Attention all food adventurers! You are the ones gifted with great sensibility and an open mind to treasure the exciting inspiration food gives you every time. And you are not going to miss the chance to feel and get connected in extra depth with Hong Kong via food that goes beyond the acceptance threshold of a boring traveler.
Here, we proudly present the 7 local delicacies with shop recommendations.
Even the authority was once for a long time concerned by the strong “aroma”. Though much milder now, the golden blocks still attracts people from both across the street and outside the district. Crispy on the outside and soft on the side, dressed with your mix of sauces, it is without a doubt a strong sensation to experience.
Pork blood curd has always been a must-have item on the menu of a Chiu Chow restaurant and Ling Fat is unquestionably’s version is bloody good. The blood curd is fresh and well-treated so it has no strange taste but savory flavors from seasoning and a fine, smooth texture like tofu. Cooked with leeks, its a classic flavorful rich killer.
Almost 120 years in the game, the small shop is still rocking it with the snake soup alongside with the wooden cabinets with poisonous snakes. While the snake soup is meant to warm up your body amid the cold of winter, the shop needs your support and love as the whole industry is facing a dim future. Try it before it’s too late!
It might sound hardcore, but surprisingly, it’s a tasty, healthful dish that makes the real retro eatery famous. Fresh tomato and eggs are cooked into puree and poured onto a bowl of noodles, resulting an appearance that stimulates the nearby pub crawlers’ imagination about the aftermath of excessive drinking. What a dare worth taking!
You are going to need some turtle jelly, you just don’t know it yet. The black herbal jelly is bitter in taste but sweet to your body as it will clear out the waste and toxins from heavy food, drinking, stress and all that. Call it weird as you may, but its a great invention brought into the city by the descendants of a Qing imperial physician in 1904.
Don’t be a fuss. It’s dark. It does look like it had gone bad. But it’s not rotten NOR preserved for any longer than 6 weeks. Pei Daan, aka century eggs were well cooked through a chemical process by natural alkaline, which creates a pleasant aromatic tasting to the eggs. With pickled young ginger, it can easily be the most beautiful appetizer of your trip. Selling 30 million eggs, Hoi Yuen is the egg shop you can count on.
If you claim you love DIm Sum but you freak out on chicken feet, sorry, you are not quite there yet. After all, it what locals eat and it’s just a layer of skin and bones marinated with rich flavors, fried and steamed until totally tender. Try it at a local small Yum Cha eatery that serves great Dim Sum!
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