Hmmm, day 3 seems like a super long day. we went to many places but i think I shall blog it as a good food day! hahaha. (coz think we had lots of it on this day)
we started out at the Mongkok area and visited the flower market. too bad its all see and no buy! heheh, they bouquets are so nice and reasonably priced!
Saw a cute corgi walking along the market.. so cute! :) I like corgis.
After the flower market, we headed to the nearby shopping street (fa yuen st, my fav)
and also went to the pastry shop there and got some munchies. :P After shopping, we headed for our 'yum cha' meal at Langham Place. This was like the highlight for the day. My sis had read about Ming Court's popularity and we decided to try it out and it was GOOOD!! :P
Ming Court, Langham Place Hotel
Level 6, Langham Plach Hotel,
555 Shanghai Street Mong Kok
We had:
Pan fried radish cake
Salmon and cheese tarts
Pan fried mushroom stuffed buns
Steamed rice rolls with scallop and green beans
Steamed sliced chicken with dates and herbs
Xiao long bao (soup filled steamed dumplings)
Pan fried vegetable buns
Just couldn't resist ordering the steamed custard buns! And no regret about this one at all! :P Best I ever had!
After the super satisfying meal, we decided to head down to HK island as the weather was looking good. (we were lucky.. there was a 90% chance of rain that day , or so the forecast said)
We heard of some shops round the wan chai area and decided to check them out. also heard of Xi Yan Sweets there, which had good desserts. Hahhaa, ok, so we have sweet tooths! :P And by the time we got to Xi Yan, we had already walked lunch off.
Xi Yan Sweets
1 G/F 8 Wing Fung Street, Wan Chai
There was only another table that was taken when we got there, so we mostly got the place to ourselves. Nice red. white and black decor. All the items on the menu sounded so good that we took some time in deciding what we should order.
My mom preferred to stick to more traditional desserts and ordered the lotus seed soup. :)
My sis, being a big lover of anything with osmanthus, went with the lychee ice cream with osmanthus wine and enjoyed every bit of it.
I had the apple crisp ice cream. The sourish taste of the apples was a refreshing difference from the sweet caramel. Yummy!
Mr D went for the tea set which had the option of an appetizer and a dessert.
He had the fried radish patty with XO sauce and had the
signature dumplings in ginger soup, which really blew us away! Most unique and best 'tang yuan' we've ever had with a peanut, sesame, salted egg yolk, sugared melon bits and butter filling. Slurp! This was the winner of the meal!
Happy and satisfied faces :P (mom was camera shy and declined to be photographed :P)
Another good gastronomical experience!
We spent the rest of the day walking around causeway bay area where I happily took more pics of passing trams.
4 comments:
Hi there.. interesting HK blog... wondering how did you get to Xi Yan? I would like to try what you tried.... seems delicious! Care to advise on where it is and how to get there? Thanks! Will be there in Aug :)
Hello milo & pa, Xi Yan Sweets is at Wan Chai (which is on HK island side).
This outlet's menu features many dessert items and some light savory appetizers as well. Great to add this into you itinerary for lunch or tea time.
Address: 8 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai
Opening Hours: 12pm - 10.30pm
Directions: Admiralty MTR station, take Exit F and walk towards Wing Fung Street(via MTR unerpass), exit at Pacific Place phase 3. Xi Yan should be on your right.
Oh milo and pa, BTW, when u get to HK, after clearing customs and just before u exit the Arrivals into the main airport, do stop by at the visitors stand and pick up a copy of the 'Eat your way around HK' guide. Very good guide esp if u wan to do just that! :)
Have a good trip! :)
wow... cool... thanks for the tips... looking forward to all the yummy food.... hope to post pics too... thanks again!! if you have more tips... let me know yeah! hahahah... :)
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