Tasty Treats – More from Hong Kong

Before our year end Hong Kong Food trip, I anxiously emailed friends and other asking where exactly in the city we’d be able to savour great, authentic Chinese and Local cuisine. With the help of fellow Foodie, W, from Hong Kong-based food blog Whine&Dine, we had a long list of places to suss out. One on the list brought us to the International Finance Centre (IFC) in the city, where a crowded Chinese restaurant awaited.

The name of the place was simply called TASTY. How could one go wrong eating at a place called TASTY! I mean, c’mon ! It had to be good! And indeed, good it was. Mmmmmm ………. They were recently awarded a Bib Gourmand by Michelin Inspectors.

We did not want to fill ourselves up too much as there was so much more gourmet goodness that Hong Kong had to offer! So we decided to go for just 2 dishes. (A great tip for any of you planning for a food trip and if it happens to be your first – share everything).

One was the Fried Cheong Fun that W had recommended and the other was Abalone and Chicken Congee.

I am not a fan at all of cheong fun, mostly because of the pale unappetizing white and secondly because of the taste. However the fried variation of cheong fun was not too bad. Firstly, it wasn’t pale white and its wok-fried was fantastic.

The congee ….. Ohhh the congee….. smooth, silky, full flavoured goodness. The chicken used was clearly a well farmed chicken and the abalone was not shaved thin like paper but a well portioned slice. I seriously have no words to explain how good it was. Seriously ….

However the biggest tip which W gave me was to go early. We were there by half 11 in the morning and it was already nearing to a full dining room! By the time we finished and left, there was a scatter of hungry people waiting outside with queue numbers. Unfortunately, we were not able to sample more of the menu, but it is just another reason to fly back to the great H K !

For more of the Tasty photos click HERE!

Happy Fooding !!!