610295 Tue Apr 07 13:05:41 -0700 2009 8 46 China 0 4575934 Hello Chowhounders, Friend from NY who is a fois gras freak wants to try some of the best versions in HK. It can be simple (seared, poached, etc..), elaborate or a crucial component of a plate (like Amber's bresse pigeon plate). Totally down for non-western preparations too. Thanks in advance! Jack Tue Apr 07 13:05:42 -0700 2009 68196 jackkirby 1 4577106 Funny that you mentioned non-western preparation. Chiu Chow people have a thing for fois gras - they marinate it in that soy-ish concoction (lo shui) that features heavily in their cuisine. Some of the best Chiu Chow places in HK, imo, are: Sheung Hing and Chong Fat. Chan Kan Kee is good too, but I'd personally get take out cause the seating there is skanky enough to make me forget to taste my food... For western, try Monde d'Ulysse on Gage St, they're prob the closest thing to a traiteur you'd find in HK, and you can eat in - they do really simple stuff. Of course all the hi-end places will have fois gras too - personally I like Amber's more innovative takes. Tue Apr 07 19:49:43 -0700 2009 4575934 119622 e_ting 2 4577337 Lo Shui Foie Gras - that's one to try. Pity that wasn't brought up earlier - would have had it when I was in HK last. Not familiar with Amber's offerings what do they do with it that's innovative? Tue Apr 07 21:34:07 -0700 2009 4577106 273498 mikey8811 2 4595460 intrigued - will do a run down to Monde D'Ulysse tomorrow! Tue Apr 14 13:44:41 -0700 2009 4577106 201459 aquarella 1 4578871 oops, by the way we've both spelt it wrong, its foie with an 'e' Wed Apr 08 12:43:52 -0700 2009 4575934 119622 e_ting 1 4595842 Caprice was serving an excellent poppy seed-crusted foie gras with white asparagus last week (was a special not sure if they have it now). They also serve the best terrine I've had in HK. My friends like their butter roasted one on the current menu but I find the sauce to be too tart. Sebastien, their sommelier, has a great sweet red cab to pair with it though. I remember my eyes almost bulged out of my sockets the first time I had foie gras at Amigo's a few years back. Tasted incredible but it was the size of a freakin porterhouse. They could've told me it was ostrich liver and it would've made more sense. Don't know about the quality now. If by any chance you're going to Macau with your pal, please order the pintade fermiere au foie gras roti. They can sub it for the red meat main if both of you are doing the tasting. They should also have it at L'Atelier HK but other than the price it's not the same and nowhere as good. Sad, I'm a big fan of the Paris and NY branches. Tue Apr 14 15:33:45 -0700 2009 4575934 282673 archiek 2 4596268 Havn't been to Amigo's for years!! In my late teens, I had my first taste of foie gras there. Had the Touchon de Foie gras strasbourg au truffe. I was so green then, I didn't even realize I ordered one of the most expensive and decadent appertizers on the menu! BTW, how much are they charging for the porterhouse size foie this days?. Here in Toronto, a number of restaurants also offer roasted whole lobe of Quebec duck foie gras. About Can$120-$180 a dish! Tue Apr 14 17:46:49 -0700 2009 4595842 10810 Charles Yu 3 4596992 My cousin has lived in Amigo Mansions, which is right atop Amigo restaurant, for years - but she's NEVER eaten there! Despite being a foodie (she was the one who introduced me to Amber, Caprice, Da Domenico & L'Atelier HK, being their regular), she didn't seem to have a good impression of Amigo's food: too staid & boring apparently. BTW, the last time I had the Sunday champagne brunch at the 8th Floor, Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place - they had 4-5 foie gras items: pan-fried, different pates, etc. I somewhat remembered that my calorific intake that day was enough to put blubber on a walrus. Wed Apr 15 00:04:48 -0700 2009 4596268 143097 klyeoh 3 4599294 Not sure how much they're charging now but I don't remember the prices to be staggering high like Can$180. You can get a tasting menu at a 3 star restaurant at that range. Unfortunately, their website only features a set lunch menu - no info if they still serve the dish. I'll definitely head back there for dinner when I'm in HK next month. All this liver talk has got me curious. Wed Apr 15 15:36:09 -0700 2009 4596268 282673 archiek