Hoi Tin Tong Revisited @ Tsim Sha Tsui

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bowls of herbal remedies

I took the trouble to find this outlet for my herbal jelly fix. 
Sitting alone gives you ample time to soak in the surroundings (as queer as that sounds).
People watch is what I always try to do in a different country, make an attempt at being local.

I watched the aunties busy themselves with cleaning, the counters to the tables to the signages outside.
I watched two people drop by to guzzle down bowls of herbal tea. See the bowls with glass lids?
On hindsight, I should've done just that too!


hoi ting tong

My tub of 龜苓膏 (HKD 50).
Smells so herbally-heavenly.
Take it neat or soak in honey.
Hongkong does it oh-so-best.

www.hoitintong.com.hk

Hoi Tin Tong
Tsim Sha Tsui

Comments

  1. red firAugust 25, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    What's the difference between this Fresh Herbal Jelly 龜苓膏 & Gui Ling Gow 龜苓胶 I see on their menu? 龜苓胶 is more expensive.

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  2. foodaholicOctober 18, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    whoa....uve really done ur homework!?! Actually 海天堂 and 恭和堂 are just opp each other in tsim sha tsui..ok not opposite in that sense but within walking distance! If you really must pick, I say go for 海天堂!

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  3. red firOctober 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    海天堂 is everywhere! Quite a few near my hotel actually, think I'd go for 海天堂. Is the 龜苓膏 served hot or cold? Which one do you go for? I don't think I've tried the hot version of 龜苓膏 before.

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  4. foodaholicOctober 18, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    龜苓膏 is usually eaten cold. quite strange to eat it hot imo.

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  5. red firNovember 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Never ate such good 龜苓膏 in my life. So herbalish I like it even without honey.

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