Hong Kong, Wan Chai
Among the many noodle shops in Hong Kong
Actually
It has a strong Chinese vibe
Also has bibim noodles
And has soup
[Alternative]
Isn't it that kind of place?
That's right
Do you usually like noodles like this?
Similar to kalguksu
Won’t it be?
- Ah, it's similar to kalguksu - Yes, kalguksu
Because I like kalguksu
I like this too
The restaurant is very clean
It's clean
And the menu is also very
Well-organized and actually
It's very convenient because it's also in English
The store
[Observing]
It seems like it hasn't been open for long
And there aren't many people
- Not many people - Yeah
Google rating was quite high though, right?
3 points..
...was it 6?
It wasn't that high
These noodle places
Tend to have low ratings here
No, the place we went last time..
- 3.9 it is - 3.9
Chezai Mian was good too
- They had 3 points... that's right - Google ratings are a bit low
It was in the low 3s
Hey, the noodles came out first
The bowl is very big
I learned this just a while ago
Always like this
In a spoon
They separately give green onions
And cilantro
Do you know why?
So that only those who want to can
- Take it out - Oh, that's right
A lot of people in Hong Kong
Surprisingly don't eat green onions and cilantro
If you really
Dig inside
- There's nothing - There isn't anything
This is what we
ordered together, Dongpo pork
Just two big pieces inside
Hey, but when you usually come to these noodle places
It's usually noisy
Yes
The people here are so quiet
- It's kind of awkward to talk - I know
It's so quiet that it's awkward to film
Right
But these noodles taste good
Because they are made from scratch
[Care]
Handmade one by one like this
If we look here
with that knife
- Are they doing it? - They're cutting
They're slicing
Wow, the noodles are really chewy
[Best texture]
Really chewy and
really thick
[Agree]
The texture is so good
Wow, you ordered
the bibim noodles, right?
Yes, bibim noodles
And then now
- with chicken breast added - Chicken
That's right
Hey, this is
what I ordered as a side
Fried pork
Just put it together with mala sauce on top
It might be a bit spicy
You can dip it in the soup
or eat it separately as a side
So, what's your first impression?
It looks much more
abundant than just the soup
- It has cucumber in it - The ingredients are kind of
The fried pork has garlic on top
and mala sauce sprinkled together
Oh! It's spicy
Compared to other knife-cut noodles I've had so far
It's different
It is?
Because it's chewier?
I can't bite through it
- What don't go in? - My teeth don't go in
Your teeth can't bite through it?
It's very chewy
Right, oh I see
You have to chew with more force..
I have to chew harder
For someone like me
[A sincere confession]
A restaurant to avoid a bit
[On the avoid list]
You have a bad jaw, don't you?
Yes
That's right
This place won't work then
Hmm~~ but somehow
[Thinking]
When you have no appetite
It's just right to eat
That kind of sauce
For bibim noodles
The sauce is really so important
How deliciously you make the sauce is
actually almost everything for bibim noodles
We've tried similar food
So I think it can't not be compared
I keep comparing while eating
What I usually ate
Dosang noodles
How is it compared to that?
That one has a stronger nutty flavor
If that was that kind of vibe
This one
The nutty flavor is
a little less
Salty taste?
Oh, a bit salty?
It's on the salty side
When I looked it up earlier
- Did they say it's the Chinese Shanxi style? - Yes
In Hong Kong
From each region of China
The food is really diverse
They all seem to be available in restaurants
By region
By regions of China
And by each overseas country
By country
That's really an advantage
How much would this be if eaten in the mainland?
It would be much cheaper, I think
It might not even be half the price
[Mainland class]
Shall we try the Dongpo pork ordered as a side dish?
Half is really meat
and half is fat
Approved
Ah, straw
Plastic straw
[Straw Man]
Oh, you're affected by the straw
The drink is
Mmm~~
Very good
Oh, the Dongpo pork is really tender
But it doesn't seem like it was made just now
It feels like
it was made in advance and stored
But it's not warm, so
do you like the fatty part
when you eat pork?
[Almost became a cow]
I tend to eat well
But I don't eat just the fat
separately alone
[Cough]
When you enter a noodle restaurant
it's not just one thing
Yes
But there are various types of noodles
There are always several kinds
There are always various ingredients as well
and you can also always choose the levels of spiciness
So
According to one's taste
According to one's mood that day
being able to eat it customized is an advantage
So
Usually in the morning
I eat a lot of rice noodles
or oil noodles
Such
heavy noodles
for lunch or dinner
Then these noodles are a bit thick
and has a chewy texture
So you should eat these for dinner or lunch
They are a bit heavy for breakfast
That's right
Kalguksu in the morning is a bit
heavy, I think
Flour feels a bit heavy in the morning
I have rice noodles in the morning
That's why I like them
Among rice noodles
thin noodles
The thin ones
This, we actually
can call it Chinese-style knife-cut noodles
We could name it that
When we say Dosak noodle
The 'Do' actually means knife
Right
If you trace the origin of knife-cut noodles
Won't there
be other overlapping parts?
[Similar]
Ah, as I keep eating, it's tasty
This might be the charm of slightly thick noodles
Thin ones, you can almost just swallow without chewing
Because they just slide in
It's hard to feel the taste of the noodles
For slightly thick noodles
Especially in a place like this
They’re thick
and also have nice texture
So we need to chew more
and that’s where the charm lies
And
I think a big charm is
It has
irregular shape
Even thick noodles
There are uniformly
thick noodles
like udon
I prefer these over those
Only when they are irregular
When they're irregular
the texture is more diverse
[Agree]
Hey, whenever I come to these restaurants
What I feel is really..
It’s that
even if there's
an English menu
[It's nice to have it, but]
We can read it
But often the staff can't understand it
You have lived that life
Right, the range of restaurants you can visit changes
First of all
If you can't speak Cantonese
[Limitation]
There are too many local places you can't go to
The most difficult place is a dim sum place
Dim sum place
When you go to a local place
If you order something or do something
It's all in Chinese
[Lack of English]
As soon as you go for the first time
They ask what tea you'll have
- Right*2 - From there, you can't understand..
- I can't understand - Right
So you end up not going there, right?
That's right, I don't go
Because ordering is too hard every time
But now
little by little
After learning
If I recognize
the menu I eat
The range of places I can go widens
Right
So as we lived here, we realized
among the really delicious places
there are really many of such restaurants
Completely local
Only Cantonese
and the prices there are actually much more
[Reasonable]
often cheaper
If you're thinking of living in Hong Kong for a long time
Learning a bit of Cantonese
might not be a bad choice
To fully enjoy Hong Kong food
It seems essential
Cantonese?
Not a choice
As I keep eating the soup
It tastes a bit sweet
Or as I
keep eating noodles
Is it because it's carbs?
- When you chew the noodles, they feel sweet - Right?
[Interesting]
Because I've chewed so much
Maybe that's why I feel a bit of sweetness?
Because at first, I didn't feel this taste
[Taste changes]
Oh, indeed a local
You definitely have to carry clinex around
For me, even
a single packet isn't enough
Two packs, three packs..
70 percent
I think I barely got to eat that much
So
I also barely managed to finish it
I feel really full
In fact, among noodle places
there are many places where eating like this doesn't fill you up
Because the portion is small
[Satisfied]
In that sense, I think it's a pass
The price is 190..
[33,000 KRW] ... It came out to 192 dollars
Considering one side dish
was ordered
Even taking that into account
[Noodles alone 13,000 KRW per person] It's a bit expensive for noodles, actually
Well, in any case
If you want to try
Chinese-style knife-cut noodles
This is the right place to come
So next time
We'll find a tastier place
and visit on a gourmet trip
And come back
Joikin
HKL's 3-line review 〈拾味山西刀削麵館〉
1. If you miss the taste of knife-cut noodles
2. The chewy texture of the noodles
3. A very quiet restaurant
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