So wonderful to be visiting the Richmond night market!
Weather was nice and so many people — queueing up for food, waiting for food and it was so much fun!
There were way more food that I wanted than my already flexible stomach could hold in one go.
As a result, the plan of attack was to get the food that I really missed!
Number one being curry fish balls!
I could make that easily for myself at home, but having curry fish balls on the street was very nostalgic for me — it was one of the quintessential street food in Hong Kong.
Next, delicious lamb skewers.
Had to admit that we might have gone to the wrong stall as the famous stall might be an aisle down.
This stall still had non-stop business with a long line, a tell-tale sign of a good place, Asian way.
They served chicken, beef, pork and shrimps as well, but I was partial to lamb.
The lamb skewers were still very fresh, delicious and spicy hot!
Tender and perfect balance between meat and fat, slightly charred with slight burnt meat/fat flavor – such a delight!
I was happy to find stinky tofu!
Rumor was that night market had stopped serving stinky tofu because it was still too stinky for the public.
Stinky tofu were tofu that had gone under fermentation, and the process imparted an almost blue cheese flavor to the tofu.
They were then fried or sometimes steamed to serve, and was considered one of many Chinese delicacies.
These stinky tofu were Taiwanese style with hot sauce, sweet soy sauce paste, cilantro, and pickled cabbage.
They were not nearly as stinky as what I was used to having growing up (I remembered literally able to smell the stinky tofu street vendor blocks away).
In fact, I saw the sign on the stall front, rather than reaching them via my nose.
It was still a tasty rare find, and I was glad the night market still had this dish!
We walked past stalls that was making the fine art of dragon beard candy…
Yummy fried chicken fillet and mochi dessert…
Our friends got the grilled calamari that was tender and delicious, cooked in its own juice.
On our way to night market, I saw a girl with a cup of Chendol that looked delicious; since then I had kept my eyes peeled on finding one for myself.
Eventually I got the Chendol while DH got a mango drink.
Chendol was a popular Indonesian drink dessert with hard-to-miss green rice noodle, coconut milk and palm sugar.
This stall version also consisted of red and green beans, almond tofu and jelly.
It was refreshing and filling at the same time.
DH was not quite full yet from all the teaser nibbling, and we landed on the pancake roll.
The pancake wrap was similar to roti and we opted for pickled vegetables and pork filling.
It was buttery delicious mixed with crunch and tartness of pickled vegetables.
The stall also had kimchi and beef, and the traditional Chinese dry shredded pork with eggs filling.
At this point, my stomach was nearly at end of its stretch.
Passed by a fried Mars bar bus…
…and would really loved to try the new Korean crazed ice cream-filled spiral called IceCane…
At the end, went for my little eggs as some of my friends had never had this classic Hong Kong street food.
We walked and ate until it got dark.
Went back to our hotel with a happy, satisfied and full stomach!
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