Wing Hong Kong

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Even without a crystal ball, I can tell chef Vicky Cheng will play a part in the evolution of modern Chinese cuisine—by modelling the way his younger counterparts should think out of the box and challenge themselves.

Chef Cheng’s reinterpretations combine new techniques, unexpected ingredients, and surprising turns of flavour to breathe new life into the classics.

To truly ‘get’ his food requires some legwork though. Some flavours are so subtle one misses them altogether if one eats carelessly; others take a moment or two in order to uncover the chef’s intentions. As such, the discoveries never stopped coming— and that’s what I enjoy and find inspiring in a dining experience. Less

I’d wanted to visit @wingrestaurant_hk ever since it opened in 2021. I can still remember the excitement I felt when @chefvickycheng announced that he was applying his prodigious culinary talent to a “borderless Chinese” concept.

The menu is a seamless fusion of influences from all over China, the kind of food that hits all the right notes, cuisine that could only be conceived of by someone with a third-culture background. I loved it.

Here’s what we had:

Geoduck, Japanese oysters and golden crystal eggs (marvelous!) in mala sauce, drunken hairy crab, smoked eggplant braids

Steamed wild Macau sole

Chili Alaskan crab with crispy cheung fun (my favorite!)

Dried sea cucumber sprig rolls (amazing)

Baby pigeon with sugarcane glaze (look at that sheen!)

Fish maw in abalone sauce

Double boiled soup with Alba white truffle

Sneaky fried noodles

Juicy black pepper buns (oh so good)

In excellent company with @mamacattravels @maybnavarra @jordynavarra. Less

A spectacular collaboration between @chefvickycheng of @wingrestaurant_hk and @cheftonn of @nusarabkk where you just don’t want the meal to end! Featuring fresh local catch of the day, the menu was a true collaboration of the two chefs with Chinese and Thai elements in each dish. The chefs joked that everything was very last minute, but it just speaks to the talents of the two as I would definitely want to eat every dish again especially the krapao with fish maw and rice! 🤤

The menu:

GOLDEN CRYSTAL EGG • PLAA SAUCE • SQUID EGG

RAZOR CLAMS • THAI SEAFOOD SAUCE

MALA NOODLES • FERMENTED CATFISH ROE

STONE CRAB • SOMTUM

GEODUCK • WINTER MELON SOUP

ALASKAN KING CRAB • CURRY • HORSESHOE CRAB ROE

BLUE LOBSTER • 20 YEAR SHAOXING WINE • CHICKEN FAT

HUMPBACK GROUPER • SOUR CABBAGE • JAEW-HON

TONKIN JASMINE • THIN SHELL CLAMS • SOUR SOUP

FISH MAW • KAPAO • RICE

TARO • SAGO • PALM SUGAR ICE CREAM

MIGNARDISES
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A solid meal at WING, the high end Chinese restaurant by the renowned French restaurant VEA. The dishes were quite original and diverse, favorite were chili shirako with century eggs; and fish maw rice in abalone sauce. Corkage fee a bit high but good wine service. •
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(SWIPE FOR MORE PICS) 煙燻蔗汁乳鴿 Baby Pigeon • Cane Sugar @wingrestaurant_hk

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Besides smoked crispy chicken, Wing also offered baby pigeon smoked with sugar cane from an old local shop Kung Lee , a similar dish is also offered at Vea in western fashion. A good option for party of smaller group size.

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(SWIPE FOR MORE PICS) SALT & PEPPER FLOWERY CRAB CLAW
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I wasn’t finished with my posting on Wing and the new visit showed that Chef @chefvickycheng has been continuously working on more precise execution especially on daily offerings.

During fishing resting season it is not easy to find a lot of seafood, but Vicky got his hands on some huge flower crabs. He extracted just the claws and deep fried into this gorgeous platter, neatly placed on a beautiful big blue plate.

The seasoning was spot on, the claws were greaseless yet full of flavors. The flesh was juicy and moist and flower crab flavor was accentuated by just the right amount of “salt and pepper” seasoning

Even the fried leek juliennes in the middle were so delicious. For me this dish was able to showcase the original flavor of flower crabs with flawless execution. It was 💯

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Video & Pic 1-6: 白胡椒鹹菜石蟹湯
STONE CRAB • WHITE PEPPER • SALTED VEGETABLE

Video & Pic 7-9: 日本甜蝦台灣綠白菜赤米蝦乾永魚湯
WING FISH SOUP • TAIWANESE CABBAGE • JAPANESE
SWEET PRAWN • TAI-O DRIED VELVET SHRIMPS

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In my first visit I had the signature fish soup, of which Vicky tested on 8 different types of fish and selected 4 types that gave different dimensions to the flavors. Japanese sweet prawn was just cooked and the local Tai-o dried velvety prawns were added for extra umami.

But the stone crab soup in the second visit was even better for me! It had a very intense flavor from the crab but light as consomme, almost like the western crab soup flavor without any dairy and viscosity.

The touch of nuance of salted vegetable, the crab roe and the strong peppery note in the end gave the soup more complexity. Rich in depth but not rich in body, the principle of good Cantonese soup is preserved here.

Another enhancement IMO within two visits

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