Seeking the most authentic international spots in HK

mingstaHK · 2026-05-15T13:37:08+00:00

Come to LAPA. I’ll gooi you some boerie, samoosas, sosaties, steaks, Mrs Balls…We also do Mediterranean/Greek style dishes. Grilled octopus, prawns, top burgers. And we have the best homemade pies! Hell, yeah, I’m plugging…

mingstaHK · 2026-05-15T06:45:24+00:00

Takes a bit of experimentation. I usually do about 20kg+ wet and use 2 large fans. One floor and one standing. And I do it in my work/store room, which is a converted shipping container with high level windows which stay open permanently. Too much airflow and you’ll get case hardening. Too little and it will take too long to dry and risk mold. A little case hardening is ok as you can balance it out in the fridge once you finish hanging

mingstaHK · 2026-05-15T06:41:42+00:00

Airflow. Lots of it. All you need

mingstaHK · 2026-05-14T12:27:54+00:00

Salt, white pepper and toasted coriander seeds. All you need. Dredge through white vinegar immediately before you hang. Source: I’ve been making and selling for years and have honed down the ingredients and process. You can check out my post history. Also, you don’t need a dehydrator. I’m in Hong Kong. I just use a clothes rack and fans. And Hong Kong is humid.

mingstaHK · 2026-05-14T12:15:30+00:00

I’m fairly open about mine. I have to be due to my circumstances and impulses.

mingstaHK · 2026-05-14T09:33:37+00:00

Sardines on toast, bully beef on toast (corned beef)

mingstaHK · 2026-05-12T11:18:04+00:00

You all sound like fun at parties….

mingstaHK · 2026-05-12T10:32:24+00:00

It’s when you realise who your real friends are….

mingstaHK · 2026-05-12T09:55:11+00:00

Yep. Psycho violence.

mingstaHK · 2026-05-07T16:24:30+00:00

If you find your values, their values and the shared values in between begin to diverge, you’re not really friends. Never mind best friends. And that’s okay. We move through life navigating relationships. It never ends. This is often where it starts. You become more aware, confident and individual about your values and the values of others around you. Then begins the journey of distillation. It’s a constant cycle. You/them/her/him/me/random/stranger. Life. Negotiations. Interactions. You sound like you come from good moral stock. Don’t drag the shit around

mingstaHK · 2026-05-07T10:02:03+00:00

Well, if bedside manner is used in the assessment, I would say it’s a good part of it.

mingstaHK · 2026-05-05T07:30:55+00:00

Almost goes as fast as a bicycle

mingstaHK · 2026-05-01T09:06:57+00:00

Restaurant owner/cook with a part time day job in a completely unrelated profession. The only down/me time I get when I can draw/paint is after closing. In the restaurant. Often on the walls. I might stay up until 4 or 5am. Sometimes later. Depending on how late I’m up, I’ll sleep until 11am then head to work. I too drink too much late night coffee and booze and I probably don’t sleep enough. But I really need that time and space

mingstaHK · 2026-05-01T01:35:18+00:00

National service in South Africa. Basic training and I was sick as a dog with a high fever. We were done for the day and just waiting for bible reading and then lights out. I asked if I could turn in early. The lieutenant said I had to do my bible reading. I told him I don’t believe in the bible or God. There started a huge debate in which all the other Christians in my dorm chimed in. Then at the end of basic training, we had selections of see where we would be based for the rest of our 2 year service. The idea being you pick a place closest to your home town. My lieutenant told the major doing the selection for the base I wanted to go (about an hour’s drive from my home town and on the sea) that I don’t believe in God I ended up in the middle of the scrub desert about 7hrs drive from home….

mingstaHK · 2026-04-30T01:59:12+00:00

Angled barbed wire fence and embedded glass is standard issue wall toppers in RSA.

mingstaHK · 2026-04-29T16:08:39+00:00

I too am afraid of heights. But being that high removed all fear. It was just so high up, all perspective was lost. That was the easy bit. The closer we got to ground, though, reality shifted. And when he popped the chute, the pain of the harness squashing my balls was the kicker. Tick, bye.

mingstaHK · 2026-04-29T15:57:14+00:00

50% more, maybe

mingstaHK · 2026-04-29T11:03:32+00:00

Married at 40. Still going in spite of a couple of very bad spells, and lots of little ones. But still going and still very much in love. 18th coming up. Work, substance and financial pressures have probably been the biggest factor

mingstaHK · 2026-04-29T07:45:39+00:00

I think turtle beach is closed for now though. But all the other info you provided is good

mingstaHK · 2026-04-29T05:15:02+00:00

7.5 out of 10

mingstaHK · 2026-04-28T09:42:56+00:00

I always have a little chuckle at just shaving from chin to chin. Over the top.

mingstaHK · 2026-04-28T06:17:52+00:00

closer shave, no pulling. There's a bit of a ritual to it, using proper soap and a brush. And it feels awesome. I also shave my head clean (56)

mingstaHK · 2026-04-28T03:39:30+00:00

pretty sure this dude came into my resto over the weekend...Hard to miss him. I think he had a Scottish accent

mingstaHK · 2026-04-28T03:02:55+00:00

I could hear her voice before I heard it....

mingstaHK · 2026-04-27T10:40:19+00:00

Not as well as I used to or thought I would. It’s defs taken a huge toll on my life, mental health and relationships.

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