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mochi cafe, hong kong

[notes: japanese, known for their scrumptious udon noodle soup in stone pots; quaint atmosphere, warm cozy wooden decor with just enough space inside. but do always expect a queue lining out the door - be warned but not intimidated, worth the wait with friends to chat with!]

udon noodles come in a separate bowl so they don’t get overcooked in the still sizzling boiling soup with pork

mochi cafe

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tsim sha tsui

G/ F 19-23 Hart Avenue

尖沙咀赫德道19-23號地舖

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13761

@ 陵發潮州白粥

a 潮州 Chiu Chow/Chao Zhou (Guangdong province in China) restaurant, known particularly for its congee. in Chiu Chow/Chao Zhou-style congee the rice is usually a bit more solid than other Cantonese congees

[notes: plain & straight-to-the-point eatery, you are there for the food, extremely delicious home-style Chao Zhou dishes marked with seafood (as Chiu Chow/Chao Zhou is on the coast)]

really green crisp veggies

chicken feet & chicken

blood cube soup

fish

oyster congee

SO GOOD

白粥, white/plain congee – best congee i’ve had

intestines

oyster pancake

陵發潮州白粥

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625-627 Reclamation Street, Prince Edward

太子新填地街625-627號地下

Hong Kong

& openrice.com

http://www.openrice.com/mobile/sr2.htm?shopid=18268

@ pure veggie house

[notes: great & serious vegetarian cuisine, also w/seafood dishes available, with an atmosphere comfortable for vegetarians & not-alike & a spiritual touch. dishes of the subdued flavors of veggies, but also offers dishes that make fantastic use of spices, particularly szechuan]

szechuan cucumber

“geoduck”  mushroom sashimi w/wasabi dipping

hot & sour

szechuan & chili peppers

winter melon soup, cooked within the melon itself

ramen

FYI

pure veggie house

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Coda Plaza – 3rd floor

51 Garden Rd, Central, Hong Kong

@ rocksalt

[notes: great oysters, good italian dishes w/ a tangy flare. lovely location on the main Stanley street @ the waterfront, complete with large windows to let in the light. for lunch & dinner during your day trip sight-seeing & street shopping around Stanley & Ocean Park]

prosecco &/or a moscattoa (for sweet) w/ new zealand oysters

carpaccio w/ arugula

popcorn pepper calamari

a ceaser salad

seafood linguine

basil & mozzarella pizza

chocolate sampler dessert [already bitten into, just couldn't wait for a photo]

FYI

rocksalt

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25 Stanley Market Rd – Stanley, HK

http://www.chiram.com.hk

譚仔米線 [Tan Chai/Tsai mai-seen]

云南米线 Yunnan rice noodle [mandarin: yunnan mixian / cantonese: yunnan maiseen]

Noodle soup inspired from the 云南 Yunnan Province in China. Known for its spiciness, from the 麻辣 (ma-la) family of numbing-your-tongue spices.

Order from no-spice at all to 特辣 (supreme-spice). Customers are warned not to change seats after placing order, b/c you can’t see the spiciness in the broth, and accidentally placing a 大辣 (da-la, big spice) bowl in front of a 小辣 (xiao-la, small spice) customer would be a very rude-awakening!

Served with rice noodle and choices of beef, chicken, pork, pork belly, liver, bean sprouts, green onion, cabbage, etc.

Also, known as a Tan Chai-exclusive, 湖南 土匪烤雞翼, Hunan bandit chicken wings. Named after the bandits who would overturn and rob the carriages traveling from the Middle East to China carrying Middle Eastern spices for trade, eventually using these spices to marinate their food [reason why there's a hint of cumin!].

FYI

譚仔米線

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about a dozen locations all over Kowloon & the New Territories;

visit their wiki page for a list of locations:

http://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/譚仔雲南米線

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