I really wanted to go hiking at Sai Kung but since it was rainy yesterday, it would've been a bad idea. I still went to get seafood there though. There is literally a street called seafood street in SaiKung with many michelin star restaurants there. As soon as I walked in, there were lines of tanks holding lobsters, crabs, oysters, clams, scallops, fish and other animals I'd never seen before.
Those over there are mantis shrimps...not your typical prawn. They were freaking hunourmous and so very colorful too. I got curious about them and my friend thought I wanted to eat them lolz. Later she'd actually order this.... I was shocked with how much seafood there was on the street but these stores definitely make a lot of money off of tourists. |
Since the stores weren't open at 11, we decided to walk around the town a bit. It reminded me of chengchau and tai-o with its alleyway-like streets, and small stores. By lunch time, we'd been to every street in SaiKung town. When I got hungry, we decided to go to Sing Kee Restaurant which is a michelin star restaurant. I don't always trust that guide but at least it's a guaranteed base standard.
The first dish we ordered was this deep-fried squid cake. I was expecting something creamy to ooze out like cheese but it had a fishball like consistency. It was pretty good because the texture was firm and bouncy at the same time. It was very flavorful as well. You could tell they made this themselves from scratch instead of buying fish paste from the seafood markets. I burned my tongue when I bit into this though. I didn't realize it'd be so hot but I guess since it's fresh... hahaa... |
Next ordered the mantis shrimp. My friend was really nice. Since I didn't know what to order, I thought a set menu was the best option but she thought I really wanted the mantis shrimp so she ordered this for me. So sweet of her. This was really good though. It's fresh mantis shrimp seasoned with salt and pepper. Jiu Yeem Lai Liu Ha. The annoying part was peeling it. Once I got the meat out though... it was heavenly. The meat is so much sweeter than regular shrimps and the taste was also more unique. I'm glad I tried it. |
Next came these long mollusk clam things. I'm not sure what they're called but I've seen them in supermarkets before. They look like this really long tongue sticking out of two shells. This actually might have been the first time I ate something like this. These 4 clams were fried with Thai herbs which really brought out is natural flavors. And of course, we got veggies, because I cannot live without veggies. I am not even kidding. haha
We were actually quite full from our meal but they gave us a free dessert afterwards. Three different jellies ^^ The one on the left is a yakult jelly. I think Sing Kee is the only place that sells this. The next one is a chrysanthemum jelly and the last one is a lemon jelly. My favorite was the chrysanthemum jelly because of its simpleness. There's also the memory points because my mom use to make me chrysanthemum tea a |
lot when I was small. I miss those days and this jelly reminded me of that. Overall, we had a nice time at the restaurant. It was quite noisy but then again, so are most Chinese restaurants. It's customary to be loud because it gives off a more joyful feeling. The only thing that sucked was the bill ... lolz... It was definitely on the (very) pricey side, considering we only ordered 4 things.
To burn off some of the calories we ate, we headed over to the harbour where all the boats were. I came across this boat that was selling fresh scallops. By fresh, I mean they catch it, literally shuck it in front of you and hand it to you in a little plastic bag. And the entire transaction happens on a fishing boat.
Guess what I got? DRIED SQUID I have seriously grown to love these snacks since coming to Hong Kong. This is what I'd eat while I bashed away at papers in the wee hours of the early morning. Since they were fresh (I'm assuming this because they were also selling this out of a boat and it didn't look like manufactured processing), I bought 3 bags of this stuff, 2 barbecue and 1 original flavoring. This feels like the chinese equivalent of chips to me. |
It was a gloomy and cold day but that also made it the perfect day to get seafood.
When we finished exploring the harbour, we made our way over to Honeymoon dessert. This place has so many branches but the original one was in SaiKung and they definitely have amazing desserts. I got this mango pancake. It's a really thin fluffy mango flavored pancake that is wrapped around a fresh piece of mango and whipped cream. It was amazing. The natural sweetness of the fruit and the texture of pancakes went perfectly together. It was an amazing day with an amazing person. I'm glad this was one of my last excursions in Hong Kong. #noregrets
When we finished exploring the harbour, we made our way over to Honeymoon dessert. This place has so many branches but the original one was in SaiKung and they definitely have amazing desserts. I got this mango pancake. It's a really thin fluffy mango flavored pancake that is wrapped around a fresh piece of mango and whipped cream. It was amazing. The natural sweetness of the fruit and the texture of pancakes went perfectly together. It was an amazing day with an amazing person. I'm glad this was one of my last excursions in Hong Kong. #noregrets