Shop F38, Fu Tung (Allmart) Chinese Market, Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung 東涌富東邨萬有街市F38號鋪 Shop F38, Fu Tung (Allmart) Chinese Market, Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung 東涌富東邨萬有街市F38號鋪 (Lantau Island, Tung Chung)
Tai O is a fishing village located on the western coast of Lantau Island, about a 40 minute ride by bus(or 30 min by taxi) from Tung Chung MTR station. It is like a suburban«Venice» untouched by time. Minus the nasty pigeon poop on San Marcos Square, and US$ 20 cappucinos and $ 50 Bellini’s. And probably one of the last surviving parts that are still doing a few things the old school way. If you think sun drying clothes is a bit too old world, then your nose may be offended when you smell the pungent dried and fermented shrimp blocks and shrimp pastes when you walk to the factory shops that sell this stuff! Salted fish has nothing on dried and fermented shrimp condiment. Vietnamese fish sauce comes close in that precious flavor profile. Ditto for Vietnamese style fermented fish flavoring used to season pork blood cubes. So if you are into that stuff, chances are you might appreciate fermented shrimp products here and feel right at home. So this restaurant eatery 大澳橫水渡小廚 in Tai O is much like most other places that offer home local style cooked food and dishes. It’s not the best looking, but it can be quite remarkable if you know what to order. So much to eat so little time. Ended up braving this place and tried something very fermented, salty, proteiny, and carby. 咸鮮籠仔荷葉飯(Ham seen lung hai hor yeep fan) 咸鮮 = salted freshness. Basically sun dried salted seafood 籠仔荷葉飯 = rice steamed in lotus leaf, in a bamboo steamer But what they actually put in we were quite surprised with What appeared to be pork jowl/pork cheek/pork neck, dried white fishlings, scallions, and of course fermented shrimp paste(and maybe some cooked/melted fermented shrimp block), and a believe a little bit of squid tentacles. The ingredients are not expensive, although this steamer cost HK$ 118 which a tad high. But you are getting an original taste of the land. This feeds 6 nicely if you are ordering a variety of dishes to try. Otherwise even one order split across 4 people is more than enough. Save your valuable quota for lots of other fantastic bites in the village.
