🧐Kongcept 飲品大全/ 每次步進港式咖啡室/餐廳，你只會叫奶茶、咖啡還是檸檬茶？可惜！…香港地道飲品其實五花八門。 入門：黑與白的大戰/ 「呵瀝&華田」(Holicks&Ovaltine)兩者都是麥芽飲品，雖然不是本土特產但經過年月的洗禮，現已成為大眾的兒時回憶，茶餐廳更會把兩者混合為兒童或黑白鴛鴦，一句到尾，呵瀝更好飲！ 初級挑戰：汽水/ 各種外國引入的汽水也被香港人玩弄於股掌之間，像雞尾酒般調配。源自70年代尾的忌廉溝鮮奶，必須先把牛奶倒進杯然後才加入當時稱為荷蘭水的玉泉忌廉；熱檸樂煲薑，這是一種是香港一種民間食療，因舊時的公共醫療體系尚待發展完善，難以負擔診金的市民便希望以此治療感冒。雖然其藥效不明，但暖水和薑至少可以紓緩發冷及喉嚨不適。 中級挑戰：走/ 絲襪奶茶是香港之光，而茶走是它的演變體，據說從前食客害怕奶茶加入砂糖會惹痰，所以店家開始以煉奶代替砂糖，成為「茶走」，漸漸更出現鴦走和華田走等等的煉奶飲品。 地獄級：滾水蛋/ 這是只有老牌餐廳才會提供的飲品，做法是把一顆生蛋雞打進一杯滾燙的熱，攪拌開來後再加上砂糖調味。古曰，雞蛋進水有如「跳海」；蛋白花開彷如「袈裟」，輕飄落下；蛋黃之圓滑，就如「光頭」。這飲品又名為「和尚跳海」。由於舊時香港物資匱乏，「滾水蛋」是當時的一款營養食品。 愛我請分享/ 融合、創新、演變、再創新，被外國朋友問及香港文化時，大家都理應可以滔滔不絕的自豪地介紹。喝哪種飲品？如何品嚐一杯絲襪奶茶？如何用廣東話下單？這些話題都已足夠打動你的外國朋友，試利用一個下午茶的時間去介紹，你好 鍾意的香港。 Kongcept Drink Menu/ Are milk tea, coffee or coke always your choices of drinks? Shame, you are missing out a lot... Beginner Challenge: Soda/ There are different kinds of soda mocktail in HK. For instance, adding preserved limes and fresh lemon into 7up is the summer cure. Health-wise, boiling Coca Cola with ginger and lemon is a kind of folk diet therapy in old HK. When the public medical system has yet to be well developed, citizens who cannot afford the consultation fee would try to treat flu with this drink, although its efficacy is not proved, it at least relieves sore throat. Intermediate Challenge: “走jau2”/ Silk stocking milk tea is the pride of HK, and when you replace the evaporated milk and sugar in it with condensed milk, it becomes “茶走cha4 jau2”. In the past, diners were afraid that adding sugar to milk tea would cause phlegm, so the store began to replace sugar with condensed milk. Likewise, adding the word “走” at the end of any HK local beverage could means the use of condensed milk. Boss: Monk Jumping into the Sea/ This is a drink that only the oldest HK restaurants can offer, it’s made by adding a raw egg into a cup of boiling water. Egg yolk represents the shiny bald head of the monk and egg white that spread over the water is like the monk cassock. This drink was treated as a power drink for the lower-class. Complicated yet Loveable/ Learning but not blindly pursuing; harmonious but diversified. The concept of Yin Yeung represents the culture of HK.

美食文化的幕後功臣-飲食文化的進程/ 飲食是生存必需品和生活的調劑，而飲食文化見證人和社會的成長。基於70年代香港經濟起飛和其獨特的國際身份，香港成為了美食天堂，世界美食的匯聚點。在此背後默默支撐著一切的是最地道且屬於香港人的本土飲食文化，見證了香港的歷史進程，支持著每個香港人的日常。 香港介紹過： （1）《大牌檔》由二次大戰後開始支撐著香港人的每一餐； （2） 大牌檔創出《絲襪奶茶》流芳百世； （3）《港飲文化》相繼而生； 今個月開始，我港會帶領你探索《冰室》和《茶餐廳》。 去 @kongcep852 右上角開著 🔔 通知，今個月唔會令你失望！ The Inner Side of the Food Paradise – HK Food Culture/ Food culture witnesses the history and growth of a society. In light of the take-off of Hong Kong economy in the 1970s and its unique international identity, HK has become a food paradise with Michelin Starssss. And when we see through all the fame and spotlight, there is something more valuable to Hongkongers, the most authentic food culture which has recorded the history and story of HK, and supported the daily life of every Hongkongers. Previously, @Kongcept852 introduced you the “Dai Pai Dong”, “Silk-stocking Milk Tea” and “HK Beverage Culture”. In the upcoming weeks, let’s begin to drill into "冰室Bing Sutt" and "茶餐廳Cha Chaan Teng". 📸: @mr_nkf Visit @kongcept852 and turn on the 🔔notification on the top right hand corner, and be prepared. #我港 #kongcept #我港生活 #lifestyle_kongcept #冰室 #茶餐廳 #茶記 #chachaanteng #bingsutt #香港文化 #hkfoodblogger #hkfoods #hkdrinks #自己香港自己救 #ฮ่องกง #홍콩 #hongkonger #hkculture #hongkongmoment #capturehongkong #hkblogger #japaneseinhk #在香港的台灣人 #lifeinhongkong #hkphotography #visualhongkong #香港生活 #香港好きな人と繋がりたい

今天的香港，冰室 和 茶餐廳 遍佈街頭小巷，但兩者有甚麼分別？上回談到傳統冰室只能販賣飲品和小吃，打造《港式優雅生活》。今日繼續旅程，認識茶餐廳... 茶餐廳=餐廳+冰室/ 隨著中西方文化的融合，冰室的數量節節上升，而50年代香港經濟「火箭升空」引致「西餐館」和「咖啡室」變得更普遍；市民消費能力更高；飲食界變化與競爭更激勵。傳統冰室行業承不上這枝火箭，落後於大市。為了生存，店主們設法納入餐廳元素，售賣中西小炒以及各種飯類，開拓新戰線 - 《打工仔生存食糧》。傳統冰室行業於60年代開始正式面臨建構性壓力，大部份只領「小牌」的冰室已於80-90年代式微，而隨社會演變應運而生的便是 -《茶餐廳》。 👨：「幾多位？依到啦！」 （啪啪，夥計放下兩杯清茶） 👨：「想食咩？」 ☕冰室有冰，茶餐廳有茶，每間茶餐廳都會為客人奉上清茶（Local Tips：香港人不會喝），食品種類應有盡有，除冰室之選外，更提供中西式正餐如燴意粉、碟頭飯(蓋飯)、粥麵etc。香港經典食品如沙爹牛肉麵和蛋撻亦是來自茶餐廳。作為冰室的變體，茶餐廳有別於街邊的大牌檔，於舊時屬中檔食肆，配有妥當的裝修和較整潔的環境。據說1946年的蘭香閣茶餐廳是第一間以茶餐廳命名的鋪；而政府衛生局則於1960年才新設了「茶餐廳牌照」，第一個牌照由「漁利泰茶餐廳」獲得。時至今天，很多市肆都以「冰室」為名作招徠，但實際與茶餐廳無明顯差別，皆以茶餐廳形式營運。 🇭🇰香港象徵/ 傳統冰室的一杯冷飲一碟小吃，為香港人提供生活中的調製，展示出香港中西文化的交匯 ； 而茶餐廳則支撐著香港人的的日常飲食，盡顯香港人努力和 #平靚正 的精神。兩者都伴隨香港人的生活而生，與香港人的生活和香港歷史不可分割。茶餐廳食物配搭多變而且份量十足，是普羅大眾的食堂，由落單、上菜、到結帳，最緊要快！果腹後繼續工作！回應著一項傳說：「香港人最喜歡工作、最勤力、最高效率。」 A blend of Bing Sutt and Restaurants/ The word-word translation of Cha Chaan Teng is “Tea Restaurant”, while they would greet customers with a cup of tea (Local Tips: Hongkongers won’t drink it) and you can enjoy a decent Silk-stocking Milk Tea. Cha Chaan Teng and Bing Sutt are not the same but connected. While traditional Bing Sutt can only serve drinks and snacks(can ref. to previous post), Cha Chann Teng provides a full and wide range of F&B. 👨: "How many people? Sit here la." (Waiter puts down two cups of tea) Today, traditional Bing Sutt is rare and most of them are operating as a Cha Chaan Teng. Looking back to the 50s, the number of Bing Sutt peaked, when the rocketing period of HK economy boosted citizens' purchasing power and caused the number of "western restaurant" and "cafe" to increase, the catering industry became too competitive for Bing Sutt to survive. Therefore, Bing Sutt owners expanded their service spectrum by adding Chinese and Western main courses to their menu and created authentic HK dishes like Satay Beef Noodles. Instead of the cafe vibe of Bing Sutt, Cha Chaan Teng is more like the "Survival Kit for Workers". The govt. established an official "Cha Chaan Teng” License in 1960. Cha Chaan Teng supports the daily diet of Hongkongers, demonstrating the general 3E desire of the city: economic, efficient, effective .HKers love working?

#我港生活 #lifestyle_kongcept 午餐肉的港式生活 - 疫情良物🥲🥩 午餐肉的一段風光史/ 午餐肉源自於美國，由Jay Hormel在1937年發現，取名為大家很熟悉的SPAM。當時正值經濟大蕭條，Jay 將豬肉、鹽、水和馬鈴薯澱粉製造成午餐肉。因為加入了硝酸鈉，所以才會呈現出我們平常看見的粉紅色。雖然午餐肉是較平宜的食物，但是只有中產及富豪階層才會常吃，也只有他們才吃得起午餐，當時他們的午宴（Luncheon）流行吃SPAM，因此SPAM又稱為Luncheon Meat（午宴吃的肉）。 美國傳到冰室 - 餐蛋麵的日常🍳/ 午餐肉很快就流傳到英國，他們將午餐肉配搭生菜薯仔沙律。但這個飲食文化並沒有傳入香港(好彩冇咋!)。在50年代，冰室盛世的時期，廉價又方便的午餐肉成為了冰室的囊中物，加入荷包蛋、兩條菜和即食麵，制作成平宜又飽肚的餐蛋麵。直到現在，餐蛋麵成為香港人的最懶之選和Comfort Food，如果你說你只識煮餐蛋麵，多會被冠上「你根本就唔識煮野食」之名。 但其實午餐肉要煎得好吃也很講究！首先午餐肉就像牛排，肉排必須保持外層焦香與內部軟嫩多汁，切的厚度約5毫米。 注意午餐肉本身已附有很多油份，所以落少量的油即可，然後煎到兩邊金黃色。（你唔好煎午餐肉都煎濃啊XD） 附上餐蛋麵食譜(希望大家都唔需要😂)，一齊捱過第五波疫情! PS: 正在強制家居隔離中🥲

愛上絲襪 🦵🏻☕The silk stocking fantasy~ 奶茶聯盟/ 泰國有泰式奶茶，台灣有珍珠奶茶，印度有香料奶茶，香港呢？港式奶茶又名為絲襪奶茶，作為香港非物質文化遺產，它以港式奶茶製作技藝被歸類為傳統手工藝。嘆一杯絲襪奶茶，憑：色、香、味、口感、回甘和故事。絲襪奶茶的馥郁芳香反映了香港中西文化的交融與發展。​ 中西交融/ 港式奶茶的原型為英式奶茶，於港英時期，英國人喜歡使用錫蘭（現稱斯里蘭卡）的紅茶加糖和鮮奶飲用，但當時英式奶茶大多使用貴價材料，只有達官貴人才可以在高級西餐廳享用，味道較絲襪奶茶清淡。事至大約於二次大戰後，喝奶茶的文化才漸漸普及化，當時政府為解決市民的就業和飲食需要，發出眾多大牌檔牌照，使服務基層市民的大牌檔等食肆興起，從中脫穎而出的便是於1952創立的「蘭芳園」，其創辦人為林木河先生，或稱絲襪奶茶之父。 絲襪奶茶的雛形源於林先生於三角碼頭（香港的第一個碼頭）的一個偶遇，話說當時他正學習調配英式奶茶，獲一位剛上岸的海員贈送錫蘭紅茶葉後他開始細心鑽研，首創以體積較小的銅製梯壺沖茶以減少苦味，然後利用林太自製的高密度白布茶袋濾走茶渣以令奶茶更香滑。經重複使用後的白布袋染上茶漬而顏色變黃，加上其彈性仿如女性用的絲襪，因而被當時的一些咕喱(Collie) 命名為「絲襪奶茶」。與英式奶茶相比，絲襪奶茶採用更濃的紅茶葉並以淡奶代替鮮奶泡製。 Milktealogy/ Thai milk tea, bubble tea, chai milk tea or the Silk Stocking Milk Tea from Hong Kong? The making of the HK-style milk tea requires traditional craftsmanship which is one of the HK Intangible Cultural Heritages, its fragrant taste and smooth texture are the basis of this signature drink. And the history behind has made it become the perfect icon of the integration of eastern and western culture in HK. Origin and the Cultural Integration/ In the era of British Hong Kong, the British “afternoon tea” culture has come along, serving a black tea with fresh milk is the golden rule. Initially, it is only shared among the upper class of society, and until the end of the second world war, it started to gain popularity. At that time, the government established a large number of the cooked-food stall (Dai Pai Dong) licenses to settle public chaos and needs, and provided a chance for the growth of local food and beverage industry. Remarkably, there is a standout Dai Pai Dong named Lan Fong Yuen whose founder is the father of the Silk Stocking Milk Tea - Mr.Lam. The Silk Stocking Milk Tea is made by blending at least three types of Ceylon tea leaves with different coarseness and replacing fresh milk with evaporated milk to balance the bitter taste. Crucially, a customised sackcloth bag made by Mrs.Lam is used to filter tea leaves for a smoother texture. Since the black tea dyed the frequently used bag and it has an elastic texture, some fans dubbed it the name Silk Stocking. . . #lifestyle_kongcept #我港生活 #kongcept #我港 #絲襪奶茶 #生活品味 #hkmilktea #silkstocking #milktea

🧪Neon（氖）由英國化學家發現，再於1910年由法國化學家George Claude發展成「Neon Light」，漢語以音譯相近，帶有彩虹含義的「霓虹」命名。1912年於蒙馬特大道出現世界上第一塊霓虹廣告牌，其後於歐美盛行，2、30年代發展到上海，伴隨上海的專才（霓虹師傅、書法家等）移民到港，50年代發展到香港並開始發展。 🇭🇰談及世界對香港的印象，西方電影總喜歡包含夜景、黑社會、Cyberpunk等等，而「霓虹燈 Neon Light」是當中不可或缺的元素；有色慾的紅色、富裕的黃色、神秘的紫色。王家衛的電影入《旺角卡門》亦經常看到。8/90年代是香港霓虹燈的高峰期，形形色色的霓虹燈箱籠罩香港晚空內每一道狹縫，以及記憶內的每分鬧鬨。在香港最輝煌的時期，有霓虹燈，曾經維港海旁的高樓頂層，都有大型霓虹燈招牌，不但形成五光十色的夜景，也象徵了香港的輝煌 - 「東方之珠」。 「以前有一句說話，香港繁榮靠設計，就係講霓虹㗎啦。」 - 劉穩師傅👨‍🏫 法國發明的霓虹燈與香港有甚麼關係？霓虹燈象徵香港8、90年代的繁榮背景、明星般的氣場和社會氛圍。當時「搵錢易」的氣氛促成香港的消費主義生活方式，不論是百貨公司、餐廳、酒店、企業都以霓虹燈作為宣傳工具，加上，引發「霓虹燈箱」宣傳戰。市民相約朋友，會以霓虹招牌作地標。香港當時唐樓和綜合用途建築物的建築結構（下舖上居），以及寬鬆的管制和有限的空間，香港霓虹燈在狹窄的街道上拼湊成層層疊疊的獨特景象，當中的density & volume便是香港霓虹燈的獨特風貌 - 「霓虹叢林」。 The Chinese name 霓虹 is similar to the transliteration of "Neon Light" with the meaning of rainbow. The world’s first neon billboard was built on Boulevard Montmartre in 1912, it spread to Shanghai in the 20/30s. There was once a storm of Shanghai’s professionals (neon masters, calligraphers, etc.) immigrating to Hong Kong, which initiated the beginning of HK in the 50s. The HK that you see in western movies is always linked to "Neon Light"; red for lust, yellow for wealth, and purple for mystery etc. The 8/90s were the peak period of HK’s neon lights. All kinds of neon signs covered every slit in the night sky of HK, and every bit of the memory of Hongkongers at that time. Talking about the night view along the Victoria Harbour, many huge neon signs can once be found on the rooftops of those skyscrapers which created a colourful night scene and also symbolized the glory of HK - "Pearl of the Orient". "There used to be a saying that Hong Kong's prosperity depends on the design, which refers to neon signs."-Master Liu, neon signs creator. In the 80/90s the ever-rising economy of HK promoted a consumerist lifestyle, all walks of life had a bright future. Department stores, restaurants, hotels, and enterprises, all used neon signs as a promotional tool. A "neon signs" competition is formed which the champion of it was treated as the most powerful party. HK's neon lights are patched together into a unique street scene, high density & volume. Such a unique style of HK's neon lights-"Neon Jungle".