A taste of Hong Kong part 3

After we ticked off dim sum from our list, we were on a quest for the infamous Hong Kong wonton noodles. We were looking for a local cafe that serves wonton noodles whose patrons are locals. That's also what I told the concierge who promptly pointed out Hing Fat on the map, a mere 7 minutes walk from our hotel. Provided you don't get lost of course.

Assorted roast meat

The menu shows that there's more than just noodles and roast meat, such as seafood and other Cantonese dishes. It took me a while to find where the utensils are!

We were greeted by the assorted roasted meat hanging on the open kitchen glass window. Mouth-watering huh? Well, for some definitely. I can't help but remembering this random guy's comment one day when I was waiting for a friend back in Sydney. I was standing in the corner of Goulburn and Sussex street, opposite BBQ King, when all of a sudden this guy who was standing there walked up to me and said "gosh, look at that (pointing to BBQ King assorted meat)... doesn't it look like house of the dead? Carcasses hanging like that". His comment, however random it was, made me realized that cultures are so different and if you don't grow up with these kinds of food, it must look kinda weird... Anyway, I liked his different point of view and appreciate his directness in approaching a stranger and said that. Hahaha, ok maybe it was a little overshare, but still it was kinda funny.

Hot and sour pork noodle

Shrimp wonton noodle

Back to Hing Fat, soon we were seated inside and given menu to peruse. Cg decided on the wonton noodles and while I was tempted, I don't really like soup on my noodle - unless they are ramen. So I decided to have the diced pork in hot and sour sauce noodle where the soup is separated. The egg noodle was super thin but flavorful. I quite like the hot and sour sauce as the topping. I think what would make the dish better is if wontons were included.

Suckling pig and crispy roasted pork

Since we're already at a roasted meat restaurant, we also ordered a combination plate of suckling pig and crispy roasted pork. I confirm that they are as delicious as the look on the picture above. Crispy, juicy, and tender. Oh and value for money too. We spent less than AU$20 for everything including drinks.

Hing Fat

10 Ashley Road

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Hong Kong, China

Crispy Duck @Teahouse

My parents seem to think that I am their errand girl, and this night I was running an errand for them. I just needed to drop something to a friend, but it was friday night and we were hungry and another friend came along starved. When N finally came, she was a girl with a mission and a concrete decision on where to eat and what to order. Teahouse at Raffles City it was.


My cup of Chinese tea and chilli oil

Since I never been there before and N had, I let her ordered; Teahouse Crispy Duck, Broccoli and Mushroom and Reunion Omelette. Oh and of course rice. We ordered as we were waiting for a table, did I mention already that N was determined? The tiny little place was crowded, the night was getting late and we were getting hungrier. After a 15 minutes wait, we finally found ourselves a table. Shortly after the food starting to arrive. Yippee!


Teahouse Crispy Duck @SGD10.70

The teahouse crispy duck, I suppose was their specialty. It definitely looked attractive and glossy with yumminess. The duck was showered with that special soy sauce for duck. The meat was tender, juicy and sweet. It still had that earthy taste to it, but just right not too much. However, even though the dish is named "Crispy Duck" I found that it wasn't crispy. I felt rather cheated on that, but it has been while since I last had a good duck, so since the meat is nice I forgave them for naming it so.


Reunion Omelette @SGD 6.90 Sorry I almost forgot taking the picture, what did I tell you? It was so good thats why I got carried away eating it...

The Reunion Omelette came next. Not sure why they call it that, but it had generous amount of prawns. There were supposed to be pork sausage too, but we opted for a halal dish. It was such a simple dish, a prawn omelette, but it was so delicious. Just the right combination of ingredients I guess. It definitely made me miss foo yung hai.


Broccoli and Mushroom in Oyster Sauce @8.20

The veggies came last. A dollop of thickened oyster sauce on top of the broccoli and mushrooms. The mushrooms, wow, huge and thick! It's quite rare to have that kind of mushrooms these days. So I was very excited and happy. The mushrooms indeed delivered to its promising look. They are so thick yet tender. The oyster sauce complimented the mushroom's original taste well because each one of them is so simple but the combination is delish!

Teahouse
The Asian Kitchen
252 North Bridge Rd, #B1-15
Raffles City Shopping Centre
+65 6336 4838