(Hong Kong, Diamond Hill)
Hey guys!
Welcome back to Hong Kong Lunch!
You know, that place we've been meaning to try...
Like 3-4 years ago, we kept saying we'd go but
Isn't this the place we never managed to visit?
Yeah, but actually
I've been around here a lot since I was young
Oh really?
Yeah
Since I've never eaten here
You must be really curious, right?
We always came by car
Parked right next to it
Just bought some chi pai (egg waffle)
And ate them at home
Their famous ones are really good too
But as for eating in the restaurant
I've never done that
I'm really curious
In this area
This restaurant is super famous
Like...
Oh, if you mention Ci fan in this area
Everyone knows which place you're talking about...
...that's how well-known it is
Everyone comes here just for this
That famous?
No wonder there's already a line forming
Just like that
-It looks like a normal place from outside though -Right
We've arrived
There are so many people
The Ci fan is good?
It's only 12 pm
(Luckily, we got in right away)
Ah, it's so cramped
(Cramped)
This is tough
We can't do anything about it
Whew, this is really tough
Seriously
(Bustling crowd)
This place, for 3 years
Was chosen by Michelin
-Oh really -As delicious street food
-Recommendation -Recommended from them
So here
They have sweet ones
And salty ones too
There should be something more here
We should add something
(Order by QR Code)
They asked us to sit together
And the seats are like this
(Situation just before)
Groups with three people should come here
Because with three people, you can sit on a four-person table
Right
It's a fight against the time
Because
the lady told us
to sit in the same row before
because other people could come
But behind us
no one came
so we can sit with some more space now
I think we should have the food quickly and leave
Because if more people come
we have to sit really close together again
Like this
-We need to move seats -We need to hurry and move seats
(As soon as we ordered)
It's here
The chicken wings are here first
Amazing
It's just normal...
chicken wings
Isn't this the sweet sauce chicken?
Yes, something like that
It's a restaurant
but they use disposable chopsticks
Right
That's a little...
(Disappointing environment protection)
And even the cups
-are paper cups -Disposable
(Food is here)
Wow, it looks really good
It's that look we saw in Shanghai
Right
This is actually
warm soy milk
Right
Chinese people
have this for breakfast often
In here
these fries...
The flour... fries
And the mixed noodles
I’ve just ordered a cup of soy milk
(taking a sip)
This is so good
One point for the sweetness
It received a score
I love it because it's so refreshing
(smelling)
The visual is so good
(exited)
How is it?
So good
Is it that good?
Absolutely
Isn’t that an exaggeration?
Honestly, I can’t tell if this food is really that good or
if it just tastes amazing because
we’re tired and hungry from working out
Anyway, it is really warm
You know the sweet taste, right?
Sweetness of soy sauce
It tastes like the kind of noodles you’d get in Taiwan
The amount of food is enough, too
They gave us more than I expected
Agreed, more than I thought
Actually, I am not a big fan of…
(hesitating)
I don't really like to eat hot soy milk like this
I agree
When we went to Shanghai last time
you said it was your first time to eat this way
I also had that kind of stereotype
like soy milk is always better to drink cool
Yes
And soy milk tastes better when it's sweet
This is little bit salty
How’s it? Is it too salty?
I am putting this on hold
Really? Is is that salty?
No, this is good
but not my preference
Because it isn't familiar?
It kind of tastes like porridge
I feel like having a porridge
It also has these inside
There is something like small shrimp inside
The shrimp used to make salted shrimp (shrimp jeot)
But
anyway…
the taste of soy milk is really good
This is good as the drink is
Their soy milk's good here
Also, Shrimp is
super chewy too!
It's usually bad in HK,
but is it good here?
(Takes a sip of soy milk soup)
(wow)
Not that salty
Not salty than I expected
Oh
the broth is actually rather light
Like a hot, soothing soup
Do we have places in Korea
that serve soy milk like this, as soup?
- First time trying this - Never?
Soy milk is a drink
always cold
When I came here, I had my first salty milk
Like this one
Yeah
This is common in China
(Referring to the temperature difference)
Looking closely in the soup
There's veggies like cabbage in it
Makes for a really nice texture
But these noodles...
not sure about them
Why?
I liked them!
It's just soy sauce noodles
When they said mixed noodles
I expected something different
Not just raw soy sauce mixed
with noodles
There's straight up soy sauce at the bottom
So
It gets way
too salty
(Disappointment)
Too much soy sauce
But you keep eating it?
(Flustered)
I guess it tastes good
Alright,
Let's try today's main dish
Might look weird at first
What is this?
but, try opening it
It's like rice balls
with something fried inside?
Right
Wow, it's really hot
How... how can you even hold that?
Why? I’m fine with it
We
The stuffing ..
The stuffing inside
We asked to double the amount of it
Inside, there’s
it’s the same as what we just ate
Yao Ti
Here, too, it's Yao Ti
It also has meat powder
And also dried vegetables like that
The rice has that sticky texture
The gluten
The glutinous rice
It's steamed rice
Honestly, the size is just so overwhelming for me
I was a little shocked
Try comparing it to the size of your fist
It's really about the size of a fist
It looks a little bigger than a fist
It's about the size of a rice ball
(First bite)
(Human siren)
Is it real or fake?
It's really delicious
It's even more delicious than Shanghai?
This is even in Hong Kong, though
It’s famous for having the most delicious fried rice
Ah, that makes sense
It’s really delicious, wow
It has that crispy texture inside
Ah~~
The rice is super sticky, but
The ingredients inside are crispy and crunchy
Also, the meat powder has a really great aroma
And they make it right away
It's freshly made, right on the spot
The reason I know that is
It's really hot, and
If you leave it for too long
- It gets really soggy if you leave it for too long - Yeah, that's right
The ingredients inside are really fresh
But this one is really fresh
And that's the reason why
so many people come here
Yeah, that’s true
This ci fan
I think Koreans would really like this.
Yeah, I think it’s easy to eat without any hesitation.
But honestly,
it’s not like the taste I’m used to in Korea
(A new flavor)
Wow, it really lives up to being the top rice ball in Hong Kong
Tastes great
It’s really huge
It’s massive
This might be the best thing I’ve eaten in Hong Kong
Rice ball
For me, it's like... totally...
falling apart here
You’re... really...
still managing to keep it in shape, huh?
You gotta hold it together a bit as you keep eating
The more it breaks apart
all ingredients in it just scatters everywhere
Eating while you hold it together
was kind of important, right?
(Tip for eating Rice ball)
Honestly, except for this, the other dishes
seem like they’re available in other places too
But this one really has a unique taste
Actually...
The most memorable thing is
Yao Ti
Good thing we chose fast
- The soy milk soup is great - Really tasty
Yeah, that’s right
What makes this Chi Pan so tasty is
they did such a good job with the Yao Ti inside
Wow, people are starting to line up after we ate
Yeah, lucky for us
We’re really lucky
(Lucky couple)
From what I see here
it’s way beyond typical street food
That’s true
It’s basically like a normal restaurant
Yes
The food was really tasty,
and the price was
about 133 Hongkong dollars(185,335 KRW)
Yes
We ordered so much food,
we’re totally stuffed, right?
Yes
But we spend only around 70 Hongkong dollars (97,545 KRW) each.
Yes, that’s correct
Very affordable price
and really tasty too
We'll find another good spot next time
and continue our Hong Kong adventure
See ya!
(Hong Kong Lunch's Quick Review:1. Best rice balls in HK 2. Soothing soy soup 3. Expect a queue)