Hong Kong: Thanksgiving 2019: Day 5: Sai Kung and Ming Court

Hong Kong: Thanksgiving 2019

Fall 2019: Day 5: Sai Kung and Ming Court

Hello lunch?

Seafood restaurants show off their wares.

Sai Kung Pier.

It's a busy place with both pleasure yachts and working boats.

Mid-rise buildings line the waterfront.

Mantis shrimp. Supposedly about 750g (almost 1.5lb) each?

Appetizers at Ming Court, inside the Cordis Hotel, Mong Kok.

Honey barbecue pork loin (aka char shu)... friggin' out of this world.

Sam's favorite for a reason.

Cubed ox tongue was also excellent.

Seven-spice crusted tofu. Silkier tofu inside than expected.

Duck fillet topped with taro, deep-fried. Pretty good.

More fresh gai lan.

Lettuce with dried shrimp clay pot. Quite intense as they added shrimp paste, too.

Glutenous rice ball for dessert.

Sam decided to visit his friend Ada at her hometown in Sai Kung for the first time in 20 years. While they enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at the pier, I decided to torture myself on a pleasant little run on the Tai Long Wan trail. Described as moderate on the trail guide, it ended up taking 50% more time than I expected, and included not only beach running but far more flights of stairs, both up and down, than anticipated.

After running out of water and managing to avoid bailing out two miles early like a wuss, ground out the last five miles back of the planned run/hike/slog, and splurged on a nice air conditioned cab back from Sai Wan Pavilion to Sai Kung Pier.

Sam thought I looked half dead as he and Ada enjoyed a nice seafood meal on the pier, including a 750 gram mantis shrimp!

Did Ada's usual minibus ride to the MTR, then back to Mong Kok. Hello Hong Kong commute? Had another Michelin star dinner, this time one of Sam's favorites, the 1* Ming Court. Petula and Ada both joined in-- since Sam doesn't drink, finally had some people to share a drink with. The honey BBQ pork loin was the most delicious char shu of the whole trip, and the cubed ox tongue was excellent. Everything else was at least very good, and they backed it all up with a solid wine list, too. Not sure it was worth the splurge, but it was damned good.