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2020-02-17
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燈籠滷味 (no English name but it's literally Lantern Soy Sauce Braised Food) recently opened in Hong Kong. Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, this place is located in the Shida Night Market, where they serve up piping hot plates of food that have been cooked rapidly in their boiling sauce. All for a very VERY cheap price. It's filling, fast and cheap. And as the night market is near a University, it's great for students on a budget.Boyfriend and I went to Taipei one year and lived near the Shida Night
Boyfriend and I went to Taipei one year and lived near the Shida Night Market. And yes, we tried this place there. The selections were eye popping. There was so much to choose from! It was a like a mountain of food! And with a few dollars, we were served a hearty big portion of food that we could share between us. It was really good and we went back again.
And so now they have opened a branch here. So, we decided to give it a try. Going in, we knew that it wasn't going to be like the Taiwan version but hopefully, it tasted the same. First off, it was in an actual restaurant and the place was tidy and clean. They had retro Taiwanese ads on the walls to mimic what a night market is like. Or at least their perception of it.
Instead of the mountain of food we saw in Taiwan, here we only get a small selection.
Also, unlike the one in Taiwan, we order by circuling items on a menu. Menu is in Chinese only. There is no 10% service charge. They offer a pre-arranged combo or you can just a la carte it yourself. It really is about the same price.
They also have snacks, drinks and Taiwanese rice. This is not available at the original branch and obviously geared for the Hong Kong population.
I ordered soymilk ($12). There was not discount on drinks but I wanted something in case it was going to be overly salty. I had no idea they would put ice into my soymilk. This has never been served to me like this before. Thus, it got watered down after the ice started to melt.
We chose a la carte and chose a few items to share between us. All the servings come with noodles.
Boyfriend chose daikon, honey comb tofu, pork shank, fish cake and quail eggs. All with vermicelli. Total of $61. It was ok. The items were fine though the daikon was not sweet at all. A bit on the bitter side. The tofu was interesting and tasted like it was mixed with fish meat with a very springy texture. There wasn't much flavor and the staff asked if we wanted chilli sauce.
I had lettuce, small intestine, mushrooms, chicken wings and Taiwanese pig blood cake. I added $2 for a Taiwanese intant noodle called Prince as I had never tried it before. Boyfriend took a taste and said it tasted like the Hong Kong instant noodle Fuku. This rang no bells for me as I had never had that instant noodle brand either. So, if you've had it, that's what it tastes like. You can determine if you want to ad $2 extra for that. All this totaled at $60. It was ok. Not much flavor as well . I recall the one we had in Taiwan was packed with flavor, It was aso piping hot. Here it was just warm. It also took a long time for food to come out. I guess they cook each item in the broth individually unlike in Taiwan where they take all your chosen items in a plastic bag and then is given to the guy in the back who cooks it in one go in pot of hot soup.
I was expecting it to not be like the Taiwanese version. And that expectation was correct. The flavor wasn't even there. I won't even go on with how much more expensive it is here than in Taiwan because everything in Hong Kong is over priced. I guess if I've never had this before, I probably would have loved it more. But I did and it was a lot better than this place. For that I won't be back.
张贴
