Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Wing Hop Shing Restaurant - 永和成茶餐厅

This restaurant serves Hong Kong's best claypot rice, according to Craig Au Yeung. It is also theh only restaurant in Hong Kong that bakes its claypot rice in an oven. The owner was formerly a baker and he enchanced on this method of preparation when faced with overwhelming customer demand. by using the oven to cook the claypot rice, not only could he cope with the continuous stream of orders, he also married the best of east and west culinary techniques.


Wing Hop Shing Restaurant


Wing Ho p Shing's speciality is its oven-baked claypot rice

Wing Hop Shing's most famous dish is Claypot Rice with Beef and Egg. Old rice grains are added to hot water before it boils, then cooked over a gas stove for about two or three minutes before baking in the oven at 180'c. The baked rice is the put on the stove at high heat for one to two minutes, before cooked minced beef is added. The marinated beef retains its tenderness as its juices infuse the rice, Stir in the egg and let the semi-cooked, runny texture blend with crunchy bits of charred rice fro a divine taste sensation.

Besides claypot rice, cha chan teng offerings are also available here. Their Beef Sandwich is highly recommended. Other treats include their tasty egg tarts and pineapple buns, both freshly baked in the restaurant, and yun yong milk tea.


Claypot Rice with Beef and Eggg is Wing Hop Shing Restaurant's signature dish - HK$29


Beef sandwich (HK$16) is made with minced beef that is pan-fried only upon ordering, so that the mean remains tender


Yun Yong milk tea is smooth, aromatic and does not leave a bitter aftertaste - HK$11


Egg Tarts fresh from oven - HK$4- fresh from the oven


ADDRESS: G/F, 113-115 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
TELEPHONE: 852-2850-5723
OPENING HOURS: 6am to 4pm (closed Sundays)
DIRECTIONS: Sheung Wan MTR Station, Exit A2

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