Rapee Living, Afternoon Tea (2010-01-12)
Leaving China Hong Kong City, we took a cab to Olympian City (mall) to buy a bed sheet from Rapee Living. They have some of the cutest animal designs in their bedding and some household items.
Then we took another cab to go to nearby Mongkok hoping to find that
diner that sold me the best egg tart I'd ever eaten three years
ago. Unfortunately we failed again and had to settle for another
one who bore the same name. Their egg tart was crispy but not as
good as my dream one. (Will I ever find that diner again?)
We were lucky to be there when tray after tray of freshly baked buns
were coming out of the oven and the baker who carried it over his head
to take it to the shopfront would yell, "Fresh bun! Fresh bun!", and
many customers would shout to the waiters to grab an order. We
got two pineapple buns and they were out of this world! The
crunchy cookie topping was thin which crumbled beautifully in the mouth
and the bun soft, fluffy and not overly sweet. I couldn't eat my
dream egg tart, but I ate the best pineapple bun I ever had in my life.
(The buns, tart and coffees cost HK$40/US$5)
The only drawback about eating in a cha tsan ten is the fact that
you often have to share a table. It would not feel so awkward had
the table been bigger, but our booth table was small to begin with and
the two men sitting across from us were inches from our nose!
Hong Lin Restaurant 143 Tung Choi
Street (not sure though)
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