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香港旺角的“添好运”点心店,这是香港最具传奇色彩的点心连锁店,老板曾是四季酒店中米其林三 星龙景轩的点心主厨麦桂培。
Tim Ho Wan @ Mongkok
Tim Ho Wan @ Sham Shui Po
“添好运”点心店在IFC商场中的“添好运”分店
IFC是世界上最时尚的购物中心之一,但该分店并没有被列入2012米其林推荐餐厅,不过在其他香港美食网站上,譬如www.openrice.com,这家分店的评价最高。
“添好运”点心店里一些招牌菜,都是港式点心的新品种,而非在原有基础上的革新。金黄色的外壳、涂满黄油的馒头,再加上细嫩的猪肉馅儿,这家店的酥皮焗叉烧 包是最美味的点心之一。第二道是荷叶包裹的古法糯米鸡,普通餐厅中都是将肉类杂烩裹在其中一起蒸,但是这家店却有些不同,馅料包括茶香灌肠、油 肉、新鲜虾仁、干贝和野生蘑菇。当然我们最喜欢的还是鸡肉,烤鸡不但鲜嫩多汁,还有一种家乡的味道。
“添好运”的煎腊味萝卜糕,吃起来就和想象中的一样,充满了新鲜萝卜粒的味道。其中的秘密是:油煎过的酥脆表 面,与内部的松软口感形成鲜明对比。第三道新品种是枸杞桂花糕,这是一种弥漫着淡淡花香的果冻糕,上面有星星点点的鲜红色枸杞,以增加软度和甜 度。
下面是新加坡分店的介绍:
Tim Ho Wan
添好運
Authentic Hong Kong Style Dim Sum
Located at Plaza Singapura New Wing
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IQ3 Hours @ TimHoWan T-SHIRT Due to the long queue a T-Shirt is given out as a token of appreciation once you waited for a duration of three hours |
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Chef Mak Kwai Pui (50 Years Old) Born & Raised in Hong Kong |
In the past ten years, he has worked for renowned hotels such as Le Meridian, Four Seasons. During this time, he expanded his knowledge of the traditional Cantonese dim sum and eventually went on to set up his first restaurant, Tim Ho Wan, in Mong Kok.
Within a year, his restaurant was awarded one Michelin star for its array of dim sum. The success of Tim Ho Wan led the chef to open three more outlets to North Point, IFC Mall and Sham Shui Po. The original outlet in Mongkok has been relocated to Olympian City.
2013 is an exciting year for the chef as he is taking his famed dimsum overseas for the first time which is none other than the outlet located at The Atrium@Orchard, Plaza Singapura which now flourishes with a large group of crowd queuing everyday just to try this authentic Hong Kong delicacy.
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Tim Ho Wan's Dim Sum Menu |
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Big 4 Heavenly King (From Left, Pork Bun, Vermicelli Roll with Pig's Liver, Pan Fried Carrot Cake & Steamed Egg Cake) |
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Tim Ho Wan's Waiter Delivering 24 Pork Bun to our Dining Room |
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Amazing Array of Pork Buns |
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Pork Bun's Interior |
This Baked Bun with BBQ Pork is price at $4.50 per 3 pieces.
You must try it to know how extremely awesome it taste!
The amazing Baked bun with BBQ Pork taste amazingly good and its one of Tim Ho Wan's signature bun that most of the people are eyeing to get their bite on one of this crumbly and fluffy exterior that with a bite, oozes a sweet-salty taste sauce along with the amazingly barbecued pork. This pork bun is simply irresistible and you just can't stop yourself from the temptation of having a second and third round. It's my favorite dish out of all the dim sums as it is seriously my first time trying such a unique crispy yet soft and tasty bun.
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Steamed Egg Cake |
The steamed egg is not only spongy but also light and soft with a nice caramelized taste accompanied with every savory bite of the cake.
The Steamed Egg Cake is price at $3.80 per Bamboo Basket.
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Pan Fried Carrot Cake |
My mom would simply love this carrot cake as it was a delicacy my mom and I use to buy from those short houses near my house. This is simply rich in carrot and soft and rich in radish bits that give the carrot cake an extra oomph. Pan Fried Turnip Cake(腊味萝卜糕)was tasty but too soft for my liking. I would prefer less water in it, or the solid turnip cubes would be drowned.
This Pan fried Carrot Cake is price at $4.50 per 3 pieces.
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Vermicelli Roll with Pig's Liver |
The dish also known to some of us as "Chee Cheong Fun" which is a Cantonese dish from Hong Kong & China.
A Fusion of Pig's Liver into the Chee Cheong Fun makes it simply uncommon and at the same time unique that I personally feel was simply just awesome.
Packed with fresh pig's liver that gives it a natural wild taste to the dish that is packed under the velvety texture of the Vermicelli Roll.
The Vermicelli Roll with Pig's Liver is price at $5.50 per plate.
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Different Flavors of Vermicelli Roll |
Vermicelli Roll with Beef
Vermicelli Roll with Shrimp
Vermicelli Roll with BBQ Pork
Vermicelli Roll with Pig's Liver
Vegetarian Black Pepper Vermicelli Roll
All of the Vermicelli rolls are equally tasty that are filled with different ingredients to cater to different preferences and taste buds. The ingredients found in different Vermicelli Rolls are as followed: tender beef, succulent shrimp, tasty BBQ pork, fresh pig's liver and vegetables. This makes the Vermicelli Roll more tasty rather than just eating rice vermicelli with sauce itself. You must simply head down to try the different Vermicelli prepared at Tim Ho Wan to know how each ingredient makes a different to the overall taste of the Vermicelli Roll.
All the Vermicelli Roll are price at $5.50 per Plate.
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Vermicelli Roll with BBQ Pork Tim Ho Wan offers four different varieties of rice rolls — BBQ pork, shrimp, beef, and the pig liver. Their vermicelli roll is made on the spot, hence it is very soft and packed full of flavour. Swished around in soy sauce gave it that kick that made this dish a winner. |
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Spring Roll with Egg White |
A crispy exterior enclosing a generous amount of egg white that is unique and special which makes it authentic and special to Tim Ho Wan itself as this is the first place that I ever tried something so special. The interior taste similar to the feeling of eating lobster salad. Simply heavenly and awesome.
The Spring Roll with Egg White is price at $4.20 for 3 pieces.
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Beancurd Skin Roll with Shrimp |
The Fried Beancurd skin is filled with fresh prawns that are simply so fresh that you just can't stop feeling the crunchiness with every bite of the bean curd.
This Beancurd Skin Roll is price at $5.50 per 3 pieces.
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Steamed Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce |
Steamed Chicken Feet which is one of my personal favorite is something I felt that was superbly awesome as the meat is so tender which is flavored at an optimal sweetness.
The Steamed Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce is price at $4.00 per bamboo basket.
I love the crispy and chewy glutinous skin of Fried Savoury Fritters(家乡咸水角). The delicious mushroom and pork filling gives it an extra oomph! |
Glutinous Rice Dumpling |
For all rice and dumpling lovers, this is something you must try as this dumpling is different from what u get outside, it is not only rich with flavors but it is also accompanied with tender meat that spices up the dish mixed and wrapped within a sticky sweet glutinous rice cover.
The Glutinous Rice Dumpling dish is price at $5.00 per piece.
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Pork Dumpling with Shrimp (Also Known as Siew Mai) |
This Siew Mai is filled with a generous amount of succulent prawns that are simply crunchy and mouth-watering. Just by the looks of it makes you feel so curious about the taste of this dish that we usually eat when were younger in our school canteens but those Siew Mai sold outside are not really that authentic and it is no where compared to this freshly steamed Pork Dumpling with Shrimp made by Tim Ho Wan.
The Pork Dumpling with Shrimp is price at $5.00 per 4 pieces.
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Pork Rib With Black Bean Sauce |
The tender pork ribs that are not only easy to eat due to the softness as a result of cooking it under a optimal duration of time but it's also fresh and simply delectable.
The Pork Rice With Black Bean Sauce is price at $4.20 per bamboo basket
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Rice with Chicken, Sausage & Mushroom |
A portion that suffices for a dim sum meal which is not that heavy at all is this dish that brings out the fragrance of the chicken accompanied with the sweet Chinese sausage and mushroom. The chicken is so tender that it is simply juicy and delightful.
The Rice with Chicken, Sausage & Mushroom is price at $6.00 per metal bowl.
Steamed Chiu Chow dumplings(潮州蒸粉果)is filled with chopped peanuts, garlic chives, ground pork, dried shrimp, dried radish and shiitake mushrooms, very crunchy!
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Steamed Beancurd Skin Roll with Pork & Shrimp |
The juicy bean curd skin that is soaked in the sweet sauce gives u a melting yet sweet sensation upon giving it a bite. The succulent and delicious pork makes it even more irresistibly scrumptious.
The Steamed Beancurd Skin Roll with Pork & Shrimp is price at $4.00 per 3 pieces.
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Beef Ball with Beancurd Skin |
As all of you might have tried the Ikea's famous beef ball, this can be a great competitor despite it being a Chinese Dish instead of the Swedish meatballs that Ikea sells. It is simply soft and filled with goodness. The beancurd gives it a sweet after taste to the meatballs that it simply so delicious.
The Beef Ball with Beancurd Skin is price at $4.20 for 3 pieces.
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Garlic, Mushrooom, Spinach Dumpling |
The translucent skin filled with a generous amount of spinach is one of my favorite dumplings that I usually eat when I chanced upon a nice dumpling store. But I have to say that this dumpling is simply amazing, the skin is very bouncy and not fragile at all. It is wrapped so well with the optimal thickness that keeps everything intact. Even the taste is kept within the entire dumpling skin. A thumbs up for this amazing dish.
The Garlic, Mushroom, Spinach Dumpling is price at $3.80 per 3 pieces.
Congee with lean Pork, Salted Eggs and Century Eggs @ $4.20 a bowl
Prawn Dumplings $5.50
In Singapore, the Har Gao (prawn dumplings) we tasted has only one shrimp in each. But inHongKong, their Har Gao(晶莹鲜虾饺)has 3 fresh shrimps wrapped in each. |
Famous Tonic Medlar & Osmanthus Cake (Cold) |
This Osmanthus Dessert is sweet and filled with a load of ingredients packed within a small cube. It's sweet and something similar to drinking the osmanthus tea but in a light and savory manner. This dessert I would personally give a 10/10 rating as it is something unique and special that I've never tried before too. It gives off a sweet fragrance and with every bite you are able to taste each and every ingredient within the dessert cube.
The Tonic Medlar & Osmanthus Cake (Cold) is price at $3.50 for 3 pieces.
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