ASIANish

Hung Hom is a smaller town within Kowloon, Hong Kong, just east of Tsim Sha Tsui; and it's where Eleanor and I live. That night, I met El at the Hung Hom pier. Like many other commuters, El took the 15 minute ride back on the Star Ferry from Central, the financial district.

Domon Ramen House

Recommended by one of El's co-workers, we checked out Domon, which is known for their ramen. The menu was pretty extensive: 12+ kinds of ramen, 12+ rice dishes, and a slew of different side dishes. There were so many options, combinations, and "special sets", it was a good 15 minutes before we decide on what we wanted to eat.

I settled in on Set B: Miso Ramen and Beef Curry (HK $86 = $10.95 USD), Eleanor had a combination: Mushroom Ramen + side dish (grilled chicken "soft bone") (HK $83), and we added a side order of the mushroom wrapped in beef (HK $55 = $7 USD). Everything came out great! Although the ramen noodles weren't as "chewy" as some of the other ramen houses I've been to, I'd still give Domon 4 out of 5 yelp stars.

Fruit Stands (水果店) in Hung Hom

Eating fruit after a meal is a pretty standard practice for Chinese people. If you've been to an authentic Chinese restaurant, they'll usually serve you some orange wedges at the end of your meal. It's no surprise that the fruit stands are open late into the night, when the meat and vegetable stands have been closed for hours.

Since Hong Kong is in a tropical region, there are all kinds of different fruit. You've got your standard watermelon, oranges, and bananas and then the more exotic fruit like dragon fruit (龙珠果), lychee, asian pears, longan fruit, mangosteen, durian (榴莲), etc. Of course, Eleanor eats a ton of oranges, but instead of getting the oranges grown in China, Australia, or New Zealand, she buys the Sunkist oranges from Valencia, CA ... sheesh! Oh well, I guess I can't complain; they're some of the sweetest oranges I've had this year.