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2008-10-28
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I have little tolerance of popcorn and soda at a movie theatre, in a sense that I seldom voluntarily munch on them while the show is on. Often times I go into a screening with an empty stomach and when the show is over, I wander around for food, no matter the time. This one night I came across Luen Kei after about 20 minutes of wandering around...Determined to find something to eat I opted for noodles here, not knowing whether this joint is new, old, popular or not. Sitting down to wooden chairs
The noodles arrived with a bowlful serving of broth. The broth is light golden with floating chives on top. There is a hint of shrimp in it together with a strong whiff of fish throughout. The noodles are accompanied by a sweet blend of soy sauce and the squid are cut into slices -- plain with none of the crisscross marking. The squid is slightly crunchy in texture with a decided fishiness to it, not with an 'off- flavour that puts me off, but definitely not the freshest squid. Then of course I didn't expect it to be swimming in a tank somewhere earlier that day. The soy sauce worked well with the egg noodles. Then again I've had better noodles elsewhere, but when you're hungry, almost everything remotely to the standard tastes good.
"Shui Gao" is immersed in the same broth and are plump ovals. The filling has been packed with bamboo shoots and pork. There are shrimps too, chopped smaller and blended into the filling, which is wonderful indeed. The makers can consider a lighter hand in the salt though, and adding woodear can help with a delightful crunch and freshness to the dumplings as well.
I've had some luck looking for good eats after screenings. Luen Kei may be good for a quick bite if you can't decide what to eat and need to get rid of that feeling of hunger just to have something sit on your stomach so you can move on. But then having that thought in the first place seems a little bitter and pessimistic for a local who lives in a city of ample choices of cuisines and types of foods within each cuisine -- be it fast, slow, sit down or to-go. It's not just what you look for that matters, but also how and where you look for it.
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