Beef noodle with beef, tripe and meat balls

Their beef and tripe were tender, meat balls just so so… the great thing about their noodle was actually the soup, which was thick and strongly flavoured with Chinese herbs and spices… I couldn’t stop myself finishing every drop in the bowl.

The beef noodle stall is located in Lai Foong Restaurant, located at the intersection of Jalan Tan Cheng Lock and Jalan Tun HS Lee.

Wonton noodles

Me and my eldest sis went there for supper on our 2nd day in Hong Kong (Oct 2007). We ordered a wonton noodle and a bowl of pork trotters (braised with red fermented tofu; 南乳).

Their wonton were huge! The wonton were not the conventional wonton with pork and prawns, but using just prawns. The dough was thin and nice; while the prawns were fresh, firm and juicy… top class!

Their noodle was handmade with no preservatives… it was chewy, but a bit too chewy for my liking; my sister loved it though. The broth was mild but sweet; I heard that it’s made of some kind of fish stock.

Their pork trotters were excellent. The tenderness was cooked to perfection; and the taste of fermented tofu blended very well with the meat and fat. I am not sure if Westerners could stand the flavour of the fermented tofu though; even the Chinese have split ideas about it… it was kinda like a love it or hate it thing.

Cost of the meal was HK$40++ ($46 if not mistaken); opens from 12noon to 12.30 midnight.

Address: 51, Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong.

The noodle shop; pork trotters cooked with red fermented tofu