Score 6/10【新店小二, North Point, HK】This shop was for a short period inside 渣華道街市熟食市場 Java Road Cooked Food Centre, and back then had relations with Tung Po #東寶小館, hence its 二奶命 namesake. Nowadays they moved to few streets away & is finally independent.
#椒鹽鮮魷 Salt & Pepper Fried Calamari. A dish liked by both Hong Kongers & Expats alike, with beers. As much as I have always liked 店小二 since it's previous location, but, where the heck is the 椒鹽 part? 🤔 According to my experiences in HK & Overseas, there are a few interpretations. 1st of all, the #椒 referred to in this recipe is not necessarily White or Black pepper, but it can be the actual Green or Red Pepper. Think Spanish, Mexican, then Sichuan after 17th Century. Think Yuzu Kosho #柚子胡椒 , where the last part is also referring to an actual chopped pepper! Misnomer of subtle wordings in life, probably lost in translations even within local context
These days, 椒鹽鮮魷 in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 also tends to carry a drier fried Garlic part only, like 避風塘 Typhoon style. But according to what I remembered eating, back in the days, it was a semi-wet-dry condiment consisting of real chopped either red or green peppers, bits of garlic, salt, bit of white/black pepper, spring onions, probably more etc. Those were the good old days 😌😍
