As you will soon see, I spent a lot of time in New Town Plaza and the Shatin area of Hong Kong as I lived really close by plus my grandmother’s nursing home was nearby as well. It made for a lot of lunches and dinners there. Its not a bad thing because most of the food was pretty great.
For lunch one day, my cousin, aunt, my mom and me all went to have lunch at Din Tai Fung located in New Town Plaza tucked away in the corner. Din Tai Fung is a popular food chain originated from Taiwan (I believe) and its known for its Soup-filled steamed dumplings. I’m a huge fan of those dumplings specifically and since this is the best of the best, lets just say I was really excited to try this place out.
For starters, we ordered some small platters, well, everything actually is pretty small since its somewhat gourmet food.
Marinated Pork, Spicy meat dish, Bitter melons and Green Beans dishes
You would be surprised but the bitter melon was marinated really well. And the pork on the top was pretty delicious as well. I’ve actually tasted better green beans done that way in Toronto. As for the dish at the far left, it was spicy so I had to pass 😉
Moving right along, we have the main attraction: Soup-filled steamed dumplings.
Soup-filled steamed pork dumplings
Keeping it simple: I loved them so much! 🙂 Very much to my liking!
This next one is actually very similar in concept to the top. Its a bit like the dim sum shrimp dumplings (“har gow”) but I remember it having a bit of soup in it too. Here’s how they look like:
Shrimp dumplings
These actually had a really nice spin to the normal shrimp dumplings. I’d say that I still prefer the real deal. Maybe I’m traditional like that.
Next up was a dish I could not eat because it was drenched in chili oil. I don’t know if thats actually the name but apparently its simply called Dumplings in Chili Oil.
Dumplings in Chili Oil
This meal was fantastic. I loved the restaurant and if I had the chance, I’d definitely go back when I head to Hong Kong again.
I know that Din Tai Fung is located in many places.
Have you heard of it or tasted the food? Do you like Chinese cuisine?
Had enough of dim sum and restaurants in Hong Kong yet? We’re going to take a little break tomorrow and do some sightseeing 😉
Tranquil Dreams 