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Let's Lose in Central,
Discover in Central!
Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance
"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."
:::Food in Central Mid-Levels:::
Lan Fong Yuen
Central District is a special place with various cuisines that not only contains western but also Asian food. For local food, there are some Hong Kong style restaurants. Lan Fong Yuen is a famous Chinese restaurant that we usually call “Cha Chan Teng” or ‘Hong Kong – style teahouse’. It is very popular and it provides different types of fast food. Every time, a long queue is appeared outside the restaurant. Lan Fong Tuen has stayed in Central for over 50 years which finally becomes a famous landmark here.
In the history of ‘Cha Chan Teng’: After the WWII, Western food became popular in Hong Kong because many foreigners lived here. However, the traditional Western food was expensive for public. Local diners started offering dishes with Western influences and reasonable prices, and that was the beginning of ‘Cha Chan Teng’.
Lan Fong Yuen is a Hong Kong 50s – style restaurant that divided into outdoor and indoor seats. In the photo on the left, it is outdoor view there that only provides some little chairs for people to take a rest and drink a cup of tea.
Hong Kong-style milk tea
In Hong Kong, there is a traditional Chinese tea culture. But local milk tea has been appeared since 1950s. Different types of Sri Lankan black tea are mixed with evaporated or condensed milk. It is called Stocking Milk Tea because it is percolated in a stocking-like filter. The brew is smooth and creamy in texture. Hong Kong people love Stocking Milk Tea a lot, as same as coffee. The prize of Stocking Milk Tea is less – expensive that is only $14.
Ingredient:
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Stocking - like filter
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Evaporated or condensed milk
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Tea
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Sugar
Lan Fong Yuen uses filter to filtrate tea which aims at making it smooth and creamy. Finally, they also add evaporated or condensed milk and sugar. It takes around 1 to 2 minutes for making a cup of tea.
Tuk Tuk Thai
The other restaurant that we visited is Tuk Tuk Thai and it is a Thai restaurant. __________ recommended us to eat Thai food that is very famous in Central.
Tom Yum Goong
The only dish that we can recognize in Thai is Tom Yum Goong which is one of the signature dishes in restaurant.It has prawns, chicken and hot pepper. It has an authentic taste and spicy enough for us. Yet, it is not only spicy but also hot and sour. Our member Charlie cried when she was eating Tom Yum Goong.
Ingredients:
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4 prawns ,medium size
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4-5 cups chicken broth
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2 stalks fresh lemongrass,
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4 table spoons fish sauce
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1/2 cup mushrooms
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4 tablespoons lime juice
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6 crushed fresh Thai chile peppers (or more to suit your taste)
How to cook Tom Yum Goong? It is already a simple recipe in cooking Tom Yum Goong. Firstly, bring a chicken broth to boil. And add fresh lemongrass, fish sauce and lime juice. After cooking for 5 minutes, add prawns, mushrooms and chili peppers.