Tim Ho Wan
Dim Sum in Hong Kong
2-20 Kwong Wa St., Mong Kok
Hong Kong
Dim sum is
a big part of Chinese culture. It’s typically a brunch-time meal made up of
several small shared dishes including chicken feet, pork buns, dumplings with
various fillings, vegetables with oyster sauce, rice, etc. I recommend trying
the worlds cheapest Michelin Star rated restaurant, Tim Ho Wan.
Now there
are three locations in Hong Kong, but we chose to pay a visit to the original
location in Kowloon. Be prepared to wait on line for a while, because the
restaurant only holds about 20 people at a time. We arrived an hour before
opening, second in line. By opening time, the line was wrapped around the
block, and we had our orders already placed with a punch card. It’s a fast
paced dining experience, but totally worth the wait. The pork buns were so
flaky, almost like they were made with Pillsbury crescent roll dough. A little
sweet, a little savory! My favorite was the larger than life leaf wrapped around
a bundle of sticky rice with pork and chicken. I tried chicken feet for the first time, and it wasn't for me. First of all, it looked like deep fried baby hands. Something about the Chinese loving their gelatinous textures mixed with cartilage... it turns me off big time. Everything else was delicious. The plates kept coming and I was
slowly fading….
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| Chicken feet. A very popular dim sum dish I tried for the first (and last) time! |
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| Rice and pork wrapped in leaf |
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| Pork buns |
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| Chicken feet, veggie dumplings, spare ribs, shrimp shumai |
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| Rice and pork wrapped in egg |
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| Something sweet and fried |
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| I can't get past the look of it. Rice wrap with pork inside and vinegar? |
For a total
of 19 plates, it only cost $40. This is a budget travelers dream come true.
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| HKD 321 = $40! |
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