After the opening of the port, due to the urban construction, there was a great demand for workers, and many mainland workers came to Hong Kong, most of whom had no family members and cooked three meals a day on the construction site, so there were cooked food hawkers who set up stalls in one place to serve them. In Hong Kong, food stalls are not an anachronistic product, but a microcosm of the city's grassroots culture. Originally, food stalls were created by the Hong Kong government to take care of the families of people who were disabled or killed by work, because there was no rent burden for running food stalls on the street, and the licence fees were not high. With the development of the economy, the government has also issued food stall licences to citizens with large family burdens, which has promoted the prosperity of food stalls.
Shengxiangyuan can be said to be the most famous food stall in Hong Kong, and has appeared in TVB dramas many times, in "Eavesdropping 2", Sima Xiang (played by Hu Feng) and Luo Minsheng (played by Liu Qingyun) are playing a side stove in a food stall, while introducing the landlord's association, which was filmed in Shengxiangyuan (charcoal stove hot pot is purely fictional).
Shing Heung Yuen is located next to the famous Nine Kee Beef Brisket (included in the list of must-eat restaurants in Hong Kong) in the Trusted Choice Rankings, and the two famous restaurants attract tourists from far and wide to Central. Although the Katsukaen store is not high-end enough, it is not lost in popularity. Under the tin house, plastic sheeting roof, a few simple tables and chairs, no air conditioning, and the menu is full of oil, this is the "environment" of Katsukayuan. Stars such as Yu Wenle and Zhong Zhentao are frequent visitors here.
There are not many types of food, just pasta, toast and sandwiches, but the ingredients are quite diverse.
It is said that the secret recipe is a variety of different tomatoes, which are boiled into a soup base with tender beef tenderloin, which is sweet and fragrant without the slightest sourness, making it suitable for all ages. It can be served with macaroni, Cantonese noodles or Izumae dice, and the most popular is the eggplant beef tong, which sells very well, and the soup base full of orange and red luster feeds the eyeballs first. The portion is very large, and the beef is endless. With a soft-boiled egg, it can be said to be the most Hong Kong enjoyment.
Toast is also a popular dish in Katsukaen, with a choice of white bread, raisin bread, high-weave bread, soft piglet or crunchy bread. A popular choice, the crunchy is shaped like a creamy pork bun, slathered in butter and condensed milk, and baked to order for a golden crispy. Lemon Crunch is a base of creamy pork with lemon sauce added to it, with moderate acidity and not as greasy as butter condensed milk.
There is no shortage of high-end restaurants in Central, but Sheng Heung Yuen is like a rotating guest, whether it is rain or summer, and there are even many guests who come in luxury cars to find taste, which is really rare. Treating simple and cheap ingredients, Hong Kong people can strive for excellence to make fresh tastes, perhaps this is the authentic "Hong Kong taste".
