An Unexpected Discovery At Sang Kee Congee Shop
Sang Kee Congee Shop wasn’t our first choice.
We landed at their doorstep on the 1st day of the New Year, because Kau Kee Beef Noodle (within the same vicinity) was closed. Missing Kau Kee was a blessing in disguise really.
Armed with my Food list, we kept a lookout for Sang Kee Congee Shop (生記粥品專家) at Burd Street.
At Burd Street, there was a “uh-huh” moment. There were 2 shops with Sang Kee (生記) word in the same block! And there were no English wordings at all, for us to be sure. I had to match the shop name to the Chinese characters word-by-word.
A Chinese banana (香蕉人), also known as jook sing (竹升) – I can speak Chinese, but can’t read and write. At situation like this, I always wish that I am Chinese literate.
Now that I am back in Bangkok, after googling for it, the other shop is Sang Kee Noodle House (生記清湯牛腩面家), famous for its beef brisket noodle. Both are under the same shop owner, the latter serves noodles.
I took the opportunity to ask an aunty walking out from the restaurant for recommendation. Kap Dai congee (及第粥) (HKD 25) was recommended by her, a local HK person, who seemed to know her congee.
As we only saw Chinese menu, we had to agak-agak (guess) and ask the helpful and friendly staff for helps. A Kap Dai congee for me, and a bowl of beef porridge (HKD 25) for bf.
We shared ours with a pleasant elderly couple – they told us that Sang Kee is one of the best congee in town. The uncle also ordered the same Kap Dai congee, so yay! I got it right. But honestly, I will try other type of congee if we do go back to this place. Some of the ingredients used in the Kap Dai congee is a bit weird, and I dare not think of which part of the pig’s internal organ was that.
Lifted this from HK Magazine’s article:
“Sang Kee has been serving congee since the 70s. Most Cantonese congee is quite strongly flavored, but Sang Kee goes against the tide: Owner Mr Au explains that their congee deliberately has a more neutral taste, so that it can better reflect the flavor of its components. That’s why their freshly boiled congee comes with a separate bowl of soy sauce and slices of ginger and spring onions, so that you can flavor it yourself.”
We paid HKD 63 for our hearty meal.
Sang Kee Congee Shop (生記粥品專家)
7-9 Burd Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island (MTR Sheung Wan Station Exit A2, turn right and walk about 5 min along Hillier Street)
GPS Location: 22.285307, 114.151679
Opening Hours: 6:30am – 9pm (Mon-Sat), 6:30am – 6pm (PH) Closed Sun