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You might wonder

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"How different can it be?"

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But it is definitely different

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Right

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This char siu is

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the best char siu I've ever eaten

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True

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(Hong Kong Lunch)

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Hello, we're Hong Kong Lunch

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Char siu noodle, which is the delicacy of Hongkong

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Yes

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There are so many places that sell char siu

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But only few of them do it right

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That's true

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And this place is

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Guys, I'm not joking

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We come here at least once a week

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Seriously

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It's in front of our house

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- And it's really good
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I've been living in Hongkong for 8 years

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And this is probably the best place so far

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But I guess this place is newly opened

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There are not so many

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google reviews on the internet

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But we stand in line everyday to eat here

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And it looks like this

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Everyone

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It's just a normal chachantaeng

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underneath the complex

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But it's really good

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Look, this place is already packed

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(Enter)

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There are so many people in here

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There are other places nearby that open right now

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But only this place has people lined up

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But this is

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just a normal day for us

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We already knew it

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Everytime we come here

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We wait about at least 10 minutes

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Yes, that's true

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(10 minutes later)

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Luckily, we didn't

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wait that long today

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(Crowded)

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Of course we have to share the table with other people

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There's nothing we can do

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We eat a lot of

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breakfast menu items here

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(Go-to restaurant)

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I heard that the breakfast here is also delicious

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It's really good, everyone

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But since it isn't the time for breakfast

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we are having the lunch menu

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Lunch menu

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There’s just a regular lunch menu

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something like this

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Or the most famous dish here

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Siu mei

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Roast

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Pork

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BBQ pork

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BBQ chicken is also delicious

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It's really good

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In Hong Kong-style restaurants, menus are often placed...

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Underneath the table

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(Demonstration)

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Many places put them underneath the table

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Chicken, too

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You see the siu mei chicken here?

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That’s roast chicken

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You can choose boneless chicken

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or, like us

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if you pay additional 10 HKD (1,850 KRW)

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they give you drumsticks

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It’s much tender and tastier that way

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Right, right, right

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Make sure to order that...

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I recommend ordering that here

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(Food arrives)

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Wow, everyone, look at this

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It's really...

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the visuals are no joke

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Egg and chicken

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and on top, the most commonly eaten sauce in Hong Kong

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that blue...

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It's a soy sauce-based sauce

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We call it cheong yau

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A little bit of salad on the side

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The portion is really...

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so generous

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They serve a big portion of meat

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These days, for 60 HKD (11,106 KRW)

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- you can't find places that give this much
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and this is the drumstick

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Roast chicken

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This is also…

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different from Korean chicken

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It’s fried a bit

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but it’s really tender at the same time

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It has a mixed flavor of oil

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and something mild

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The flavor’s quite hard to describe

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And the soy sauce is really good

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When you drizzle it on top

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My colleague also lives here

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and they say

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this place is their favorite

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(Agreed)

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You may question its difference

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compared to other places

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but it’s incomparable

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I know

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This char siu

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- is the best char siu I had so far
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It’s really tender

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Super tender

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and what I like about this is

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it’s not that sweet

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There are so many places where they make it too sweet

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but this one isn’t that sweet

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they tend to over cook this too

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Right, right

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One of the reasons why I like this place is

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you can taste the original flavor

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of the meat without any sauce

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But they add layers to the flavor too

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Each siu mei in Hong Kong

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make their own sauce

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So you can’t choose which sauce you want to have

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This is the sauce you have with chicken

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Dipping your chicken into this sauce when you’re tired of its greasy taste

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will make it better

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It balances it out

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and adds saltiness

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(Pondering)

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Do you know what’s scary about this?

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I feel like

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I won’t be able to eat siu mei at other places

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The difference in flavor is too huge

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I don’t think I can go anywhere after tasting this

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There’s another siu mei place just below our house

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Where we often used to go eat together

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I don't go there these days

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The siu mei restaurant we used to go often

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(Ex go-to restaurant)

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I bought cash coupons

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that are worth $1,000 (KRW 185,240)

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If you pay with that meal ticket

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you get a 10% to 20% discount every time

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(My experience)

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But I didn't expect it to come this far

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We need to use the meal coupons quickly

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My biggest concern is

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when I use that meal ticket

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In Hong Kong..

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there are so many delicious things

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If people come from Korea to travel around Hong Kong

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they usually come for about 3 nights and 4 days

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Since they only come with a short traveling schedule

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Siu mei is a bit..

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I think people pay less attention to siu mei

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Actually, siu mei is really good

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I think it should be included

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in Hong Kong's representative menu

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Most people don't eat it

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There are two kinds of chicken dishes

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There's a yellow chicken dish that's baked

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and a chicken dish that's cooked with soy sauce

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I think the charm of chicken cooked with soy sauce

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is the subtle scent of soy sauce from the meat

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But if you are someone who prefer something light

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they like yellow chicken

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(Food exchange)

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I tried something last time

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Really... I'm so touched

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The strong pepper flavor inside is the charm

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Wow, this place is good at dishes other than Siumei

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Every dish is so good

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(The fully-booked restaurant)

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People are constantly coming in, everyone

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That's right

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It's a bit late

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for lunch

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It's almost 1 o'clock

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There are more

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people than before

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(Voice of Employees)

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The reason why the employees continue to

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shout out loud is because

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Three people, come in

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It’s a bit chaotic, but still

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There’s no choice

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Well, this is just how dining culture in Hong Kong is

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You need to get used to it, everyone

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If you're planning to visit a popular restaurant

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you have to accept this kind of experience

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There’s no other way

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Again, there's another restaurant right next door

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Right next to this one

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And it's empty

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Really empty

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I'm starting to feel full

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Full already?

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I ate too fast because I was overwhelmed

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I suddenly feel a bit of regret

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Everyone, be careful

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You need to eat slowly here

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Even if it’s delicious, don’t eat too much or too quickly

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Sir, how do you manage to eat so well until the very end?

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My goal is always to finish everything, no matter what

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But even for me, this place is a challenge

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Finishing everything here is actually tough

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The portions are really big

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Last time, we ordered the one that included all five kinds

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We tried it once

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And we couldn’t finish it

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It was just too much

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Two kinds seem to be just right

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How much did it cost?

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(25,937 KRW)
The total came out to 140 HKD

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(12,968 KRW)
So, about 70 HKD per person

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Including drinks

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Honestly, for lunch, it’s not exactly cheap

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But it's definitely worth it

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Well, it's cheap

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It's just 10,000 KRW

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(Awkward silence)

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I mean, compared to other siu mei places

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Ah, true

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It’s not the cheapest place

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but the taste is guaranteed

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So, we’ll continue our journey

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searching for even better places next time

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Good bye

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(Hong Lunch’s Three-Line Review
1. Hong Kong’s No.1 Siu Mei Spot
2. Delicious iced milk tea as a bonus
3. An endless stream of customers)