"Hong Kong, Causeway Bay"
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The restaurant we have to go to today is
a bit far from the subway
So we have to take this traditional tram
We have to ride it
This is actually famous
for the fact that it is only available in Hong Kong
That's right, it's only on Hong Kong Island
The characteristic of the tram is
You don't pay when you get on
You only pay when you get off
And you have to board from the back
Yes, like this, from the back here
There is only the place to go up
Oh, we're going up
[To the second floor]
But the restaurant we're going to is
said to be very famous, actually
[Adjusting camera angle]
Yes, rather than being famous
It's a really old restaurant
Just by its name, it seems like
a coffee shop
Actually, it's not a coffee shop
It's just a traditional Hong Kong..
Traditional food restaurant
Right, in Hong Kong
咖啡廳 is just referred to as
a coffee shop
It is told like this
But it's not just a cafe
Yes, it serves food kind of like
A traditional Cha Chaan Teng
It's just a restaurant
[10 minutes by tram]
We're in Hong Kong's
place called Causeway Bay
It's kind of the central area, right?
So we get off at this station
And we go to the place
Happy Valley
There is no subway there
So you have to take this tram or
a bus
The most famous thing about this place is
Behind here
There is a racecourse
Oh? Wait a moment
It's coming
[Ta-da]
Ah!! Can you see there?
[Hong Kong Racing No.1]
So this restaurant is
next to the racetrack
In the past
There were horse races in the morning
After the races ended
people would come
and have breakfast
That makes sense, the location is perfect for that
Yes
[Get off at the last stop]
[Takes 5 minutes after getting off]
Wow, really old..
Oh oh oh, it really feels old
It's classic, so classic
Yes, look
Even the door is classic
Exactly like the 1970s
They sell bread like this outside
Hong Kong restaurants do this
[Entrance]
[Time travel]
Wow, look inside
The atmosphere is really amazing
[Traces of time]
It feels like visiting my grandma's old house
Really
-It looks like a 1970s Hong Kong restaurant -Really
Look at the signatures behind
[Four frames]
A lot of famous people must have come here
Are those celebrities' signatures?
The characteristic of old restaurants
[Local's opinion]
The menu is
under the table like this
-Oh, I see -Just
Yes, you just look at it like this
So
Of course
It's all in Chinese
[Translator required]
[Moving seats] Special egg noodles, please
What would you like?
Hot milk tea
Yes
I'll have the onion pork rice
One iced milk tea coffee with a little sugar, please
Oh, and for us..
This first one
-Spam -Pineapple bun, please
Spam, egg, and pineapple bun
-Anything else to order? -No
-Thank you -Thank you
Oh? This is also a set meal
We just ordered three sets
I'm so hungry actually
I found something really funny
Usually, old restaurants..
As we felt last time too
They just write down numbers
This is a bit of a sophisticated restaurant
They even have the menu and names
The receipt is also neat like this
[Full seated restaurant]
The food comes out really fast
Right now, really
It comes out as soon as you order
This is milk tea coffee
Milk tea coffee
It's mixed with milk tea and coffee
[Mixed]
Half and half
I think this is only available in Hong Kong
Mixing milk tea and coffee
[Tasting]
Hey, here my little sugar is really little sugar
-It's not too sweet, which is nice -Oh really?
Usually, little sugar elsewhere is sweet
-Actually... -Right, little sugar is actually
Just a saying
In Hong Kong, almost
Oh, really?
-Just good, right? -Really, it's perfect
It's delicious
And it has a strong coffee flavor and tastes good
If you kind of like coffee
And want to have milk tea together
This is what you can have at that time
-Yes -Because it's mixed half and half -When you come to Hong Kong
You must try it at least once
-You have to try it -Yeah, you should
This is especially delicious
Wow, look at the rice
Although it's lunch
-They give a lot -They really give a lot of rice
Men next to us
ordered today's set menu
The amount of rice is much more enormous
More than us*2
[Cutting]
Wow, I simply ordered this fried pork
But it looks incredibly tender
So tender
Really?
-The fried pork is really well-cooked -It's just..
[Hesitation]
Doesn't it look like nothing special?
Yeah, it's really just fried pork
with some onions
and rice..
[Menu served]
Thank you
Take a look at mine
There's a fried egg
and here is some spam
Next to it, a bit of..
beef, sliced like this
and cut up
Underneath is ramen
This bread
as everyone knows
is a pineapple bun
Inside it
there's an egg
and spam, put together
Why is this so big?
This is kind of..
Often eaten for afternoon tea
[Mixing]
The bowl is big too
-Now that I think about it -Wow
Yeah, there's a lot inside yours too
But is it because this is a traditional restaurant?
Honestly, the people here are
a bit unfriendly
You shouldn't expect friendliness in places like this
[Eating like a horse]
Try mine
Compared to other restaurants, the sauce
Isn't that strong
It's much milder, so
You'll probably like it more
The fried pork is golden brown
Really tender
And the sauce isn't that strong
Exactly the style that suits our taste
It's fried to a nice golden brown
It’s well fried
Even the onions are perfectly
grilled it seems
They are crispy and fresh
Mine is just really
Satay..
noodles
Before, we've introduced about satay noodles
A lot
But
with luxurious additions like eggs
and other things
It seems like a lunch menu
It feels kind of complete
Everything is included
Honestly, there are many places in Hong Kong that sell this kind of thing
Is there something different here?
The soup base has
really strong pepper flavor
Even though I didn't add more pepper...
It’s okay for most people, but
-I don’t... -like pepper
I really don’t like it
[Life’s greatest enemy]
The egg is just
Sunny side up
-Yeah -It’s tasty
There are no tissues in places like this
Actually, there are tissues
You can use them if you want
I don’t really want to use them
[Reluctant]
To be honest, from my perspective
The menu is not particularly special or tasty..
It’s not super delicious or anything
But the restaurant's atmosphere is kind of retro
It has an old-fashioned vibe
Yes, that’s right
With a retro vibe
Yes
People might eat for that nostalgic taste?
[Guess]
This is what we ordered together
That pineapple bun
Hey...
Do I have to eat like this?
Oh... Should I cut it?
-You should cut it -Okay
I thought it was a hamburger
[Excuse]
-I was misunderstood -Well, you can eat it like that
-But then I wouldn't be here -Right*2
Just one egg
and one spam in it, right?
Inside the pineapple bun
[Composition]
Actually..
This didn't actually start here
But this menu became really famous
This menu has nothing much
Just in the pineapple bun
You need to add just egg and spam
It became really popular
so like this
-Cha Chaan Tengs started doing this -I've seen this a lot before
The bread here is delicious
The bread..
Compared to other regular Cha Chaan Tengs
It feels much softer
The pineapple bun is really soft
and goes down well
Everyone..
This is what married life is like
The other doesn't cut things for you
[Disappointed]
Yes..
Oh, I have something to say..
This is what happens when you get married
I'll cut it and eat it myself
Please wait a moment
It might take some time
Looking at it now, but the pineapple bun is
so orange, isn't it?
Yes, it is
-Today, it seems especially more orange -Like this..
Put it all in
[One bite]
The bread is delicious
Yes, the bread is delicious, right?
[Taking dish]
But the bread here is
a bit sweeter than other Cha Chaan Tengs
[Feature]
But actually, the egg and spam inside
aren't really anything special
Those are just a regular ones
But the bread is a bit special
Wow, this place is really
Started in 1951
The expertise of a 73 years old restaurant is
-Definitely here -Right
I thought it was only 40 years old
-But it was a very old restaurant -Actually much more than that..
The rice was delicious
The noodles were delicious
-The bread was also delicious -The bread was good also
Everything tasted genuinely good in a very unpretentious way
Yes
Moreover, what was impressive was that
The sauce was not too strong
-Yes -Just soft
And a clean taste you can enjoy
[28,000 won] Since we spent 166 dollars now
[14,000 won] We spent about 83 dollars per person, right?
But the important thing is
We ordered 3 meals
Yes, we ordered 3 sets
The price was very reasonable
and the food was very delicious
So next time, we'll find an even better place
to continue our gourmet journey
Bye bye
Hong Lunch's 3 line comment 〈Cheung Hing Coffee Shop〉
1. A long history and a rich menu
2. Visible traces of time
3. If you visit the Hong Kong racetrack
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