We found this stall at the north end of the Temple Street (廟街) selling curry fish balls (and some other food) on our first day in Hong Kong (Oct 5, 2007). Good stuff for supper.

Curry fish ball stall at Temple Street in Hong Kong
Food stall at Temple Street selling curry fish balls and other stuff

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My first meal during my Hong Kong visit (Oct 5, 2007) was at Hing Fat Restaurant (興發燒味茶餐廳) at Ashley Road (亞士厘道), Tsim Sha Tsui. The food was decent; the price was shocking by Malaysian standards, but pretty normal in Hong Kong.

Beef soup noodles at Hing Fat Restaurant in Hong Kong Pork blood cube at Hing Fat Restaurant in Hong Kong Chicken, roast pork and roast duck at Hing Fat Restaurant in Hong Kong
Beef soup rice-noodles, pork blood cube and some meat at Hing Fat

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It has almost been 2 years since Jogoya (from Taiwan) opened its branch in Kuala Lumpur at Starhill Gallery. I had read some good stuff about Jogoya prior to my first visit last Saturday (Oct 13, 2007), but I think it’s a bit overrated.

Fresh oysters at Jogoya Japanese buffet restaurant in Kuala Lumpur
Fresh oysters with Tabasco and lime

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Roast chicken whole leg with sauerkraut (literally sour cabbage)… took a bit of cooking time but quite easy to prepare (with an oven).

Roast garlic-pepper chicken whole leg with sauerkraut
Roast chicken whole leg with sauerkraut and green veges

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Glossary and terminology of various cooking methods…

Blanch

Blanching is a process wherein the food is plunged into boiling water and removed (normally within a short time) and then plunged into ice (or cold) water.

The process is often used to preserve colour and texture of veges, to eliminate smell and blood (meat and bones) or for easy skin-peeling (tomato etc).

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