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I know a place: Ronnie Cheng, Co-founder of Lab Made

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Ronnie Cheng

I adore Hong Kong-style comfort food. This is reflected in Lab Made's signature flavours: custard bun, Chinese purple rice dessert and Hong Kong crispy toast.

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For a no-frills meal in a hurry, I run the few steps from our Brown Street outlet to (24 King Street, Tai Hang, tel: 2890 9129), where my favourite crispy fried chicken leg and four treasures (sausage, fried egg, pork chop and ham) mixed with instant noodles are always there waiting for me.

I have indefinable feelings towards (47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, tel: 2730 1356), probably because I started eating their food when I was little. It is a must-go local food destination when friends visit Hong Kong for the first time.

I like to do that to my friends from England, as I want to show foreigners an efficient service system within a chaotic crowd.

Of course, I would encourage them to dive into classic stuff like scrambled eggs, toast, steamed milk with eggs, macaroni with ham or char siu, and milk tea.

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Having lived in London for 11 years and worked as a pharmacist there, I grew to love the traditional English breakfast. There was a shop where they served my perfect version; it was costly but worth the trip. So far, I haven't found one place here that can rival this distinctive taste embedded in my food memory, so I end up cooking my own version.

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