One of the most memorable seafood eating experiences was from the first week I was in Hong Kong, and my friends took me to Sai Kung, a small fishing town in New Territories. We took this horrible double decker bus, whose driver drove like a crazed lunatic (a la Cruella), swerving back and forth along the twisted path to this remote town.
After a quick hurling session in the public bathroom, i was ready for the good seafood meal they had promised. It was already dark, and every single open air restaurant was ready for business.
The great thing? The meal was still alive...
So you go and pick out the creatures you'd like to eat, and the guy will fish them out for you (har har).
And then you tell the nice lady who comes to your table what kind of sauce you'd like them in and how you'd like them done. And in a short time, you get to chow down!
Razor clams...
Lobster...
Scallops with garlic noodles...
If you get over the "it was just alive 10 minutes ago" thing (which didn't alarm me in the least, as i have seen much, much worse), it is the most delicious, savory, and fresh thing you will ever taste. I was seriously close to tears...the flavors were so fantastic. It tasted like...ocean. That is the best description for it. It was like ocean in your mouth. And you know how when you eat fresh scallops, like the REALLY fresh scallops, and the thing has that little bounce to it, even after it's cooked? Oh my, so heavenly.
It was the most heavenly thing...I would brave an infinite number of horrible bus rides to have that food again.
Did you eat the big fish at the bottom there? =D
ReplyDeletenah, i think you need like 25 people to eat that big guy, hahaha
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