It was the second last day of my Hong Kong trip and i told myself i die-die must have roast goose before returning back to Singapore! Many friends warned me not to go Yung Kee Restaurant as it's overrated and nor worth the price but the one i had identified, Kam's Roast Goose, had already sold out its roast geese!
Since Yung Kee is not too far away, i guess it's fate for me to visit the Hong Kong's best known restaurant for roast goose, at least among tourists.
Well, for a best known restaurant with a history spanning over 75 years, the dinner crowd was relatively thin at about 7.00 pm on a Tuesday. The decorations were posh, evident even from its facade, and i shuddered at the thought of the pricing for this meal.
2-Roast Meat Combination - as always, i would prefer to try more of a restaurant roast meat instead of just their signature. After the not-my-type-of char siew at Tai Hing Roast Restaurant (太興燒味餐廳), i believe we should give Hong Kong char siew another chance.
Once again, i wasn't impressed. I think char siew in Hong Kong tends to be leaner which would be preferable by people into healthier cuts but for me, please give me the fattier and slightly charred parts. Darn, so missing the char barbecued pork Roast Paradise from Singapore right now.
Now, goose is not a common meat in Singapore although i did try it before at Restoran You Kee in Malaysia; and love it! So how would this insanely expensive version compare?
Oozing with oil in every bite, the meat was tough and even with the accompanying plum sauce, i would say this was indeed overrated, as per friends' warning. Even the roasted goose skin, a part i usually enjoy, fails to meet our expectations.
We actually ordered plain rice (cost a pricey HKD $20 each, about S$3.60) with the roasted meat and the weird thing is that this small portion of underrated honey glazed soybean hidden beneath the vegetable was the perfect combination for the rice!
Preserved Egg and Picked Ginger - the best item i had at Yung Kee was definitely the above which we usually call century egg. I am a big fan of century eggs but i would have never imagined there would be one day where i was literally speechless after taking a bite.
It's like an explosion of century egg pungency; the yolk was creamy and the flavour was insanely good (said to be a result of using the highest quality of duck eggs for preservation of about 40-45 days)! Even the home-pickled ginger was different from the others i had; piquant and sweet, it gave a guava-like crunch and the spiciness was manageable which means you can jolly well eat it on its own!
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You can actually buy the roast goose and preserved eggs as souvenirs for home. I was deliberating if i should but HKD $85 for 6 pieces isn't cheap! Okay, now i feel like i have regretted a little bit.
Address
Yung Kee Building, Wellington St,
Central, Hong Kong
Location Map
As above.
Website
Pricing
2-Roast Meat Combination - HKD $325.00
Preserved Egg and Picked Ginger - HKD $15.00
Rice - HKD $20.00 per bowl
(Subject to Service Charge)
For the summary of my seven days' itinerary to Hong Kong (with a day trip to Shenzhen), please click here.
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