The Praya

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Item: The Praya
Rating: 4
Author: SoFood.hk

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10181

Western District

$401-800

Guangdong Hong Kong Style Stir-Fry

SoFood.hk

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You may have seen the perfect looking drunken clam dish from The Praya or their joyful brunch session scene with dancers on social media, but this time, I'm gonna take a look of their lunch menu (and yes, it was for the HK Restaurant Week again🙊), and see if their chef are actually able to bring creativeness to chinese cuisine yet maintaining the authentic characteristics.
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𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗞 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
[*Ended, but they still provide regular lunch menu]

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿𝘀
▪️𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒈𝒚𝒖 𝑩𝒆𝒆𝒇 𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 👍🏽
I have had other chargrilled beef tongues before, but nothing can compare to this tender, juicy, decadent delicacy full of umami. The spring onion sauce got so much flavor in it, yet it didn't override the meatiness of the wagyu tongue. Tho it maybe a bit too salty to healthy eaters, but for me, it was PERFECT!

▪️𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒐 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒊𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒎𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚
The high quality pork from Iberico had rich umami by itself, but the meat was slightly overcooked and the seasoning couldn't penetrate well enough into the meat. The outside was grilled to have nice charred crisp tho.

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻
▪️𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 👍🏽
Don't underestimate its flavor by its simple look! The fish broth was filled with dried seafood and each grain of rice has picked up all the essence from it. The portion was huge as well, which is definitely enough to be shared by two ppl or even more.

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁
▪️𝑻𝒖𝒇𝒖 & 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑺𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑷𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈
ɢɪɴɢᴇʀ sᴇsᴀᴍᴇ ᴄʀɪsᴘ . ᴄʀɪsᴘʏ ʙᴇᴀɴ ᴄᴜʀᴅ
Runny black sesame paste was hiding underneath the silky tofu pudding and the sesame crisp. Would say it's a nice dessert if the bean Curd wasn't having the mild greasy flavor.
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Taste: 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽/ 5
Service: 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽/5
Re-visit ? ✔️