CookSmart (15th Issue) Page8

EatSmart Restaurants Snaps

Canton Koon

Untypical Home-style Dishes

Situated in a public housing estate, Canton Koon distinguishes itself from neighbours with its classical Chinese appearance. The restaurant, by providing a wide variety of high quality dishes, has become a favourite dinning place for nearby residents.

Healthy and Tasty Home-style Dishes

Since Mr. LUK joined the restaurant group some six years ago, he has been striving to build up the group’s brand image by providing customers with innovative and elegant dishes. He finds that more and more people are eating healthier; in response, his kitchen team often makes new dishes with less salt, sugar and fat but plenty of vegetables.

For instance, Mr. LUK only adds a little cornstarch water for his Chinese dishes that is much more desirable than the traditional Chinese sauce, which is notorious for being too thick and heavy. Vegetables are pan-fried with only a small amount of oil, which makes the dish less greasy.

Mr. LUK said, the meat-to-vegetable ratio in a dish has been dropped from around 4:6 to 3:7 now. With meat and oil prices on the rise, the new practice reduces operating costs and gains customer support.

To Cook from the Heart

Mr. LUK is always diligent in advancing his cooking knowledge. He offers customers with new and innovative dishes by trying out new recipes he finds in and around Hong Kong. His first rule of cooking is: cook from your heart, because it is the only way to delight customers.

Mr. LUK Po-cheung, chief cook of the Nice Capital Restaurant Group, started his culinary career when he was only 17. Before joining the restaurant group six years ago, he worked with several renowned restaurants.