It's been a while since I've posted, and it's been even longer since I've posted ones that aren't related to baked goods. (Well, there are more cupcakes, cookies, and a birthday cake coming up.) As I was looking through my summer photos today, I came across these.
This is a little dessert shop my mom took us to. She had seen a Hong Kong dining show introducing this place. I don't have an address (no business cards available) and since I don't read Chinese no English name to share. Sorry. But I do know it's located next to Newport Theatre which is a famous older movie theatre in the Mong Kok District.
It's a very popular joint among the locals and movie goers. It's tiny and super crowded, and they manage to maximize every square inch. If you don't have a full table, you are forced to share. So a small table for four could seat six most of whom are strangers. But no one seemed to mind, and in fact it added to the atmosphere.
They had a small menu, but special dishes were posted on the walls. My mom insisted on trying the "Stir Fried Rice Noodles". It's actually fresh mango chunks with noodles which I believe is probably some sort of coconut gelatin strips.
It really did look like rice noodles, but with a firmer texture almost like fresh young coconut flesh. The mangos were perfectly ripe and the mango puree was so smooth. The dish was fabulous!! I could have eaten another bowl of it all by myself.
My sister Jess ordered the "Steamed Rice Rolls" which were black sesame "noodles" stuffed with black rice and fresh mangos and topped with coconut milk and sesame seeds. It was served warm and not as sweet as the other desserts. I liked it, it was very creative, but on a hot Hong Kong night, I preferred the cold offerings.
My mom also ordered the newest dish "Fruit Salad with Hawthorn". It was a mixture of fresh fruits including cantalope, honeydew melon, mango, and hawthorn gelatin topped with evaporated milk. Hawthorn is good for you on hot days. It helps detoxify your body from the heat. It is also an appetite enhancer. Before this trip I've only had hawthorn candy, so it was a treat to try it prepared differently.
As for me, I chose a "Tower of Shaved Ice". Yum - my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Since my trip to Taiwan a few years back, I've been obsessed with shaved ice. I have it everywhere I see it, and I still think Taiwan serves the best. But that's left for another post.
The shaved ice is served with a variety of fresh fruits. I chose strawberries and watermelon. Some of the other options were mango, coconut, cantalope, honeydew, Asian pears, and mixed beans and gelatins (which is the original way to eat shaved ice). Almost every table had ordered this "Tower". The ice, though not the finest I've had, was pretty fine and was surrounded by fresh strawberries and watermelon balls. It was then all topped with watermelon juice and condense milk. Oh, it was so refreshing and sweet. I loved every bite and slurp. (l0l)
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