Since covid my family and myself have not been able to go back to HK for 2yrs, we've missed out on 2 funerals of my grandparents and been quite homesick. Thank you for making your videos, it brings us a little bit of home back to where we are now and gives us something to look forward to when we finally can go back. Please keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing. It certainly has been difficult these past few years regarding travel to HK, so I can imagine your pain. We’re glad our videos help in some small way, and we’ll certainly be keeping it up!
Recently visited in November 2022, then again in January. Both times the mask mandate were still in place, can't wait to visit againsoon without any mask on, just like the good old days haha
Without Sam, I myself being a Hongkonger even don't know where quality authentic foods can be found locally. Thanks and keep up your good work. You always make me mouthwatering 👍🏻
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment! We’re really glad we can help you find out where to go in Hong Kong. It’s changing fast, but there are still so many local gems here 💎
I grew up and study around Sun Wah Cafe and Cheung Sha Wan in my childhood. Its so nice to see people making video of it and promote it. It is really my comfort food. I found the food and style has changed quite different under the 3rd generation management, new menu, some minor change on the taste of food and renovation . But dun misunderstand me, I really appreciate Natalie, keeping the major style of SUN WAH and get some minor change to cope with the modern days, much appreciated
Thanks for sharing Philip, that’s awesome that you grew up in that area, I wonder how much Cheung Sha Wan has changed since your early days there. Yes, Natalie did mention to me that some of the menu has changed a little bit in the past 30 years, but thankfully, as you say, the spirit of Sun Wah is intact, and it makes for such a unique gem!
Wel done Natalie we need more of Natalie in HK or HK will lose all her heritage. It's not always about making quick $$$ that HK people are passionate about.
I could start with saying "Thank you as always" like Sam does. So much history behind the Hong Kong milk tea and that makes me even more eager to try the milk tea which I was not aware on my previous visit. The preparation of the tea(before adding milk) is so similar to how to it is prepared in the tea stalls southern province of India called "Tamil Nadu" and also in the Tamil immigrants influenced tea in Malaysia where they call it the pulled tea or teh tarik. Natalie is doing a great job and this is first time we are hearing a local hero explaining in English. Foreign tourists would be happy when visiting her café. Keep up the great job and thank you Sam, Glen and Vienne.
Thank you as always Satish for the brilliant comment, we’re very glad you enjoyed this one, and that it was even able to introduce something new to you. Also thank you so much for the info on the Tamil Nadu tea and Malaysian Teh Tarik (I love that stuff!) … it seems the routes of these three tea methods may be the same! Cheers Satish!
Im from hk, and I really appreciate your effort in working on the history and culture of the food! Makes me want to go back to HK soonest possible! Good quality of video and filming techniques with rich content! Way to go!!
Thank you Fiona, for the support and kind words. Hong Kong is such a great foodie city and it's our pleasure to film some of the more traditional parts of the culture here! More videos on the way!
Sam, it's the first time to your channel. Being a Hongkonger who left for Australia some 45 years ago when I was a child, I love HK milk tea. But it's watching ex PATs like you embracing the local culture and even speak the very difficult local Cantonese dialect, makes me feel that we need more people like you in this world to make it a better global community. Keep doing what you are doing.
Thank you so much Peter for watching and the kind words! It’s my pleasure to immerse myself in Cantonese culture and I find it fascinating to learn more about it and eat the food!
I grow in the area and seen my flat in the video @ 1:27, tried that café before when I was a kid, it was 40 years ago, since then I moved to Canada. Thanks for the video.
@@HongKongHoods you are welcome my dear friend, thank you for uploading a good content, so blessed that I found your channel, looking forward to your next adventure, all the best to you and yours
the egg tarts really look good. the pork chop spaghetti was the savior to many school pupils back in 80s & 90s before the invasion of chained fast food shops, thanks to the affordable price. great to see you back with a new episode
Another great video Sam, your description of the tea sounds amazing. In all my times visiting/living in Hong Kong I've never tried this tea yet! I noticed the sign for the cafe with a phone number with the old Kowloon (3) prefix! That sign alone is from the 80s and not updated since :) Keep up the great work, love your commentary, the editing, the music.
Wow James that’s great knowledge about the sign and area phone numbers! Certainly wouldn’t surprise me if the sign hadn’t been changed, as a lot of the cafe seems to remain untouched for a couple of decades at least. Thanks as always for watching and the very kind words 🙏
Thank you for this episode. So I can see a quite authentic char caan tang on my iPad. I live in HK. However, authentic, old fasioned, orthdox ones are not found in every neighbourhood these days. Thank you again
It’s very true that unfortunately there aren’t many authentic Cha chaan teng left compared to decades past. This is part of the reason we want to capture some of the best on video- to preserve them forever! Thanks as always for watching!
Absolutely beautifully filming captured lovely fabulous upload loved the Amazing content vloggs keep it up millions thanks for sharing watching from Canada 🇨🇦
Glad this could provide some inspiration for your upcoming trip. Hope you enjoy it (and even one or two other places we’ve covered in the vids) and that your time here is memorable!
Thanks Michael, yes the food and tea here are great, and it’s a perfect example of a traditional HK Cha chaan teng. Certainly recommend it when you visit. Welcome to the channel!
Wow. Congratulations 🎊 👏 Sir on 10k+ subscribers. You totally deserve it. Stellar production quality that gives us even local Hong Kongers a compete guide to find good and yet affordable local gourmet food. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you Sam for visiting the very local yet well-known business in the neighbourhood. My family and I've been their loyal customer for the last 40 years. Their egg tart and milk tea used to be even better until a decade ago. I used to see long queues every afternoon for their freshly baked egg tart but no more now. Hope the business stays on despite the economic downturn.
That is incredible that you and your family have been customers there for so long - thank you for sharing... what a neighbourhood institution it is! It's a shame that the number of customers has gone down - I think the pandemic didn't help. Let's hope that places like this survive long into the future!
I accidentially stumbled upon your channel Sam, and boy Am I enjoying it. As someone who loves local food, I can't wait to try local HK coffee shop. I've been to Singapore three times just because of how much I love their local kopitiam.
Thanks Malang, and glad you're enjoying the channel. By a local Hong Kong coffee shop, do you mean a cha chaan teng (tea place)? Not sure HK has the same coffee culture as Singapore's local kopitiam, but if you know of any spots, please let me know!
Sam, I'm so glad your channel finally recieves more attention! I havent really noticed before but honestly - super well deserved! You've always been one of my favourite travel narrators on UA-cam, ever since your appearance on japan-guide and it's lovely to see you keep on entertaining the crowds by eating your fav foods 😁 Keep it coming!!
Thank you so much for the kind words of support, they're really appreciated! Thanks for continuing to follow the journey, and more videos coming soon! :)
Another delicious and informative video, Sam! That interview with the owner was a bit of class...great job! Can't wait to eat here next time I'm back in HK!
An interesting episode indeed which can show the quality of the dishes and the milk tea without touching them yet. I am sure this is a very famous cafe in HK as we can witness so many milk tea lovers entering that Cafe. Good recommendation Sam ! Thank you again ! 👍
Thanks as always Johnson for your great comment. This is a brilliant Cha chaan teng, and seems to be very popular with locals in the Cheung Sha Wan area… yet another example of amazing Hong Kong cooking and culture! 🙏
Oh~ Sam, you found the right place ~ I am born and raise in Cheung Sha Wan, and this Cha Chaan Teng i grew up with. Their ketcup spaghetti with saugauges and egg, milk tea and pastries are old school yet very comforting. I am very glad you like them
Glad this video brought back some delicious memories for you! Yes, agreed that the spaghetti, milk tea and pastries (in our case the egg tart) were all delectable! 😊
It’s killing me that I seeing you eating all the goodies foods in Hong Kong on the video but I am not able to eating them. Bummer!🤤🤤🤤 I used to lived in Hong Kong about 40 years ago. I still remember there are so many kinds of great foods…Milk Tea is one of the popular drink there. 👍 I miss eating all the foods in Hong Kong! 祝賀新華生意興隆萬事如意!!
Thanks for watching Deb, and glad you enjoyed it! Yes, so many great foods here in HK, and milk tea (especially at Sun Wah Cafe) is to die for! Glad it brought back some memories, and more videos coming soon! 🙏👍😊
I absolutely love HK milk tea. I was told they use many kinds of tea leaves and egg shells to create this silky base. But avoid too much milk tea if you have a weak stomach.
Each tea master have their own secret recipe. In generally they will mix up about 3-4 kinds of tea leaves with different grinding degree. Fine grind tea leaves give you a rich tea flavor while coarse grind will give you strong aroma. But I never heard someone is using egg shells?
I bum into your tunnel by accident ,I was born in HK, and now live in Australia for years, missed all the food in HK, due to Covid, unable to travel for long, you had a Great coverage on HK food, however, missing a few, example Won Ton noodles, and u should travel to a few of the island, they had something very unique, go and explore and show us. Keep up the great work, Im very hungry now !
Hi Carol and welcome to the channel! It is too bad that travel restrictions such as quarantine remain in place and hinder travel to HK, but lets hope that it's all over soon so you can return here! Thank you for the suggestion of won ton noodles, we'll certainly bear it in mind for a future episode!
Another mouthwatering video and I love the historic tidbit the owner gave at the end. I hope the business does not end with her and one of her children would like to take it over.
Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed it! Agreed, it would be a shame if this cafe were to end with Natalie, lets hope that it is passed down and continue long into the future!
I think I've been to Sun Wah Cafe since my last visit in HK 2019. Castle Peak Road is right closed to where my parents live in Cheung Sha Wan. As for the milk tea itself, the British called it English Breakfast Tea because they used red tea bag soaked in hot water to get its flavor out then added whole milk and sugar cubes. Hong Kong did it differently and more traditional to its locals. Most customers still have to added approximately two teaspoons of sugar into the evaporated milk tea. When Sam did his last video in Cheung Hing at Happy Valley, he ordered Cha Jau already mixed with sweeten condensed milk so no sugar required. As for the other foods, they're all decent brunch meal. Egg Tart looked nice and fresh. Satay Beef Ramen is yummy. Some Cha Chaan Teng would included a fried egg on top of that Pork Chop Spaghetti. Since Sam did invited a guest, I would thought he would offer him his foods since he couldn't finish his spaghetti. And what is her name the owner of the cafe?? I don't think I pay attention if she introduce herself when sharing her 56 years of business of her last 2 generations to present??
Thanks as always for your insightful comment! Yes, Hongkongers do tend to take their tea with sugar I've noticed, but of course, no need with cha jau! Thanks for sharing your experience of Sun Wah Cafe, and the foods there that we tried are genuinely delicious and very authentic. The owner's name is Natalie Or.
Love these types of places, they are an institution and unique, and thank you for spotlighting these places. Miss HK so much, was there during the protest and I’m scared post protest and Covid that HK will never be the same.
Thanks for watching, and absolutely, these types of places are so unique to Hong Kong. These last three years have certainly changed HK, but there remains tons of magic here In happy to say.
@@HongKongHoods Honestly, just some places with really good ambience and really shows the culture and feeling of Hong Kong! I'll probably do one in the spot near where you did this video some time soon.
@@WalkerHK Yeah, definitely recommend Cheung Sha Wan for a walk. The core neighbourhood isn't that big, but there are loads of cool looking little eateries and cha chaan teng. For similar kinds of vibes, I like Sai Wan Ho and Shau Kei Wan. Very 'local' neighboughood feels.
Hi Sam, thank you for this episode. I really miss cha Chang tan food and milk tea in HK. I tried buying evaporated milk and mix it with tea here in the uk. It just tastes different. Can’t wait to see another episode of HK food.
It can be replicated, you just need to know the blend of the tea leaves they use. I make the HK milk tea at home with a perculator, but I have been experimenting with many different teas. Its generally a blend of ceylon tea with black tea. You need to be able to filter it properly, and to replicate the hot tea pulls they use with the silk stockings. Evap milk is just that, use the holland black and white brand. - Use lipton ceylon tea, with rickshaws black tea. In a 3:2 ratio - Use a vintage Pyrex glass perculator - Use good coffee filters and watch the colour of the tea change to desired flavour - pour 1/3rd evap milk and 2/3rds tea
Hello from Oamaru New Zealand. Is milk tea like just tea with a bit of milk and sugar we put in as normal?. I love Russian caravan, Earl Grey, Green tea.
It's usually a blend of 3 different kinds of tea leaves and it is made in 4 different steps before served. So theoretically it sounds like just milk, tea, and sugar, but in reality, you are tasting something different than just that.
as a HK local, this is great content !! i have been living on the island side for > 30yrs and sometime, i will still travel to CSW to buy their eggtart !!!!!
Great day to wear white Tee with trying tomato sauce dish eh? lol great video as always!! 💫💯they always give me some type of feels. Moved from hk to canada when i was 5 years old and these videos is sooo nostalgic for me🥲
Haha the T-shirt choice could have been more sensible couldn’t it!? 😆 thanks for watching and for the kind words, it means a lot to us that these videos bring nostalgia.
Since covid my family and myself have not been able to go back to HK for 2yrs, we've missed out on 2 funerals of my grandparents and been quite homesick. Thank you for making your videos, it brings us a little bit of home back to where we are now and gives us something to look forward to when we finally can go back. Please keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing. It certainly has been difficult these past few years regarding travel to HK, so I can imagine your pain. We’re glad our videos help in some small way, and we’ll certainly be keeping it up!
Recently visited in November 2022, then again in January. Both times the mask mandate were still in place, can't wait to visit againsoon without any mask on, just like the good old days haha
@@woofvault Those days are back, the mask mandate was lifted on March 1!
It's great having a little gateway to HK with your channel :)
Thanks for watching and glad you’re enjoying our channel!
Elden Ring Street Food crossover video incoming?
Yo VAATI HERE?
As in the video game? Talk about outside the box thinking!
Without Sam, I myself being a Hongkonger even don't know where quality authentic foods can be found locally. Thanks and keep up your good work. You always make me mouthwatering 👍🏻
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment! We’re really glad we can help you find out where to go in Hong Kong. It’s changing fast, but there are still so many local gems here 💎
That's why I enjoy this channel too, especially when I see Sam rubbing his hands I know something good is coming!!!
incredibly comforting for HK ppl living abroad.
@@billylai6 Glad you're enjoying the channel Billy!
@@terrytong8665 Very happy to hear that Terry. Thank you!
I grew up and study around Sun Wah Cafe and Cheung Sha Wan in my childhood. Its so nice to see people making video of it and promote it. It is really my comfort food.
I found the food and style has changed quite different under the 3rd generation management, new menu, some minor change on the taste of food and renovation .
But dun misunderstand me, I really appreciate Natalie, keeping the major style of SUN WAH and get some minor change to cope with the modern days, much appreciated
Thanks for sharing Philip, that’s awesome that you grew up in that area, I wonder how much Cheung Sha Wan has changed since your early days there. Yes, Natalie did mention to me that some of the menu has changed a little bit in the past 30 years, but thankfully, as you say, the spirit of Sun Wah is intact, and it makes for such a unique gem!
Wel done Natalie we need more of Natalie in HK or HK will lose all her heritage. It's not always about making quick $$$ that HK people are passionate about.
Thanks for another excellent video, Sam. Natalie, the owner, is very nice. I especially enjoyed hearing about the family business 👍.
Thanks as always Minnie, Natalie was indeed very nice. She does such a great job with this place. ❤️🙏💪
@@HongKongHoods How long have you lived in HK now?
Lived in Hong Kong for just shy of 3 years now Minnie :)
I Love Hong Kong. Nice video
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
@@HongKongHoods Best regards from Germany my friend
@@SBA1071 Thank you! :)
Please make videos about the markets in HK
@@SBA1071 Our latest video is about a Wet Market, and our next one will be too!
Why not try their Pinnaple Bun ? Went there 6years ago and really like it there. Thanks for sharing the video !
We covered amazing pineapple buns in this video. Have you tried this spot?: ua-cam.com/video/xksptUTzMWc/v-deo.html
@@HongKongHoods oh my bad i misplace the Cafe. I went to Kam Wah Cafe 6 years a go. They are look same 🤣
@@TheArgetho True, a lot of cha chaan teng do them very similarly!
I could start with saying "Thank you as always" like Sam does. So much history behind the Hong Kong milk tea and that makes me even more eager to try the milk tea which I was not aware on my previous visit. The preparation of the tea(before adding milk) is so similar to how to it is prepared in the tea stalls southern province of India called "Tamil Nadu" and also in the Tamil immigrants influenced tea in Malaysia where they call it the pulled tea or teh tarik. Natalie is doing a great job and this is first time we are hearing a local hero explaining in English. Foreign tourists would be happy when visiting her café. Keep up the great job and thank you Sam, Glen and Vienne.
Thank you as always Satish for the brilliant comment, we’re very glad you enjoyed this one, and that it was even able to introduce something new to you. Also thank you so much for the info on the Tamil Nadu tea and Malaysian Teh Tarik (I love that stuff!) … it seems the routes of these three tea methods may be the same! Cheers Satish!
your pronounciation of egg tart in cantonese was perfect!
Thank you, and thanks for watching 🙏😊
Im from hk, and I really appreciate your effort in working on the history and culture of the food! Makes me want to go back to HK soonest possible! Good quality of video and filming techniques with rich content! Way to go!!
Thank you Fiona, for the support and kind words. Hong Kong is such a great foodie city and it's our pleasure to film some of the more traditional parts of the culture here! More videos on the way!
The food & milk tea look really good!
Sun Wah Cafe. We missed all the milk tea and good food!
thank you, Sam!
Thanks for watching Joseph - glad you enjoyed the video!
Sam, it's the first time to your channel. Being a Hongkonger who left for Australia some 45 years ago when I was a child, I love HK milk tea. But it's watching ex PATs like you embracing the local culture and even speak the very difficult local Cantonese dialect, makes me feel that we need more people like you in this world to make it a better global community.
Keep doing what you are doing.
Thank you so much Peter for watching and the kind words! It’s my pleasure to immerse myself in Cantonese culture and I find it fascinating to learn more about it and eat the food!
Same-but left H.k. in 82'❤- lives in Sydney.
I grow in the area and seen my flat in the video @ 1:27, tried that café before when I was a kid, it was 40 years ago, since then I moved to Canada. Thanks for the video.
Wow, thanks for sharing your history, that’s great that you saw the building you grew up in!
Thank you for another delicious video. Please let me buy you that cup of impressive HK Milk Tea....
Thank you so much. That is very generous of you! Thanks for watching, and cheers! ☕️
HK Milk Tea, Indian Masala Chai and Afghani Chai are the absolute greatest teas on earth
Never tried the latter, but would love to! ❤️
Hello watching here my friend from Las Vegas, I have walked this area before and its wonderful, thank you for sharing the memory
Thanks for watching and glad this video brought back some good memories!
@@HongKongHoods you are welcome my dear friend, thank you for uploading a good content, so blessed that I found your channel, looking forward to your next adventure, all the best to you and yours
@@SparklingRufus Thank you so much for your kind words. Same to you, and more videos coming soon!
@@HongKongHoods oh good to hear, looking forward to it , welcome you to fabulous Las Vegas
the egg tarts really look good. the pork chop spaghetti was the savior to many school pupils back in 80s & 90s before the invasion of chained fast food shops, thanks to the affordable price. great to see you back with a new episode
Thanks as always for the comment and the information. Glad you enjoyed this video.
Another great video Sam, your description of the tea sounds amazing. In all my times visiting/living in Hong Kong I've never tried this tea yet! I noticed the sign for the cafe with a phone number with the old Kowloon (3) prefix! That sign alone is from the 80s and not updated since :) Keep up the great work, love your commentary, the editing, the music.
Wow James that’s great knowledge about the sign and area phone numbers! Certainly wouldn’t surprise me if the sign hadn’t been changed, as a lot of the cafe seems to remain untouched for a couple of decades at least. Thanks as always for watching and the very kind words 🙏
great video!! Keep it up Sam!
Thank you Christine! More videos coming soon!
Thank you for this episode. So I can see a quite authentic char caan tang on my iPad. I live in HK. However, authentic, old fasioned, orthdox ones are not found in every neighbourhood these days.
Thank you again
It’s very true that unfortunately there aren’t many authentic Cha chaan teng left compared to decades past. This is part of the reason we want to capture some of the best on video- to preserve them forever! Thanks as always for watching!
You really tell the beautiful and traditional things of Hong Kong, I miss Hong Kong so much. Thanks again☺️
Thanks for watching Rex, and glad you’re enjoying our channel! More to come, and hope you can travel to Hong Kong again soon!
Just stumbled upon your channel Sam! Got yourself a new subscriber, keep up the awesome content!
Thanks Kevin! Welcome to the channel, and more videos coming soon!
Absolutely beautifully filming captured lovely fabulous upload loved the Amazing content vloggs keep it up millions thanks for sharing watching from Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you so much for watching and your warm words of support. More videos coming soon!
Besides food, Glen's music is very good!
Agreed, he rocks! 🤘Thanks for watching and checking him out!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Must try their famous egg custard tarts. Really nice
Thanks for this Sam! Im going from the 9th February, 23. Looking forward to trying this :) Im from Sydney, Australia.
Glad this could provide some inspiration for your upcoming trip. Hope you enjoy it (and even one or two other places we’ve covered in the vids) and that your time here is memorable!
Your effort to speak Cantonese is appreciated!
Thank you for the support!
Brilliant video.. Well scripted & great presentation..Thanks for an enjoyable morning tea. 😘😋. Keep up the good work.. 👍👍
Thank you very much Louisa as always for your kind words of support. Glad you enjoyed the video, and hope it inspires you to drink a cup of milk tea!
Great video Sam, new subscriber, love the milk and food can’t wait to go to HK and try. The owner is so humble😊👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Michael, yes the food and tea here are great, and it’s a perfect example of a traditional HK Cha chaan teng. Certainly recommend it when you visit. Welcome to the channel!
多謝！
Thank you for your generosity!
Finally a new episode. You made us wait too long Sam! That egg tart looks so good. Thanks for making me drool. 😄
Haha sorry for the wait! Hope it was worth it though 😊!
@@HongKongHoods Always. You know it. 👍
Love this channel, Sam! When I finally get to travel to HK again, I'll be hitting all the food stalls and places you've visited!
Thanks for watching Sandra and for your kind words of support! Yes, so many amazing places to see and dine at here!
when I was studied secondary school, I and with my classmates visited this restaurant for lunch frequently
Thanks for sharing Adrian! I wonder how much it’s changed since your school days!?
Love your video. Milk tea and egg tart is the perfect match!!
Couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching!
Sun wah Cafe, I love it. Milk tea, satay beef noodle, egg tart👍. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Thanks Wilson! Yes, Sun Wah Cafe is indeed a great local place!
I like coffee everyday for 1 time 1 day 💕💕
This coffee must try
Thanks for great sharing
Us too, coffee helps us be productive! 💪😆☕️ Thabks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Wow. Congratulations 🎊 👏 Sir on 10k+ subscribers. You totally deserve it. Stellar production quality that gives us even local Hong Kongers a compete guide to find good and yet affordable local gourmet food. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much! We’re glad you’re enjoying the channel 🙏😊
Sammy, thank you for your in depth food sharing. HK sure would love to have you show everyone about the food culture. Thank you and take care.
Thank you Samuel. More videos coming soon!
@@HongKongHoods thank you,total support. Hong Kong loves you.
Sun Wah cafe milk tea & egg tart are VERY VERY GOOD
Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching!
Thank you Sam for visiting the very local yet well-known business in the neighbourhood. My family and I've been their loyal customer for the last 40 years. Their egg tart and milk tea used to be even better until a decade ago. I used to see long queues every afternoon for their freshly baked egg tart but no more now. Hope the business stays on despite the economic downturn.
That is incredible that you and your family have been customers there for so long - thank you for sharing... what a neighbourhood institution it is! It's a shame that the number of customers has gone down - I think the pandemic didn't help. Let's hope that places like this survive long into the future!
Hong Kong here I come. Thanks for the wonderful places to visit. 😍👍
Glad you’ve found the videos inspirational, enjoy and do let us know which ones you visit and what you think!
Delicious food as usual Yuan.You are awesome.👍
Thanks Oliver, much appreciated 🙏
Great video!
Thank you!
So luckily to find your channel today. What an interesting video u made for us. Keep up with your good work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for support Sandy!
You picked a right place! I think they got the best egg tart in town 🤩🤩🤩
It’s definitely a forerunner, that’s for sure 🤤
Thanks for introduce.
Thanks for watching!
Watching ur clip makes me mouth watering
Glad the video has inspired your appetite!
the world needs more people like Sam
That’s very kind! Thanks for watching 🙏
As someone who left HK in childhood and hasn't gone back for a visit in a long time I look forward to watching the rest of your videos.
Thank you for watching, and welcome to the channel!
Really really enjoy this video! thanks!😃
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
yay new episode, keep making videos they're amazing!
Thanks so much for the support!🙏
Excellent video Sam! The milk tea looks delicious.
Thank you! It was indeed delicious 🫖 ❤️
Thanks!
Oh my, thank you so much Louisa! That is incredibly generous and appreciated 😍
I accidentially stumbled upon your channel Sam, and boy Am I enjoying it. As someone who loves local food, I can't wait to try local HK coffee shop. I've been to Singapore three times just because of how much I love their local kopitiam.
Thanks Malang, and glad you're enjoying the channel. By a local Hong Kong coffee shop, do you mean a cha chaan teng (tea place)? Not sure HK has the same coffee culture as Singapore's local kopitiam, but if you know of any spots, please let me know!
Sam, I'm so glad your channel finally recieves more attention! I havent really noticed before but honestly - super well deserved! You've always been one of my favourite travel narrators on UA-cam, ever since your appearance on japan-guide and it's lovely to see you keep on entertaining the crowds by eating your fav foods 😁 Keep it coming!!
Thank you so much for the kind words of support, they're really appreciated! Thanks for continuing to follow the journey, and more videos coming soon! :)
Awesome video mate!
Thank you!
As a milk tea lover, I live in Cheung Sha Wan and will try those foods on this Sunday. Thank you Sam~~~
Thanks for watching, and enjoy your trip there on Sunday!
You know more places than me, even I was born in HK! Excellent videos.
Thank you very much John!
looks great
Thanks for watching!
Another delicious and informative video, Sam! That interview with the owner was a bit of class...great job! Can't wait to eat here next time I'm back in HK!
Thank you Allan! Natalie does a great job with that cafe. Thanks for the kind words- and highly recommend it!
That was so awesome, much Delicious, thanks for sharing 💕👍😊
Thanks for watching and for the kind words! 🙏👍
good video mate
Thank you! 🙏
Dude man you cool. Miss Hk big time. Keep up the vid bruh
Thanks and glad you’re enjoying the channel. More videos coming soon!
Even though I am not much into milk tea, I would give it a try given that a high praise you have given. Thanks
I very much recommend it! Thanks for watching, and enjoy!
An interesting episode indeed which can show the quality of the dishes and the milk tea without touching them yet. I am sure this is a very famous cafe in HK as we can witness so many milk tea lovers entering that Cafe. Good recommendation Sam ! Thank you again ! 👍
Thanks as always Johnson for your great comment. This is a brilliant Cha chaan teng, and seems to be very popular with locals in the Cheung Sha Wan area… yet another example of amazing Hong Kong cooking and culture! 🙏
Thank you for all the historical info
Glad you enjoyed it!
👍🐱🐈, excellent job, well done, mouth watering egg tart.
Thank you Charlie. It was indeed mouthwatering!
Watching Sam's videos not only sharing his tasting experiences but also enriching my vocabulary.
thank you Sam !
Thanks for watching and I’m glad that these videos inspire you! As far as enriching your vocabulary, well that just makes us feel ebullient!
Oh~ Sam, you found the right place ~ I am born and raise in Cheung Sha Wan, and this Cha Chaan Teng i grew up with. Their ketcup spaghetti with saugauges and egg, milk tea and pastries are old school yet very comforting. I am very glad you like them
Glad this video brought back some delicious memories for you! Yes, agreed that the spaghetti, milk tea and pastries (in our case the egg tart) were all delectable! 😊
These are so good. They had similar stuff in Thailand and I miss it so much. Miss you too, bud!
Thank you Nate, glad you enjoyed this, and yeah- HK milk tea isn’t all that different to Thai Milk tea in many ways. Miss you too buddy
It’s killing me that I seeing you eating all the goodies foods in Hong Kong on the video but I am not able to eating them. Bummer!🤤🤤🤤 I used to lived in Hong Kong about 40 years ago. I still remember there are so many kinds of great foods…Milk Tea is one of the popular drink there. 👍 I miss eating all the foods in Hong Kong!
祝賀新華生意興隆萬事如意!!
Thanks for watching Deb, and glad you enjoyed it! Yes, so many great foods here in HK, and milk tea (especially at Sun Wah Cafe) is to die for! Glad it brought back some memories, and more videos coming soon! 🙏👍😊
@@HongKongHoods
Thank you so much for your reply!!! Please enjoy all the good foods there and staying safe and healthy!!! Be blessed!🙏🙏
@@debferguson7354 Thank you Deb, we sure will continue to enjoy as many HK foods as we can fit in our stomachs! :)
I absolutely love HK milk tea. I was told they use many kinds of tea leaves and egg shells to create this silky base. But avoid too much milk tea if you have a weak stomach.
Thank you Nory, for the information on making milk tea! Great point about the mill for those with a weak stomach!
Each tea master have their own secret recipe. In generally they will mix up about 3-4 kinds of tea leaves with different grinding degree. Fine grind tea leaves give you a rich tea flavor while coarse grind will give you strong aroma. But I never heard someone is using egg shells?
@@PoPo-xm2zm Supoosedly takes the edge off and make the tea smoother.
I bum into your tunnel by accident ,I was born in HK, and now live in Australia for years, missed all the food in HK, due to Covid, unable to travel for long, you had a Great coverage on HK food, however, missing a few, example Won Ton noodles, and u should travel to a few of the island, they had something very unique, go and explore and show us. Keep up the great work, Im very hungry now !
Hi Carol and welcome to the channel! It is too bad that travel restrictions such as quarantine remain in place and hinder travel to HK, but lets hope that it's all over soon so you can return here! Thank you for the suggestion of won ton noodles, we'll certainly bear it in mind for a future episode!
Sun wan is my favourite, this is true 茶餐廳.
Agreed, a brilliant example of a HK Cha chaan teng!
Another great video Sam. Will add this cafe to my list of places to visit next time I’m in Hong Kong. Love a good cup of milk tea!
Thank you Patrick! Highly recommend! 🫖
great video.
Thank you!
Miss hong kong, haven't been back home for 7 years. Watching your videos being back good memories of HK.
Enjoy this so much as always
Thank you very much 🙏
Another mouthwatering video and I love the historic tidbit the owner gave at the end. I hope the business does not end with her and one of her children would like to take it over.
Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed it! Agreed, it would be a shame if this cafe were to end with Natalie, lets hope that it is passed down and continue long into the future!
I think I've been to Sun Wah Cafe since my last visit in HK 2019. Castle Peak Road is right closed to where my parents live in Cheung Sha Wan. As for the milk tea itself, the British called it English Breakfast Tea because they used red tea bag soaked in hot water to get its flavor out then added whole milk and sugar cubes. Hong Kong did it differently and more traditional to its locals. Most customers still have to added approximately two teaspoons of sugar into the evaporated milk tea. When Sam did his last video in Cheung Hing at Happy Valley, he ordered Cha Jau already mixed with sweeten condensed milk so no sugar required. As for the other foods, they're all decent brunch meal. Egg Tart looked nice and fresh. Satay Beef Ramen is yummy. Some Cha Chaan Teng would included a fried egg on top of that Pork Chop Spaghetti. Since Sam did invited a guest, I would thought he would offer him his foods since he couldn't finish his spaghetti. And what is her name the owner of the cafe?? I don't think I pay attention if she introduce herself when sharing her 56 years of business of her last 2 generations to present??
Thanks as always for your insightful comment! Yes, Hongkongers do tend to take their tea with sugar I've noticed, but of course, no need with cha jau! Thanks for sharing your experience of Sun Wah Cafe, and the foods there that we tried are genuinely delicious and very authentic. The owner's name is Natalie Or.
Love these types of places, they are an institution and unique, and thank you for spotlighting these places. Miss HK so much, was there during the protest and I’m scared post protest and Covid that HK will never be the same.
Thanks for watching, and absolutely, these types of places are so unique to Hong Kong. These last three years have certainly changed HK, but there remains tons of magic here In happy to say.
Ah nice, just found your channel. Maybe you can give me some advice on where to do some walks!
Absolutely! What kind of walks are you into?
@@HongKongHoods Honestly, just some places with really good ambience and really shows the culture and feeling of Hong Kong! I'll probably do one in the spot near where you did this video some time soon.
@@WalkerHK Yeah, definitely recommend Cheung Sha Wan for a walk. The core neighbourhood isn't that big, but there are loads of cool looking little eateries and cha chaan teng. For similar kinds of vibes, I like Sai Wan Ho and Shau Kei Wan. Very 'local' neighboughood feels.
Very nice recommendation 😍😍😍
Thanks for watching 🙏
Hi Sam, thank you for this episode. I really miss cha Chang tan food and milk tea in HK. I tried buying evaporated milk and mix it with tea here in the uk. It just tastes different. Can’t wait to see another episode of HK food.
Agreed, there’s just something special about Hong Kong milk tea that just can’t be replicated! Thanks for watching!
It can be replicated, you just need to know the blend of the tea leaves they use. I make the HK milk tea at home with a perculator, but I have been experimenting with many different teas. Its generally a blend of ceylon tea with black tea. You need to be able to filter it properly, and to replicate the hot tea pulls they use with the silk stockings. Evap milk is just that, use the holland black and white brand.
- Use lipton ceylon tea, with rickshaws black tea. In a 3:2 ratio
- Use a vintage Pyrex glass perculator
- Use good coffee filters and watch the colour of the tea change to desired flavour
- pour 1/3rd evap milk and 2/3rds tea
@@youknownothing3766 Wow that is some expert-level home brewing! Kudos, and thanks for sharing that amazing recipe!
I have exactly the same memories…watching Saturday morning cartoons as a child while eating Hong Kong cafe style Macaroni. Very comforting
Thanks for watching, and yes- a memory very ingrained and pleasant. ❤️
To long between drinks :) - another awesome piece
Thanks for watching!
Sam, Im sitting here and very hungry waiting for your next adventure.
We’ll you’re in luck Carol, because our new video is out tomorrow! Please tune in and let us know what you think 🙏😊
Hey Sam
Go Tai Po they have excellent food there.
Thanks for the tip. Tai Po is definitely on our radar. Are there any restaurants in particular that you can recommend?
Please keep going to CCT and try out and tell us which HK milk tea is the best. Love these vidoes
Certainly will keep going! Thanks for the support!
Hello from Oamaru New Zealand. Is milk tea like just tea with a bit of milk and sugar we put in as normal?. I love Russian caravan, Earl Grey, Green tea.
Not quite like English-style milk tea- it's prepared in a very different way and tastes much richer!
It's usually a blend of 3 different kinds of tea leaves and it is made in 4 different steps before served. So theoretically it sounds like just milk, tea, and sugar, but in reality, you are tasting something different than just that.
I miss Hong Kong!
Hope you can return soon. Thanks for watching!
thanks................ u introduce hk local tastes
Thanks for watching!
as a HK local, this is great content !! i have been living on the island side for > 30yrs and sometime, i will still travel to CSW to buy their eggtart !!!!!
Thanks for watching, and that’s amazing that you make the trip for the egg tarts- pretty sure I will be doing similarly now I have tried them!
It's so interesting to see you introducing some special things of my home, Hong Kong!😄
Glad you’re enjoying our videos. Welcome to the channel!
Great day to wear white Tee with trying tomato sauce dish eh? lol great video as always!! 💫💯they always give me some type of feels. Moved from hk to canada when i was 5 years old and these videos is sooo nostalgic for me🥲
Haha the T-shirt choice could have been more sensible couldn’t it!? 😆 thanks for watching and for the kind words, it means a lot to us that these videos bring nostalgia.
Just found this video, and surprise it's Sam Evans, one I used to follow in Japan Guide!!!
You found me! Thanks for watching and welcome to the channel!
Nice one. Maybe you can consder Tai Ping Koon as well
Thanks for the tip!
It is just instant noodles with satay beef, but I have not been able to replicate the taste at home. HK milk tea is just freakin awesome!
There’s just something about Hong Kong cha chaan teng food that’s hard to replicate! And as for HK milk tea: I agree, absolutely delicious!
I miss this drink so much!!!!!!!!
It’s soo good! Thanks for watching!