So many high teas which I have yet to blog about. This one dates back to May 2015. I was on a business trip to Hong Kong and managed to catch up with a friend over there and squeeze in a high tea.
There’s no shortage of high teas in Hong Kong, but I finally settled on the Mandarin Oriental Hotel as it was in a convenient location.
There’s nothing like a relaxing afternoon of tea and food.
Sadly, the afternoon tea wasn’t particularly amazing, but it sufficed.
I was in Hong Kong in May for a work trip. Whilst there, I had to visit the Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant.
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Little dumplings that were too cute to eat.
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If you’re a hard core kitty fan, this is the place to eat at.
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And if that is too much food, you can the leftovers home in not a doggy bag, but a kitty bag!
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Simply purrfect.
One can’t go to Taiwan and not go to Din Tai Fung – the dumpling mecca of Taiwan.
I’ve actually been to Din Tai Fung in China and Japan, but Taiwan is home to the original Din Tai Fung : award-winning dumplings.
The lines at all the Din Tai Fung outlets are crazy. I went to the Taipei 101 Tower outlet.
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Be prepared to wait:
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Take a number, they said:
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The dumplings are prepared with surgical precision in the operating theatre:
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I ordered the shorompo (soup dumplings):
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And a wonton soup:
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I was thinking that the dumplings would be overrated, but they REALLY were that good.
Even the broth for the soup was just so clean. So pure. So tasty.
The perfect meal:
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But dem shorompo need to be eaten with safety warning. You’ve gotta watch out for when the soup inside the dumpling squirts on your face. I’m sure it’s happened to us all. I have since learnt to pierce the dumpling and let the soup run into the spoon first.
Ate at Din Tai Fung. Taiwan done. Next stop airport. Just kidding. Plenty more stuff was seen and eaten in Taiwan.
Memoirs of Aleisha 
