Tao Heung 88 – Various locations in HongKong

Here is one of he more famous restaurant that is known for their DIMSUM. People in hongkong would usually order one of two dishes and spend the whoel day reading the newspaper or talking and sharing stories with one another.  When you see people ordering a lot of dishes. more often than not, they are not from HK.:)

Place was swamp with locals. Be ready to fall in line and wait for a table. Service was quick. Place is as clean as any chinese restaurant can get.

on the table

Radish cake cube, fried with XO sauce- a different taste on the usual radish cake.  I love XO sauce.. the combination of Dried scallops, chilies, etc, etc.. its a wonderful sauce and to blend it with radish cake that would eventually absorb it. Yummy. It could use more sauce though:)

Congee with century egg and pork- very good  congee, the rice was soft and cooked to the brink that it would eventually melt. THe century egg was of high quality meaning the yolk was silky smooth.

Hakao- Hongkong hakao is really a taste ot behold. Plump filling, thin and elastic wrapper that is made just right to hold the stuffing.  Indeed one of my favorite chinese dish.

Cheong Fan(asado)- rice rolls, steam to perfectio, elastic and gummy yet very delicious, the filling was overflowing to the ends was you can see, the sweet and slightly salty sauce was just perfect for the dish

Cha Xiu Bao(asado  siopao)- hot of the steamer, still smoking.. they didnt scrimp on the filling here. Sweet and salty at the same time. THe meat bit was tender and not too much fat was present.

SioMai-  aisde from hakao, Hongkong restaurants siomai really is a world different from our siomai.. except maybe from the siomai at LiLi and Shang palace. You can taste the combination of Shrimp and pork here. And i mean SHRimp..

Lotus leaf wrapped rice- sticky rice cooked inside the leaf itself. sanwich in between the rice layers are chopped chicken and pork. bery heavy and filling

Pan Fried Radish cake- what makes their radish cake different from our is that the texture is smoother. and packed.

Spareribs with Chicken Feet- i wonder why we dont make something liek this, two viands in one order so that you get to taste two kinds already. Calling all dimsum places here.  the pork is very very tender. with the right amount of fat. The chicken feet was also very well cooked. not too skinny, lots of gelatinous goodness:) So friends, stop with the breakfast at Mc do.. try what the locals are eating.. eat here…:)