Sensory overload: eating my way through Hong Kong (in pictures)

 
 

Please enjoy this photographic "food porn" collage that accurately - and chronologically - depicts my culinary journey through Hong Kong and Macao.  Each picture is captioned with pertinent information and a description.

A more detailed re-cap of my vacation will be coming very soon! 

 
Pre-flight meal at Wolfgang Puck's joint in the food court at JFK: breakfast pizza with scrambled egg, cheese, bacon, and red pepper

Pre-flight meal at Wolfgang Puck's joint in the food court at JFK: breakfast pizza with scrambled egg, cheese, bacon, and red pepper

Cathay Pacific: outbound meal #1

Cathay Pacific: outbound meal #1

Cathay Pacific: outbound meal #2

Cathay Pacific: outbound meal #2

Cathay Pacific: snack time = ramen noodles!

Cathay Pacific: snack time = ramen noodles!

First street snack in Hong Kong: homemade waffle topped with margarine, peanut butter, and sugar

First street snack in Hong Kong: homemade waffle topped with margarine, peanut butter, and sugar

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: watching the dumpling-making-magic through the window at Din Tai Fung

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: watching the dumpling-making-magic through the window at Din Tai Fung

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: le menu

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: le menu

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: world's best soup dumplings

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: world's best soup dumplings

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: shrimp & pork dumplings

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: shrimp & pork dumplings

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: steamed pork buns

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: steamed pork buns

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: handmade noodles topped minced pork & tofu

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: handmade noodles topped minced pork & tofu

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: dessert bun w/ sesame paste

Dinner at Din Tai Fung: dessert bun w/ sesame paste

Breakfast fruit plate: note the dragon fruit (white flesh w/ black seeds)

Breakfast fruit plate: note the dragon fruit (white flesh w/ black seeds)

Snack at Victoria Peak: sesame gelato

Snack at Victoria Peak: sesame gelato

Lunch in Mong Kok: sweetened, iced milk-tea

Lunch in Mong Kok: sweetened, iced milk-tea

Lunch in Mong Kok: Portuguese egg tart (dessert)

Lunch in Mong Kok: Portuguese egg tart (dessert)

Dinner at West Villa: spicy beef with noodles and curry

Dinner at West Villa: spicy beef with noodles and curry

Dinner at West Villa: the infamous "hairy crab" (note the hair on his legs) that was NOT all-that

Dinner at West Villa: the infamous "hairy crab" (note the hair on his legs) that was NOT all-that

Fresh produce stand: Mui Wo Cooked Foods Market

Fresh produce stand: Mui Wo Cooked Foods Market

Fresh tofu: Mui Wo Cooked Foods Market

Fresh tofu: Mui Wo Cooked Foods Market

Dinner at Crystal Jade: cucumber salad

Dinner at Crystal Jade: cucumber salad

Dinner at Crystal Jade: soup dumpling

Dinner at Crystal Jade: soup dumpling

Dinner at Crystal Jade: steamed pork bun

Dinner at Crystal Jade: steamed pork bun

Dinner at Crystal Jade: prawns with spicy tomato sauce

Dinner at Crystal Jade: prawns with spicy tomato sauce

Dinner at Crystal Jade: red bean pancake (dessert)

Dinner at Crystal Jade: red bean pancake (dessert)

High-tea at The Peninsula Hotel: le menu

High-tea at The Peninsula Hotel: le menu

High-tea at The Peninsula Hotel: sweets/petit fours

High-tea at The Peninsula Hotel: sweets/petit fours

High-tea at The Peninsula Hotel: savories

High-tea at The Peninsula Hotel: savories

Breakfast served aboard the "Turbo Jet" ferry to Macao

Breakfast served aboard the "Turbo Jet" ferry to Macao

Lunch at "Red 8," Wynn Macao: dan-dan noodles

Lunch at "Red 8," Wynn Macao: dan-dan noodles

Lunch at "Red 8," Wynn Macao: soup dumplings

Lunch at "Red 8," Wynn Macao: soup dumplings

Lunch at "Red 8," Wynn Macao: fried noodles with pork

Lunch at "Red 8," Wynn Macao: fried noodles with pork

Dinner at Fernando's, Macao: Portuguese bread

Dinner at Fernando's, Macao: Portuguese bread

Dinner at Fernando's, Macao: garlic shrimp

Dinner at Fernando's, Macao: garlic shrimp

Dinner at Peking Garden: note “sea blubber” and “ice cold jelly fish”

Dinner at Peking Garden: note “sea blubber” and “ice cold jelly fish”

Dinner at Peking Garden: tablescape

Dinner at Peking Garden: tablescape

Dinner at Peking Garden: "Peking Duck" - note the charred beak

Dinner at Peking Garden: "Peking Duck" - note the charred beak

Dinner at Peking Garden: sliced Peking Duck

Dinner at Peking Garden: sliced Peking Duck

One final lunch at Din Tai Fung: sliced cucumber with chili oil and garlic

One final lunch at Din Tai Fung: sliced cucumber with chili oil and garlic

One final lunch at Din Tai Fung: fried rice topped with fried, sliced pork chop

One final lunch at Din Tai Fung: fried rice topped with fried, sliced pork chop

 

Until we eat again,

Lindsay, The Lunch Belle