(Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin)
You're back in Hong Kong after a long time, right?
Yes
To celebrate
We should definitely have some Hong Kong food
I was really happy
To hear today's menu
Why?
Dan Dan Noodles
Don't I sound like one of them?
Alright, let's go
This place serves really delicious noodles
(Arrived)
Looks like authentic local restaurant
You are right
Look at the menu
(Chinese and English)
Provides a wide variety as I thought
There are
So many dishes, almost like Cha Chan Teng
Agreed
It's nice that they have English translation
For foreigners
This place has everything
From starter to desserts
For people like me
One of the criteria
For choosing restaurant
(Foreigner's perspective)
Is whether I am able to
Order or not
Do you have a difficult time ordering in places like this?
No, this restaurant has
Such a clear menu
(Vocal practice)
First of all, they have pictures
(Vocal practice)
They have English translation
I get what you are saying
If the menu is only in Chinese without pictures
Then I would get a little afraid
(Chicken)
If you can't communicate with them
It's really hard for anyone
I would feel like I am a criminal or something
(Feel intimidated)
I would like to order
Okay
What did you just mean?
It means ready to order
I'll order Dan Dan Noodles
Aren't Dan Dan Noodles spicy?
Yes, it’s spicy
Give me both spicy ones
Yes
And I'll also order a small gimbap
Small Gimbap
Yes
and red pepper
Red pepper
and
I want this as a dessert
Fried sweet red bean paste crepe
Yes, this fried sweet red bean paste crepe
That’s it
Thank you
Dan Dan Noodles are really cheap
Yeah
(5,700 KRW) 33 HKD
Is it originally cheap food?
Well, actually
It's not expensive food
But I think it's cheaper here
I've tried Dan Dan Noodles
Most of the time I've eaten there
(thinking)
I think I bought a third of it
This restaurant is
My wife
Strongly recommends this restaurant
Oh really?
Yeah, since she was in middle school
She came here whenever she had time
I asked what was so good
Here, Dan Dan Noodles
And dumplings are really good
Like ramen and pork cutlet
Yes, yes, yes, yes
But I don't think it's going to be too expensive
-for students -I get it
33 dollars
What's funny is that
The school is far from here
It takes 30 minutes
My wife came here by subway
to eat with her friends
Isn't that great?
(One hour round trip)
Have you been here before?
I've been here, too
My first time here was actually...
When I was dating my wife
We had our first date here
Oh, really?
Your first date?
Yeah
We came to this place together to have dinner
Saying that it's her favorite restaurant
And it turned out that
She's been regular customer of this restaurant since she was a student
Oh really?
(5 years ago)
And the food here was obviously good
So this is your place with special memories
It is indeed, a place with full of special memories
I bet you won't remember the taste of the food since it was your first date
I couldn't taste a thing
Don't remember anything
I was so nervous
(Nervous)
Did you get to visit again after that?
Right, right
When it become my second, third time visit
I was finally able to taste the food
This place good!
(Late realization)
(Noodle is here)
Oh
That was really fast
So this is the Dan Dan Noodle of this place
It looks really good and also taste great
Looks amazing although it looks oily
Yes, looks amazing really
Just by looking at it
And here they have the peanut crumble
Oh this is the peanut crumble?
Yes
Let me try the broth
Go ahead
(Suggests)
When I ordered
They asked if I want it to be spicy or not spicy
And I asked it to be spicy
But it won't be that spicy
There's something different about this
Something's different
Oh this is really good
I know
So what I had at the airport
(The only memory of Dan Dan noodle experience)
It had a strong peanut taste...
Oh, yeah, yes
Here is..
It feels like the soup is thick?
(???)
Hey, you're carrying tissues?
There's only one tissue left
Wow~~
You're like Hong Kong people
Basically
(Ceremony)
What do you think? You like noodles
Yes
Is it okay from the perspective of a noodle expert?
I really like it
Really?
That's a relief
(Relief)
I watched a video of Hong Kong Lunch with my friends yesterday
I was a gourmet in the thumbnail
(College student gourmet)
Everyone laughed at me
(Non-official)
(Second menu)
Wow
This is dessert
The dessert came out first
The order is mixed up...
But do people here think of this as a dessert, too?
Oh, sure yes yes
Because it's on the menu
The order is divided on the menu
First you have the starters
Then you have the main dishes
Next, dessert and drink
It's usually in the back
But it was in the back
At first, there was something that wasn't spicy here
I ate something that wasn't spicy
I can't eat spicy food well
But it wasn't spicy at all
So, I started eating spicy food
It was perfect
This is spicy, right?
This is spicy
So for us to eat
It's not that spicy
It's actually just spicy here
It's hard to say that it's spicy in general
Does it?
It is hard
to say
that it's spicy
The peanut flavor is
Good with it
Some bad restaurants have only peanut flavor
It's too much
It was too much
Yes that's true
I think Dan Dan noodle has
almost the same noodle
So it is important
How they make the broth
That decides the style I guess
This restaurant has clean flavor
And how they make a harmony is
Here's feature
What I was surprised about is
When they served
I saw some oil on it
But actually
Oh right
I know
It's not too heavy
(Observing)
The peanuts are for this?
The peanuts are
like appetizer
They just give us
Five Guys followed here
But they charge us
For peanuts
Really?
(870 KRW) Yes, about 5 HKD
Did we order this?
No we didn't
They just charge
They are just forcing us to buy
Yes, they are
So, the people who don't like this
They say they hate peanuts
So ask them
to leave them out
There is a picture of
Dan Dan noodle
I think they make the dough by themselves
(The history of the restaurant)
They opened in 1947
In 1947?
Wow
This is over 70 years old
Almost 80 years
(Spoon Rescue Operation)
Tissue
I have a lot of tissues
Do you want a tissue?
Oh, I'll use this for now
Are you okay?
I dropped mine too
Oh, come on!
(Satisfying)
Oh, I need to hold this well
This is..
I mean to focus on the food
So
The moment I drop the spoon, it just falls right away
How dare you take your eyes off my food?
Exactly, exactly
I need to focus, I need to focus
(Delivery)
It’s our dumplings
Should I take it?
No
So, she means she's taking it?
Yes
This is how people from Hong Kong take it
I usually think you've eaten it all
I need to eat the broth
Yeah, right
You spoke in a hurry
Oh no, no
Ugh!
Some life water
(No compromise)
Wow, this
In Hong Kong, it’s quite common, and
something that's widely sold in China
Xiaolongbao
It's that dumpling
with a lot of juicy filling inside
Soupy dumplings
This is really amazing here
Oh, really?
You really should try it
There’s a slight difference here
The surface is a bit...
It seems less smooth
Oh, really?
It's kind of...
It is slightly rough
It looks handmade
Do I have to dip it in soy sauce?
Yeah
It's a mixture of vinegar and soy sauce
Be careful, the juice comes out
Yes
(Robbing a bowl)
Do I leave this?
Leave that
I'll leave it
You are never going to let go of that broth
There were two crises
Oh, don't touch this
You protected it
(One bite of dumpling)
Wow, it's so hot
The juice comes out
As soon as I put it in my mouth
Wow, it's so delicious
It really tastes good
I've tried this a lot in Hong Kong
But Xiaolong Bao is
really hot every time I eat it
Yeah, I agree with you
There are times when I can't taste it
in the midst of the heat
I already ate all of them
Right, right
(Time Attack)
The color is a bit different from the picture
I ordered it because
I thought it was made of mala
It's something I used to see at dim sum restaurants
Right
Is it like soy sauce base?
I have to try it
I'm confused
whether I've tried this or not
What is it like?
It's a peanut-flavor
Is this peanut too?
It's a bit darker than the broth of Dan Dan noodle
Personally, I wish it was a little bit more spicy
(Disappointed)
Actually...
This is what I was talking about...
The strong peanut flavor
taste like this
Right, right, right
But this broth is really good
This tastes thick with a lot of peanuts
I think so too
But the dumplings are good
With thick sauces
Yes, it's better than I expected
If this noodle soup is thick like this
It's probably too heavy
But this thickness is perfect
(Third trial to clear)
I don't think I'm finished
I'm still eating it
Should I allow her to clear it?
(Disappointed)
It was the third time
She may want to clear this plate
Why this?
It's a service, right?
In Hong Kong, if the dish is empty
It's polite to clear it from the table
Okay..
I see
Just eat it
And
I think noodles first, and then dumplings
Yeah?
I ate dumplings first, and ate noodles
So, the thick taste of dumplings keeps remaining
Oh it keeps
Looking back
That's why the noodles came first
Yes
The serving was planned
Right
I like the dumplings
Yes, I like it too
It has plenty of veggies and meats
They are harmonized
(A visitor)
(Figuring out)
To scout
(Tensions up)
(Hesitate)
This will go well with cold buckwheat noodles
This with spicy buckwheat noodles
You're right
These will really go well with them
This restaurant is spacious
This is...
Not what I knew
Actually, earlier when we passed by there
You know that place we saw
It used to be there
It's gotten a bit bigger
And it's new, right?
If you look at the building itself
The last dessert has arrived
To be honest, it's been out for a while
But we're only eating it now
Yeah, it's a bit of a shame
- It'd be better if we ate it while it was hot - True
I think the order is messed up
The old man didn't serve it right
This is actually
I planned this as a course meal, you know
Noodles and dumplings
And for dessert
This one
If it's sweet, it'll be
Really delicious
Is this like a Korean-style donut?
It's more like a Korean-style rice cake, but
There's red bean inside, so it's a bit sweet
Not bad, right?
It's tasty
It's not like, weird or anything
Or an unexpected taste
It's just a flavor we're familiar with
Yeah, it's better than
That homemade dessert we had before
I think it tastes better
(Bad memory)
The outer dough seems to be made with egg
Egg and flour
The color is golden brown, so
They put red bean inside
It has a bit of a nutty flavor
They made the skin really thin
So it's super crispy
It's not like bread
It really feels like a rice cracker
It's perfect for finishing the meal
Right, how do you like this place?
It's really good, isn't it?
Yeah, it's really delicious
Don't you want to come back here?
I understand what your wife was talking about
What do you understand?
I think it's worth the 30-minute trip
You think it's worth it?
The cost has
(334,470 KRW) came out to $248
We actually ordered a lot
Yeah, right
The portions are big
and we ordered a lot of menus
(161,840 KRW) We each spent about $120
We spent more than usual
But if we ate moderately
It would have probably come to $100(134,670 KRW) per person
Yeah, if we ate not that much
So, next time
To find more delicious food
We'll continue our journey
Joikin
Hong Kong Lunch 3-line review 1. Best Tantan noodle restaurant 2. Still popular (Has been around almost 80 years) 3. Chubby handmade dumpling
(Hong Kong Lunch)