In a world where I have no kitchen and there is a barrage of cheap food at every corner, eating…read morehealthy has become my number one mission. I promised my fiancé I wouldn't get fat, but every day it's getting tougher and I'm getting bigger. How can you throw money down on a HKD $90 (CAD $15) salad when next door, you can get a HKD $30 (CAD $5) bowl of noodles?? I've always found it ridiculous that uncooked vegetables cost so much more than everything else. Minimal effort, maximum price.
So I had to start thinking outside of the salad box. I was aimlessly wandering around my hood in search of cheap food, and lo and behold, I found this place. Dumplings are healthy, right? I choose to believe they are. Especially when boiled and made with veggies. 8 Ways isn't just for dumplings, although that's what they headline with. They've got a bunch of traditional Taiwanese fare like noodles and soup as well.
With Western healthy options, they tend to take a bite out of your wallet. Asian food in Asia is much more forgiving. 10 dumplings, one or two flavors, and a drink for HKD $38 (CAD $7). They've got your standard pork dumplings but also things like curry and kimchi. You probably don't see chives often unless they're on top of a baked potato, but they make a good dumpling filler!
For that extra boost of green, add a plate of leafy veg for HKD $10 (less than CAD $2). Drinks are also a bit more creative than your standard coke or sprite. Soy milk, plum juice, or bubble tea for a little extra. The space is small (as usual) and the tables are sticky, so if you want to eat in, it's far from a luxurious experience. But it's cheap, it's fast, and it's good. Or just do as the salaryman does, and get take out.
Hong Kong is a beautiful food scene with every type of cuisine other the sun. So it was only reasonable they'd have SOMETHING that overlaps healthy and cheap. Good news is that 8 Way Dumplings is a franchise so you're never far from one! Hopefully by the time I'm back in Toronto, I could say I "8 my Way" to a healthy victory.
(25/100) - 2017