Mum came by for a quick visit in November. As always when Mum is here, we tend to while away the days chatting in the comfort of our home or at "makan" places. This time around we had another "kaki" join us, my Aunt Janice.
Sai Kung is one of our favourite stops for some of the freshest seafood around. Ryan always enjoys watching the fishermen hawk their catch of the day from their boats.
Eating crabs is even yummier when you have your own personal "peeler"!
Who says crabs are messy?
His favourite pose for the day - pretending to be Terk, the little gorilla in Tarzan
Fresh grouper for dinner (here's Ryan paying for the fish)
Poh-Poh, Yeep, Ryan and Mia enjoying a walk through Sai Kung town centre
It was hairy crab season so we decided to see for ourselves why the locals are so crazy about these tiny crustaceans. I tried it many years ago on my first trip to Shenzhen and just remember that they were extremely fiddly with very little flesh but lots of roe. My verdict second time around - extremely creamy roe and very sweet flesh but probably not something I would rush out to eat again. This was Mum's first time eating these little crabbies and she thought they were pretty good.
Hairy crab special set (one set was enough to feed the two of us)
Clockwise from L-R, hairy crab roe shark fin soup (deelicious!), braised whole abalone (tasty!), steamed fish fillets and stewed birds nest in coconut milk (very nice too)
The star of the meal
This little crab was filled with roe - delicious with black vinegar
We also had a lovely lunch at Aqua. The Japanese set lunches were very good. Once again, I was so busy eating that I forgot to take any more pictures after the starter.
Mia with a slightly foggy Hong Kong skyline in the background
A refreshing start to the meal
Two happy ladies with very full tummies
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