and maintaining the operation of Saigon seafood restaurant day after day. They are called "egg family" by local people.
Of course, don't leave in a hurry after eating seafood. There are other entertainments in Saigon. It's quiet and dusty here, with long beaches. You can rent a sampan to swim in the inner sea of Port Shelter, or linger in the shopping area of Saigon market, or walk into the back alley of the market to visit Tin Hau Temple. After shopping, it's best to follow the lifestyle of Hong Kong people and drink a bowl of sugar water. Xu Liushan is a famous sugar water chain in Hongkong, and it also has branches in Saigon. It's really refreshing to order a piece of green bean paste or fruit ice to eliminate the seafood smell in your mouth. If you don't want to drink sugar water, it doesn't matter. You can also go to bars in Saigon. There are many bars with unique decoration, with strong tropical customs, which make you mistakenly think that you have come to an equatorial country. Several of these bars are run by celebrities in the entertainment circle in Hong Kong, so their business is particularly prosperous. Everyone in old Hong Kong knows that many Hong Kong celebrities own real estate in Saigon, and even bought private docks and luxury cruise ships here, so it seems more natural to open bars in front of their own homes ... (End