發記飯店 Fat Kee
Tonight C and I decided not to cook and just have dinner outside. We debated between Thai and Chinese and went with 發記飯店 around the corner. We come quite often because the food’s always reliable and reasonably priced.
肉碎蠔仔粥 (oyster and minced pork congee)
It may only be a bowl, but it’s definitely enough for two. This is our first time having oyster congee because I usually avoid oysters but I had promised C that the next time we come we would have them. The congee was good, as it always is here. The oysters were plump and tasted fresh, and the bowl was full of minced pork, mushroom shreds, fried fish and ginger. It’s definitely well worth the HK$27. But that said, I still like 方魚肉碎粥 (minced pork and fish congee) more. It’s hard to say no to fried fish.
卤水鹅肉 (braised goose pieces)
Next up was 卤水鹅肉. We must have been very hungry because we polished everything off. We’ve been here with friends before and normally order the braised goose slices (which don’t have bones). The slices are HK$20 more, and I remember the portions being quite small.
It was nice and meaty, perhaps a little tough but that’s characteristic of goose. I like my meat slightly fatty and this was just right. I initially thought it was a little too salty, but C said it’s just 入味, I digress. It’s much better when dipped into the vinegar, because it balances out the two flavors.
咸鱼小白菜 (salted fish with vegetables)
The vegetables were good with enough “wok hei”, though nothing spectacular. Honestly, that’s good enough for me, how great can you cook normal greens really. Though on the flip side, you can screw them up pretty easily: overcooking, overseasoning, underseasoning…you catch my drift.
I understand perfectly because I screw up vegetables most of the time:)
