(Hongkong, Quarry Bay)
Today is a national holiday in China
So we could see
that there are a lot of discounts
when we take public transportation, right?
Yes, right
When we're taking ferry
or tram
It's free
The subway we took
is 25% off
So
Since this year is
the 75th anniversary
to celebrate it
I think there's a 25% discount
Yes, right
So we
crossed the sea
and came to a Hong Kong Island
Yes
So we
purposely
took the subway today
(13,630 Korean won) It took 9.9 dollars
That's why
there are so many people on the subway
Restaurants and movie theaters
are also giving discounts today
That's right
So a lot of people came out
you can watch
all the movies
for half the price
There are a lot of discounts like that
Yeah, that's right
(5 mins from the station)
Actually
it's a very small restaurant
I see
(Out of expectation)
That's all
(Small size)
lunch 1, lunch 1
and lunch 4, please
A warm milk tea
What do you want to drink?
A sweet ice milk tea
Wow.. the menus here
Do you want me to tell you something cool?
Uh
Ah..small...
I’m not sure if it's because it's a restaurant but
There aren't many lunch options
Exactly, exactly, exactly
There are only 7 options
That's right, that's right
There are only options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
So it's definitely clear that
They focus on only the few menu items
That's of course
From the perspective of Korean dining culture
It's quite...
Not a big deal
There’s no problem at all
But
From the perspective of a Hong Kong restaurant
It's a small number of options
That's right
Hong Kong is kind of
They tend to sell everything, like a mix of everything
It's a dining culture in Hong Kong
Even the Cha Chaan Teng I've been to
The menu is usually really thick
There are hundreds of items on the menu
Right
We're always like
We always show the entire order of the table
Right, right
That’s all from the menu
Anyway, here
The egg...
They say they use only Japanese eggs
Well...
They're really advertising it a lot
(Outdoor menu board)
(Looking closely)
Do you know where that is?
(Quick quiz)
From Quarry Bay
In this area
It's a very famous place
Isn't that the place where they film movies and stuff?
Right
They filmed 'Transformers' there
It's a really famous place, though
Actually, it's just
It's ran by the government
It's that kind of place
There aren't that many people
I'm not sure if it's because this place is not that packed
Cha chaan tengs are usually very noisy
Yes
This place is pretty quiet
So I like the atmosphere of this place at least
I guess because
the time is quite early to eat something
Ah~
If you see the sign next to you
30 minutes...
That's the time we have to finish our meals
Oh really?
I see
You can only stay here for 30 minutes
That means there will be lots of people in here soon
(Certified hot place)
First of all
The visual of these meal is
just pure art
Wow
Take a look
Egg
Char siu
Is it pork? With soy sauce
It seems like a Hong Kong style rice omelette
Right, right
You can easily find this dish in Hong Kong
Pig's liver...
and macaroni
This combination is
not easy for Koreans to eat
I'm not sure about this
Both ingredients are so new to me
Pig's liver is unfamiliar
But macaroni is much more unfamiliar
Most of these dishes are
for breakfast
Next to it
It's a toast
with eggs
(First impression)
It feels a little bit
like a fusion food
It's not an original
Hong Kong style meal
It feels like Japanese food, I guess
Or eggs...
Which makes it tastes like rice omelette, huh?
Maybe it's because they used Japanese eggs?
(Rational speculation)
It's a combination that can't be bad
Really
There's soy sauce egg rice in Korea, too
Right
They added
some kind of spam-like
char siu (barbecued marinated pork)
Char siu is an ingredient that is loved by Hong Kong people
and also loved by me
It's so delicious
The eggs are really warm
Char siu's not that sweet
It tastes good
I don't really like sweet char siu
But it's a harmonious taste
It tastes just right
I think I need a bite
(A chance for a bite)
It's not as salty
or sweet
as foods of Cha Chan Tengs
It tastes more
like home-cooked meal
Right right right
(Observation)
There's also ginger on top
Ginger
Pork liver...
...and macaroni
For dishes like this
I don't know if it's because of the fishy smell
they always put ginger in it
Right, ginger and
actually red peppers as well
I do eat it
but honestly, I'm not a big fan of it
The pork liver is very chewy
and not fishy
(Got accepted)
But for Koreans
They might feel that it's fishy
This dish itself
Right
Do people eat a lot of pork liver in Korea?
Oh, right, gukbab(Korean rice soup)...
Soondae, Soondae (Korean pork liver dish)
Soondae
When eating soondae gukbab
or eat sliced soondae, they eat pork liver
And this pork liver
In Korea, we steam it
It's just a raw liver, actually
Yes
And boiled ginger?
For soup?
If you click the link here
The place we visited long ago
This pig's liver
And macaroni ramen shop
There was a famous place we visited
.
Even Paik Jongwon said it was good
Right, right right
So you can visit there if you want
True
Compared to that place, how do you think about here?
This place has much more plain taste
And they didn't give us much pork liver
I see
(Sip of milk tea)
It's a sweet milk tea
Yes, sweet milk tea
But it's not sweet at all
Not sweet at all
Oh, I like it
This tea is so thick and nice
(Agreed)
If you go to other restaurants
A little bit of MSG...
they tend to put a lot of MSG in dishes
which makes me a little thirsty
Or it's too seasoned
I felt that a lot at other places
This char siu meat dish feels like a real home-cooked meal
It makes me feel like I'm cooking and eating at home
I get a strong feeling of that
That's how much I'm familiar with the taste
I think there's less pepper and salt
than other places
You can almost say
it's a home-cooked meal
So plain
It's good with ginger
Honestly, ginger was unfamiliar to me
In Korea, we don't really use
ginger in food that much
But in Hong Kong dishes
there are lots of ginger in it
Almost every single meal
has ginger in it, here and there
So
at first, I felt a bit reluctant
As I eat it, I could smell the ginger
in the dish
Yes, right
That began to taste good
when I got used to it
We always put
a lot of ginger
in soup dishes like this
Soup
Stir-fried dish
I think there's a lot of ginger in these dishes
Fish cuisine
We always put it in there
(Thinking)
I think I really recommend this
No wonder I'm losing my portion of the meal
I ate yours but
I don't feel like sharing mine
(Monopoly)
(Pork liver)
It tastes just like soondae liver
But
it's not
Soondae liver is
much stiffer
We're not drinking right now
But this is really soft
without alcohol
Don't get us wrong
This tastes so good
You have to try this when you come to Hong Kong
But there's nothing we can do about the fishy taste
Do you think it's fishy?
A little bit
Ah...
Then, everyone
be careful when you eat it
(Hesitant)
This isn't mine originally
Right, that's included in my set
Eggs
and toast are also served
(Surprised)
This egg is not right
It's so soft
They made very soft scrambled eggs
At a glance
Real Japanese egg
Is there something surprisingly soft about it?
(Disappointed)
Was it because I took a bite?
I ate it a bit messily, didn't I?
Leaving bite marks
So that's why you didn't feel good after eating it
Ah, no way!
(I'm sure of it)
I think the advantage of this restaurant is really clear
Just walking around
Or maybe the food outside is just too
When it gets overwhelming because there's too much MSG in the food
Yeah
When you crave something like home-cooked meal
Yeah
I really highly recommend this place
Right
The price isn't bad, right?
The price is really reasonable
(160,720 KRW) It's about 120 HKD
(82,860 KRW) About 60 HKD per person, right?
It's not that expensive
It's not super cheap either
It's just about a reasonable price
Exactly, exactly
So, from now on, we will
find even more delicious places to eat
Our Hong Kong trip
Will continue as we go
Good bye!
Hong Lunch's three-line review: 1.When you crave simple, home-cooked food 2.Limited menu: Focused and selective 3.Highly recommend the Char siu egg rice
(HongKongLunch)