Showing posts with label Shanghainese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shanghainese. Show all posts

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Shanghai food with a Hong Kong twist at [Ging Sun Ho King of Bun]

King of Sheng Jian is  a well establish restaurant for Shanghai pan fried dumplings by Oscar Siu a former cantopop singer.
I have previously tried the Causeway Bay and Shamshuipo branches.

The latest debut Ging Sun Ho King of Bun in Mong Kok offers more with a young and modern vibe to it.

There is a digital menu at the front with English and Chinese.

Obviously I was captivated by the Roast Goose Xiao Long Baos which are made with roast goose and pork topped with a piece of crispy goose skin.
It also comes with plum sauce which I did not use as the Roast goose XLB tasted great on its own. You could taste the spices from the roast goose.


There were some new dishes that will satisfy your craving for spices such as the Chicken feet and pig ears.


For the mains, I liked the omnipork dandan noodles which were just as satisfying as the pork version because of the strong beany sauce contrasted by the sweet peanut broth.

If you're missing your balls, they've certainly got balls here!!!

But anyway Shanghainese food wouldn't be complete without trying the pork belly with vegetable rice and their signature chicken steak and Pan fried buns!



Will definitely be coming back.
 [Ging Sun Ho King of Bun 堅信號上海生煎皇 ]
Shop 7, G/F, Hung Wai Building, 3-5 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok

Thursday, January 11, 2018

[Wang Jia Sha 王家沙花樣年華] Shanghai food with great decor

I love this branch of Wang Jia Sha because the decor has a touch of vintage Chinese romanticism from the past.Went there for lunch so had the noodles.

I had the Sichuan dan dan noodles which came in a lovely strong broth, the spiciness was just right for me and the minced meat and pickles gave the noodles more flavour.

The beef noodles were lighter compared to the Sichuan dan dan noodles but the beef was lovely and soft.

The Shanghai dumplings are a must order, each one was bursting with rich meat juice.

For sweet treats, had the custard buns and souffle red bean balls. The custard buns were and piping hot, inside it was filled with runny custard.

The souffle balls were light and soft filled with red bean paste. It was good that it was on a bed of icing powder, so you can dip it according to your sweetness levels.

[Wang Jia Sha 王家沙花樣年華]:
Shop G16 , G/F, Site 4, Whampoa Garden,
Wonderful Worlds Of Whampoa,
7 Shung King Street, Hung Hom
Tel: 23650669

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Great Shanghainese food at Crystal Jade

Crystal Jade has many restaurants and the dining environment is spacious and comfortable.
The menu has many languages including English so it is a great place to bring expats.


There were so many nice items on the menu that it was hard to choose so in the end I ordered the following.
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crispy eel $64:

The pieces of eel were crispy and boneless with a sweet taste.
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vegetarian beancurd rolls $54:

The vegetarian rolls were presented nicely, they were crispy filled with delicious vegetables.
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deep fried salt n pepper small croaker $76:

If your good with bones, this fish was delicious because it was crispy with a delicious salt and pepper coating while the fish is soft and silky.
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sauteed spinach with beans $58:

The spinach had a nice garlic taste with delicious beans in it.
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stewed bean starch sheets with full cream crab roe $92:

This was my favourite and must be eaten quickly because the crab roe tastes better hot.
The elastic bean starch sheets were flavoured with delicious crab and crab roe.
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mushroom and crab meat pastry $38:

These pastries were moreish filled with minced pork and crab.
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Noodles topped with hairy crab roe $68:

Finished off with the noodles which were amazing because the noodles were nicely flavoured when it was mixed with the rich crab roe.
As the noodles stood they clump together so they have soup for you to pour on top which helps loosen them.
Again, this is topped with crab roe which is best eaten hot.
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Overall a great place to dine with reasonable prices.
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Crystal Jade
3/F, Tai Yau Plaza, 
181 Johnston Rd, Wan Chai,

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Luxurious Hairy Crab Roe Set Menu at Shanghai Lo

This is one of the best Hairy crab meals I have tasted this year and the price was affordable too!
It was Shanghainese food with crab roe without the fuss of eating the hairy crab itself.
It costs $498 per person which includes a starter, main course, dim sum, dessert and ginger soup.

After having this meal, you are definitely going to feel guilty because the photos will reveal why.
You will see that it is pure crab roe and crabmeat and generous amounts of it too with vibrant glistening crab oil surrounding it!

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Starters:

To begin with we had Crispy bean curd sheet rolled with mushrooms, tea leaf smoked egg, garlic cucumber.
All of them were delectable especially the bean curd sheet roll and the creamy thick molten yolk from the egg which I used to dip the bean curd sheet in.
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Sauteed bean sheets with hairy crab roe:
To begin with, there was my favourite bean sheets which tasted so nice with crab roe, they were hot and springy and the hot crab roe was fragrant with golden orange crab oil coming from it.


Crispy rice with hairy crab roe:

It was interesting to see rice crackers in an Oriental dish, but these crackers were light and crispy with a roasted rice taste which went well with the savoury crab roe.
The crackers were rather filling.

Braised beancurd with hairy crab roe:



More crab roe and this time it was paired with protein rich tofu which was silky and smooth.
Lasagne with hairy crab roe:

This was the final dish and my favourite because it was a fusion of Italian pasta sheets with crabmeat and crabroe.
I loved the texture of the pasta sheets which were firm and neatly layered.
When I used chopsticks to break it into smaller pieces the lasagne did not collapse.
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Steamed pork dumpling with hairy crab roe:

The set finished with a plump pork dumpling oozing with pork and crab roe broth in the middle.
It was a satisfying meal because there were lots of carbohydrates and proteins to satisfy your hunger.
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Dessert was black sesame dumpling in ginger soup which I didn't try.

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Ginger tea:

Ginger tea is always paired with hairy crab meal.
The ginger tea had a nice fiery kick to it and it was sweet which made it less spicy.
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The environment at this place is really classy and modern.



At the entrance on the ground floor, there is a really cheerful guy who I used to see working at the Causeway Bay branch of SASA cosmetics.
That guy has so much energy and charisma that he should be offered roles in movies or MTVs.
If it was not for him, I would have walked past Shanghai Lo without knowing it!!
Anyway, I will be back for the dim sum soon.
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Restaurant: Shanghai Lo
1/F, 5 Tonnochy Road, Wan Chai
3125 3232

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Great food at Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant (Causeway Bay)

My friends from UK were back so decided to have some non Western food on the first meet up.

As they were not familiar with Hong Kong we decided to meet up below the famous big TV at Times Square!

Unfortunately, it was not working that night.

We attempted to go to Paradise Dynasty but it was too busy so we randomly went to Wu Kong.

When we got there, the restaurant was 70% full.

The menu seemed moderately expensive but luckily the food was edible.

It was very noisy so it took a while to adjust to the noisy settings.

Here was what we had:
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Tofu filled with vegetables:

This was delicate tofu filled with finely chopped vegetables which were not grassy but it was a bit too salty.
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Peking duck:

The Peking duck is different to the UK ones because it was coated in corn starch and deep fried, but it was ok because the duck was meaty and soft.
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Wontons in chicken soup:

We found something in it and it was nice of them to cook a fresh one again!!!
It was ok but too salty.
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Vegetable rice with salty pork slices:

The vegetable rice was soft and went well with the other dishes but there was a strong lard taste.
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Mushrooms with finely chopped preserved vegetables:

This was my favourite because the mushrooms were flavoured by the preserved vegetables.
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Sunday, September 07, 2014

The King of Soy beans in San Po Kong

I rarely go to this stretch of Kowloon but discovered this place after dining at Antoshimo.
This place is surprisingly close to the Mikiki mall.

On the walls, there are product shots of the food which is extremely helpful.


The menu has English too!

Started off with my favourite Savoury soybean soup.


It was loaded with spring onions, fried dough stick slices and dried shrimps which gave it lots of flavour and you could also smell and taste the sesame oil.
Then I had the spicy minced meat with noodles.


Personally I found it too spicy for my tastebuds.
There is a choice of cellophane noodles (mungbean noodles) to go with the mince.
Cellophane noodles would definitely taste better.

To sooth my tastebuds, I had the grounded sweetcorn soup which was mildly sweet with lots of grounded sweetcorn in it.

Tried these glutinous rice balls which are clumps of glutinous rice shaped into balls, panfried and then sprinkled with meat floss.

They were nice and filling.
[Please note that they are not served during peak hours ie 12-2pm]

For desserts, there are quite a few to choose from.

I tried the ginger milk dessert which had a strong ginger taste without being too sweet.

The sweet dumplings in soymilk were also good.

Last but not least, the most delicious item in the restaurant which is not served from 12-2pm!!

These are super delicious fluffy and soft steamed Chinese buns with finely grounded meat and preserved vegetables in the middle which are similar to those Taiwanese Guo Baos but costing a mere $10 for 2!!!!!!

The grounded pork was panfried giving a crispy texture loaded with gentle spices and a cumin kick!!


Definitely an item that must be tried if you go at the right time.

If I come here again, I am going to try the steamed rice in lotus leaves with juicy spare ribs!
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