Thank you for the menu and translation. The brush-stroke style I believe was common in my early years; I wonder if it remains so today. Impressive recognition of the "flowery" characters, tkjho.
A bit of shrimps and crab meat, and five dishes related to chicken and birds. Is pork included in the starting dish? Curious why no beef! Regards, Peter
In 1962 HK, pork and chicken were more expensive than beef and duck. Beef was considered not ready for prime time. I don't recall ever having beef in those banquet meals.
I think the items in the cold dish mainly came from the BBQ counter, which might consist of suckling pig, char-sui, BBQ duck, soy sauce chicken, jellyfish etc.
I believe some of the older restaurants may still use brushes to write menu these days. Most I have encountered simply use ball point pens. Still not quite tidy enough to read for most though as Caligraphy is not being taken seriously in the past decades.
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Menu items
A more detailed translation (from R to L):
Assorted cold dishes
Shark's fin soup with shredded chicken
Crispy fried chicken
Steamed winter melon with hidden gems
2 grilled pigeons
Crab meat with 3 special vegetables
2 hot dishes:
1) Stir-fried chicken slices with walnuts
2) Stir-fried prawns with chicken livers
E-noodles
Fried rice
Restaurant Menu (set or proposed) for special occasions
Thank you for the menu and translation. The brush-stroke style I believe was common in my early years; I wonder if it remains so today. Impressive recognition of the "flowery" characters, tkjho.
A bit of shrimps and crab meat, and five dishes related to chicken and birds. Is pork included in the starting dish? Curious why no beef! Regards, Peter
Menu items
In 1962 HK, pork and chicken were more expensive than beef and duck. Beef was considered not ready for prime time. I don't recall ever having beef in those banquet meals.
I think the items in the cold dish mainly came from the BBQ counter, which might consist of suckling pig, char-sui, BBQ duck, soy sauce chicken, jellyfish etc.
One dish missing is a whole steamed grouper.
Menu Items
Thanks tkjho - "I don't recall ever having beef in those banquet meals" - same memory here. Peter
Re: Menui n English
Hi There,
In the photo, an English version of the menu was typed onto it. If you zoom in abit it is clearly readable.
T
Re: Customized Menu
Hi There,
I believe some of the older restaurants may still use brushes to write menu these days. Most I have encountered simply use ball point pens. Still not quite tidy enough to read for most though as Caligraphy is not being taken seriously in the past decades.
T
More detailed menu
Hi tngan,
I saw that, that's why I qualified my version as more detailed.