Homestyle Cantonese Cooking! Salted Duck Egg Minced Pork in Hong Kong
Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Egg
Hong KongHong Dao Bing Ting, Shine Island Cafe
- Food Travel Log
- I discovered delicious Cantonese home cooking in Hong Kong!
This Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Egg (Ham Dan Zheng Rou Bing) featured coarsely ground pork, like sausage, steamed to perfection. The slightly sweet soy sauce made it perfect for scooping up with rice. The salted duck egg on top added even more flavor.
It’s undoubtedly a dish that belongs at home, yet my first thought was pairing it with beer—because beer is clearly my true home. - Taste Rating
- Price
- 75 Hong Kong Dollar
- Meal Date
- 9/22/2024
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Salted Egg Steamed Pork Patty is a classic Cantonese dish, especially beloved in homes. Its hallmark is steamed minced pork topped with salted duck egg, offering an exquisite balance of umami and saltiness. Widely enjoyed in Hong Kong households from the 1950s to 1960s, this dish remains a nostalgic favorite due to its simplicity and the way steaming preserves the ingredient's flavors, making it a heartfelt homemade meal. However, careful attention is needed for steaming time and heat control to maintain the juiciness of the meat. Interestingly, the author of this gourmet blog quickly leaps to thoughts of beer rather than discussing the health aspects of steamed dishes, suggesting perhaps their stomach alone might possess the nationality of beer.
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