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Wanchai Tai Wing Wah closes | Foodies praise the dishes, traditional prices and common people: Hong Kong people should support the old shop

2022-08-11T13:14:52.997Z


Following the closure of Lin Heung House, a century-old restaurant in Central, another well-known restaurant with a long history, Tai Wing Wah Wai Village Cuisine in Wan Chai, will also close on the 28th of this month. After the news came out, many regular customers made a special trip to join or queue up tonight (11th).


Following the closure of Lin Heung House, a century-old restaurant in Central, another well-known restaurant with a long history, Tai Wing Wah Wai Village Cuisine in Wanchai, will also close on the 28th of this month.

After the news came out, many regular customers made a special trip to join in tonight (11th) or lined up to buy takeaways. They all lamented that traditional restaurants are rare to buy. One of them is Li Xiuheng, the former chairman of the Manufacturers Association and the current chairman of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Association.

He said that the closing tide of old stores reflects that after more than two years of epidemic, the economy in Hong Kong has reached a situation of "foreign and internal troubles": "𠵱It's a really hard situation, everyone should support returning to Hong Kong's old stores."


Closed on August 28, the remaining Yuen Long main store will continue to operate

The epidemic has been raging for more than two years, and many restaurants have closed one after another.

A notice posted outside the Caimen of Tai Wing Wah Wai Village in Wan Chai stated that due to the impact of the epidemic, it will close on the 28th of this month. In the future, only the main store in Yuen Long will continue to operate.

The notice also printed: "Thank you for your support to create Wanchai Ronghua for more than 50 years."

Wan Chai Tai Wing Wah Wai Village Cuisine posted a notice that it would close on August 28.

(Photo by Ouyang Dehao)

Li Xiuheng: The epidemic has hit the catering industry, "everyone should support returning to old Hong Kong stores"

Wanchai Tai Wing Wah only had a few customers at 6 pm today, but it was half full in less than an hour, and about 10 people were waiting outside the door for takeaway.

Among them, Li Xiuheng, the former chairman of the Manufacturers' Association and the current chairman of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Association, also appeared to support him. He pointed out that he is an old customer for more than 20 years. Because the office is located in Tsim Sha Tsui and he lives in the middle of the mountain, he visits every two months. I learned this afternoon. After the news that it was about to close, I immediately canceled the restaurant I booked tonight, and went to Wanchai Da Ronghua for dinner with my friends, which was described as a farewell banquet: "I'm fifteen or sixteen, I don't know if it's open."

Li expressed regret for the closing of the old restaurants one after another. He believed that after more than two years of the epidemic in Hong Kong's economy, problems have indeed appeared, and it is a situation of external and internal troubles.

He pointed out that apart from losing overseas tourists, migrant workers would rather apply for the government, and the catering industry is also facing a shortage of manpower: "It's very sad that the old restaurant has grown up with us. 𠵱 It's a really hard situation at home, everyone should support returning to Hong Kong for the elderly. shop."

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Diners rate the traditional suckling pig of Wanchai Da Ronghua cuisine as a must

Li also elaborated on the advantages of Wanchai Da Ronghua, and believed that although the contemporary restaurant created a new menu, it lost its traditional taste, and some of it was even too fancy.

He also detailed the famous dishes in the store one by one, including money chicken, mala cake, roasted meat, roasted lard rice, etc., and even praised the suckling pig as a must.

Li also appreciates the affordable prices and service quality of Wanchai Tai Wing Wah. For example, it was inconvenient for people to dine in during the epidemic earlier, so they provided takeaway services. Therefore, he often ordered takeaways to be delivered to yachts for dinner with friends.

"Brother Tao (Liang Wentao, managing director of Yuen Long Tai Wing Wah Restaurant, known as the "God of Food") is also hospitable and sits all day long to greet guests.

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Elders lament that traditional food is rare to buy: there is only one less traditional restaurant

As for Mrs. Chu and her daughter, who live in Shatin and have also been regular customers for about 20 years, they were greatly surprised when the reporter learned of the news of the graduation.

Mrs. Zhu exclaimed that it was a pity, saying that the chain-operated restaurant lacked traditional dishes. Tonight, she planned to have tea at Maxim's Palace, but she thought that she had not come to join for a long time, and finally it was the last time.

"It's really a pity. Our old man likes to drink tea, but there is only one less restaurant in this restaurant."

Ms. Chu also said that the restaurants in Hong Kong are now monopolized by big groups, and she laments that bankruptcy is inevitable, and she will come to join again this month.

She pointed out that the per capita consumption of Wanchai Da Wing Wah does not need 100 yuan, which is similar to that of chain restaurants, but the dim sum has unique characteristics, such as pork belly siu mai and hometown fried rice, which are the only fruits left in Hong Kong. Definitely get it!"

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Source: hk1

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