can’t wait for your post on best HK restos. I’ve been making my way through a seriously good list of places over the past year. Validation from the Marketman would be great.

Ragamuffin, would you actually post a blog on your favorite places?

I love Chinese food but basically loves the Chinese food here better than those served there. Its probably that the Chinese foood served here is already catered to our taste. I love the Chinese foods better in San Francisco and other Chinese buffets in San Diego, Asian Buffet near Knotts Berry Farm. A friend once said, you might not like the Chinese food there in Hongkong! I just laughed it off, and I think its true. One thing we are also afraid of the hygiene of people preparing it as well as the Chinese food in Chinatown here in Manila. My friend doesnt eat siopao unless it is homemaid and bought from a person she knows. Have you heard in the news the siopao in China contains boiled cardboards. We ended up eating in Jollibbee and Kentucky which are more expensive than what we have here.

I hope you can present Chinese food there which are catered to Filipino taste and which are affordable. Some Filipinos are afraid that they might eat foods which are from cat.

If you are a tourist guide, how would you tour your Filipino clients there in Hongkong? Mongkok is more expensive than Divisoria. What souvenirs can you suggest which is definitely from Hongkong! Like cable cars from San Francisco, mini Eiffel towers from Paris, mini Petronas towers from Malaysia. I was just able to buy Hongkong t-shirts there. My best buy was probably the Chinese costume for my nephew which we bought near the department stores where most Filipinos go around.

Hongkong is such a small country but the transportation system is really organized. Only few people use private cars. MRT, buses and cable cars are more used.

The only drawback to Hongkong tourism is that Chinese dont know how to speak in English. If you get lost, nobody is going to help you. You will just be lucky to see Fiipinos! When we took out McDonald’s, surprisingly, many had been asking were we bought it. Filipinos and Americans are pretty excited about McDonalds there, which we frequently ignore back home.

I enjoyed Hongkong Disneyland better than US Disneyland. First, HK Disneyland had its own train going there, another feature is that it is just small like Enchanted Kingdom which you will better appreciate more if you reallly want rest and vacation. In Anaheim, you feel so exhausted after your Disneyland trip. Florida is even more tiring!

Thank you very much for your fried chicken recipe. As one who has been living far away from home for more than a year, cooking fried chicken as you have described brought back memories of my childhood. It makes me nostalgic of my family and friends back in Manila and realize how much I miss them. I am looking forward to the time that I would be able to go back home.

Thank you again.

there is a dumpling place on wellington street in central.. another place to go to is Maks in central near the escalators . they serve one of the best prawn dumplings ( wantons) in soup. The egg tarts near by are also the best… Yung kee for roast goose and roast pork. For something a bit high end and fine.. try Pearl at the peak or L’atalier de Joel Robuchon. High end japanese is Zuma at the landmark. For a quick snack while shopping in IFC mall try the singapore export Crystal Jade to have your fill of freshly pulled noodles with deep fried leeks. (served dry with a bowl of soup on the side) and siao long pao ( small pork dumplings) while at IFC buy some teuscher champagne truffles or royce nama chocolates. For excellent yum cha… maxim’s tea house in city hall but gets busy fast so best to come early plus they have english menus. or you could just point at the steam baskets that the “aunties” push around the room. For nice tapas bocca on peel street in central.

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i forgot to take pics so puro descriptions lang. It’s my fave resto to bring clients or guests to because of the killer view, presentation of the food and the drinks. quite expensive though so I also take people to other restos that are presentable, with cheaper fare and yummy dishes as well. alicia, I love the lamb and the chili chicken where people do a double take and go “where’s the chicken?” upon seeing that mountain of chili. Haha! Some of the stuff I don’t care for, a bit bland for my taste but generally the food is interesting and the ambience and presentation is all part of the experience. People looking for authenticity ( a la where the locals eat) should go to dai pai dongs instead or my fave noodle house Nam Kee or Chee Kei with their HKD 23 noodles! :)