Mr. A’s friends, A&M, sent him food pictures from
London. The two travelers had the “Dim
Sum Sunday” at Hakkasan.
The meal started with a cocktail. A bottle of Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV
Champagne was served with food. The
first course was a crispy duck salad:
which was followed by steamed dim sum -- har gau (shrimp
dumpling), shumai (pork dumpling) with scallop and fish roe on top, Chinese
chive dumpling (the green ones), duck and yam bean dumpling (the orange ones):
and baked dim sum – (from left to right) golden radish crab
meat pastry, smoked duck and pumpkin puff, royal king crab and truffle roll,
baked venison puff:
Three main dishes - (clockwise from top) XO seafood and
water chestnut lettuce wrap, asparagus, stir-fry black pepper rib eye beef with
merlot – were accompanied by ginger and spring onion fried rice:
The meal ended with a selection of dessert and an after
dinner cocktail.
All for £58 per person, which was surprisingly
reasonable for a high-end London restaurant.