Claypot Rice

I wanted to share this dish with my kids during one of our visits to Hong Kong when they were eleven and eight years old. Because it is typically served in dai pai dongs, they were mortified about eating on the street at a seemingly make-shift restaurant scattered with folding tables and plastic stools. The reluctance and shock on their faces dissipated after I asked them to observe how busy the restaurant was and how eagerly people were tucking into their food. When our meal arrived, they