I relied heavily on other people's travel itinerary and published travel guidebooks whenever i am planning for a free and easy trip and in my research for food places at Tai O Fishing Village in Hong Kong; i chanced upon a post talking about a restaurant that served signature dishes with the prawn paste we Singaporeans are familiar with.
As it's already a little past lunch (hence, the reduced crowd, i presumed), i think the time was just right for us to dine in the air-conditioned restaurant. The only problem was that there's just me and Alex and if you have been following this blog; you should be aware that the ass doesn't have that large an appetite and now that i am older, i can't eat as much as i could anymore.
Tai O Prawn Paste Fried Rice - Nevertheless, it's essential to have a carbohydrate dish and portion was huge for just two of us! Taste wise, it was heavy with the slightly pungent yet appetising prawn paste and not something i have had before in my life!
Add in the mustard for better tasting rice! The dried prawns used were not the smaller shrimp type we are accustomed to although i think fresh prawns would have enhanced the dish.
Tai O Prawn Paste Cuttlefish - this was really nice; the texture wasn't rubbery, tasted fresh and the prawn paste taste complemented, rather than covered the flavour of the cuttlefish. Alex felt it was a bit too fishy for his liking although i didn't feel the same way.
Tai O Prawn Paste Sliced Pork - I was hesitant to order a 3rd dish initially but this was in this blog and i guess it's then or never. This is like the prawn past fried chicken in steamed pork version. Taste was stronger than cuttlefish which means Alex literally took one slice and gave up having more!
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Obviously, too much for us! The portions would be good for 4 persons but with Alex's appetite, maybe we can expand to 5 persons. I thought the inclusion of prawn paste in the above dishes was interesting and wondered why we don't really see such dishes in Singapore!
Address
29號 Tai O Market St,
Tai O, Lantau Island,
Hong Kong
Location Map
As above.
Pricing
Tai O Prawn Paste Fried Rice - HKD $85
Tai O Prawn Paste Cuttlefish - HKD $95
Tai O Prawn Paste Sliced Pork - HKD $90
For the summary of my seven days' itinerary to Hong Kong (with a day trip to Shenzhen), please click here.
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