one of the best things about hong kong would be the private kitchens. you go up a dingy looking building to a little home cooking oasis. this past weekend, we went to see a sweet catalan man and his darling chinese wife. despite the fact that he is the spaniard, he still had her do all the cooking!they assured us that a tradition is to drink from what looks like a decanter with two spouts. one is larger where you put the wine and the other is quite slim where the wine comes out...onto your chin. you delicately hold your hand up palm down to catch the drops and proceed to pour red wine down your throat. attractive. however, i must admit, the continental europeans (all of italian/french descent - shocker) were much better at it than the rest of us. the last three or four bottles of red, we drank like this and stating the obvious, i ended up a bit wankered which did not lend well to watching (and by "watching" i mean drinking) the rugby world cup the next day.and oh yeah, the food was pretty good, too ;)here are some pictures from the glorious night.
