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2016-02-21
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I have a strange tradition after I wake up from doing a night shift. I must find a hot bowl of noodles that are washed down with a cold glass of ice lemon tea. I usually have a favorite in Causeway Bay that I go to many times but on the odd days I try out new noodle shops that open in the area.One such place is 十二味貴陽牛肉粉. I don't know why the English name is Emma's Noodles as that is not the direct translation from the Chinese which is twelve flavor.Anyways...the shop is not very big and there ar
One such place is 十二味貴陽牛肉粉. I don't know why the English name is Emma's Noodles as that is not the direct translation from the Chinese which is twelve flavor.
Anyways...the shop is not very big and there are not a lot of seats. They were oddly playing hip hop when I was there. They had a several cow heads on the walls as decor. The menu is found at the cashier. You order and pay here (there is no 10% service charge) before sitting down to wait for you meal. Menu is in English and Chinese. What this place serves is beef based noodles. From the soup to the add on ingredients, it's all beef. So, if you don't like to eat beef, I guess this place is not for you. You basically order your type of broth (spicy, braised beef broth or light beef broth) for $56 and then add on things that you may want as the basic bowl of noodles includes only marinated vegetable and sliced beef. While I was waiting for my noodles to be prepared, I noticed this place had free wifi. I also ended up reading that this place prided itself with the twelve different spices used to create their soup base. Items such as cumin, cinnamon bark, Sichuan peppercorns, fennel, star anise, cardamon, Tien Tien chili peppers ... just to name a few because I couldn't recognize the other ones from the poster on the wall. The bowl of noodles I ordered: braised beef broth and sliced beef ($56) with tripe ($18), spiced corn egg ($6) and dried bean curd ($6). The total price of my bowl of noodles? A whopping $86! No wonder they had the option of ordering all the ingredients for $98. At least portion size was big and hearty. There was a lot of beef and I kept digging and digging away and still found more pieces of beef. The beef was tender with a slight spicy kick to it. The tofu was like a sponge and soaked up the soup like one. And the soup itself? It was interesting. Rich and complex, it literally takes your tastebuds for a ride, ending with a lingering slight numbing sensation from the chilli peppers. Yet it wasn't spicy. Just a slight numbing sensation. The noodles used were vermicelli. I like this kind of noodle and I was glad it was still chewy and not over cooked. Here's a look at the dried tofu (or ice honeycomb tofu) for those that don't know what it looks like. I love this type of tofu whenever I'm ordering hotpot as it's a great way to soak up all the soup for it's sponge-like texture. A pretty good bowl of noodles with a rich complex broth. Though a bit expensive, at least the size was big enough for me to be fairly full. May return again with boyfriend as I think he would like this as well. Perhaps next time I will try the clear broth as I overheard the person next to me say the clear broth tasted better.
张贴