10 BEST FOODS to eat in Hong Kong (and exactly WHERE to get them) | THE CLASSIC HONG KONG FOOD TOUR

Hi, I'm Virginia, over the last few years I've been getting a lot of questions about the

best

places to eat in Hong Kong, so here's my starter pack video, whether you're moving to the city or just visiting. are the top 10

food

s, like the absolutely essential

food

s, that you must try before leaving for Hong Kong. The places are very small, so they are very specialized. If you go to a wonton noodle soup, you order curry rice and then you are disappointed. It's really up to you because you didn't order the right thing. This Hong Kong food

tour

is great because you can do it in two or three hours because it's within a small area and two all have English menus and three all are fine. well-known places so it is

tour

ist friendly all the recommended places and locations and their details will be in the description bar below so let's hope this way Hong Kong style milk tea in Cantonese we call it steam in laita which translates to milk tea in pantyhose and the reason The reason is because the way they strain the tea using that burlap cloth looked like a pantyhose.

Apparently we're taking a break today to try their Hong Kong style milk tea. So why Nam is because they are touted as the inventors of Hong Kong milk? The tea is actually black tea, but what's so special is actually the milk, instead of using regular milk, they use evaporated milk, so here

where

they make the tea now, it actually used to be the whole showcase of everything. your store, so be sure to snap that iconic Instagram photo here. There is no better way to enjoy cheese with milk than with egg tart. So why is egg tart part of Hong Kong history?

It's because we were under British rule and that's why we have to thank the British for the egg board. Now, the origins of the egg. The graphic is relatively unknown but is said to be supposed to be inspired by British custard pie, but another post also said it could have been inspired by quiche, so why Taichung? Well, it was opened in 1954, so it is one of the oldest egg tart bakeries and two is because our last Hong Kong governor, Chris Hatchs, proclaimed that the

best

egg tarts in the world came from this walk gay box Thai and therefore what that did was win, it launched egg tarts into the international spotlight. and two, he has made tai chan famous since he said that egg tarts are best consumed hot and have a very nice egg cream filling and for the dough, there are generally two types, one is the biscuit base and the another one is the puff pastry base for today we have biscuit dough, they are very good noodles so this is really my favorite place to buy a bowl of bouquet noodles in Hong Kong.

However, I think for the price the plate is a little small, however, you should try it at least once and today I have to use it up, so come on, why max out the noodles? Well, it's because it's a pretty perfect noodle dish, as you can see, they have a spoon, it suspends the noodles so they don't get soggy and it stays fresh until you eat. the only time it's on the bottom, the wontons are filled with whole, plump, very juicy shrimp, and the soup is great, they call it steamed tea, so it's like fresh seafood.

You can definitely tell that they have used some dried flounder and some shrimp heads to make the soup, so first try it as is and then what you can do is use the hot sauce or vinegar or both and try it with the seasonings inside . Now let's get wet, you can get wet, but I like it. Well now I'm going to eat ugly Hong Kong is famous for meat, silver rice, what we call Chinese barbecue, they're what you might call those shops with meats hanging out the front and in fact we've broken down the Chinese meats even more in this. is the goose in vancouver, we don't actually have goose, we only have duck, but in

hong

kong

people prefer goose to ducks because one is a bigger bird and two just weigh more, but normally the goose will be more expensive than the duck very good this is the place aunt bourdain went to and without reservation super succulent tender and has a very very crispy skin.

I have two different types of meat here I have the breast that has no bone and then I also have the loin that does have it. My favorite cut is actually the thigh, but they were sold out today because the crunch factor is very important to me, so I would recommend buying the meats instead of the rice instead of the noodles and soup because the noodles and soup sometimes they can make the skin a little less. crispy, so try it first without the plum sauce, as the meat is quite tender, but then it's like when you bite into it there is like an explosion of oil from the fat layer, it's so delicious that now you find it a little too much oily.

You can also dip it in sweet plum sauce and it just removes some of the fat and is different to eat. Afternoon tea is definitely something we can thank the British for bringing to Hong Kong. A commoner's afternoon tea is milk tea. with the cakes at 3pm, but the elegant afternoon tea we have with friends at the weekend is in restaurants or hotels and we chat over coffee or tea and there is finger food usually served on a tray of three levels, you usually start from the bottom with the savory sandwiches or savory pastries move on to the scones with clotted cream and jam and then move on to the upper levels of finger-filled desserts and sweet delights, no matter

where

you go, it's not cheap , then why on the peninsula the peninsula The lobby lounge with live music is considered the

classic

and iconic place to have afternoon tea in Hong Kong.

Friendly reminder: They have a dress code and do not take reservations, so you have to wait in line unless you are a hotel guest. Pineapple Bread This is a

classic

Hong Kong bread, which is pineapple bread. It doesn't actually have pineapple but it says the sugary top crust looks like pineapple in the past the breads weren't that tasty so they decided to add a crunchy sugary top to make the bread more appealing and tasty so what? because? Well, I don't actually know when or how they became so ridiculously known for their pineapple buns, but they're like the standard golden pineapple buns in Hong Kong, if that's what it is. extra calories to spare, be sure to try the pho which is the buttered pineapple bun, there is a slice of iced salted butter in the middle and when you bite into it the heat of the bun will melt the butter and it is so-so.

Well, do you like what you see? Did you enjoy the video? Don't forget to subscribe. Then roast the pork. This is the other type of meat with rice that you have to try in Hong Kong. It's super delicious. Now my dad in Vancouver always says. Pigs are different in Hong Kong and that has to taste better in Hong Kong. If you don't like bone-in meats, you're in luck because tazoo actually uses a boneless cut, usually this will be the pork shoulder and then. They cook it with a mixture of powdered honey glazes with spices and other things, and to make it shine on the outside they use maltose.

Now the locals say that the best cut will be cell bread, which means half fat and half lean, but I personally prefer it. a little thinner cut so why hang one up because they are historic? Apparently they were established since the late Qing Dynasty and that's why they were a local hotspot and then Michelin gave

them

Michelin recommendations, so both tourists and locals have been flocking. to this place and lastly our great food review app called open rice also ranked

them

as the number one tattoo place in Hong Kong so the number one tip I have for you is that if you get your tattoo as part from a set of food that tattoo will not be their best cut, what you should do is order their special which will be a little more expensive, then order your rice on the side, I also have if you want a fried egg, egg waffles, kaitanzai, basically,

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Kong's most Instagrammable street food snack and great for sharing too. An egg waffle is basically a waffle, but it's shaped a little differently, so even less adventurous eaters can try it too. In Hong Kong, it is inspired by Dutch dollar pancakes. Well, now the original is just original and it's a great first flavor, but my favorite is the chocolate chip and today we have the Earl Gray with chocolate chip, so why mom pancake? Well, it's because they received a Michelin recommendation and I find that in all of their products. It stores its quality and consistency is pretty good, it will always be super crispy on the outside and then soft and sticky on the inside and it is very very delicious, look how full it is on the inside and how soft and sticky it is basically dumpling baskets and deep. fried things that are meant to be shared at your table, traditionally dim sum was steamed but now there are pan fried, fried and basically everything under the sun, it's actually a specialty restaurant so it's like a fast food filter restaurant and sells them all day why tim ho wan well this place was once the cheapest Michelin star restaurant in all of Hong Kong and they have these bad boys to thank for these are the buns barbecue pork, traditionally barbecue pork buns are steamed. with that white bread but they have used a pineapple bun but inside they put the traditional doughy roast pork filling.

They are delicious so the good pop part is obviously sweet and the barbecue sauce is also sweet but at the same time their filling also has a little bit of onion or a little bit salty, so it goes very, very well together and it's super fragrant. They always arrive at the table very hot or warm, so always make sure you eat it first and last, of course, human with the possibility of fish tanks fish tanks this is our most emblematic street food in Hong Kong I really like the texture, it has a very good balance fish tanks are made with fish and usually some type of filling and then for some varieties like this one in particular, they fry it and put a really nice curry sauce on it, because it's nostalgic to me.

I used to live around the corner. I used to eat it all the time. I used to come visit Hong Kong and I used to buy it with my parents, so this is nostalgic. a dish for me, congratulations now that you have eaten in the top 10 places you must eat in hong

kong

, let's go to the local hidden gems in the next video, hey, don't forget what the weather is like in hong kong, well, it's humid and there is the possibility of visible you