Hong Kong "Brunch"-ing

Before the little sis left for Denver, we stopped by some super Asian restaurant on our way to the airport for some traditional Hong Kong grub. How WTSM was it? So WTSM that I only know the name of the restaurant in Cantonese. 

This is the stuff. It brings me right back to those noisy, crowded, and stinky streets of that crazy city. Yum, huh? 

It might not look like much, but it's rice congee, probably the most popular breakfast in Hong Kong next to dim sum or macaroni and spam (random, I know). Rice congee (or rice porridge) is basically rice cooked in lots of water for a long period of time. You can get it with different things, dungeness crab is a personal fave of mine, but we got a hodge podge of things in this one. I wouldn't recommend getting any kind of combination if you cringe at the idea of eating an organ because if you're in a Chinese restaurant and you've happened upon something extra chewy, chances are you're not going to want to know what you're eating. Just don't think about it.

We also got a dish of roasted pork (another favorite of mine!) and chicken. And Angie's favorite dish, a wide noodle cooked with beef and green onions. If you're ever in Hong Kong, learn how to say, "gon chow ngau ho." They're the only words you'll ever need to know. A beautiful plate of gon chow ngau ho is kind of like finding a beautiful steak. Everyone can do it, few do it well, but when you taste the best, you know. They say it's all in the wok (WTSM) and how well seasoned it is. I don't know. Even my own super-Asian mother doesn't try to make this stuff at home. Leave it for the professionals.

And here we have curried fish meatballs - these are typically sold on a stick off the street. Kind of like how hot dogs are sold in DC. And that cup of tea back there? Drink lots of it. It's the only way for your body to handle all of the grease you're consuming.

Oh man, I'm going to have to go to Hong Kong soon. Or at least to Dim Sum. :|