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Post by helen on Nov 27, 2009 2:19:32 GMT -5
wow - makes my street vendor food sound plain. I did have a few restaurant meals in HK on the last couple of trips - but nothing as magical as your descriptions. The yum chars were much better than in NZ.
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Post by Henry on Nov 27, 2009 8:45:40 GMT -5
Helen,
The street food looked great, however, my wife would not let me eat any. I have never had a bad meal in Hong Kong. They were all good. I like having the morning "jook" with all the assorted toppings and the fried dough sticks. It would be so easy to move and live in Hong Kong.
Henry
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Post by geoff on Nov 27, 2009 22:30:22 GMT -5
Henry,
Thanks for suggestion on where to eat in HK. The food sounds delicious & tastes even better. My grandmother used to serve us ox tail soup, delicious & cheap. The butcher sold it cheaply but now it has become popular again, it's become quite expensive. Still tastes great.
It's beginning of summer in Australia, high 30's c. in Sydney.
What's the weather over there?
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Post by helen on Nov 28, 2009 2:47:39 GMT -5
Hi Henry - I felt comfortable eating off the streets in Beijing and Shanghai - only my sister and I - and as long as it was cooked thoroughly and served hygenically - we were prepared to try. They had wooden disposable chopsticks and plastics spo-ons And there were queues of people, so the food must have been okay. We ate a heap of shiao loong baos. Once in Guangchou, my aunties wouldn't let us eat off the street. I wonder why?
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Post by Henry on Nov 28, 2009 9:44:24 GMT -5
Hi Helen & Geoff,
I would have to say that most overseas Chinese should try the Hong Kong Chinese cuisine. I believe that most overseas Chinese have been raised on wholesome Chinese food at home and have had the opportunity to taste Chinese food in Chinese restaurants, bakeries, and dim sum restaurants within the countries where they were born. But, if you really want to find out why much of China says that Cantonese cuisine is among the very best in China - just try Hong Kong cuisine - from the street food all the way up to the Chinese dishes served in the finest public and private Chinese restaurants in the famous hotels or private clubs and you will be amazed and become so proud of your Cantonese origins from Guangdong province. The food is so delicious - words cannot even describe how good it tastes.
Henry
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Post by geoff on Nov 28, 2009 13:35:55 GMT -5
Henry,
I agree with your sentiments "The food is so delicious - words cannot even describe how good it tastes". The home cooked as well as restaurant cooked food in Guangzhou are also delicious. How does the cook at home in China, using only a wok (none of the fancy appliances in a western kitchen) on a 1 or 2 jet burner manage to produce the wide variety of dishes & keep them piping hot? Chinese cooking is an "art" & a skill passed from generation to generation. Over many years the chinese cook has perfected the skill of turning basic ingredients into delicious dishes for the family to enjoy. Chinese cooking is world renowned.
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