Tai Yuen Dai Pai Dong (泰源大排檔) at Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Shatin is famous for roasted pigeon (烧乳鸽) and chicken porridge. Located at Fo Tan Cooked Food Market (火炭熟食市场) in Sha Tin, Tai Yuen Dai Pai Dong (泰源大排檔) is one of the stalls you should go to for the two dishes.
It is located at a bus depot and only opened for dinner and supper. After midnight, you will get to see many bus drivers enjoying their supper here with some beer. We were seated under a makeshift tent and it was pretty crowded even though it was a weekday.
Roasted pigeons is Hong Kong’s version of Peking duck. The boss uses younger pigeon to roast hence it is smaller in size as compared to other restaurants. However, skin is cripy yet not oily. It is almost good on its own so we actually skipped the dipping salt.
Another specialty of the place is razor clams which you can choose the cooking style. This razor clams is served with a marriage of ingredients that gives it a unique taste of black beans, garlic, subtle chillies, aromatic garlic .They were really good, I must say and pairs well with rice.
Tai Yuen is also famous for its frog leg congee and it was sooooo smooth that it felt like I was drinking soup.
老板给了我们一盘炸辣豆腐!
因此,老板建议我们尝试他的鱼两种方式 - 一种用豆腐炖,另一种用豆芽搅拌。如果您认为我们有一张朋友与我们一起吃饭,那你错了。我们只有3个人,这顿晚餐确实过于杀伤。老板不断向我们介绍越来越多的菜肴(他认为我们是菜头菜头菜头),我的香港朋友温克(Wingk)只是愿意。因此,最后,他付了很多钱,我们无法完成食物。
Here’s a shot of WingK and me. We still went to have dessert after such a heavy meal.
The food here is not bad lah, but the atmosphere also plays a part. We enjoy more of being in a group eating and drinking in dai pai dong stalls, speaking and laughing out loud.
Tai Yuen Dai Pai Dong
Address: Fo Tan East Food Market, Hong Kong
Phone:+852 2697 3656
Opening hours: 6pm to 3am