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Huang Kee Hong Kong Style Wanton Noodle

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I used to tell people that in Hong Kong, there are no bad wanton noodle. Of course there are the famous ones but you can virtually walk in to any shop and have good wanton noodles. They give nice soup, nice noodle and solid wantons. It is as if the prawn in it is jumping out at you and in Hong Kong, their wanton noodle has not char siew (BBQ pork) nor do they offer a dry version. Only all soup. Here, we don't get this type of wanton unless you are at a restaurant. Don't get me wrong, they can still be delicious but their sizes are often pathetic. Okay, okay, maybe I should use the word petite. There is this coffee shop near home where ownership has changed a couple of times and then someone took over and did a better job. I saw this new wanton noodle stall helmed by a relatively young guy and business was slow and we chatted since he was resting while I was eating. He told me he used to work as one of the chefs in a restaurant but decided to come out on his own. ...