Tai Lei Pork Chop Bun

People normally go to Macau for two things: Food and gambling.

A quiet getaway in Macau is not impossible, but seeing that the hustle and bustle there, is not much better than that of Hong Kong I would advise against it, only exorbitant amounts of money will get you any quiet.

But it is for the first reason and the fact that it’s only an hour away by boat, that I have made repeated trips to Macau.

Now there are many places in Macau, that will tickle your taste buds, and the prices range from the outrageously cheap to the extravagantly decadent. However there is one place that sticks out for me, quite often more times than others. Those familiar with the territory will say Fernando’s, but for me it is this rickety place called Tai Lei at the Taipa district.

Rickety doesn’t mean that it will be dirty. With menu items not getting more expensive than 35 Hong Kong dollars, it’s a good deal for a good meal and can be a filling meal.

But there is one item that everyone goes for: The Pork Chop Bun. Quite simply it is a marinated pork chop, sandwiched by a hot toasted buttered roll. It is a daily event that many locals and tourists from around the world descend on this little eatery to indulge in.

At about 3pm, the kitchen starts churning out these goodies for all who have arrived, and they are fantastic. At $15 a pop, they are a great fix for a snack. Throw in a bowl of their noodles or curry fishballs and you got yourself a fantastic meal to last you a while.

But a warning to those going on the weekend, you might have to show up a little earlier. Usually at around 2:30 a line starts forming around the restaurant, and by 2:45 it has begun to wrap itself around the outside of the place.

But no matter how hot, no matter how long, a Tai lei Pork Chop bun is perfection in a bite sized sandwich and well worth the wait.

Transportation:

TAXI: Just say, Tai Lei, Tum Zai (Chinese for TaiPa) and the driver should know.

MINIBUS:The 28A minibus picks up in front of the Ferry Terminal, and drops you off right in front of the restaurant. But just incase you are worries about missing it, tell the driver the same thing.

A New Direction

I have decided that I wanted to change the direction of my blog to something entirely new.

It has been a while since I have been here, and writing here. But I have had this idea for a while and after a friend inspired me to do this, I felt like that now is the right time to be doing this.  I needed to do this, to keep my brain stimulated.

I love food, and I go around Hong Kong enough, that I have enough obscure choices for food, and I enjoy some good range of food.And though the terrible food, isn’t all that bad sometimes, Hong Kong really has the perfect mixture of cuisines, and cultures to make it a crazy food paradise.Whatever you want Japanese, American, French, Italian, you can get it for real cheap or really ludicrous prices and it is still fantastic.

Though I completely understand that food is a subjective and very personal thing, and not everyone likes the food that I like, but so far, in my experiences, my friends have all loved the restaurants that I have taken them too, regardless of how dodgy the place looks, or how posh.

You don’t have to believe me, you can choose to take my recommendations, but this is something I enjoy and just something I want to share with y’all.

So I am going to take my Masters degree in Journalism, and combine it with something I love. This is something exciting, and I hope to have some fun, and at the same time, bring each of you a new experience.

Watch this space, Coming Soon.

Jonathan Lee.