Comments on: My Goose is Cooked…

By: shanghaiedflip

shanghaiedflip — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:34:54 +0000

Totally agree with Joyce. Yue Kee is a long way out from the center of Hong Kong in Sham Tseng, but it’s worth the trip. Just ask the locals who go out for good goose ;)

There’s a whole row of goose restaurants in the area but Yue Kee is one of the better known ones. The goose I had in Yue Kee was juicier than the one I had in Yung Kee. Probably because because it had just a bit more fat :P

https://www.yuekee.com.hk/en/index.htm

Only problem with Yue Kee is the trip involved going there. I had to take the Tsuen Wan line (red one on the map) all the way to the last satation “Tsuen Wan” 16 stops from Central! And then a bus to the goose restaurant area. Still… for that goose… totally worth the trip. :)

By: Mrs. Kolca

Mrs. Kolca — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:35:05 +0000

i remember my long walks in causeway bay and central.. then after dark, i would grab a packed dinner at a nearby restaurant near my friend’s apt. in prince edward.. steamed rice and duck roast with vegetable soup for only HK$ 10 (roughly P65 back then).. hmm.. i love hong kong! :D

By: Jack Hammer

Jack Hammer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:01:16 +0000

MM did Silly Lolo mention if the broth is from a raw egg or hard-boiled egg ?? Gotta try that when I am next in Manila in May/June to get my Permanent Resident Visa ….Yahooooo

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:18:11 +0000

Kai, in the airport, I eat at the foodcourt upstairs in the departure area, above duty free. The Cafe de Coral there has a decent duck rice or char siu rice. Lee, here’s another tip, if you ride on the lower deck of the HK ferry, its cheaper than the “tourist” deck above… :)

By: Kai

Kai — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:12:56 +0000

MM, it’s better to think of your health first than worry about losing weight. I’m just glad you lost to the Teen (or did you? it’s D-Day today…) because my doctor always says only 10% of your weight should be shed WITHIN a year. Roughly a pound per month is the healthy way that could be tolerated by your body. Yeah, I’m perennially on a diet, too, and always monitored by the doc because I get pregnant every two years or so and keep on adding up the pounds. And then there are the children’s (month) birthdays and birthday cakes….
What about that peking duck resto at the HK airport you mentioned way back? Most times kasi HK is a place where we change planes, heeheee….

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:17:06 +0000

the Hong Kong posts came a way too late to act as my food guide :) There will be a next time..
The rickety 2 HK$ tram awaits.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:53:03 +0000

Silly Lolo, yes, it’s the BROTH that matters and it is here that patience, experience, ingredients, balance matters. Roelm, yes, I did read the link and found it immensely sensible. But with me eating noodles, fatty goose, sugars and reducing exercise there is no one else to blame for failure on the diet front but myself. :) JCo, we were in HK and could see the finish line of the SC Marathon from our suki computer dealer! Lava Bien, will check out the cleansing thing. Though I tend not to do specific things like a single soup diet, just low carbs, etc., I am ready to read anything… In the end, I honestly think cutting caloric intake, type of intake, and increased activity is still the most sensible approach over an extended period of time. F, sorry, no recipe for bak kwa in the works. bettyq, if they have been away from hong kong for 40+ years, they will be stunned by how incredibly developed and vibrant it is… rhea, I have noted my age before, usually in birthday posts :) junb, thanks for the link! nahihingalo, the livers, the livers, why didn’t I think to ask for that?!

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:32:30 +0000

Back when I was a kid, the balut broth was all I would eat. Didn’t eat anything else that was in that egg. Now, you couldn’t pay me to eat the stuff!!

By: Artisan Chocolatier

Artisan Chocolatier — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:53:55 +0000

Silly Lolo, I agree with you totally with regards to Balut broth! I was served a balut souffle at the original nielsen tower restaurant (ayala triangle) in Makati, the lunch of my evening wedding. It was delicious!!!

My relatives told me I needed it, since I played 18-holes of golf that morning! hahahaha.

By: silly lolo

silly lolo — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:36:15 +0000

You have to agree that the secret to those great Asian noodle soups is the broth. Both the Chinese and the Japanese seem to have the magic and techniques to produce wonderful broth.
To my taste, the most wonderful broth comes out of a Balut! Absolutely nothing like it. And I bet you never really thought about it.