When it comes to Hong Kong's street food, the first thing that comes to mind is the fried squid whiskers and fish eggs of Mong Kok Jia Ji Snack, which are delicious! This Mong Kok downtown food stall location is excellent, at the intersection of Sai Sai Cai South Street and Dundas Street, occupying a triangular window area, convenient transportation, business from morning to night are super good, the stall is always surrounded by a large number of customers, passing by and not paying attention to it is difficult. Many tourists will definitely come to Hong Kong to walk around. After wandering around here, if you're hungry, come here for dinner and feel the atmosphere of the movie scene!
Although I think the fried squid whiskers and fish eggs of Jia Ji snacks are delicious, this shop not only sells fish eggs, but also fried stinky tofu, marinated beef offal, grilled squid whiskers, fried large intestines, egg cubes, etc., there are quite a few types, of course, I also tried some things other than fish eggs.
First of all, let's introduce the squid whiskers that are the best to eat, in fact, this squid looks like the fried squid sold at The Taiwan Salty Crispy Chicken Stall, but it doesn't look like it at all. The squid feet are not old enough to bite after frying, and the seasoning in it is not only the aroma of pepper, but also the slightly salty taste of pre-pickled, and the sweetness of the squid itself! Really super tasty!!
And fish eggs are also quite recommended! The fish eggs are divided into two flavors: "Garlic Fish Egg" and "Spicy Fish Egg", you can buy a bunch (HK$9) or a small bowl (HK$18) and a large bowl (HK$36). Small bowls have about twice as many fish eggs as a bunch. I rarely eat fish eggs, but I have come to Hong Kong, and I feel that I want to try this kind of snack that often appears in Hong Kong dramas
First, let's talk about the taste of this "garlic fish egg"! A bite, soft and tender in addition to the bite, the fish egg itself is quite brine, a little garlic, five-spice, there is also a salty curry taste, eat in the mouth so smooth ah! delicious!
Because I thought the "garlic flavor" was too delicious, I went to buy a bunch of spicy fish eggs to see if it was just as delicious. Sure enough, it was delicious! The taste of spicy fish eggs is heavier than garlic fish eggs, and there is also the aroma of curry and pepper, slightly salty taste makes people more unbearable one after another, and its "hot" is not an ordinary small spicy, even love spicy I think this is more spicy than spicy, it is recommended not to eat too spicy friends to eat garlic fish eggs.
This was followed by a small bowl of "spiced beef shi" (25 Hong Kong dollars, about NT$100), which was mainly eaten by friends, and I only ate one or two bites. Spiced beef shi should actually be what we know as beef offal, holding a bowl in the hand is actually quite fragrant, with the aroma of peppercorns and star anise, and it smells a little sweet. The tripe I eat is quite flavorful, and the salty aroma of the marinade I absorb is not bad.
Grilled squid feet are also ordered by many people, so give it a try! A string of 15 Hong Kong dollars (about NT$60) is actually not cheap, eat the appearance of the sauce is not bad, but the squid grilled a little too old, a little difficult to bite, people with bad teeth may not bite too much, this feels good, not delicious.
The last thing to eat is crispy fried sausage (13 Hong Kong dollars), this is also a friend order, according to him, the surface of the large intestine is quite crispy, no fishy taste, fried with sauce on the large intestine taste is relatively thick, not bad, but the disadvantage is that it seems to be a little old, a little bit biting.
Next time you visit Hong Kong, you'll want to try stinky tofu, fried squid (I heard it's good), and of course, garlic curry fish eggs!