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2011-05-07
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Was here one early morning. Sai wan was still busy with parents sending their children from one spot to another to school. Constantly people come in at Chek Kee for a steaming hot but chilling relief from the stresses in their lives.The reason why I was there was mainly the Ja Leung, a simple dish that im always after in Hong Kong since many do not use fresh and crispy ja leungs when they wrap it with cheung fun. So to make sure i got what i want i asked if the ja leung would be crunchy or not.H
The reason why I was there was mainly the Ja Leung, a simple dish that im always after in Hong Kong since many do not use fresh and crispy ja leungs when they wrap it with cheung fun. So to make sure i got what i want i asked if the ja leung would be crunchy or not.
Honest he was as he instantly smiled (wickedly) and said 'well, they wont be very crispy...if you want something crispy you can order this one(pointing to the made-to-order ja leung that costs $14). okay. fine. the $14 one then.
M ordered a plain congee and within 2 minutes it landed onto our table. It was smooth and a little sweet to taste. At $4 it was already over what you could have expected to have.
It was only after 10 minutes that the ja leung was ready. It had doubled in both the price and the portion-the pile of chopped ja leung was huge!!! luckily i ordered nothing else so we got to (and have to) share and finish the thing. The rice roll on the exterior was not thin yet it was rich and smooth to taste. The ja leung was lightly crunchy on the outside and soft, chewy with a denser structure at the inside. It was not very oilish and was clean and crisp to eat. Tasted even better when wrapped and dipped into the sweet and hot paste! The extra $8 was worth paying for. But perhaps they could consider improving on the wrapping and chopping part of the ja leung. Now the wrap appear largely dettached from the ja leung, and the chops are of varied sizes, shapes and thicknesses. That could be frustrating to eat.Dont come on a hot days as theres virtually no air-con here and you will sweat till death if you order hot congees to drink. and if you are interested in trying the make-to-order ja leungs, make sure you get a bigger crowd unless you feel super-hungry and have the stomach of a cow's size!
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