Tai Po Complex Car Park - Hong Kong baby (sitios de interés)
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Tai Po cooked food centre. Highlights include:
Lam Kee
Forget Sunday dim sum in a giant banquet hall where aunties gather to out-brag one another about their childrens' grades and uncles fight for the bill to save face. Lam Kee is for serious eating.
After operating for three decades as a dai pai dong, Lam Kee moved indoors to the Tai Po public market a few years ago, but it hasn't sacrificed any of its street cred. The last time we visited, it was a Monday morning just before noon, and the air was filled with steam and the boisterous chatter of old folks from around the neighbourhood. Regulars wander in wearing "gaai fong chong" -- that literally means "neighborhood clothes" such as flip flops and a grubby t-shirt shirt, or whatever it is you were lounging in at home.
We sat down at a table with two poh-poh (old ladies) who were a bit surprised to see a couple of gweilos in their midst. One of the old women leaned over and told us, "This place is just as good as the big dim sum places, except it's cheap, and they don't even charge you for tea."
We were next to the restaurant's semi-open kitchen, where clouds of steam billowed up from big piles of bamboo baskets. Our siu mai arrived first and it straddled the line between firm and tender, with a balance of flavors between pork and shrimp. The haa gau, shrimp dumplings, were tiny with just a small piece of shrimp in each, but they tasted fresh and the wrapper was perfectly chewy. The robust black bean spare ribs was piping hot, wholesome and hit the spot on this chilly day. The meal's major disappointment was the cheung fun, which was overcooked and understuffed, with a rice noodle that was far too thick.
But the dish that truly summed up Lam Kee for me was the "chicken with random stuff," baby corn, taro, chicken and luncheon meat wrapped in tofu sheets -- an unlikely and unexpected mix of ingredients that somehow worked perfectly together.
Read more: The Hong Kong dim sum quest
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my fav fish ball noodle shop is in tai po food market (Tai Po Complex, Heung Sze Wui Street. Nearest metro tai po market). again, dont know name but i’ve eaten them since i was a kid and yet to come across anywhere better. they only do fish ball/slices noodles for $16 a bowl. portions are pretty small so people order 2 in one go. expensive compared to another place round the corner but well worth the money and the wait!there’s also a tofu fa place across the rd from the tai po market. it’s called Ah Po tofu fa (?????). they are famous in tai po. $5 for a bowl of sweet tofu. again, you’ll notice the queues. further round the corner is Kwan Kee Beef Brisket (Kwan Kee Beef Brisket Specialist ?????Address: Shop 22-26, G/F, Dragon Court, 22 Tai Ming Lane,Tai PoTel: 26383071Opening hour: Tue-Sun 13:00-22:00Fare: 22-40, cash onlyNearest railway: Taipo KCR EastrailTransportation – tai po market stop: 10 minutes walk from the Taipo KCR Eastrail, heading to the Taipo Market direction). not the cheapest but again, you paying for specialty and something different. queues at weekend.
Lam Kee
Forget Sunday dim sum in a giant banquet hall where aunties gather to out-brag one another about their childrens' grades and uncles fight for the bill to save face. Lam Kee is for serious eating.
After operating for three decades as a dai pai dong, Lam Kee moved indoors to the Tai Po public market a few years ago, but it hasn't sacrificed any of its street cred. The last time we visited, it was a Monday morning just before noon, and the air was filled with steam and the boisterous chatter of old folks from around the neighbourhood. Regulars wander in wearing "gaai fong chong" -- that literally means "neighborhood clothes" such as flip flops and a grubby t-shirt shirt, or whatever it is you were lounging in at home.
We sat down at a table with two poh-poh (old ladies) who were a bit surprised to see a couple of gweilos in their midst. One of the old women leaned over and told us, "This place is just as good as the big dim sum places, except it's cheap, and they don't even charge you for tea."
We were next to the restaurant's semi-open kitchen, where clouds of steam billowed up from big piles of bamboo baskets. Our siu mai arrived first and it straddled the line between firm and tender, with a balance of flavors between pork and shrimp. The haa gau, shrimp dumplings, were tiny with just a small piece of shrimp in each, but they tasted fresh and the wrapper was perfectly chewy. The robust black bean spare ribs was piping hot, wholesome and hit the spot on this chilly day. The meal's major disappointment was the cheung fun, which was overcooked and understuffed, with a rice noodle that was far too thick.
But the dish that truly summed up Lam Kee for me was the "chicken with random stuff," baby corn, taro, chicken and luncheon meat wrapped in tofu sheets -- an unlikely and unexpected mix of ingredients that somehow worked perfectly together.
Read more: The Hong Kong dim sum quest
CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/hong-kong-dim-sum-quest-476978#ixzz1AsmhW600
my fav fish ball noodle shop is in tai po food market (Tai Po Complex, Heung Sze Wui Street. Nearest metro tai po market). again, dont know name but i’ve eaten them since i was a kid and yet to come across anywhere better. they only do fish ball/slices noodles for $16 a bowl. portions are pretty small so people order 2 in one go. expensive compared to another place round the corner but well worth the money and the wait!there’s also a tofu fa place across the rd from the tai po market. it’s called Ah Po tofu fa (?????). they are famous in tai po. $5 for a bowl of sweet tofu. again, you’ll notice the queues. further round the corner is Kwan Kee Beef Brisket (Kwan Kee Beef Brisket Specialist ?????Address: Shop 22-26, G/F, Dragon Court, 22 Tai Ming Lane,Tai PoTel: 26383071Opening hour: Tue-Sun 13:00-22:00Fare: 22-40, cash onlyNearest railway: Taipo KCR EastrailTransportation – tai po market stop: 10 minutes walk from the Taipo KCR Eastrail, heading to the Taipo Market direction). not the cheapest but again, you paying for specialty and something different. queues at weekend.