Food!

We have eaten in Michelin star restaurants all over the world, but before going to Hong Kong we made an executive decision not to seek out HK Michelin eateries, but to stick to the 'local' places where the Hong Kongers eat!

After getting our systems in sync with the local time, we were ready.

What for?

 Ready for dumplings!

We walked to "Central" and it was mid afternoon. We walked along Wellington Street and we looked for somewhere which looked local, and sold dumplings.

We thought this place looked quite good...

It was surrounded by loads of other little similar looking places, but for us the winning formula was the menu pinned to the window...

Many dumplings (and noodles and rice too!) but we went for the dumplings. I don't know if you have had pot sticker dumplings before but that is what they were like - looks like they've been steamed or boiled and then dropped into a pan and fried until they have a nice brown crust.

Whilst we were there, the family were making them on a little table beside the kitchen. I was watching closely and trying to get pics but didn't want to offend them. We were the only ones in at that time of day.

The dumplings were so good that we decided to go for something else as well...

The nearby bowl was a roast chicken with rice and vegetables, the other one was a beef with rice and vegetables. Don't they look fresh and lovely? The sauce on the top was a soy/garlic/spring onion/chilli mix.

It was a really simple dish; boiled rice, with leeks and greens in it. Roasted meat (chicken or beef) laid on the top. Then sprinkled over with the killer sauce.

Totally wow!

Sod the Michelin - bring on the street food!!!

Here are all the other posts on our Hong Kong trip