The weather’s getting colder and it made me think back to when we went out searching for something warm to fill up our bellies. WE ORDERED TOO MUCHHHH.

Let’s learn some chinese! 眼阔肚窄 yan3kuo4du4zhai3. In cantonese we say it a bit differently, but direct translation turns into big eyes, small stomach. Does that give a hint?! Basically feasting with your eyes and forgetting how much the stomach can actually hold :p. We usually say the phrase after we’ve ordered wayyy too much and can’t finish.

I guess the problem is that we always seem to have these cravings later in the night. Luckily Hong Kong 852 (used to be Cafe de Tropika) is open late!

Simple but yummy dish. Sliced beef balls with udon noodles! For some reason, I absolutely love the texture of udon… I can eat packs and packs of it with only soy sauce (not good ahaha). This dish was slightly saltier than I like though.

Hot sweet and sour soup!! Our absolute favourite, but out of all places we tried we still think the best one is at Shanghai 456 haha.

I first tried this on my second time to Hong Kong 852. A really kind family took me here and soon after I fell in love with it! Anyone who has ever came here with me knows I always liked to order this. A beautiful puff pastry sealing a fragrant lobster bisque inside!!! SO YUMMY!

Ah! Thousand year old egg and salted pork congee. I still have yet a chance to try and make it! You usually use duck or chicken eggs to preserve it and then it takes a combination of lime, ash, clay, and rice hulls to make it. It should take around 4-5 weeks. It has a creamy texture on the inside and on some eggs you can see beautiful snowflake-like patterns on it!

The Hong Kong style curry beef brisket is a common dish I’d get. Though I wish it was more piping hot when it came out! Mom often scolds me because it’s not necessarily the healthiest dish to always eat.

This borsch soup came with the curry beef brisket. It’s just a nice vegetable soup. The price is really good though ($14) for soup and a dish.

 

That’s it for today!!!

-Love Mish.