Hong Kong Food Blogs?

[claireness]

Hola chowhounds:

I'm vising HK in about a month and haven't been there in about 5 years or so. Does anyone have any rec's for HK food blogs?

Thanks a lot all!
claire.

[FourSeasons]

Our very own "Peech" (http://www.chow.com/profile/132103) has an excellent blog:

http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/

[big_apple_ken]

I actually just returned to HK after a 5 year absence as well (been in NYC) and within the 3 months I have been back I've found the following HK food blogs I liked:

http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/
FourSeasons makes a great recommendation here. Really good blog that updates frequently. I actually first noticed this guy on Openrice.com and have been following his blog pretty regularly. I'm pretty green when it comes to wine and Peech sounds like a wine aficionado which sometimes throws me off a little but overall it's a really good local blog.

http://chaxiubao.typepad.com/chaxiubao/eating_in_hong_kong/index.html
This guy was featured on No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain in the HK episode. Supposed to be the most famous food blogger in HK. A lot of good information. Since I am late to the game my major gripe with this blog is that it isn't updated very frequently (like once every 1-2 weeks) :(

http://asiaflavours.typepad.com/
I read this blog once in a while and it's quite informative. Updates every 4-8 days.

http://jason-bonvivant.blogspot.com/
Also found this blog off Openrice.com. Pretty good blog that gives likes/dislikes after every meal which I find helpful.

http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/in...
Not a food blog but it has plenty of food reviews (similar to Yelp.com in the US). Not sure if you read Chinese (you'll need to read Chinese to navigate properly) but for a lot of restaurants there are actually English reviews you can read. If you can't read Chinese properly but can navigate the site the ratings system helps a little bit.

There are definitely other HK food blogs out there but these are the few that I read first. Hope this helps.

[Peech]

Um... thanks for the endorsement, guys... it's always an honor to be mentioned in the same breath as CXB coz he is THE blogger of HK... And of course KC has eaten his way thru pretty much all of HK in the last few years and is way more knowledgeable about the HK dining scene than myself.

Not to play favorites but may I also suggest Siu Yeh... he's been out of commission for about a month but pretty prolific in general... http://siuyeh.com/

[klyeoh]

Keep it up, Peech. Your blog's the only one I follow for HK besides CXB and Jason Bon Vivant.

[Charles Yu]

Yup! Add me to the reader's list! Love the photos and most of all the 'wine' part! Always salivate after reading it!

[Luther]

http://gourmetkc.blogspot.com/ has been rather prolific lately

[claireness]

Guys thanks for all the good blog suggestions, I'll have some heavy duty researching to do and not a lot of time to do it in.

Yeah, big apple ken--i had seen openrice.com mentioned a lot on the boards and by the time i headed over, really kicked myself for not having paid attention in chinese school. doh!

So here's another question since you guys seem to know your shiz--

i hate seafood, any additional non seafoody suggestions that make it to your don't miss lists? I'm assuming the food court by the tsim sha tsui city super is still open? one of my favorite places.

Thanks again!

[e_ting]

may I add:

http://ahkfoodie.blogspot.com/
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/Deli-Prince

both are a bit old-school layout wise, but cover lots of places.

also, re non-seafood don't miss-es, plenty of chinese restaurants do great meat dishes, e.g. crispy chicken at t'ang court, BBQ pork at west villa (or joy hing for roast pork - "siu yuk" - but it's more of a food stall than a restaurant) - any specifics as to what you're looking for? there's also plenty of "don't miss when visiting" posts on this board that might be helpful.

[allangering]

It is called shao mai or 烧麦 in southern china, bao zi or 包子 in nothern china, streamed stuffed bun in english . You ask for the recipe, are you going to cook it in person? The process to cook it is very complicated, and a little skill needed. But whatever you can google it for recipe. I found this with google.

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[HKgourmet]

The worst food blogger of all is Amy Ma aka Mrs Butterface. Best to avoid.

[klyeoh]

Oh my, now you've got me all curious about her.

[Peech]

Amy is not a blogger. She's a professional writer who now writes for the WSJ. I find her work to be interesting and entertaining. Unlike myself, she does know something about food since she has worked in the kitchens of top restaurants.

She's also a friend whose company I enjoy.

[hong_kong_foodie]

Can you please provide her blog link? I'm curious now too...

[eatup_hk]

Does this mean Amy Ma is no longer writing her Hot Tables column on HK Magazine anymore? Her column was the only reason I read HK. It wasn't just food reviews, but also the stories that came with it...... Not to mention the photo on it was pretty hot.

I don't know what you're talking about HKgourmet - you obviously don't even read her work if you think she's a blogger.

Has anyone met her in real life?

[Blacken]

Have been here for a few months now, and actually was just compiling a list to send to someone....

here it is.....

http://residentfroggie.blogspot.com/
http://mochachocolatarita.blogspot.com/
http://chaxiubao.typepad.com/chaxiubao/
http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/
http://www.chubbyhubby.net/blog/
http://www.jasonbonvivant.com/
http://gourmetkc.blogspot.com/
http://www.tastehongkong.com/
http://www.gastronommy.com/
http://ahkfoodie.blogspot.com/
http://www.jinlovestoeat.com/
http://www.e-tingfood.com/
http://kennychiceats.blogspot.com/
http://eatlovewrite.blogspot.com/
http://shereats.blogspot.com/
http://hongkongfoodblog.blogspot.com/
http://geoffstwitchen.com/
http://peggytsang.pixnet.net/blog
http://gourmetkc-resources.blogspot.com/
http://www.siuyeh.com/
http://asiaflavours.typepad.com/

Btw does anyone know the blof where the photos for 'Sunday Driver'are being posted ? Ran across some lovely sets of them, and now I want to read the stories behinf them

Cheers

[klyeoh]

This is absolutely fantastic - thanks!!