Tai Ping Koon Restaurant
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Tai Ping Koon Restaurant (TPK, Chinese:
History[edit]
Chui Lo Ko (Chinese:
The first Hong Kong location opened in Sheung Wan in 1938. It became a solely Hong Kong franchise when the Canton location closed in 1956,[1] as the Chinese government confiscated private property.[2]
Currently in Guangzhou there is a Taiping Guan Restaurant.[3] Dongjiang Restaurants began running the restaurant by 2003. By 2005 Hong Kong Tai Ping Koon manager Andrew Chui Shek-on took control of the restaurant.[2]
In 2016 it had restaurants in Central, Causeway Bay, and Kowloon, four in total.[4]
Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Chow Yun-fat, and Ho Chi Minh ate at at least one of the outlets of Tai Ping Koon.[1] Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao held their wedding reception at the Guangzhou location in 1925; the restaurant continued to advertise the menu served at that event as of 2020[update].[5] HK Magazine in 2016 ranked it as #8 of "Hong Kong's 10 Most Iconic Restaurants".[4]
Cuisine[edit]
Its dishes became known as "Soy Sauce Western" as soy sauce is a key ingredient. The restaurant states that the dish Swiss wings originates from there.[4] As of 2016, in all of the TPK restaurants, Swiss wings are the most common item among customers, and Dwyer stated that it Swiss wings are "Arguably [Tai Ping Koon's] most famous dish".[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Secrets of three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants: quality, loyalty and consistency". South China Morning Post. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ a b c "Rent row over historic restaurant". South China Morning Post. 2005-03-01. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Time-honored Stores in Beijing Lu". Guangzhou Interactive Information Network Company. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ a b c "Hong Kong's 10 Most Iconic Restaurants". HK Magazine. South China Morning Post. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Chinese Cooking Demystified (1 November 2020). Cantonese Swiss Chicken Wings (
瑞 士 鸡翼). YouTube. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Tai Ping Koon
- Interior shot of Tai Ping Koon Restaurant at Mau Lam Street in Yau Ma Tei. 14 September 2007