Rainy Days? Food will make them better :D
In Hong Kong, we are
experiencing heavy rain falls and thunderstorms for the last few days. Although many
of you may not like rainy weathers, staying indoor while it rains meows and woofs is one of my favorite settings. (that's how cats and dogs sound like, right?) It feels
very comforting when I am cozy and warm in my bed doing some reading and
blog writing while listening to soft music.
To brighten up this
rather gloomy atmosphere, I would like to share with you 5 delicious postcards that introduces Hong Kong Foods.
Breakfast Set A
This is a typical
Hong Kong breakfast you can eat at a Hong Kong style restaurant, also called “Cha
Chan Teng”. This is a breakfast usually including a bowl of noodle soup, a side of meat or eggs of your choice, toast, and a drink. In the picture, serving in the
bowl is macaroni and sliced ham paired with a light chicken broth. On the side
is a cup of hot milk tea. It is rich breakfast tea with evaporated milk,
however, you can always ask for condensed milk if you like your tea to be
sweeter.
Fish Dumpling
More
commonly known as Siu Mai, is a very popular street food among Hong Kongers. It
is usually eaten with soy sauce along with chili oil depending on your
preference on spiciness. I personally like to add a small amount of chili oil
since it gives a little kick to it other than the saltiness of the soy sauce. It’s
a relatively non-spendy snack and you could easily get 7 pieces with only 1 US
dollar :D
Maltose
Crackers
This is the kind of
snack if you like a mixture of sweet and salty in one bite. Between the two
pieces of salty crackers is sweet and sticky maltose that keeps the cracker
from falling apart. It could get pretty messy when you are enjoying this piece
of delicacy.
Coconut Tart
This is so far my
least favorite out of the five foods. While the crust is buttery and airy, the
custard in the middle is mixed with coconut, which made it sweeter than the
original egg tart. If you have a sweet tooth, this will be the perfect snack
for you.
Shrimp
Dumplings
This is a very
common and loved food item among Chinese Dim Sum. Fresh shrimp are wrapped into
the sticky and chewy rice-skin, and then steamed until the skin becomes
transparent. It is usually eaten just by itself, but chili oil also goes well
with it.
Hope you will be interested in trying some of these foods :)
::WalaGemini 08/16/2015::
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Some Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon,
Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) ::
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan(Taipei) :: China (Shanghai) ::
USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco,
Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene) ::
Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::
