Restaurant review: Glass Island Sea Urchin BBQ in Jordan, for Hong Kong-bred uni
Prepared using sea urchins from Tap Mun island off Sai Kung, which ensures freshness, restaurant’s dishes have interesting flavour combinations and offer great value for money
Jumping on the bandwagon is a new restaurant in Jordan, Glass Island Sea Urchin BBQ. But instead of getting sea urchins from Japan, which are often pricey, the restaurant sources local purple sea urchin from Tap Mun (Grass Island) in Mirs Bay.
Although Japanese sea urchin has a stronger flavour than the local variety, the way the Tap Mun version is prepared and matched with different ingredients more than makes up for it, the owner adds.
We liked the cheese sea urchin sauce roasted mussels (HK$78 for four). Melted cheese is mixed with sea urchin then slathered on top of the mussels, accentuating the briny flavour of the bivalves.
Also enjoyable was the sea urchin sauce roasted zucchini (HK$48). Often, zucchini can be insipid, but the rich, flavourful sauce balanced its blandness.
The Tap Mun sea urchin fried rice (HK$98) had plenty of sea urchin mixed with the rice, and a large dollop was placed on top just before the dish was served.
In addition to the sea urchin dishes, the restaurant also serves popular Tap Mun favourites, including sampan noodles with dried shrimp and mushrooms.
Glass Island Sea Urchin BBQ,27-31 Ning Po Street, Jordan, tel: 2505 2013
Open: noon-1am