Nighttime Congee Shop on Temple Market (Ning Po Stree)

Hong Kong is famous for its Congee (or Juk). It takes hours to make -- It is all about stirring and standing. Some restaurants use rice powder, other fail to cook the grains until they've all softened into a porridge like consistency. Basic juk is simplicity itself. Once it is made, you can add almost anything to it such as meats, fish, fish ball, eggs, etc. Besides, it can be accompanied with Yauh Ja Gwai (fried dough stick).

Here is another Juk Shop (at nighttime) we found during a walk on Temple Street. The name I will get for you soon (have to get someone read Chinese for me) -- There is no English Name except the address is 19 Ning Po Street. Ning Po Street is a small alley cut through the main Temple Street. The shop is in the mid of Ning Po Street hiding away from shops or seafood stalls where tourists come (since most tourists always walk on Temple Main Street only).

Yes, it's a very small shops managed by 2 old men -- one takes care of congee (juk) and other one takes care of steamed rice flour (Chong Fun). At first, we almost missed this shop this time if we did not see one of the old man folding the Chong Fun at front of the shop !!!

From outside, you can see there was a streamer ready for cooking Chong Fun. Nearby, there's also a tray of Chong Fun and a tray of long Yuah Ja Gwai ... If look deeper inside the shop, right hand side was stoves with two big pots of congee -- From the look, I would say it has been cooked for ages ...

Yes, this was a local shop -- was so local that no tourist came by ... no English Menu, no English Speaker ... then, we just pointed whatever we needed ... then enjoyed a lot ...

Here's the result ... Congee with Chinese Preserved Egg and Spiced Pork Meat ... It's so smooth easily down through my throat ... Among all Juk Shops I had in Hong Kong, this is the god of Juk !!! The best of the best !!!

Of course, the original Chong Fun -- we ordered the ordinary one (plain) which needed to dip with 2 sauces (brown and chilli) and the one with fried dough stick (Ja Lerng) ... Uumm ... the rice flour was so thin that it could melt into my mouth easily ... another God's item made by human !!!


Lastly, we found the desserts (“Tong-Shui” – a kind of sweet soup that is served after meal) -- the local and homey ones. Red Bean & Green Bean Soup ... a combination of red beans and green beans in one bowl ... I have to admit I always hate eating this type of red or green beans soup, therefore, I rarely eat it in Thailand. However, this was great ... I did not feel that I ate the beans at all ... no smell of beans with a just right level of sweetness (almost natural) ...




Yes, this is another local shop where there's no tourist in ... But I like it ... it's simple and easy ... The food (taste) and the service are so homey feeling provided ...