Just tried the noodles myself yesterday after watching your video. Thanks so much for the recommendation, you were spot on with the Lai Fun! Looking forward to your next video!! Please keep posting :)
there should have another sampan vendor who sells from an anchored bigger boat when you walk from Aberdeen promenade towards the ferry pier to lama island (sok ku wan and mo tat wan). this vendor is specialised in sliced fish cakes and fish balls. it smells so good and you should see lots of local ordering and eating off the boat where there is a tiny park there
That's a brilliant start to "Sam eats it". Uncle Lau seems to be at par with Michelin star chefs. Hope this sampan style food stall stays for long and I can also taste the food from here on my next visit to Hong Kong. I will remember this place in Aberdeen.
Thanks for watching Satish, and it certainly is a dining experience we couldn't recommend enough! Agreed, let's hope he stays operational for years to come, so yourself and as many others as possible can experience this taste of traditional Hong Kong!
Excellent video Sam and "producer " 😁 I will definitely be trying to find him when I eventually get back to HK which unfortunately is likely to be May 2023 now. I didn't visit Aberdeen when I was last in HK but it looks like a nice place.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words as usual Darren, glad you enjoyed the vid! I think that with a bit of luck he still could be around for the next few years, he seems to do good business, especially at the weekends!
Love the ways how you presented your videos especially with informative historical stories and facts about each of the episode..., can't wait for the next one and will definitely get to try the Sampan Noodles 👍👍👍
Hi Elaine that’s a great suggestion, and we are thinking of returning to a dai pai dong in future episodes. Until then check our Dai pai dong special episode here: th-cam.com/video/IAkVd2oJZ_0/w-d-xo.html
OPERATION , seized that brothel boat and stopped all Sampans from using the typhoon shelter Bay for selling noodles and taking clients for a ride. Lucky that now ABERDEEN area still have these kinds of Sampans which can still promote these traditional and interesting homemade meals, THANKs Sam !
Yes, glad that the sampan noodle vendor in Aberdeen is truly just cooking noodles hehe! It was very delicious, and yet anther great taste of traditional Hong Kong.
There is an Ap Lei Chau bridge for vehicles and pedestrians, I was there in 1985, and I used that bridge a number of times, a 2-3 minutes walk. BTW, those are Hakka (Chinese: 客家) people, not Tankers. If you have seen the recent Disney movie Mulan, the movie shows the round mud building with many related families, they are the Hakka people. Yes, they were fishermen and liked to live on boats but most of them have moved ashore. In the old days, it is convenient to the boat people to get food and supplies without getting ashore, from vendors on their own boats. Those days are pretty much gone, like I have said, most of them live ashore now.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experiences. According to our research though, many of those that make up Aberdeen's floating village are indeed Tanka and not Hakka. The Hakka inhabit other villages in Hong Kong but mostly on dry land; Yim Tin Tsai is a great example.
@@HongKongHoods The term Tanka is now considered derogatory and no longer in common use. These boat-dwelling people are now referred to in Chinese as 水上人家 (pinyin: shui shang ren; literally, "people on water"). No standardized English translation of this term exists, and "Boat People" is a commonly used translation, although it may be confused with the similar term that applies to Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong. The term "Boat Dwellers" was proposed by Dr. Lee Ho Yin of The University of Hong Kong in 1999, and it has been adopted by the Hong Kong Museum of History for its permanent exhibition.
Thanks for watching. We've already got something in the pipeline for the next episode, but HK desserts is something we'd be very interested in exploring in the future. :)
Watching you enjoying eating HK Chinese food makes me so envious. I have been living in Europe for 32 years, in an area where there is no Hong Kong restaurant. Incidentally I observe your expertise with chop sticks!
Thanks for watching as always Tony, and glad you enjoyed my chopstick skills! I hope that these videos help you to remember great HK food, even if you can't get any where you are!
Thanks for this video, Sam. I totally forgot about the boat delicacies in Hong Kong. I normally ordered the Sampan porridge instead of the noodle. As a matter of fact, this was the birthplace for Sampan porridge that you may order from any porridge restaurants throughout Hong Kong. Your local producer may tell you more about the history of the Sampan porridge and introduce you to this particular delicacy.
Thanks for the information Jery! Sampan porridge is something I’m yet to try, but I’ll enjoy it by the sounds of it! I’ll make a note and look into this traditional dish. Thanks for watching!
excellent presentation Sam, I have never been to that Aberdeen side for the Sampan noodles, but I been to the typhoon shelter Causeway Bay area in the 1980s where we could taste the same yummy noodles with duck or seafood. Too bad when there was a big floating brothel boat that appeared thereat which attracted many clients using those Sampans to escort thereto instead of EATING the noodles that they ordered. Then all came to an END when the Authority commenced
Thanks for watching Johnson, and you have so many incredible stories of your time as Hong Kong police! That is fascinating to know about how the sampan noodles were a front for something else in Causeway Bay, I'm glad you could put a stop to it!
Another nice video! It is fascinating to see sampans in the harbor, quiet and peaceful. However, it's hard to believe that some of the vessels still serve as homes to fishermen. In my view, it is kind of dangerous to live there during the typhoon season. Sometimes the storm was so strong that it could take down trees over a hundred years old! Hope those fishermen are always safe in difficult times!
Thanks for watching Jessica! This setting is very quaint and a window back into the past (I couldn’t believe it existed when I first visited there). I’ve heard whispers that the residents actually go to dwell on land for a while at certain times of year, but if not then I think living in the water in typhoon season would be pretty unsettling!
I had Sampan Porridges/Congees all the time. I thought Sampan Noodles would consisted of those same ingredients, but in this video is just the name for Lau Kee that runs his business.
Nice information, but if you are looking for hunting (as per the title) ...Hunting for wild boar is more interesting, and ultimately tasty. At night you can get away with it, despite the local law. 3 weeks ago we scored a lovely litter of about 1-2 month old wild boars. The meat was like butter to cut. Amazing!
You have been eating a lot of different kinds of the great Chinese foods in Hong Kong bet you will gaining weight with no time lol 😂 I am envy of you can eat all the great foods but I can’t it’s bummer 😏😟
Just tried the noodles myself yesterday after watching your video. Thanks so much for the recommendation, you were spot on with the Lai Fun! Looking forward to your next video!! Please keep posting :)
Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed them, they're such a treat! New video will be coming later this week :D
Great video as always. I like the fact that you concentrate on one eating place and then introduce the sampans.
Thank you Tim! Yes the concentration on a single eating place is something we'll be doing more of from now on.
there should have another sampan vendor who sells from an anchored bigger boat when you walk from Aberdeen promenade towards the ferry pier to lama island (sok ku wan and mo tat wan). this vendor is specialised in sliced fish cakes and fish balls. it smells so good and you should see lots of local ordering and eating off the boat where there is a tiny park there
Oh wow, thanks for this information, will certainly look into it!
That's a brilliant start to "Sam eats it". Uncle Lau seems to be at par with Michelin star chefs. Hope this sampan style food stall stays for long and I can also taste the food from here on my next visit to Hong Kong. I will remember this place in Aberdeen.
Thanks for watching Satish, and it certainly is a dining experience we couldn't recommend enough! Agreed, let's hope he stays operational for years to come, so yourself and as many others as possible can experience this taste of traditional Hong Kong!
Thank you for these videos. I've binged all of them.
Thanks for watching and welcome to the channel! We’re glad you’re enjoying our videos, and more to come soon!
Excellent video Sam and "producer " 😁 I will definitely be trying to find him when I eventually get back to HK which unfortunately is likely to be May 2023 now. I didn't visit Aberdeen when I was last in HK but it looks like a nice place.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words as usual Darren, glad you enjoyed the vid! I think that with a bit of luck he still could be around for the next few years, he seems to do good business, especially at the weekends!
There's a lot of us itching to get back to HK. Thanks to Sam for helping this former HKer decide what to do next time he's back.
Another great video, thanks Sam!
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed :D
謝謝！
Thank you as always for your generosity!
Great video as always, Sam. Can’t wait to see what else you have in store. 😊
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment Dave. More coming very soon!
Very interesting indeed, we will sure like to visit this Sampan Noodle place, thanks Sam and producer for the clear info 👍😍😋
Thank you for watching. It's definitely worth the journey, the food is good, and the experience is very memorable! :D
Enjoyed the video!!
Thank you, glad to hear it!
Always looking forward for the next episodes! all these are already in my bucket list when I go back to Hong Kong! also hope to meet you soon!
Thank you for the kind words, and more to come soon. The noodles won't disappoint! :)
love all ur HK videos!I will surely try those noodles when I come back :) thanks soo much and can't wait to watch the next ones
Thanks for watching and glad our videos inspire you to want to try the foods!
What a feast! I have never been there before, thanks for taking us to such specific place and sumptuous meal!
Our pleasure Catherine, glad you enjoyed it!
Love the ways how you presented your videos especially with informative historical stories and facts about each of the episode..., can't wait for the next one and will definitely get to try the Sampan Noodles 👍👍👍
Thank you for the support it means a lot! Can’t recommend the Samoan noodles enough, they’re yummy. More videos coming soon :)
I love your video, your introductions are most detail. Thanks Sam Gor(哥)☺️
Thanks as always Rex!
Yummy!! Please try Dai pai dong 大排檔 next time!!
Hi Elaine that’s a great suggestion, and we are thinking of returning to a dai pai dong in future episodes. Until then check our Dai pai dong special episode here: th-cam.com/video/IAkVd2oJZ_0/w-d-xo.html
Love your videos. Very well presented. I wish I’d tried them before I left Hong Kong.
Thanks for watching. Hopefully you can return in the not too distant future!
OPERATION , seized that brothel boat and stopped all Sampans from using the typhoon shelter Bay for selling noodles and taking clients for a ride. Lucky that now ABERDEEN area still have these kinds of Sampans which can still promote these traditional and interesting homemade meals, THANKs Sam !
Yes, glad that the sampan noodle vendor in Aberdeen is truly just cooking noodles hehe! It was very delicious, and yet anther great taste of traditional Hong Kong.
Thanks for sharing. 👍💪
Our pleasure :)
There is an Ap Lei Chau bridge for vehicles and pedestrians, I was there in 1985, and I used that bridge a number of times, a 2-3 minutes walk. BTW, those are Hakka (Chinese: 客家) people, not Tankers. If you have seen the recent Disney movie Mulan, the movie shows the round mud building with many related families, they are the Hakka people. Yes, they were fishermen and liked to live on boats but most of them have moved ashore.
In the old days, it is convenient to the boat people to get food and supplies without getting ashore, from vendors on their own boats. Those days are pretty much gone, like I have said, most of them live ashore now.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experiences. According to our research though, many of those that make up Aberdeen's floating village are indeed Tanka and not Hakka. The Hakka inhabit other villages in Hong Kong but mostly on dry land; Yim Tin Tsai is a great example.
@@HongKongHoods The term Tanka is now considered derogatory and no longer in common use. These boat-dwelling people are now referred to in Chinese as 水上人家 (pinyin: shui shang ren; literally, "people on water"). No standardized English translation of this term exists, and "Boat People" is a commonly used translation, although it may be confused with the similar term that applies to Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong. The term "Boat Dwellers" was proposed by Dr. Lee Ho Yin of The University of Hong Kong in 1999, and it has been adopted by the Hong Kong Museum of History for its permanent exhibition.
Super video. How about some traditional hk desserts next?
Thanks for watching. We've already got something in the pipeline for the next episode, but HK desserts is something we'd be very interested in exploring in the future. :)
Watching you enjoying eating HK Chinese food makes me so envious. I have been living in Europe for 32 years, in an area where there is no Hong Kong restaurant. Incidentally I observe your expertise with chop sticks!
Thanks for watching as always Tony, and glad you enjoyed my chopstick skills! I hope that these videos help you to remember great HK food, even if you can't get any where you are!
Nice work! Thanks for letting us know about those nautical noodles!
Cheers Mark, they were perhaps the most nautical noodles we've ever tried!
Thanks for this video, Sam. I totally forgot about the boat delicacies in Hong Kong. I normally ordered the Sampan porridge instead of the noodle. As a matter of fact, this was the birthplace for Sampan porridge that you may order from any porridge restaurants throughout Hong Kong. Your local producer may tell you more about the history of the Sampan porridge and introduce you to this particular delicacy.
Thanks for the information Jery! Sampan porridge is something I’m yet to try, but I’ll enjoy it by the sounds of it! I’ll make a note and look into this traditional dish. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for another informative video.
Cheers Martyn, glad you enjoyed.
excellent presentation Sam, I have never been to that Aberdeen side for the Sampan noodles, but I been to the typhoon shelter Causeway Bay area in the 1980s where we could taste the same yummy noodles with duck or seafood. Too bad when there was a big floating brothel boat that appeared thereat which attracted many clients using those Sampans to escort thereto instead of EATING the noodles that they ordered. Then all came to an END when the Authority commenced
Thanks for watching Johnson, and you have so many incredible stories of your time as Hong Kong police! That is fascinating to know about how the sampan noodles were a front for something else in Causeway Bay, I'm glad you could put a stop to it!
I just subscribed 😍 I hope you get many more subscribers! Your content is amazing. Thank you for sharing Hong Kong with us 🙏❤
Thanks for the very kind words and welcome to the channel! Hope you enjoy all our videos :)
Your videos are very high quality. Subscribed :)
Thank you! Welcome to the channel :)
Great videos and good on you for making an effort with the Cantonese. :-)
Thanks for watching, and hope you’re enjoying the channel! 😊
Nice Sam! Hopefully I can try them next year when I'm back in HK :D Looks delicious!
You won't be disappointed! :)
Great Vlog. 👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
Nice!! Love your energy man!.
Thank you Aaron! Much appreciated.
@@HongKongHoods do u have a dedicated videographer already?
@Aaron Rivera Myself and my wife do the videography as things stand :)
Another nice video! It is fascinating to see sampans in the harbor, quiet and peaceful. However, it's hard to believe that some of the vessels still serve as homes to fishermen. In my view, it is kind of dangerous to live there during the typhoon season. Sometimes the storm was so strong that it could take down trees over a hundred years old! Hope those fishermen are always safe in difficult times!
Thanks for watching Jessica! This setting is very quaint and a window back into the past (I couldn’t believe it existed when I first visited there). I’ve heard whispers that the residents actually go to dwell on land for a while at certain times of year, but if not then I think living in the water in typhoon season would be pretty unsettling!
Nice PJs Sam. Ly fun with roast goose is an iconic bowl of Noodles in HK.
Thanks for watching! Indeed it is, yet another delicious HK classic.
simply lovely
Thank you!
I had Sampan Porridges/Congees all the time. I thought Sampan Noodles would consisted of those same ingredients, but in this video is just the name for Lau Kee that runs his business.
Ah yes, not porridge in this case, but delicious all the same :)
Speaking cantonese is hard enough for non native speakers. To add 80s break dancing moves when speaking that's just showing off.👍
Haha I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks for watching!
Sam, your cantonese is excellent. You just like Indiana Jones to hunt for good food.
Thanks for the very kind words Dennis, that is especially flattering about my Cantonese hehe!
lol uncle lau.. "didnt you guys just ate?" hahahaha
He knows how greedy we are!
Nice information, but if you are looking for hunting (as per the title) ...Hunting for wild boar is more interesting, and ultimately tasty. At night you can get away with it, despite the local law. 3 weeks ago we scored a lovely litter of about 1-2 month old wild boars. The meat was like butter to cut. Amazing!
Thanks for the tip!
No way!!! Check Uncle Lau out 🤣 what a Legend!!
He's an OG around these parts mate for sure!
Well
Thank you!
Yum.. 😋😋👍👍❤❤
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the second serve was a good way to end the video - do we assume you will be making your way to Tai O (or Sai Kung) :) - just saying
Thanks for watching! Yes, absolutely LOVE Tai O, and Sai Kung is great too. Will definitely try to get to both in the future.
You have been eating a lot of different kinds of the great Chinese foods in Hong Kong bet you will gaining weight with no time lol 😂 I am envy of you can eat all the great foods but I can’t it’s bummer 😏😟
I have to do a lot of jogging to burn off all the calories Deb!
its funny that Indonesian use the word "sampan" for their small fishing boats too
I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for watching!
Rare
Indeed!
Oh well, wouldn't able to visit HK with CCP. The only way I'll visit HK is when CCP is gone or hope that sampan noodle boat last til my next new life.
Hopefully the sampans stay around for a long time. They're a brilliant feature of traditional Hong Kong!