On the way home from our Yosemite/King’s Canyon road trip I stopped in Chinatown Los Angeles for lunch. While there I figured I’d get a roast duck for dinner.
My mom’s go to spot Lucky Deli was closed so I found Hong Kong Bbq had ducks hanging in the display case. I bought one for $36.
Also I bought a zongzi.
I boiled the zongzi for about 15 minutes in a pot of water to get the rice to the consistency of sticky rice.
Like my mom’s recipe, there were peanuts, Chinese sausage, fatty pork inside. I loved the flavors from the ingredients and the soft rice which was full of flavor from the bamboo leaves.
Roast duck was tender and juicy. Lots of 5 spice powder based flavor. Great tasting duck.
Mom would have loved this place. The zongzi was just like how she made it. Staff was nice and speedy. Happy Mother’s Day.
Hong Kong Bbq Restaurant
803 N Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 687-7238
That’s great you found zongzi like your Mother used to make!
Tasted great. 🙂