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This is Hong Kong Lunch
They say this is one of
the best Thai restaurants
around here
That's right
Even a popular
Hong Kong YouTube channel
- featured this place - That's right
I think I saw that
So after watching this
I wanted to come here
How could we, Hong Kong Lunch
not come here?
Let's give it a try
[Across the street]
The restaurant we're going to today is here
I heard it opens at 12 PM
That's right, it opens at 12
So, I think we have to wait here now
It's really pretty outside
It's decorated really pretty
[Open Kitchen]
- I think we can go in - There are people inside
[Inside the restaurant]
Fortunately, we came a bit early
Because now
- it's exactly 12 PM - That's right
They say they open at 12
but it's already
- almost full - Yeah
You really have to come quickly to places like this
That's right
We actually originally planned to come at 12:30 PM
[That was close]
Thankfully
The menu is really simple
- It's just one page - I see
And everything just
seems like classic dishes
It's full now
The place is filling up fast
It’s so packed that
our table, the next table
and the one after that are all strangers
[Crowded]
Thai-style milk tea has come out
This is a bit different from the Hong Kong style
That's right, this is completely orange
- It's too sweet - Isn't it?
I wasn’t sure if I could ask
for less sugar
So I didn't
Thai style is a bit sweet
It's my bad
[First bite]
Regular milk tea having in Hong Kong
seems to be about twice as sweet
[Sugar recharge]
But there's this
definitely much more
- I think the taste is richer - Right
The tea taste is much stronger
[Main dish arrived]
The first dish came out right away
Even after traveling to Thailand
I feel like I’ve never seen food like this before
It’s a fresh experience for me too
There's meat
[Stirring]
and noodle
It doesn't seem that spicy
But what's inside here?
I'm not sure what it is
But here
a famous YouTuber
introduced here
When I watched that video
all the ingredients here
are only from Thailand
Even if it's expensive
they only use Thai ingredients
It’s all about giving an authentic taste of
local Thai flavors
Oh, so they're deliberately sourcing the ingredients
[Broth first]
It's a bit like
It's kind of like the rich flavor
you get from meat in a hot pot
or shabu-shabu
It's a rich broth
with a bit of
tanginess to it
I think I need to try it
It’s slightly tangy and spicy
but not the kind of spice
- that feels unpleasant - Right
But this is my first time
seeing a broth made with
meat like this
The taste is really rich
In Thai restaurants
I’m more used to
- seeing super clear broths - Right
Another interesting thing here is that
- they use so many ingredients - Indeed
There is also morning glory
According to the server
He said it's one of the best-selling menu items
Yes, that's right
One of the top 2
In fact, there are many Thai restaurants in Hong Kong
[Very common]
But I've never seen this menu before
I think this is a flavor I’m experiencing for the first time
I tried a piece of meat earlier
The beef seems very tender
The beef is really tender
A bit like Korean beef
That's right
If you eat it with your eyes closed, it might feel like Korean beef
But the portion
seems a bit small
Just in two bites
the noodles were gone
Actually, for noodles
it's not that cheap
[About 18,000 KRW] It's almost 100 HKD for this one
[Premium]
Next, we ordered salad
With papaya and egg
There is some salted egg
It's a Thai salad
[A big bite]
The moment you take a bite
It's just the Thai salad taste
we usually eat
It's very sour
and very refreshing taste
I've never seen salted egg
added like this before
It has a slightly spicy taste
since there are peppers
There are green beans that I like
I ate two bites and it's a bit spicy for me
But you have to be careful
Do Thai restaurants in Korea sell this kind of thing?
In Korea, Thai restaurants are not that
commonly found
[Different from Hong Kong]
Next, we ordered Pad Thai
But why isn't the Pad Thai red?
Pad Thai isn't originally red
Really? Doesn't it have ketchup?
No
[Firmly]
- No - No?
This is the right color
It's not the color I expected
so I'm actually a bit confused
There's peanut powder on the side
[Searching]
and lime and waves
Right, you should sprinkle some lime
We like to sprinkle everything
[Mixing]
In the middle
I see a big shrimp
two, three shrimp in it
Three shrimp
[Close-up]
I'm a bit curious
[Pit-a-pat]
It's stir-fried so well
This color is somewhat
soy sauce color
So as soon as I ate it
I thought it would taste like soy sauce
But it tastes a bit like ketchup
Anyway
haven't you tried Pad Thai?
Isn't it red ketchup Pad Thai?
No, what Pad Thai is red?
Is this the color of Pad Thai?
Even in England, when I always ate Pad Thai
- It was this color - Oh really?
That's strange, is my memory different?
[Different views]
But it's really delicious
It feels like slightly sweet stir-fried noodles?
This place's Pad Thai has
a bit of a smoky flavor
[Agrees]
But
everything I'm eating now is a bit spicy
so instead of
being moved to tears
it just feels like tears are coming out because it's spicy
Once again
I feel like Hong Kong people
handle spicy food better than we do
Even though they're eating
- They say it's not spicy at all - Right
Aren't we a bit below average?
Yes, I'm sorry
[Sudden apology]
Everything tastes amazing here
- Every single dish - Right, right
It tastes really good
There's a reason it's so popular
Because there are many Thai restaurants in Hong Kong
Actually, there are many
so I've been to many places
The ones that aren't tasty are really bad
I personally think the shrimp in Pad Thai is
really delicious
There are three very plump shrimps in it
That's right
This is really well stir-fried
When it came out
I said the portion is really small
But now I'm so full
- The portion's actually pretty decent, right? - Totally
But among the Thai restaurants I've tried here
I think this is the cleanest and most delicious
And the people here were really nice
Yes, they are
- This is spicy, so you have to eat it quickly - Yes
A bit of a downside is
[Looking Around]
The place is small
but there are too many tables
so you have to move aside when people go out
and move aside again when going in
This is a bit disappointing
It's inevitable in Hong Kong restaurants
Finally, our dessert is served
Mango sticky rice
It's kind of like sushi
- It feels a bit strange - Putting it on top of the rice
Exactly
And always, other Thai restaurants
serve it next to the rice
- but here, they just put it on top - I know
[Evaluating]
There is a downside
What is it?
- The mango isn't sweet - Right
Come to think of it, the sourness was
because of the mango
The mango has a slightly sour taste
When I first tried this
I was so confused about
how rice and mango could work
as a dessert
But now that I've lived in Hong Kong for a while
I eat this kind of stuff a lot
So, I've gotten used to it
I think this has its own charm
as a dessert
Wait, in Korea
don't Thai restaurants have this?
I've never been to a Thai restaurant in Korea
[No experience]
In Hong Kong
there are many people from other countries living here
Right
Maybe that's why there are many Thai restaurants
By the end, I was so full and satisfied
- Come to think of it - Yes, that's right
actually, we did order quite a lot
Yes, yes
This place was just really clean and delicious
- Thai restaurant - Yes, that's right
[About 77,000 KRW] Since the price came out to 430 HKD
we ordered 2 noodles
1 dessert, 1 salad
and even drinks
- We did order quite a lot - Yes, yes
So, we will continue our Hong Kong trip
by finding more delicious places
Joykin
HKL's three-line review of 〈Thai Pai Dong〉 1. A trending Thai restaurant in Hong Kong 2. A taste I want to come back for 3. Ingredients sourced from Thailand
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