Thursday, July 10, 2014

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Four Seasons VS Hing Kee 

Oyster Omelette

Four Seasons: It was so crispy to the point where the person siting beside you can hear you crunch this baby up in the noisy eatery.   
                

Hing Kee: Oily. Oily. Oily. One bite and I can feel the oil all over my mouth and lips. It was a little crispy at the sides but unfortunately a little soggy in the middle.                                  

Vegetable 

Basic blanch in hot water with oil method.

Four Seasons: Tung Choi (Kang Kong) accompanied with fermented bean paste. Eating veg with fermented  bean paste is something new for me. Make sure to stir the bean paste thoroughly and evenly otherwise it is going to be very salty.  

Hing Kee: Kai Lan with garlic. I like my kai  lan to be crunchy so this suits me just fine.

Claypot Rice

Pork ribs with Chinese sausage
Four Seasons: Can you see the colour of the rice under the sausage? This is the first sign that you know it is going to be good because the sausage imparts the favour to the rice. Pork ribs were seasoned perfectly.          

Hing Kee: The rice came out cleanly from  the bottom. Pork ribs here have more meat and were well seasoned. Chinese sausage given here was half the portion of Four Seasons.
       

Chicken

Four Seasons: Chicken with salted fish. The chicken was well seasoned and juicy. However the salted fish was not fragrant, it does not give the "I-can-eat-another-bowl-of-rice" taste. So far, the best salted fish I have eaten was from Malaysia.        

Hing Kee: Chicken with Chinese sausage. The chicken was a little on the blend side even after adding the dark soya sauce.



Modem Style

Four Seasons: Eel with pork ribs. Yummy. Something different for me since eel is not the kind of food I get to eat everyday.                     

Hing Kee: Frog leg. Has a light favour but nonetheless it was good.
         

Other Variants



Hing Kee has an extensive menu. Seafood was not on my list to order at a claypot rice eatery. But my travel companion was having metallic taste, so we ordered a plate of clams with black bean sauce. Taste wise was average but on a salty side.
                                                                                 

Overall, I prefer Four Seasons over Hing Kee. Order a bottle of beer and a large plate of oyster omelette for a late night snack.
Tip: 15-20 HKD (ie. +/- 3SGD) for a plate of vegetable. Therefore order more ! Load up on fibres.
Order 2 types of claypot rice for a group of 4 small eaters is sufficient (unless you love to eat a lot of rice).  

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