Just a couple of things as we recover from New Years.
The Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings from Taste of Hong Kong:
Remember how I was mourning not ordering the Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings during my last post on Taste of Hong Kong? Well, last week we did a revisit to ToHK…I decided to not take any photos since I’d just done a post. But then the chicken wings came out.
My goodness, these were terrible! Something has changed with the batter as it was too wet-mushy and had an almost mealy texture to it. There were fried (burned) slices of garlic incorporated into he batter, which had a strange sweetness. The wings had been overfried and while the exterior was saturated, the meat was tough and dry. What a bummer!
This is what it used to look like.
Well, I guess we can cross this dish off my “favorites” list.
Taste of Hong Kong
4428 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
What’s up with Oxtail Prices:
The Missus had thoughts of me making my oxtail soup for New Years, so I went to Zion to see if they had oxtails….I found them, but look at the prices!
I guess I haven’t made oxtail soup in ages? I don’t remember paying this much for oxtails! I need 4-5 pounds for my soup….but yikes! I did go to other places, but all the oxtails were over $14 a pound!
Is this the norm?
What made my Xmas Day:
On Christmas day, I took JJ up the street to visit the local donut shop and grab my usual. Like I wrote back in 2020, I think these businesses are part of the “fabric” of the neighborhood and I try to support them. Especially if the place has such wonderful owners as the Cambodian couple who run TK Donuts. So, I try to visit at least once a week and I guess because I used to go there like 4-5 times a week during Covid to help them stay open, they still remember me!
And on Xmas day, after I got my usual, they asked me to wait a minute and handed me a bag with something wrapped in foil. They told me that “this is something that just finished cooking for Christmas”, it’s a traditional family recipe. What was it?
My goodness, it’s Cambodian style roast chicken! It was still hot when I got home. Actually, the Missus loved it and took most of it to work for lunch the next day!
They are so nice! And this beautiful gesture made my day and really touched me!
TK Donuts
3095 Clairemont Drive
San Diego, CA 92117
Please be careful out there!
The major storm that hit us on Christmas must have made international news? Because fellow blogger and good friend Kat sent me an email wondering if we were ok! Bless her…Kat, you’re amazing! I emailed her back saying I didn’t think it was too bad. Then a day later, I took JJ to Western Hill Park after having my usual morning coffee and my goodness!
There were actually three trees down in the park! Yikes!
So please, be safe out there and take care!
Wow, score with that chicken. Maybe they should sell it
I wish they would ST! It was very good!
Beef prices in general are insane these days. That’s a nice gesture by the owners. I didn’t think the rain was too bad but parts of town got flooded.
I guess I hadn’t been paying much attention Junichi! It really caught me off guard!
For years, I have braised oxtails, shredded the meat and strained the stock and then vacuum seal 8oz portions of meat and large cubes of stock. They are a mainstay in the house and you can add the meat to all kinds of things, the stock is a great full flavored demi. Over the past decade, oxtail has gone from about $5-7/pound to $13-17/pound even at costco. Same with beef tongue.
Last time I made oxtail soup, maybe 2 years ago, I think it was still like $10 a pound Dereck!
Oxtails have been increasing for awhile. Even before the beef prices going way up. I never cook with them anymore. When I was young they were cheap because most people (in the US anyway) would not eat them.
Crazy…it used be so inexpensive RD!
so nice of them to give you roasted chicken!
That was so very nice Kat! It made my day!