Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Tsang Kee

This Chiuchow stall specializes in the making of 'goh' which is a gelatinous cake made from sticky rice and wrapped with different ingredients, then pan-fried. Located in the Queen Street Food Market, the environment allows you to glimpse the food stalls frequented by the lower income group in the 90s, before the fast-food restaurants become so numerous and popular.

We ordered the pan-fried sponge cucumber to start. It is a famous chiuchow dish, with the sponge cucumber shredded and then mixed with the grounded dried potato powder, shrimp and egg to create a batter, then pan-fried till golden brown and crispy. This is my favorite of the dishes ordered, good in taste and even though a bit oily, got the crispy outside while a chewy texture from the potato powder. With a few drops of fish sauce added the savory flavors further enhanced the overall taste. A wonderful dish in my opinion.

Then we have the Chiuchow stir-fried noodle. The noodle style is a bit similar to the Cantonese rice noodle but it is made from wheat. There are a lot of green onion, bean sprouts added, plus some mushroom, shrimp and shredded pork included. It has a simple flavor and so generally we have to add some chili paste. Also it is quite oily too. Not a must-try in my opinion.

Last of course we had to try the 'goh', and since they need to order at least three pieces, we have a mix of turnip, chives and sesame. The first two are savory ones while the last one is sweet. The texture is something interesting, got a good bite and chewiness. If you didn't try it before it is definitely worth exploring. The ingredients inside are decent, with the chives being the best as it got an intense flavors. But still because it is pan-fried some might find it a bit too oily.

The place is not meant for you to sit long and enjoy, rather a eat-and-go so don't expect to the comfortable, but at the same time it is relatively clean and bright. Things are also more 'self-serviced' like you need to get your own utensils, your cup and tea and so on. An experience for the younger generation or someone from overseas might not have, but it doesn't mean the service is bad.

The price for the above is $118, so overall the price is very reasonable in today's standard. My overall rating is 48/100.