A memorable Michelin 2* Chinese 'tasting menu' dinner at Ming Court

[Charles Yu]

Of all the Chinese meals I had eaten during my four weeks stay in Hong Kong this past month, I would rate the ' tasting menu' at Ming Court with my buddy friend of over 35 years, one of the best and most memorable.
The menu is as follows:

1) Ming Court three little plates
- Tofu mille feuille with black truffle paste and gold leaf
- Drunkened wild sea prawn with marinated jelly fish tip
- Roasted suckling piglet ( Best I had in HK this time! Trumped FLM, STL & Xin Dan Ji)

2) Double boiled soup of Conpoy, 'worm grass' flower and black silken chicken.

3) Braised concoction of Abalone, goose web, Chinese mushroom and pomelo skin. ( the sauce was soooo good! )

4) Sauteed ' Eastern star' Garouper fillet with shrimp roe paired with a medley of wild mushrooms. ( definitely the star of the evening! Exquisite, wonderful tasting dish! )

5) Dried conpoy, diced Gailan and egg white fried rice.

6) Double boiled ' Chuen Bui' herb and whole Tienjin pear dessert

7) Assorted fruit platter

Great food, Greatb service and great decor. At around HK$700 a person, a great deal and pretty 'healthy' too!

[klyeoh]

Charles, #3 on your menu is irresistible to me - featuring two of my fave braised items: goose feet & pomelo skin!!

Dang, I wished CH would enable the address/placemark links for the China & Southeast Asia board again soon. Address of Ming Court here:

Ming Court
Langham Place Hotel
555 Shanghai Street
Mongkok, Hong Kong.
Tel: [phone]

[Charles Yu]

Hello friend! FYI, IMHO, the pomelo skin was better than your fav., 'Fu Sing'!! Ha!!

[klyeoh]

Oh my, anything that's better than Fu Sing's must be an absolute revelation! BTW, Charles, you haven't posted about your two Chowmeets in HK on this board yet!
Am very sorry to have to miss your HK Chowmeet yet again. But I'd been having some fun Chowmeets in London, too, with UK hounds like Limster, deansa, r.vacapinta, etc - extremely discerning foodies & fun dining companions. Can someone organize a World Chowhounds' Convention sometime?!

[Charles Yu]

I'll be posting that on facebook! Easier to upload photos and write description there!

[Charles Yu]

World chowhound convention! Damn good idea!!
Where?!
Tokyo would be my first choice until a few ago. Right now I would favour the Napa/Sonama area. Great food and great wine all within easy reach. We can visit ex-chowhounder Shereats at the 3* Meadowood and then do some comparison eating with the measuring yard-stick, French Laundry! There are also tons of 1 & 2 *s in the vicinty these days.
Don't mind Spain, around San Sebastian, either?!

[Camw]

Thanks for the report. I'm staying at the Langham Place in about a month, so hope to have a similarly excellent meal here.

[Camw]

Had dinner here last night, I have to say that it was great - attentive service and excellent food. Will post a few photos when I return home.

Plenty of other restaurants left to visit on the trip, but I'll be extremely happy if they measure up to this.

[Charles Yu]

Glad you enjoyed the place! Love the decor too! Did you also visit the wine room next to the dining room??!!

[Camw]

I did have a quick look, it's an impressive space. Coming from a country with 40% tax on wine, even restaurant prices here compare reasonably well with retail prices back home!