Showing posts with label Chinese Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Food. Show all posts

Friday, February 22, 2008

Party at Hong Kong Lan Kwai Fong and Soho


Lan Kwai Fong / SoHo is the place to indulge your palate and satisfy your cravings. An abundance of tempting restaurants and bars make the choices plentiful. Options range from sexy bars and open-front restraunts all the way to sophisticated fine dining. Every whim is catered to on this street of International delights.

Set lunch, afternoon coffee, after-work drink, romantic dinner, dancing till dawn - you can find it al at Lan Kwai Fong. Join the craziness of the crowd or find a window table in one of the many bars & restraurants with a view and watch the party take-off.

For information, you can visit http://www.lkfe.com/

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Bird's Nest


Bird's nest is well accepted by Chinese to enhances the immune function and resistance to sickness and disease. If you visit Hong Kong, you can go to Eu Yan Sang and they have some instant Bird's Nest and they are easy to consume.

Bird's nest is extramely rich in proteins and minerals. Taken regularly, it helps to maintain a yourthful and glowing complexion, stimulates teh appetie, speeds recovery from illness, invigorates teh lungs, boots immunity and improves the body's overall metabolic functions.

It is also highly recommended for pregnant women, children and for whom it enhances the immune function and resistance to sickness and disease - the aged, and for anyone experiencing a general sense of weakness or lack of vigour.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Chinese Cake as Souvenir

When you come to Hong Kong, other than visiting Disneyland, Ocean Park, the Peak, etc, you may want to buy some souvenirs back to your friends.

You may want to consider to buy some Chinese assorted cakes.

One of the famous shop in Hong Kong is the Kee Wah Bakery and you can find their website as here.

Kee Wah Bakery was established in 1938, it is a prestige bakery that plays a significant role in food culture of Hong Kong. Now, Kee Wah introduces the "Hong Kong Kee Gift" series. The series include a variety of traditional Hong Kong pastries and snacks, Chinese bridal pastries and mookcakes. The set looks as follow:

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Chinese Dim Sum

The famous Chinese food in Hong Kong has to be Dim Sum and all visitor should try this in order to understand what Dim Sum is.

Dim sum means snacks in Cantonese. People in Hong Kong like to go to dim sum restaurants especially for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. In some restaurants, dim sum are loaded in carts and pushed around for patrons to order, while in others, you check what you want on a dim sum sheet and place the order with the waiter.

Some typical "dim sum" to order include:

  • spring rolls ("chun guen") - crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, much better than what you find in Chinese restaurant buffets in the U.S.! A little dish of vinegar usually comes with it.
  • shrimp dumplings ("ha gau") - usually contain just shrimps inside; usually come in fours
  • broth-filled dumplings ("goon tong gau") - come in ones or fours, the single ones usually have shark's fin in it
  • pork dumplings ("siu my") - usually come in fours
  • beef / shrimp / roast pork pasta ("cheung fun") - usually comes in three 6-inch long pieces
  • roast pork bun ("cha siu bao") - usually come in threes or twos
  • roast pork pie ("cha siu so") - usually come in threes
  • water-chestnut cake ("ma tai go") - usually come in threes, slightly sweet
  • egg tart ("daan tard") - usually come in threes, slightly sweet

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