Thursday, August 07, 2008

Hong Kong - Thurs 7 Aug 2008

The Wong Family is on another food tour...this one of Hong Kong and China. You know us...it's always about the foods!!

We arrived today at roughly 7:20pm Hong Kong time. (It's 15 hours ahead of PST). After checking into the hotel we walked out to grab a quick bite to eat.

Ho Hung Kee Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop
(no...it's not a mispelling, their business card says "Wantun")

I ordered "Pe Dan Sau Yok Jok"...which is basically the thousand year old duck egg and lean pork tenderloin rice congee. There's a giant generic pot of congee that is then loaded up with the appropriate condiments when the order is made. It looks bland...but it really isn't. The savory rice porridge is about as thick as a thin stew, with a surprisingly creamy texture. It's a great late night snack.

Because he didn't think that we had enough food (we each had an order of either congee or noodle soup), my dad also ordered vegetables, beef tripe/ligament stew and dongtze (sticky rice filled with salted preserved egg, chinese sausage, mushrooms, gravy and other choice bits of meat) and an order of beef chow fun. Granted, the portions are about half of what you would get in the US, but it was still a lot of food.

Luckily my little brother Matt was there to help us clean our plates! =) I've also got some pictures of us at the airport posted on the travel blog in case you're interested.

More soon!

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