Their menus include a rather detailed explanation into their culinary concept and the types of La Mian (拉面), which is basically hand-pulled noodles, available for selection. Who even knew there were at least 8 (?!) different types of La Mian:
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Our trek to Crystal Jade wouldn't be complete if we didn't order their Xiao Long Bao:
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I have a personal preference for pan-fried pork buns (生煎包) over Xiao Long Bao so to me, the Xiao Long Bao was good but just didn't blow my mind - it had a very thin outer pastry surrounding the juicy pork interior, which is similar to the fare at top Shanghainese restaurants in Sydney like Din Tai Fung or Chef's Gallery. The glutinous rice cake was cut up into random-shaped pieces - looked like it was part of a plating disaster - and rather salty, especially in comparison to the La Mian (served in a bland M.S.G. broth, topped with parsley and spring onions) with fried pork chop that we ordered on the day:
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| From Top Left, Clockwise: "La Mian" with Fried Pork Chop; "La Mian" with Hot and Sour Soup; Shrimp and Vegetable Fried Rice; Fried Noodle with Eel | |
Crystal Jade is by far not the cheapest eat in Hong Kong and does nothing out the ordinary but if you're in for a Shanghainese food indulgence, this is a place to check out. However, please note that a lot of their dishes contain chilli so order with care (check for their chilli rating), especially if you can't stand spicy/hot food.
Both the restaurants in Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui have window booth seats overlooking Victoria Harbour, however the views aren't as great as they used to be. Hong Kong is rife with constant re-development and extension/expansion of land area (a.k.a. "reclaimed land") into the harbour so what used to be a 'water' view is now becoming 'land' view =( .
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