Blackened thick jelly with a herbal after taste, I relied on this throughout the 4 days I was in Hongkong to reduce the heatiness of all the food I was gorging myself silly with. Works wonders really.
Near the hotel were 2 outlets, they are all over Hongkong. The funny thing about Hongkong is, the outlets can be just a street away or just shops away.
龟苓膏surprisingly reminds me of childhood, the Mom used to dutifully serve this as a dessert and I acquired a liking for this bitter jelly. Cans of these can be found in our local supermarts but taste more like black jelly than the real McCoy. The traditional me says 苦口良药, why eat it sweet if it's meant to be bitter and unpleasant? Has to have some goodness in all that bitter! The good thing is, they're usually served with honey.
海天堂龟苓膏 (HKD 50)
Everything in chinese!
Dig desserts served in such porcelain pots.
They branded everything...right down to the sugar!
A moustachio-ed middle aged man is the "mascot" for this brand, one whom I assume is the founder. Between this and the other one we tried, the taste is much stronger, the consistency of the jelly is thicker too.
http://www.hoitintong.com.hk/
尖沙咀金馬倫道 7A-7B，B鋪 (近地鐵站B出口)
恭合堂龟苓膏 (HKD 42)
See them cauldrons? An indication of traditional desserts and teas.
They've merged tradition and modern quite well...龟苓膏's not your thing? Try the 龟苓tea!
Black never tasted so good.
The lady here was most unhelpful and sulky, she muttered under her breath "4 people sharing one *tsk*" That is a bite of Hongkong for you, gone are the days where the service folks are most accomodating, they speak their mind as it is. That aside, 龟苓膏 had a jell-o smooth consistency, not as thick as 海天堂.
http://www.kungwotong.com.hk/
I don't mind both but ended up heading to the latter for seconds.
Near the hotel were 2 outlets, they are all over Hongkong. The funny thing about Hongkong is, the outlets can be just a street away or just shops away.
龟苓膏surprisingly reminds me of childhood, the Mom used to dutifully serve this as a dessert and I acquired a liking for this bitter jelly. Cans of these can be found in our local supermarts but taste more like black jelly than the real McCoy. The traditional me says 苦口良药, why eat it sweet if it's meant to be bitter and unpleasant? Has to have some goodness in all that bitter! The good thing is, they're usually served with honey.
海天堂龟苓膏 (HKD 50)
Everything in chinese!
Dig desserts served in such porcelain pots.
They branded everything...right down to the sugar!
A moustachio-ed middle aged man is the "mascot" for this brand, one whom I assume is the founder. Between this and the other one we tried, the taste is much stronger, the consistency of the jelly is thicker too.
http://www.hoitintong.com.hk/
尖沙咀金馬倫道 7A-7B，B鋪 (近地鐵站B出口)
恭合堂龟苓膏 (HKD 42)
See them cauldrons? An indication of traditional desserts and teas.
They've merged tradition and modern quite well...龟苓膏's not your thing? Try the 龟苓tea!
Black never tasted so good.
The lady here was most unhelpful and sulky, she muttered under her breath "4 people sharing one *tsk*" That is a bite of Hongkong for you, gone are the days where the service folks are most accomodating, they speak their mind as it is. That aside, 龟苓膏 had a jell-o smooth consistency, not as thick as 海天堂.
http://www.kungwotong.com.hk/
I don't mind both but ended up heading to the latter for seconds.
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