Five of Hong Kong’s best takeaway turkey meals
Four judges test a handful of the city’s choicest takeaway Christmas turkey dinners, ranking them on flavour, trimmings and side dishes
Thanksgiving may be over for Americans in Hong Kong, but for many (such as the British) the carving knives have yet to come out – and Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a turkey and all the trimmings.
Preparing a whole turkey dinner is hard work, and for those without a large oven at home, practically impossible. Luckily, there are a number of restaurants in town offering Christmas turkey dinners to go, so all you have to do is assemble your guests, set the table and open the bubbly.
Several of us gathered at House of Madison for a side-by-side blind tasting of five takeaway (or delivery) turkeys. Due to limited stomach space, and in an effort to minimise food waste, we didn’t order the full menus; instead we tasted from each restaurant turkey, gravy, vegetables, cranberry sauce and a dessert.
The tasting panel consisted of:
Johannes Pong (JP), who reviews and writes about food and travel. Pong is the panel’s only pseudo-American, born in Minnesota (but a Hongkonger through and through).
Michelle Ng (MN), a Londoner and the blogger behind food blog Chopstixfix.
Rachel Read (RR), a food and lifestyle writer and reviewer originally from Nottingham.
