Deli Lamma

Every Sunday the three of us usually spend the day traveling to and exploring another island or corner or village here in Hong Kong. This week it was the beloved 'hippy' locale of Lamma Island. Which is ironically home to both a large protruding power station and Hong Kong's lone wind energy windmill.

This little island is famous for its seafood restaurants, its artistic local community, a couple of sandy beaches and a great family friendly hike. The reason I love it is that the island has managed to refrain from the usual conglomerates of Starbucks and Pacific Coffee, and is beautifully boutique for Hong Kong standards.

So afternoon tea here offered a selection of local treats. Any one fancy some ....

Or dried starfish and fish snack packs (I am going to refrain from getting into the sustainability issues the Hong Kong water ways are faced with currently).

Or the more Western friendly egg tart.

But my afternoon tea is further afield. Nestled halfway along the hiking track is a rustic 'pit stop' sort of cafe that kind of looks like you are entering a squatters humpy. However it sells a renown and famous dessert of silken tofu with a sugar syrup, like it hot or cold, it will cost you $6HK (90 cents Aus).

And while I appreciate the silken texture of the tofu and the unique steamy setting in the banana trees, I must admit when I run out of the sugar syrup it is a little harder to swallow.