![]() Big Four Heavenly King Item #4: Steamed Egg Cake The flavors were nice, and the cakes were very soft. The Pan Fried Turnip Cakes ($16 HKD / ~ $2 USD), pan fried until crispy, had great flavor and were on par with other good dim sum restaurants. Big Four Heavenly King Item #3: Pan Fried Turnip Cake This time, we tried the classic Steamed Rice Rolls with Shrimp and Chive ($30 HKD / ~ $3.90 USD), which was delicious. I suggested we order a different filling instead. Although Bryan loved it, I did not like it as much because the liver taste was quite strong. We had tried Vermicelli roll stuffed with liver, an unusual take on a Cantonese classic, in Singapore. Big Four Heavenly King Item #2: Steamed Rice Roll with Barley and Pig's Liver You won't find any fatty pork pieces, gristle, or any of those other textural annoyances here. Better yet, instead of using artificial coloring to make the interior look red (which is done virtually everywhere else), Tim Ho Wan uses red rice. The filling is also refined, with finely minced pieces of pork and vegetables. It's like a mix between a Cantonese polo bun and a charsiu bao. I love the texture of the shell, which is a bit flaky, crumbly, and sweet. Their Baked Bun with BBQ Pork ($21 HKD for 3 / ~$3 USD) is phenomenal and way better than any bun I've ever had in the States (though there are equally if not better ones in Hong Kong). THIS, my friends, is the main reason to come here. Big Four Heavenly King Item #1: Baked Bun with BBQ Pork I've described them all below, blending together photos from this current trip and our Singapore trip (explaining why I didn't order certain things a second time). We had tried all four of these our first time at Tim Ho Wan, in Singapore. ![]() I still have yet to try dim sum at an official Michelin-starred Tim Ho Wan, so I can't compare, but this place was quite, quite good.įor first time visitors, they have what they called the "Big Four Heavenly King" Items, essentially what they consider the must-get items on the menu. It had a line (though not too bad before 12PM), and the food was excellent. We ended up visiting the location in Central, right at a large train station, which is probably one of the most convenient locations to visit. In the latest (just released!) 2017 Michelin guide, two of these five locations received one Michelin star, which is pretty remarkable (North Point and Sham Shui Po). ![]() Tim Ho Wan soon expanded to five additional locations throughout Hong Kong. In 2010, Tim Ho Wan received one Michelin star and immediately became known as the one of the cheapest Michelin starred meals one could eat worldwide. Lines were notoriously long (they don't take reservations). ![]() Called Tim Ho Wan, this restaurant soon became one of the most popular dim sum spots on Hong Kong. In 2009, a chef from Hong Kong's 3-Michelin starred restaurant Lung King Heen, Mak Kwai-pui, decided to open up his own restaurant in Hong Kong's Mongkok region. Please scroll to the bottom to see all the other posts in this series. This is the thirty-third post in the Around the World Birthday Extravaganza Series.
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