Autumn Stroll in Hong Kong - Street food @ Mongkok

Despite being full, the gluttony nature in us landed us in front of a row of stalls selling very typical Hong Kong street food namely braised offals, fishballs, stinky beancurd etc. If you are the type who craves for street food in pasar malam, Dundas Street in Mongkok is the right place for you.

Previous entries: December 2009

                                  March 2011

LKK North Point Egg Ball
利強記北角雞蛋仔

Eggete
雞蛋仔

Another example of crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Fat Sister Food Stall

肥姐小食

Braised octopus and duck gizzards

Braised octopus @ HK$10

Fallopian tubes @ HK$10

Stinky beancurds

Deep-fried large intestines

This is also known as cholesterol ~~~

Stinky beancurd

Grilled squid @ HK$10

Fishball curry @ HK$7

Street food stalls along Dundas Street

Mongkok, Kowloon,

Hong Kong.

Singapore Discovery Vacation 2011: Lau Pa Sat Hawker Centre

Lau Pa Sat, literally translated as Old Market in Hokkien dialect, was the very first wet market in Singapore. It is now the largest hawker centre in the country and serves a variety of Singapore hawker food and delicacies. Needless to say, the well-known gourmet paradise is the best place to savour the real taste of Singapore.

  

Famous xiao loong pao stall at Lau Pa Sat hawker centre

Shark's fin xiao loong pao @ SGD4

Lai Heng fried noodles stall

Singapore Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle @ SGD4

Fried Kuey Teow @ SGD 3

Toast set @ SGD 3.00

Stack of butter kaya toast

Hot coffee and half-boiled eggs

Lau Pa Sat Hawker Centre

18 Raffles Quay, 

Singapore 048582

Singapore Discovery Vacation 2011: Eminent Frog Porridge and Seafood @ Geylang

Singapore is popular for frog legs porridge especially around the Geylang area. Along Lorong 19 of Geylang, there are several restaurants and stalls selling frog porridge. Of all the frog porridge and seafood stalls, Eminent is our top priority because of its reputation and popularity among bloggers. The overall taste of the food is above satisfactory and is worth trying though many seafood restaurants in Malaysia offer equally nice treats at a much lower price. 

Eminent Frog Porridge & Seafood @ Lorong 19 Geylang

Our supper @ Geylang

Singapore Crab Chilli @ SGD32

Huge crab stir-fried in flavourful tomato and egg gravy

Kung Po Frog Legs @ SGD16

Frog meat coated with sweet and spicy gravy

Plain porridge @ SGD2

EMINENT FROG PORRIDGE

明煇活田雞粥 
323 Lorong 19

Geylang Road

Singapore 389359
Business hours: 4pm - 4am

Hatyai 2011: Street Food

 Hatyai, a colourful city in the southern region of Thailand. Densely populated with tourists from neighbouring countries, Hatyai is a city that never sleeps. Rain or shine, people who desire a short break all rush here for the weekend, though spending a day or two may not be adequate to explore the wonders of Hatyai. As a whole, visitors pour their hard-earned money here, to contribute to the prosperity of the Thai, while earning themselves a short break at a minimum cost. 

Chicken and Pig Trotter Rice

Grilled dried octopus

Grilling over charcoal fire

Octopus is flattened till it resembles thin sheet of paper.

Duku? Langsat? Dokong?

A variety of Thai desserts (kuihs)

Boiled tapioca and caramelised tapioca.

Corn cakes

Baked young coconut

The green coconut

The baked young coconut tasted sweeter and more fragrant than the green type. 

Lard fritters craving @ Kim Lian Kee

Kim Lian Kee is a frequent stop for Hokkien noodles fans. Their thick stir-fried broad noodles draw the crowd from all over Kuala Lumpur. Doused in dark soy sauce, the Tai Look Meen is served with generous helpings of squid, shrimps, pork and some artery-clogging lard fritters, which is a must-have ingredient to win the heart of their customers. Without this extremely unhealthy topping, the noodle will lose its appeal and name, perhaps. Just imagine who would want to eat a plate of Hokkien noodles without its gist...

This is not first time I ate Hokkien noodles at Kim Lian Kee but I have never gone over to the newer shop across the street as I strongly believe that only the original stall which is still using charcoal fire can bring out the most original flavour of Hokkien noodles with an infused smoky flavour.

Kim Lian Kee

Fried Hokkien Noodles a.k.a Tai Look Meen

(The taste of this superbly moist Tai Look Meen is furthered enhanced by the addition of crispy lard fritters)

Fried flat broad noodles in egg gravy (Wat Tan Hor)

Stir-fried Water Spinach with Shrimp Paste (Belacan Kangkung)

Kim Lian Kee

49-51, Jalan Petaling, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2032 4984
Business hours: 5pm to 5am
Closed on Wednesday

Hong Kong & Macau - Day 5 (Part 2: HK Street food at Dundas Street)

Arrived in Hong Kong again at noon. We checked in hotel in Yau Ma Tei and proceeded to Tsim Sha Tsui for another round of shopping. Along Canton Road, there are many shopping complexes, eateries and boutiques.  We even saw one ice-cream van near Harbour Plaza selling extra tall softee.

The softee (HKD7) was creamier and milkier than McDonald's sundae cone.

Once again, we returned to the hotel with bagfuls of stuffs. It was close to 5 p.m. so we decided to visit the Lady's Market which is just a walking distance from our hotel. We bought some souvenirs from the stalls at very reasonable price (bargain first before you buy anything). We then went to Dundas Street to look for some typical Hong Kong street-food like curry flavoured fishballs, stinky beancurd and mini waffles.

Fei Che Snack Stall

Very crunchy pig's intestine (HKD5). Don't forget to ask for some mustard sauce. It goes very well with the food.

Duck's gizzard (HKD5) is a very rare food in Malaysia.

Kai Kei Snack Stall

 

 

Grilled octopus and deep-fried octopus

Haha... here comes the main star - Curry flavoured fishballs and the non-spicy fishballs (HKD6 each)

The Hongkies are crazy for these food.

 Fantastic deep fried large intestine (HKD7). Mamma Mia!

A must-try delicacy in HK - Stinky beancurd!

I mixed up all the sauce and dips available. The beancurd possessed a robust flavour but not really stinky.

 

Our tummies were half-filled with all those artery-clogging food by the time we tucked in all of them. We did not want to go back with just half the satisfaction so we hopped in the train to Jordan. We alighted at Parkes street and walked into 'Tai Pat Leong Kei' for another 'makan' round.

This shop does not impose any minimum charges so we ordered one set meal consisted of a bowl of steamed chicken rice and a dessert to be shared between us. (HKD 27)

Walnut soup (it reminded me of Hong Kee's Fa Sang Woo at Pasir Pinji)