Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writiing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Category: Food and Drink
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When I worked in central London, my choice for lunch was basically the pub or a local sandwich shop. One of the better (but pricier) options for a readymade sandwich was Pret A Manger, which started opening new outlets at a phenomenal rate and then seemed set for world domination when McDonalds bought a slice…
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I suppose Spring Rolls (春卷) would be the only dim sum that I recognized from my consumption of "Chinese food" in the UK. Of course, they weren’t quite the same thing, but then what is? In fact, there are versions of Spring Roll in various countries around the world, notably Vietnam and Thailand, but I…
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Haricot Vert (from Kenya). All prices in Hong Kong Dollars: $7.90 in Park’n’Shop on special offer $9.90 in Park’n’Shop (and elsewhere) $11.90 in Taste (Park’n’Shop by another name) $18.00 in CitySuper Exactly the same product in each case.
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When I first came to Hong Kong, I was taken out for Dim Sum at lunchtime. I was quite surprised to find that it was so different to the Chinese food that I had eaten in the UK, and amazed by the variety of dishes. That was only the first day, and I was even…
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I was (you will be unsurprised to learn) more than a little intrigued to see that ATV World were showing a programme called "Cheese Wars" on Monday night. What would it be about? Well, yes, cheese. Though it was decidedly light on actual cheese, and was more the story of a group of West Country…
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You may have noticed that I am fascinated by the Atkins Diet and why (or if) it works. Obviously Robert Atkins himself didn’t know the answer, and so he came up with scientific mumbo-jumbo instead, but in spite of that it clearly is an effective diet (for some people, if you are sensible). I think…
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From the CitySuper website, about their new store in, er, Sha Tin: The heaven for cheese-lover! We carry the widest selection of cheese types and products in town, may they from France, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Japan. You name it! OK, I name it: Stilton, Cheddar, Lancashire, Cheshire… And I understand French…
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Another splendid letter from the always enjoyable letter column in the SCMP, where one of the great issues of the day is whether it is necessary to clear your table after eating in McDonalds: When I go to a restaurant, I always have a waiter or waitress serve me – that is, a man or…
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Continuing the food theme, I found this article from The Observer very interesting. I have long been aware of so-called "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" (headaches and worse after eating Chinese food) and the other concerns about monosodium glutamate, so I tend to avoid the stuff if possible. Perhaps without good reason: At the University of Western…
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