You might wonder
"How different can it be?"
But it is definitely different
Right
This char siu is
the best char siu I've ever eaten
True
(Hong Kong Lunch)
Hello, we're Hong Kong Lunch
Char siu noodle, which is the delicacy of Hongkong
Yes
There are so many places that sell char siu
But only few of them do it right
That's true
And this place is
Guys, I'm not joking
We come here at least once a week
Seriously
It's in front of our house
- And it's really good - Right
I've been living in Hongkong for 8 years
And this is probably the best place so far
But I guess this place is newly opened
There are not so many
google reviews on the internet
But we stand in line everyday to eat here
Right
And it looks like this
Everyone
It's just a normal chachantaeng
underneath the complex
But it's really good
Look, this place is already packed
(Enter)
There are so many people in here
There are other places nearby that open right now
But only this place has people lined up
Right
But this is
just a normal day for us
We already knew it
Everytime we come here
We wait about at least 10 minutes
Yes, that's true
(10 minutes later)
Luckily, we didn't
wait that long today
(Crowded)
Of course we have to share the table with other people
There's nothing we can do
We eat a lot of
breakfast menu items here
(Go-to restaurant)
I heard that the breakfast here is also delicious
It's really good, everyone
But since it isn't the time for breakfast
we are having the lunch menu
Lunch menu
There’s just a regular lunch menu
something like this
Or the most famous dish here
Siu mei
Roast
Pork
BBQ pork
BBQ chicken is also delicious
It's really good
In Hong Kong-style restaurants, menus are often placed...
Underneath the table
(Demonstration)
Many places put them underneath the table
Chicken, too
You see the siu mei chicken here?
That’s roast chicken
You can choose boneless chicken
or, like us
if you pay additional 10 HKD (1,850 KRW)
they give you drumsticks
It’s much tender and tastier that way
Right, right, right
Make sure to order that...
I recommend ordering that here
(Food arrives)
Wow, everyone, look at this
It's really...
the visuals are no joke
Egg and chicken
and on top, the most commonly eaten sauce in Hong Kong
that blue...
It's a soy sauce-based sauce
We call it cheong yau
A little bit of salad on the side
The portion is really...
so generous
They serve a big portion of meat
These days, for 60 HKD (11,106 KRW)
- you can't find places that give this much - Really
We added 10 HKD (1,850 KRW)
and this is the drumstick
Roast chicken
And barbecued pork
This is also…
different from Korean chicken
It’s fried a bit
but it’s really tender at the same time
It has a mixed flavor of oil
and something mild
The flavor’s quite hard to describe
Right
And the soy sauce is really good
When you drizzle it on top
My colleague also lives here
and they say
this place is their favorite
(Agreed)
You may question its difference
compared to other places
but it’s incomparable
I know
This char siu
- is the best char siu I had so far - I agree
It’s really tender
Super tender
and what I like about this is
it’s not that sweet
Yeah, yeah
There are so many places where they make it too sweet
but this one isn’t that sweet
And
they tend to over cook this too
Right, right
One of the reasons why I like this place is
you can taste the original flavor
of the meat without any sauce
But they add layers to the flavor too
Each siu mei in Hong Kong
make their own sauce
So you can’t choose which sauce you want to have
This is the sauce you have with chicken
Dipping your chicken into this sauce when you’re tired of its greasy taste
will make it better
It balances it out
and adds saltiness
(Pondering)
Do you know what’s scary about this?
I feel like
I won’t be able to eat siu mei at other places
The difference in flavor is too huge
I don’t think I can go anywhere after tasting this
There’s another siu mei place just below our house
Where we often used to go eat together
Yeah
I don't go there these days
The siu mei restaurant we used to go often
(Ex go-to restaurant)
I bought cash coupons
that are worth $1,000 (KRW 185,240)
If you pay with that meal ticket
you get a 10% to 20% discount every time
(My experience)
But I didn't expect it to come this far
We need to use the meal coupons quickly
My biggest concern is
when I use that meal ticket
In Hong Kong..
there are so many delicious things
If people come from Korea to travel around Hong Kong
they usually come for about 3 nights and 4 days
Since they only come with a short traveling schedule
Siu mei is a bit..
I think people pay less attention to siu mei
Actually, siu mei is really good
I agree
I think it should be included
in Hong Kong's representative menu
Most people don't eat it
There are two kinds of chicken dishes
There's a yellow chicken dish that's baked
and a chicken dish that's cooked with soy sauce
I think the charm of chicken cooked with soy sauce
is the subtle scent of soy sauce from the meat
But if you are someone who prefer something light
they like yellow chicken
(Food exchange)
I tried something last time
Really... I'm so touched
The strong pepper flavor inside is the charm
Wow, this place is good at dishes other than Siumei
Every dish is so good
(The fully-booked restaurant)
People are constantly coming in, everyone
That's right
It's a bit late
for lunch
It's almost 1 o'clock
There are more
(Looking around)
people than before
(Voice of Employees)
The reason why the employees continue to
shout out loud is because
There is a table
Three people, come in
It’s a bit chaotic, but still
There’s no choice
Well, this is just how dining culture in Hong Kong is
You need to get used to it, everyone
If you're planning to visit a popular restaurant
you have to accept this kind of experience
There’s no other way
Again, there's another restaurant right next door
Right next to this one
And it's empty
Really empty
I'm starting to feel full
Full already?
I ate too fast because I was overwhelmed
I suddenly feel a bit of regret
Everyone, be careful
You need to eat slowly here
Even if it’s delicious, don’t eat too much or too quickly
Sir, how do you manage to eat so well until the very end?
My goal is always to finish everything, no matter what
But even for me, this place is a challenge
Finishing everything here is actually tough
The portions are really big
Last time, we ordered the one that included all five kinds
We tried it once
And we couldn’t finish it
It was just too much
Two kinds seem to be just right
How much did it cost?
(25,937 KRW) The total came out to 140 HKD
(12,968 KRW) So, about 70 HKD per person
Including drinks
Honestly, for lunch, it’s not exactly cheap
But it's definitely worth it
Well, it's cheap
It's just 10,000 KRW
Right
(Awkward silence)
I mean, compared to other siu mei places
Ah, true
It’s not the cheapest place
but the taste is guaranteed
So, we’ll continue our journey
searching for even better places next time
Good bye
(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)