The whole point of our trip to Asia was to get some dim sum- let’s be real. If you haven’t caught up on the good eats from Vietnam, head back to this post first before diving in to an amazingly different recap. While Vietnam felt wild and adventurous for us, Hong Kong was a cosmopolitan dream. While I knew there would be skyscrapers and designer stores, the elegance and vitality of the city was equally as exciting to us as the first stop on our trip.
Our time in Hong Kong was spent hiking up Victoria Peak from a friend’s swanky apartment halfway up the hill, exploring the commercial center full of shops and noodle bowl stops, taking ferry rides to Kowloon, bussing to the seaside for fresh seafood, and sampling Hong Kong style french toast (I never need to eat that much butter again). While I admit that it is hard to eat enough dim sum in 3 days to be satisfied, I now feel confident that my local stops in Denver and Portland are legitimate enough to curb my craving for a barbecued pork bun or stir fried broccoli.
We tried to stuff all the dim sum possible into our faces without looking like Americans:
Clockwise from the top:
Char Siu So – Baked Barbecue Pork Buns
Steamed Chinese Razor Clams in Sai Kung
Lai Wong Bao – Steamed Egg Custard Buns
Shumai – Steamed Shrimp and Pork Dumplings
Gai Lan – Chinese Broccoli with Garlic and Ginger
Har Cheong Fun – Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls
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Have you had dim sum before? It has been a favorite weekend brunch of mine since I was young, so traveling to Hong Kong felt surreal.
UPROOT FROM OREGON // 
Oh… my… oh… I’m dying. Gimme. HEY PS I need to text you, I’ll do that in a moment.
Hope you checked out the link to the Denver joint- it is right next to the Asian supermarket I love! I think you’d have fun exploring that little shopping center.
yea I looked at it, but I haven’t been there (obviously, I suck at going places to eat lately). But I will definitely be adding it to my list of places to check out!
shumai is my favourite dimsum since childhood. mm mm good
They were delicious!
BBQ Pork Buns are going to haunt my dreams. Those things look amazing.
I went to Hong Kong when I was 13, but I was a super picky eater back then, so I basically just ate white rice and Chinese candy. So cultured ;).
They are my absolute favorite- steamed or baked. I also ate a lot of white rice (and candy…), and am now considering whether a rice cooker should make an appearance in my kitchen!
Nope -I haven’t tried dim sum – but now feel I am missing out!
Glad to have stumbled by your space today – am off to go find me sum dim sum :)
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