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2015-11-30
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As a fan of Tom Aikens's modern British cuisine, I have been staying on top of all the news regarding the famed chef's second project in Hong Kong, The Fat Pig, ever since he twitted about it a few months ago. After keeping a close eye on its preliminary opening date via the social network, I finally got confirmation that it's ready for its soft opening early this week.As expected, this is going to be a "nose-to-tail" concept featuring a pork centric food menu that will do Chef Fergus Henderson
As expected, this is going to be a "nose-to-tail" concept featuring a pork centric food menu that will do Chef Fergus Henderson (founder of St John Restaurant in London and godfather of nose to tail dining) proud.
While none of the porky dishes (think pig's head cake, deep fried pig's tail etc.) did surprise me at all, what caught me a little off guard was the Asian (or Chinese) inspiration in some of these items such as their barbecued pork buns ($10), which were freshly made right at this counter.
This is seriously good! I thought even better than those from a lot of the Chinese restaurants (Grade: 3.5/5).
barbecued pork buns
$10
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Deep fried pig's ears, green caper sauce
$55
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Pig's head cake with watercress salsa verde
$68
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But from this point on, everything was disappointingly trending downward.Pot-roasted pork belly, garlic, dried longan fruit ($68) - They have a few versions of pork's belly here. First up was this pot-roasted pork belly on top of steamed rice, some shredded cabbage and longan fruit. I like the Asian twist there but unfortunately, the execution was not really up to par (Grade: 2.5/5).
Pot-roasted pork belly, garlic, dried longan fruit
$68
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Didn't like the wholegrain mustard mash though, so it's a mixed bag with this one (Grade: 3/5).
Roast pork belly, wholegrain mustard mash, sage and apple glaze
$88
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Steamed pork shoulder, cabbage
$75
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Cumberland pork sausage, mash and onion gravy
$63
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Choy sum salad with bean sprouts and peanuts ($40) - It's almost impossible to find a dish on the menu that does not have pork in it, perhaps except this salad with choy sum, bean sprouts and peanuts. Another Chinese inspired dish and a very good one to offset the oiliness of all the previous porky dishes (Grade: 3.5/5).
Choy sum salad with bean sprouts and peanuts
$40
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But why would I want Chinese desserts at a modern British restaurant anyways? So, I went with this combination - lemon, yuzu cheesecake ($58) on the left and spiced brulee shortbread ($38) on the right. After trying these sweet treats first hand, my recommendation is to simply skip dessert for good. It's not worth wasting space in your stomach. Trust me on this one!
lemon, yuzu cheesecake ($58) on the left and spiced brulee shortbread ($38)
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Though I wasn't expecting a fine dining restaurant here, I reckon it's going to be something like The Salted Pig. But they threw us a curveball with this trendy bar concept that serves tapas-style porky dishes (Yes, everything was small.). So folks, realign your expectations!
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