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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Dim sum at Celestial Court, Tsim Sha Tsui
Fried squid ink buns, bamboo pith roll with abalone, chicken and mushroom, porcini mushroom and egg on rice cake, baked pork bun, , scallop rice roll. This place has dozens of new-to-me dim sum dishes, many featuring different wild mushrooms. … Continue reading
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Fu Sing Shark
This tragically fuzzy picture is of Yuvi having his first ever dim sum. Note that the turnip cake is on a turnip-shaped plate with a little escarole turnip-top garnish
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Hui lau shan
Aloe jelly in watermelon juice, with fresh bits of melon on top. I also got a roti which was frozen and not so great.
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Hong Kong Fishball King
I just remembered that I can post directly from my phone, so… Here come lots of food photos. Fishballs… Usually I don’t like them but this guy is the king so what choice did I have? Pretty good.
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Wan Chai
But, OK, the reason I rented this terrible apartment is that outside the door is all this. And I mean right outside the door — I can walk from the subway station to the apartment door in a rainstorm without … Continue reading
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The Cell
The apartment I’ve just moved into is… well, it has a bed and a shower and a sink and a hotpot so I guess it is technically an apartment, but it is tiny. I’m a tiny apartment enthusiast, but this … Continue reading
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Do tall trams have all the disadvantages of tall ships?
I love how these double-decker trams look, and I loved riding on them. But we’re in typhoon country — how well can they handle in the wind?
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goldfish market
Believe it or not, this was not my idea. I’ve been spending a fair bit of time with Quebecois coworker Marc and his boyfriend, and they turn out to be aspiring fishkeepers and wanted to visit Tung Choi Street (which … Continue reading
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cracklins
So far I’ve been spending most of my time in Tsim Sha Tsui near the hotel and conference center, but last night I mustered a group of colleagues to cab to the other end of Kowloon to visit the literally-named … Continue reading
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