A rich aroma fills the kitchen of Shunde Cuisine every early morning, as the owner Ng Siu-tong and his staff start preparing the fresh fish soup needed for the day. Shunde Cuisine is a three-star ESR established in 2009. Mr Ng recalled, “At that time, rice noodles became a trend in the catering industry. However, the soup bases used were in general strong in taste and greasy, which were not healthy choices. I seized the opportunity and started the business by serving rice noodles in fish soup.”

Encouraging People to Put Healthy Eating into Practice

Mr Ng believes that eating habits are closely related to health. As a common saying goes, “illness finds its way in through the mouth”. Mr Ng has light meals and avoids strong-flavoured and deep-fried foods in his daily life. Driven by the goal of developing a taste that he himself is willing to savour every day, he is committed to creating and serving dishes that are both delicious and healthy, thereby contributing to encouraging the public to put healthy eating into practice.

Since rice noodles are made from rice and water only and are relatively simple, Mr Ng has dedicated his efforts to preparing soup bases and ingredients. The signature fish soup of Shunde Cuisine is made with fresh fish, a small amount of salt and rock sugar only and is simmered for five hours. Mr Ng said, “Preparing the food itself is not difficult. It is your persistence which is demanding.” It is admirable that Mr Ng shows great perseverance until now and strives to present the authentic taste of food to his customers.

Taking both Health and Taste into Account

On the restaurant’s menu, it is not difficult to spot dishes with vegetables as the main ingredients. Among them, “Rice Noodles with Papaya, Pumpkin and Grass Carp Tail” and “Rice Noodles with Assorted Mushrooms, Cloud Ear Fungus and Prawns” are both “More Fruit and Vegetables” and “3 Less” dishes. These two dishes have always been popular among customers. Mr Ng said, “The dishes are not only prepared with a lot of fresh ingredients, but also have vegetables as their main ingredients. They are both healthy and tasty and as expected, are popular among customers.”