• I was invited to be a judge for the “Best of the Best” – an annual Hong Kong restaurant competition. But once that part was settled, it made sense to try to make a show out of it.
• We stayed on Hong Kong Island, in the center of it all, really. However, we traveled over to Kowloon and the New Territories for some of what we did.
• I fell in love with won ton noodles. I’ve had them many times before, but in Hong Kong they somehow had a whole new taste.
• I think I was surprised most by how amazingly fresh the food was – whether it was from restaurants, street vendors or markets. In fact, even their version of what would most closely resemble our own fast food is still essentially made to order.
• The funny thing is, at a Western Chinese fast-food place many things seem to be deep-fried, but not in Hong Kong. Instead they serve fish, vegetables and lean meats – all quickly cooked in a wok. I could eat that way all the time, and the food is really inexpensive – wow.
Read more about Sam's Hong Kong special and tune in Thursday, March 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
