[FOOD] 20141219 Hoi Keng Congee 海景粥店 @ Mong Kok

23:10 3-Star Value , 5-Star Food , Breakfast , Congee , Food , Fried , Guide , Hong Kong , Mong Kok , Pastry , Porridge , Street Food , Travel 0 Comments

Congee, or porridge is also one of the well known Cantonese cuisine. Located in Mong Kok, Hoi Keng Congee specialist is one of the more well known place for a quick local breakfast. However, there's no sea view noted around, as their name "Hoi Keng" literally means sea view.

Congee was used to be the staple food for the Chinese as rice was expensive and living was difficult. The same amount of rice can feed more mouths if it was cooked into porridge. As life gets better, so does the food culture. Congee has evolved over the years from the normal white plain congee, into more varieties from sweet to savoury. The locals also like to dip their porridge with "yau char gwai" (fried dough), which you may find these being sold outside the shop.

There are three Hoi Keng branches in HK if I'm not mistaken, namely in Mong Kok (Bute Street & Argyle Street) and Kowloon City.

G/F, 72, Bute Street, Mong Kok
旺角太子弼街72號地下
Nearest MTR stations: Kwun Tong Line/Tsuen Wan Line, Mong Kok Station, Exit B3
Telephone:
Opening Hours:

G/F, 105, Argyle Street, Mong Kok
旺角亞皆老街105號地下
Nearest MTR stations: Kwun Tong Line/Tsuen Wan Line, Mong Kok Station, Exit D2
Telephone:
Opening Hours:

12, Fuk Lo Tsun Road, Kowloon City
九龍城福佬村道12號
Nearest MTR stations: Kwun Tong Line, Lok Fu Station, Exit B (far far away!)
Telephone:
Opening Hours:

As I didn't include congee as part of my HK food list due to the short time frame, hence I'm only reviewing Hoi Keng Congee shop as a street food list for the fried dough that they sell outside the shop. Given chance, would definitely visit them for a Cantonese porridge breakfast next time.

Taste	☆☆☆☆☆ soft interior, crispy exterior
Value	☆☆☆ this "yau char kwai" costs me RM5! My gawd..
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