Uneven Dim Sum Joint

"Goldfish" dumplings that were yellow blobs not fish

My relatives took me to a dim sum place in Whampoa, which took a while to get to because my aunt took me out of the wrong MTR exit. It was supposed to be exit B, but we had already gone out of exit D and had to do a massive round about way to get there.

Apparently there is another branch of this place in Tokwawan, but is quite small compared to this one, which had about 25 tables. With this being Easter weekend, it wasn't packed and we luckily got a round table for the seven of us.

Interesting matcha-flavoured sesame balls

The menu not only had har gao, or steamed shrimp dumplings, but also ones shaped like goldfish complete with gold leaf. When the trio of "fish" dumplings arrived, one of my cousins remarked they looked like a pale comparison to the picture, and complained it didn't have a neck, and was just a blob.

Taste-wise it had a tiny bit of parsley stalk in there, but it was hardly substantial.

The deep-fried spring rolls had red cabbage stuffed inside, while the turnip cake was cut into cubes, pan-fried and then seasoned with a creamy orangey sauce and bonito flakes. Like what? It was totally unnecessary -- the sauce completely overwhelmed the delicate taste of the turnip.

Another was a rice dish that was presented in a lotus leaf but open -- with slices of flat spare rib like kalbi with a sweet soy sauce. 

But really impressive was the deep-fried taro dumplings -- the filling was substantial with some meat inside and the taro was so soft while the exterior was crunchy. Usually they are very heavy and oily, but this one was light and so smooth.

Turnip cake with bonito flakes?

For dessert, the ma lai go or steamed cake was so fluffy and light, while we also ordered the matcha-flavoured sesame balls. The balls were small, but when sliced in half, there were three layers inside. Quite impressive.

This particular location was also busy servicing customers who needed wheelchair access -- the entrance has a ramp rather than stairs to cater to seniors living in nearby homes. The not so good thing about this place is that reservations cannot be made.

Sun Moon (Hunghom Bay Centre)

Shop 14A, G/F, 92-112 Baker Street

Hung Hom

2780 0288