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2008-12-10
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Eating out these days, with help from OR, it's easy to form expectations or further down, "having my mind made up" before we even enter the eateries. That, however, is a bad thing. Often times these predetermined expectations lead to an uncomprehensible sense of disappointment. Was the food really bad? Many times you'll realize it's not awful, but it just didn't fit into the famed aura described as "food of the gods". I reckon some of us may have felt the same way.This eatery has been introduced
This eatery has been introduced and recommended over and over again: on TV, on newspapers, on the Internet. The menu, decor, and staff are strictly Hong Kong-style, offering a comforting sense that no pretentious is expected, or for that matter, allowed in a place like Kam Shing.
I ordered the famed Baked Rice with Pork Chop ($37)and a complimentary Hot Tea with milk. The tea arrived steaming, with milk already in. The traditional sense of generosity seems to have lost through the presence of "sugar packets". The Rice arrived promptly, about 10 minute after.
Pictured here, almost the entire surface was covered with an orange-coloured tomato based sauce and baked. As the dish came out piping hot and set before me, the sides were bubbling still. Carefully spooning through the contents I realize a whiff of steam erupting from within, creating the aroma of fried pork chops combining with onions and fried rice.
The rice, laden with golden flakes of egg throughout, was no sticky mess despite the presence of its thick sauce. With the baking rice on the side of the dish crisped up that resembled most to rice cooked in clay pot. The pork chop was lightly breaded before frying, and juicy moist within. Having already cut into pieces, there was no need for the knives here, just fork through the scrumptious chops with rice. The sauce was thick but not pasty as it coated the pork chop well but added saucy accompaniment to the fried rice. There were chunks of tomatoes and onions throughout. If there is anything, I could only wish for more sauce.
While browsing through the menu with "XX's Recommendations" costing between $55-$75, I couldn't be more surprised that Kam Shing's specialty costs $37, and possibly less to make. The milk tea was good, and so was the rice. It's not just mine, so were other tables' . I could hear the folks from the next table saying how well it's supposed to be and it turned out to be "just ok"...I couldn't help but smile within, thinking that one's taste couldn't possibly be the same across the board as my bite of an apple is the same taste as yours. Looking at their reaction to their "ok" version of the baked pork chop and rice -- spooning and swallowing and licking their lips with the last bit of sauce clinging, I wondered how our expectations may have preceded our judgments when it comes to experiences in dining out. For me I think the rice tasted fine, and I just may come again when the craving hits.
Until then, I am enjoying the educational lunch, with what the pork chop and rice taught me about food appreciation.
張貼
