Tony Wan, executive Chinese chef at the Conrad Hong Kong, tells Bernice Chan that restaurants’ emphasis on how a dish looks can sometimes come at the expense of taste.
What is a national dish? A Macanese classic that every family in Macau cooks their own way: minchee, or minchi, made with minced beef or pork, potatoes and a fried egg. Photo: Bernice Chan
Opinion
Then & Now by Jason Wordie
If there was a Hong Kong ‘national dish’ what would it be? And how about one for the Macanese?
National dishes are sometimes controversial, and everyone has their own idea about the recipe
It’s even more complicated for diasporic communities, such as those of Hong Kong and Macau - but we have a couple of suggestions
Opinion
Diner’s Diary by Bernice Chan
‘The pandemic gave me a push’: Hungry Pal opens in Central, the baby of three Nepali veterans of Hong Kong restaurant industry
Friends Ashok Lama, Bikal Ghale and Ganga Gurung ignored Covid-19 worries to open a restaurant with an international menu influenced by Europe and Asia
Hungry Pal serves reasonably priced steaks, fresh pasta, and original cocktails, has a retro dive bar look and plays 1980s music
Opinion
Diner’s Diary by Bernice Chan
The Pizza Hut roast goose pizza that’s a real mouthful – buy enough and they throw in a lazy Susan
The venerable Yung Kee roast goose restaurant has a hard time drawing Hong Kong’s younger crowd. Maybe they are intimidated, says 40-something CFO Yvonne Kam
It has teamed with Pizza Hut to introduce them to its roast goose by serving it on a special edition pizza - whose name runs to a mind-boggling 20 words