Welcome to the land of milk tea and fresh noodles.  I arrived in Hong Kong first day of January and yes, it took me 20 days to post my first food chronicle and nope—it’s not solid chinese food.  I will have those when I find the best ones, I promise.

This restaurant looks promising, they serve good food…But for now lemme start with pork and rice.

I was so discombobulated that I spent two weeks feeding on bread, which is coincidentally branded as “Life Bread”, water, and milk tea.  I keep telling myself everytime I go to the grocery store to get something else…but I always end up buying the same things! ugh!

Then a classmate of mine in grad school took me to this restaurant called NEW WIN.  Do not ask me why it is called so –my chinese skills is only limited to numbers, specifically 1-10.  But in ordering, hand signals work just fine.  I ordered barbecue pork and egg first but I forgot my camera, so you are looking at my second food splurge in New Win.

This is, as you can see, Ham and pork chop.  It is lame and greasy, I know—but two weeks on bread and milk tea is enough to make me sing hallelujah when I had this served.  The pork was just cooked right and it smelled so nice.  The meat was tender and it had the right amount of fat.
And the ham was sooo good.  No burnt sides  and just plain delicious.  It was not dry and not too greasy at all.

*sigh  reminded me of home… Next time I have to order pig liver and kidney soup—I just learned this restaurant is famous for this ..*crossing fingers.  I think it is not as scary as it sounds.

And because I am a creature of habit, I ordered the one drink I am familiar with.  
Milk Tea! but this time in ice hehe!  Next time I will order lemon coke ^.^

 It’s also really interesting how they seated me.  I was alone so I signaled one forefinger up, indicating I am just one and they ushered me to this table, four seaters with one woman, sitting and eating her meal.  In the Philippines, I would be not be taking that table because it is occupied, regardless if she is alone and the table was a 4-seater.  But here in Hong Kong, It seems normal that strangers share tables.  There are other vacant tables but they are too big for one person that’s why they ushered me to share the table with this other customer.  Even when I was eating and the woman left, two girls sat down in front of me waiting to order as if it is the most normal thing to do.  Well, it is a normal thing to do…duh.  But I think you guys got my point.

New Win Restaurant
Shop C-E, G/F, Kin Sun Building,
157-162 Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po