A POST COLLEGE MENTALITY

There used to be two chachanteng in the middle of Chinatown. They're gone now, and I miss them. Standards of operational hygiene at one of them lapsed a bit, then it got taken over by some regional cuisine appealing to Caucasians. The other one become a dumpling house that's pretty darn good, where I've had several wonderful meals in the last few years.

But I still remember going there after a cardiologist's appointment and having a bacon cheeseburger. Extra bacon.

Another chachanteng I to which I went after a cardiologist's appointment was not quite so satisfying. It is almost axiomatic that after such a medical visit one must do something not recommended by health experts. And judging by that, Chinatown must be filled with heart-unhealthy foods. Which it is. There are lots of older people there who stubbornly insist on high fat high cholesterol high sugar snackies. Plus high salt.

One place now has three locations. All delightful.


The number of places where one can get good wonton noodle soup (雲吞湯麵 'wan tan tong min') has also increased. For some berserk reason availability of Hong Kong Milk Tea (港式奶茶 'gong sik naai chaa') has not. But there is plenty of boba, which I do not like. Apparently we have to keep the teenagers happy too.

This blogger is not behind keeping teenagers happy. Not that I dislike them, but their tastes are jejeune and vulgar, they do not acquire stuffed animals with quirky personalities, and they aren't likely to ever smoke aged Virginias in a good briar pipe. Plus they vote wrong, when they do vote. I have no opinions about their taste in music and greasy things, however.

One would think that given the number of younger people dominating the beverage business there would be plenty of places for hamburgers and hot dogs. Nope. There's boba tea in every block. Between their teenage years and mid to late twenties, they go away to college and presumably get infected with macrobiotic non-gmo vegetarian sustainably farmed all-natural organic. When they return, they make an exception for boba, which is NOT macrobiotic non-gmo vegetarian sustainably farmed all-natural organic, and very likely simply ignore the fact that wonton noodle soup is also none of the above.

The people I see shopping at my two favourite provisioners are either teenagers or elderly fossils. The only college grads who shop there seem to be mainlanders. Both of those places specialize in a huge variety of noodles, frozen dumplings and fish cakes, and high sugar high cholesterol high fat snack foods. Plus high salt. Icing on the cake.


The number of places which offer baked something on top of Hong Kong spaghetti with tomato sauce covered with too much melted cheese has remained steady. It is the prefered food of several old people. At least, that's who I usually see eating that. I think I've had it twice, but it's not what I would naturally order.


I'm very surprised at the popularity of cheese-flavoured fish sausages.
As a Dutch American, I don't feel that those tastes go together.
Despite all those sixteenth century still lives.
I'm rather old-fashioned that way.

會睇心臟科醫生

I have another cardiologist's appointment in three weeks. So I'm wondering how I should treat myself afterwards, as a reward for being a good patient (and still alive). I'm thinking something greasy with lots of cholesterol, and salt. Washed down with HK milk tea.



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