Hong Kong is referred to as Asia's World City, because the entire world is present here. This is true of people, as well as cuisine. For example, Friday after class, myself and three classmates (friends!) went out for Indian food. It was excellent. Last weekend, Foley and I had a wonderful Thai meal just minutes from our new home. Essentially, anything you could want is here, and certainly some things you would not want as well.
To simplify this post, I have separated food into two categories: Yum! and Yuck. I apologize in advance if I knock some of your favourite dishes, but this is just a quick summary of my tastes and experiences with food so far.
YUM!

1) Dim Sum = YUM YUM!
Foley and I have gone out for Dim Sum several times already. Dim Sum (for those of you who don't know, because I didn't really until I came here) is simply chinese style dumplings. They are stuffed with various meats or seafood (no seafood for me though... we'll get to that in the Yuck category).
This is my favourite type of dim sum, the Shanghai-style dumplings, which have some meat and soup inside... mmm.
2) Tohng Seui ("Sugar Water" - traditional Chinese dessert)
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Wolfi and Tom - farewell dinner/dessert |
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Sign that I can't read... |
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Traditional Chinese Dessert |
3) Grocery store selection & home-cooking


I find the rice selection hilarious. The soya sauce has a similar sized section (yes, section) with 50+ varieties of soya sauce. Vegetables and fruit selection is actually more similar to home than I expected (I don't know why, I have heard of this whole 'globalization thing'). It is notable that the carrots here are HUGE, even bigger than the corn (see photo).
YUCK.
Some of the less appealing foods.
1) Dead Fish EVERYWHERE
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Wondering through the fish market. |




Please use your imagination for how these displays smell. Can't wait for 35 degree summer days...
2) Preserved Duck

3) Chicken Feet
Seems to be quite common, they're everywhere. Chicken feet with toe nails still on 'em. Apparently they are used in soup for flavouring, or they are eaten dehydrated as a crispy snack while watching TV (*gag*). Although I give props for not wasting a single bitty-bit of the bird, I'll leave that delightful dish up to the locals.
I clearly still have some way to go in terms of being adventurous with food. We've been playing it pretty safe so far. I will be certain to post about food again the moment I try something crazy like snake or (gasp) FISH.
OMG Trish, I am soooooo proud of you!!! After watching that video I cannot believe that you even got that close to seafood!! I truly cannot imagine what it smells like and I can only imagine that I would be gagging and choking like crazy, so well done YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteI will be looking forward to your posts on your first attempts at some new food..........start off slowly.....maybe some new fruits and vegetables first!:)
Keep up the GREAT Blogging so that we can all live vicariously through you!:)
Thanks Shan. I honestly had you and my sister in mind when walking through that fish market. You and I have always been on the same page (due to the same traumatic back-story) and there are few people I have seen who hate/fear fish more than Tyandra (although that's more a fear of swimming with them).
DeleteNo real attempts at fishy food yet... Will let you know. :)
Thanks for reading the blog!