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2015-09-04
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There's lots of Hong Kong things that I don't "get". Stinky tofu, curry fish balls, egg-mayo sandwiches... I just fail to see any virtues at all in these things. But beef brisket noodle soup, I get. It's far and away my favorite HK food, and personally I prefer it to ramen.I usually go to Mak's. I know that marks me out as some sort of rube who pays too much for too little food, but the beef brisket soup there is just fantastic. They use this marinade for the beef that makes it and the soup inte
I usually go to Mak's. I know that marks me out as some sort of rube who pays too much for too little food, but the beef brisket soup there is just fantastic. They use this marinade for the beef that makes it and the soup intensely aromatic-- I think it's fermented soybean and anise. Plus the noodles are really good.But today I decided to try Sister Wah. The brisket soup here is definitely different. The meat isn't marinated-- or at least not a lot. It's left to stand on its own, and to tell you the truth, it does. The brisket is fall-apart tender, not fatty, but not dry either. I got one piece that was very fatty, and considered not eating it. I'm glad I did though, because that was a divine piece of meat.
The broth was less rich than Mak's, but I did quite like it. In fact, I was quite disappointed that there was so little broth. Most of the bowl was filled with noodles, and this was unfortunate, because the egg noodles here aren't particularly good. The best thing about thin egg noodles like this, in my opinion, is their firmness, and these ones were mushy and flavorless-- and most of the meal.
So at the end, I was ambivalent about the soup. I was a big fan of the brisket, and the broth was pretty good too, especially after I added some of the chilis on the table to it. But one of the draws for this kind of thing, to me, is the noodles, and here they are definitely sub-par. I could see myself coming back (it's only $40 for a bowl of soup), but I can't see myself getting very excited about it.
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