Hong Kong: Teahouse
As the most authentic and grassroots eating place, Teahouse has long been a part of Hong Kong culture, even when the Tourism Association promotes Hong Kong to outsiders. , tea restaurants are also one of the selling points, and some of them have become "famous brands" of this type of restaurants, attracting a large number of citizens and even celebrities to patronize them. The teahouse represents Hong Kong’s food culture and is a must-try Hong Kong food experience. The best Hong Kong-style coffee and milk tea can only be tasted in tea restaurants.
Da Pai Dong
Many people mistakenly write Dai Pai Dong as "Dabai Dong". In fact, although they have the same pronunciation, their meanings are very different. The "Pai" in Dai Pai Dong actually means license. Hong Kong law stipulates that all restaurants must have restrooms before they can be issued a business license. However, street stalls do not have restrooms, so they cannot be licensed as general restaurants and are classified as "fixed hawker stalls."
Dai Pai Dong can be said to be a major feature of Hong Kong’s traditional catering industry. The so-called big pai dong refers to tables arranged one after another on the sidewalk or in the alley, where customers eat in this open-air or semi-open-air environment. Dai Pai Dong offers many types of food, including seafood, Cantonese cuisine, porridge, noodles, etc., and most of them are cheap. Some Dai Pai Dongs only open in the evening and do not close until late at night. This is a major feature of Dai Pai Dongs.
Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei can be said to be Hong Kong’s civilian club. There are many street restaurants open until late at night, and it is currently the place with the most traditional big-name stalls. Since Temple Street is located near hotels such as Elegant Hotel and Pearl Harbor View, it is also visited by many tourists on weekdays. No wonder even the menu has an English version.
Authentic Snacks
In Hong Kong, the gourmet capital, you can not only taste delicacies from all over the world, but also try local snacks from Hong Kong. These delicacies are full of local flavor, allowing you to experience life in Hong Kong and understand the local food culture.
The teahouse is a unique dining place for ordinary people in Hong Kong, full of local flavor. Food is cheap and has a wide variety. Some signature delicacies are even more irresistible: "Pineapple Butter" is a thick piece of butter sandwiched into a soft "pineapple bun" (the sweet bread is named because its crispy surface looks like the skin of a pineapple), butter The flavor is rich and the bread is delicious; the freshly baked egg tarts are crispy and delicious; the drink "Yuanyang", a mixture of coffee and milk tea, is rich and smooth, which is a testament to the courage of Hong Kong people to innovate. Porridge and noodles are also a common local delicacy. They are cheap, steaming, fresh and delicious. Among them, wonton noodles, "fish ball powder" and "car noodles" with optional ingredients are very popular. Tingzi porridge, beef porridge and fried dough sticks Also quite popular.
Hong Kong people like to "drink tea" in restaurants, and the exquisite Cantonese dim sum is indispensable; barbecued pork buns, shrimp dumplings, siu mai, steamed rice rolls, etc. are all classics and have endless taste , no wonder "Hong Kong-style tea drinking" has always been famous.
Take away fast food
The familiar aroma of delicious food is delivered everywhere in Hong Kong!
Perhaps due to the fast pace of life of Hong Kong people, fast food restaurants can be found almost everywhere in Hong Kong. Whether it is American hamburgers or authentic Chinese fast food chains, they are everywhere. It is not only convenient for people to eat in Hong Kong. It is more convenient for people living and working in Hong Kong and for tourists traveling to Hong Kong. They can replenish their energy at any time through these fast food restaurants. In addition, there are many sandwich shops, Italian pizza shops, Chinese delicatessens, teahouses, etc. The roadside "food stalls" that often appear in Hong Kong movies or dramas are Hong Kong's most unique take-out fast food culture. When you come to Hong Kong, you might as well try it!
Street Food
Hong Kong is a food paradise, and all kinds of food can be found everywhere. When you are shopping, you will feel hungry and want to find some food to eat. The fastest and most convenient way is street snacks. In addition to fish eggs and beef offal, the most common street snacks also have a wide variety of styles: snacks with local colors, such as tin candies, candied scallion pancakes, fried chestnuts, dragon beard candies, etc.; as for drinks, there are various juices , meal tea, herbal tea; in addition, there are porridge, noodles, bowl of wings, fried ghost, stinky tofu, etc., there are so many.
The most common street snacks are mostly found in Fa Yuen Street, Ladies Market in Mong Kok, and Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei. What makes street snacks so popular is that they are cheap and diversified. In addition, the most popular popular food with Hong Kong characteristics - "fish egg powder". The most common snacks in Mong Kok are fried sambal, fried large intestine, etc., which are delicious.
Che Tsai Noodles and Wonton Noodles
Che Tsai Noodles and Wonton Noodles emerged in the 1950s when Hong Kong’s economy was at its lowest ebb. To this day, Che Tsai Noodles and Wonton Noodles are The noodles are still very popular, but the price ranges from expensive to affordable. However, these hawker-style operations have become a relic of the past. There are no more rickshaws in the rickshaw side. This is also part of the transformation of Hong Kong. Hong Kong's wontons are Hong Kong's unique shrimp and meat dumplings. You can only eat them in Hong Kong. You can also go to some shops in China to put them in soup or deep-fried, and then mix them with rapeseed or fried fish skin. It is really a first-class enjoyment. Many neighborhood restaurants in Hong Kong sell Che Tsai Noodles and Wonton Noodles. If you want to taste the delicious Che Tsai Noodles and Wonton Noodles, you can find them everywhere in the streets and alleys of Hong Kong!
Street food in Hong Kong
If you want to fully understand Hong Kong and feel like Hong Kong, experiencing food stalls and mobile stalls is indeed an indispensable part. The kind of stalls that stand next to each other, with light bulbs lit and steaming out, are Hong Kong's food stalls. Since ancient times, food stalls have been closely connected with life. They are frequented by both men, women and children. They can be said to be the second kitchen of Hong Kong.
Recently, the Hong Kong government has strengthened management and centralized food stalls to build "cooked food centers". As a result, open-air snack villages gradually formed under viaducts, inside iron fences and other places. Compared with previous years, the scale and atmosphere of the snack village seems to have shrunk slightly, but its popularity remains unchanged. Many of the vendors are illegal, so. Numbers have decreased due to tighter controls.
Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei, Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, and the area from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai start to get lively at night. The wet markets (fresh food markets) and cooked food centers are very busy during the day. Although you cannot see them in emerging development areas such as Tsim Sha Tsui East and City Hall, you can see them in most living areas.
The most lively place is Temple Street. It is large and gives people a sense of the atmosphere of Hong Kong, but the security is worse than other places.
The food stall is right on the street, so it’s impossible not to try it. Although the content is similar to that of ordinary restaurants, restaurants, porridge and noodle experts, etc., because it is in an open space, the aroma of rice is floating in the air, and you can also bring your own drinks and enjoy it in a free atmosphere. Enjoy the delicious food, so the customers here have smiles on their faces. If you want to experience Hong Kong’s freedom and food culture, this is the best place to go. In particular, you can bring your own drinks, which reflects Hong Kong's true idea of ??survival and prosperity. You can buy drinks nearby, or you can ask the waiter to buy them for you. You can order immediately after you are seated. Food stalls rarely prepare recipes. All the ingredients are placed side by side on the plate. The price is determined by the plate. It is simple and clear. You can order with your fingers. Seafood includes clams, shellfish, shrimps, crabs, etc., which are stir-fried and blanched with chili, oyster sauce, tempeh, etc., and then steamed with onions, ginger, etc. After such simple cooking, you can enjoy it with wine.
In winter, hot pot, claypot, and Hong Kong-style claypot rice are also uniquely charming.
Beside the open-air food stalls in Hong Kong, you can often see the whole family sitting around having a meal. This scene is indescribably touching.
Eating at a food stall can eliminate too many formalities and taboos on the table. Someone will clean the empty cans and bottles, so you can enjoy it with confidence. Macau: Pork Chop Buns and the Temptation of Guanye Street
If you really want to eat Italian Pork Chop Buns, which are famous in Hong Kong and Macau, are limited time and sold at designated locations, you must plan your trip well. Dali Lai Ji Cafe is located in Taipa Old Town. Some bus lines have a dedicated stop called "Dali Lai Pork Chop Bun".
The key to the delicious pork chop buns is that the bread is baked in an old-fashioned wood stove, and the pork chops are also processed over charcoal fire. The pork chops are marinated with special spices in advance, and the oil is added after loosening the bones. Pan fried.
This traditional manual processing method means that it can only be supplied in limited quantities. The pork chop buns made through one process are released on time at 3 p.m. The fried pork chop is paired with freshly baked bread. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The pork chop is chewy and fragrant. This is also a characteristic of the slow fusion of Portuguese taste and local taste.
In addition to the pork chop buns, the semi-DIY milk tea here is not to be missed. You can adjust whether you like a strong tea flavor or a milky flavor, which is very satisfying. The coffee brewed in a crock pot is extremely fragrant. If you are not afraid of spicy food, you can also try the curry fish balls (fish balls) here.
Guanye Street is also not to be missed. This is a veritable food street. The short street is lined with large and small restaurants, time-honored bakeries, souvenir shops, and dessert shops. The warm aroma of freshly made macaroons, egg rolls, peanut candy, etc. wafts into your nostrils from time to time. The various flavors of exquisite meat are mouth-watering. If you want to eat the signature wife cakes, meat cakes, chicken cakes and other pastries of Huang Kee Bakery, you have to come to this street. This century-old store has been open since the 17th year of Guangxu's reign. In order to ensure the quality of food, it insists on operating as only one store. Walking on this short side street, I lamented that my belly was too big to eat when it came to food, so I could only sniff a few more times and pack them into my backpack.
One of the attractions is Andrew’s Egg Tart Shop
Among the three islands in Macau, Coloane Island is located at the southernmost point. Macau’s most famous bakery, Andrew’s Egg Tart Shop, is just down the road. Around the city center.
The freshly baked egg tarts exude the fragrance of eggs, and the special flavor brought by the cinnamon powder on the egg tart noodles is what makes Andrew's egg tarts unique. In this famous Portuguese egg tart shop, we often see people eating crispy egg tarts with relish, regardless of burning their mouths. Sometimes I hear customers asking anxiously: "I will fly back to Taiwan at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Is it still too late to order two dozen Portuguese tarts? Yes, two dozen, twenty-four."
Special tip: The egg tarts here taste best when eaten within six hours of being baked, because the crust is in the best state of loosening at this time. If you want to take the egg tarts as gifts to relatives and friends, just go home and heat the egg tarts in the oven at about 200 degrees Celsius for three to four minutes. Remember not to use a microwave!