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2014-04-28
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A friend of mine is writing a Hong Kong guidebook, so I got to tag along for some classic goose taste-testing. I work in Tuen Mun and once lived in Tsuen Wan for a year, but this is an area of town I have never set foot in. There was no wait for a table on a Monday at 6:30pm.The mascot of the restaurant is on the sign and the menu and all the plates. It's a psychopathic goose who seems to be in the process of roasting his brothers and sisters. And he's really chipper about it. Tuen Mun is known
The mascot of the restaurant is on the sign and the menu and all the plates. It's a psychopathic goose who seems to be in the process of roasting his brothers and sisters. And he's really chipper about it.
Tuen Mun is known for its goose. At least, that's what one of my colleagues said. Apparently there's a special recipe, and I will say this was very different from other roast poultry I've had in the past.The sauce it's cooked in tasted to me like chu hou sauce: soy, sweet, and anise. The skin is really crispy and to me hard to chew and eat. High-calorie and low reward, I thought. The flesh is nice and meaty, a little less tender than I'd've thought, and like all Chinese poultry, suffused with bone shards. It comes swimming in its own fat... make of that what you will. I liked it and thought it was flavorful. Really good: B+
Eggplant and Tofu: The tofu in this dish, although it was sheet-like, did not have the same bland toughness that I find characterizes "tofu skin." It was instead very meaty in texture, nice and firm. The eggplant was a little overcooked and mushy, but that's how eggplant do. The sauce was underwhelming... mostly just soy sauce, I think. Good: B
There's a wild side and a wilder side. We aimed a little closer at the merely wild side, and got some deep fried goose kidneys. I can't say what I was expecting, but here's what we got: the kidneys themselves were chewy in a strange sense. English has no word for this type of chewiness. Here's a go: you'd chew it, and instead of giving way, it would subtley start to break apart, and you'd chew it some more until finally it was in small enough parts to swallow. I'm sure that's not quite it. Anyway, the flavor of the kidneys wasn't much, this is really a texture dish. It comes with tons of fried garlic. Rating: W for whaa???
Rounding out our menu was chilis in black bean sauce. They were certainly fine and we ate them all, but here's a few complaints: overcooked; should've had the skin off; needed more black beans. They were at random parts spicy, but mostly bland. You could do worse for a veggie side, but I think you could do better too. OK: C+I thought this place was good. I'm not a goose connoisseur, but I prefer this to many of the Peking ducks I've had (though there's something to be said for the taco eating style). I'd go back, but I doubt I'll ever crave it. I'm willing to say it's goosetacular because that's not a word. In English I'd say good: B
题外话/补充资料：
What is with the loudspeaker announcements? Are they horoscopes? Horse race results? Play-by-plays from the kitchen?
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