{"id":11926,"date":"2020-07-03T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leegardens.hk\/?p=11926"},"modified":"2020-09-24T14:30:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T06:30:44","slug":"the-red-pepper-restaurant-transcending-flavours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lga.nmhk.work\/en\/the-red-pepper-restaurant-transcending-flavours\/","title":{"rendered":"The Red Pepper Restaurant: Transcending Flavours"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The city grows with us, sometimes at an even faster pace. Old is washed away by new: neon signs of yesteryears, for instance, are replaced with ones made with less expensive LED lights. One, however, has remained on Lan Fong Road since the 70s: its luminescent \u201cThe Red Pepper Restaurant\u201d still singing with local sentiments.<\/p>

The Red Pepper Restaurant\u2019s Chinese name translates to South-North Restaurant<\/em>, which, explains owner Lee, \u201cmeans the coming together of all directions and that the world is one\u201d. Surely, its signature Sichuanese dishes and classic Chinese interiors have attracted countless tourists and overseas Chinese from around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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One such dish is the Sizzling Prawns. Laced with rich spices to make aromas that whet the appetites of everyone in the dining hall, its sizzling sound commands attention. Sauce is the key to Sichuanese cooking: its viscosity must be perfect and, compared to Cantonese cooking, is further packed with seasoning like distiller\u2019s grains, peppers, Sichuanese peppercorns, ginger, spring onions, garlic, bean paste and more, which are all delivered straight from Sichuan. The menu caters not just to Hong Kongers\u2019 and tourists\u2019 palates, but also to \u201cthe city\u2019s climate and environment. The Sichaunese\u2019 tolerance to spices is much higher than others. So we\u2019ve simmered it down a bit,\u201d said Lee. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Red Pepper Restaurant is a mom-and-pop shop, and Lee is the second-generation owner. \u201cSome customers first came and sat in our booster seats; now they will bring their little ones who\u2019ll sit in those booster seats,\u201d said Lee, adding that the satisfaction of restaurant management is to befriend people from around the world and\u00a0 understand their cultures. Sometimes, these customers would even bring him souvenirs from their travels.<\/p>

Tucked within a sea of eateries in Causeway Bay, Lee is also concerned about his restaurant\u2019s carbon footprint and the damage it will bring to the next generation. North and South are more than directions; they also signify the lineage of values and principles from one generation to another.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Red Pepper Restaurant:\u00a0<\/strong>G\/F, 7 Lan Fong Road, Causeway Bay<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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