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I had some chicken and ginger ale left over, so I thought I would try this and see if it would work...

Marinate Chicken breasts in Soy Sauce and some sort of soft drink (7 up, I used ginger ale this time), garlic and ginger.

Put over night or a few hours...Take out of marinade and cover with corn starch on a plate.

Put a few table spoons of olive oil and make it hot (!!)

Fry until golden brown, and then flip,

Turn heat down, and make sure it's cooked all the way through.

Yummi....

(Happy it worked)

On whim a friend of mine went to the Peak and ate at the Peak Cafe. There was an Oyster Promotion so we decided to dig in. We tried a few different kinds, they were all too salty, but today I decided that we should continue our exploration in the sensory and taste that eating those little creatures can be.

So we checked out a little place waaaay off Soho, on Staunton Street quite a bit further away from the main bars and resturants. The Oyster Station specializes in Oyster and other raw seafood. It was a Monday night and already packed full at 8:30 so we had to wait an hour inbetween before we even got a table, which is no probs, we just went to the Japanese Resturant near to have some cold noodles and returned after a while. The decor is very simple, the place is very small with only two tables, the place is mostly bar seats. We liked the 80s themed music videos but more importantly the Oysters were fab. Better than the Peak Cafe ones. Healthier, tastier and fatter and at a reasonable price. We spent $200HK each, with one drink.

We had 14 between us trying six different kinds. Our favourites were the less sea water tasting ones, with a lot of meat to bite into. i thought the whole experience was fun and out of the ordinary. There is a lot of things in the world you can still learn that just adds enjoyment to life.

One should always start with the least salty oysters and work your way up.

So: The best we agreed were (in order of my faves and not the order you eat them):

Fanny Bay (XS) from Canada: Sweet and fat.
Bald Eagle from the west coast USA: A little less meaty but a bit more taste
South African Rock Oyster: That had a lot of texture but more salty that the others.
Kamoto: which is originally from Japan but has been grown in Australia and the US as well. These were small, and flavorful. Although I liked the one at this resturant coz they had more meat opposed to the ones at Peak Cafe which I didn't like.

Next time she suggested we try the North Bay, USA, coz that was the thickest of the lot.

I also suggest it's probably best not to go Oyster Tasting on an empty stomach. It's a bit like wine tasting, get something to line your tummy first!

The address is: 31 Bridges Street, G/F, Sheng Wan (just keep walking from Soho away from the esculator)/

call ahead to book: 25490132


Oyster Station