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2009-09-05
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Having eaten at 呂仔記, which satisfied my curiosity more than my anticipation for its Mixed Bean Dessert (喳咋), I was looking for something else up to the par. 王記 has now been a good choice for that, since 強記 has these odd weird hours that I insist that they don't open whenever I decided to head over there when I have the craving -- I found the steam arising when the buses pass through everytime I did NOT have the craving, but when on foot I arrive there with a thirst for something warm and scrumpt
王記 is popular among people in this neighborhood. Closed on Sundays, you can easily find many people lining up on most nights (except when the popular items have sold out, then the lines subside) One of many nights our family has stood in lines here -- through nights with the North-wind blowing harsh on us, or blazing hot nights standing on the streetside. Cars parked outside and around the curb while the drivers sneak in for the line.
Mixed-Bean Dessert, served hot, costs $12 (small) and $14 (large). We have always ordered the large one, as it serves 2 hungry souls. The mixture was light brown, with the rich aroma of coconut throughout. When it was ladled into a styrofoam bowl (I know...not environmental friendly enough), the whiff of air transformed into a spray of richly condensed coconut essence and a very thick bean-soup, not unlike the Southern BLACK BEAN SOUP. The multiple contrasting textures were outstanding -- the chickpeas, the mung beans, the red kidney beans are all soft but not mushy. The taro root, appropriately cubed, was simmered down to starchy cubes with good coconut flavour soaked in. Don't worry if you think it's not rich enough, you can always request for an addition of evaporated milk to create that "Jackson Pollock" squiggles on the top. This also adds to the smoothness of the "soup" itself.
The congees here are popular supper-item as well, so are many desserts with pulses (beans) as well. The Mixed Bean one has been a favorite for a long time, and whenever the craving starts when we're close to home, instead of heading over to Wan Chai, 王記 is a good alternative. People who have the same craving for desserts like we do will arrive the block with anticipation, see the sign and quickly line-up as if they are born to do so. This night many wiping off sweat on their foreheads and back, and many may have complained about the heat, the weather, the long lines, and all that. Yet all the complaints were soothed by a bowlful of desserts to our own liking, and that, is perhaps the best cure for anything disgruntled beings out there.
Word of advice, don't attempt to cut the line, there's a fair chance that you won't get anything if you get caught doing it. (plus you get the blames for disrupting the order of many hungry people!! It reminds me that it always takes efforts to get what we want, it may not always involve all of blood, sweat, and tears, but those who don't follow the rules of the game may never get what they want -- here it's desserts, and in life -- depends on what the game players chase after respectively.
张贴