Revisiting Hui Lau Shan Desserts in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Despite the gnawing chill that day, the fambam braved the 11 degrees Celsius temperature to visit my fave dessert bar, Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts. It might be ironic, to say the least, but the best way to beat the cold weather is by eating cool stuff.

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I must credit my dear Gyu Hye Sun, who portrayed Geum Jandi in Boys Over Flowers, for that wisdom. While filming one of my all-time fave K-Dramas, she was asked how she dealt with the freezing temperature, and she answered matter-of-factly, "By eating ice." 

          Second Time's a Charm @ Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts Hong Kong

That rather interesting "nugget of wisdom" led us to improvise by pairing the proverbial ice with fruit royalty, such as mango in all its glorious forms- pureed, sliced, and frozen. 

 

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Jumbo Mango Chewy Ball (Below HKD 75)

Here's the dessert "that launched a thousand ships," so to speak. Transcendent in a delectably sweet mango puree pool, my fave dessert is dotted with chewy rice balls and mango slices and topped with mango ice cream. Believe me, this is simply glorious! I'm not exaggerating if I told you I even heard Handel's 'Hallelujah Chorus' at first bite; technically, it's my 2nd, for I had this same dessert 8 years ago.

No matter how many times I have this variant, it NEVER gets old!

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See? Even my dear fambam gave the thumbs up! 

 Fambam Snapshot @ Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts Hong Kong

Stewed Milk in Coconut with Oats (Between HKD 69 and HKD 86)

Another way to combat cold weather is to take in something hot. A couple of the fambam did that by ordering oats in coconut milk served in a creatively reproduced coconut husk.

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The staff highly recommended this dessert variant as a natural insulator against the persistent cold weather. Tutapel, all bundled up, is living proof of the chill, bestie! 

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No matter the weather, I found the desserts at Hui Lau Shan incredibly refreshing and comforting. There's no better dessert for me than with mango as the "Lead Actor for a Mini-Series or Television Film"! 

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It's worth mentioning that we returned a couple more times to Hui Lau Shan just to satiate my mango craving.

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Double Mango (HKD 39)

We turned to their refreshing drinks on these occasions and developed a penchant for their Double Mango Drink without any add-ons to enjoy the star fruit even more.

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A trip to Hong Kong is only possible by stopping by this popular dessert bar. From someone raised and born in a country like the Philippines, known to have one of the best, if not "the best" mango produce in the world, I'd think I know a little about whether the mango in question is drop-dead fantastic. 

  Satisfied Customers Posing with Infamous Korean Hand Signals @ Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts Hong Kong

Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts (CLOSED)

Shop C, G/F, 49 Carnarvon Road

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Phone:  2366-8025