Mario Batali in Hong Kong, obsessed with century egg

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 11:12 — Anonymous by Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorMario
Batali: "Century eggs are so beautiful."Mario Batali was really bothered
about the bread at Lupa, his new restaurant in Hong Kong. He took a slice of
the bread they were serving that day and made me smell it, looking at me
expectantly. I detected a nice anise scent and wanted to eat it. "Caraway
seeds! That has no business here!" says Batali, snatching it back. It just
doesn't go with his sauces and meats. I get it. It's like having char kway
teow made with egg noodles. It's practically an insult to a food lover.
Batali came to Hong Kong and discovered a city of kindred spirits. "People
talk about food like religion here," he says. It's his kind of place.read
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