Coincidentally, my father is in Hong Kong right now and it was his birthday earlier in the week. He decided to organize a birthday dinner at one of his favorite restaurants. It’s a Chinese food place that’s operated for decades and I can recall at least three other times that I’ve eaten there.
We do it banquet-style!
My dad’s birthday also created a reason for my relatives to get together for dinner. This is super-helpful for me so I can see everyone at once, especially on this trip where I’ve been working non-stop. Or at least more than previous visits to Hong Kong. And this meant I could see my grandmother in a restaurant, instead of at her house where we just sit and watch news in Chinese. Well, she watches the news. I just sit next to her on the couch for a few hours.
How much is that shark’s fin in the window?
We come to this restaurant for two dishes: suckling pig and shark’s fin-egg-yumminess. I don’t know what the latter dish is called, but basically it’s composed of shark’s fin, egg, scallions and other spices. It sounds kind of weird, but it really works.
Pigs here have electrifying eyes.
After dinner, I rushed back home to continue working on a deck that I needed to submit before a noon EST deadline. Even though it was a brief celebration, the birthday dinner was a nice respite from the world of PowerPoint.
Grams in her cute hat.
Nice picture of Mah-Mah……=)