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Seafood in Aberdeen

by admin on 5 December , 2008 · No Comments

photo credit: Paul Mannix Aberdeen is situated at the southern part of the Hong Kong Island. In the olden days, many fishermen and their families lived and worked on the fishing boats that were docked there at the Aberdeen.  These fishermen are mainly the Hakkas, one of the dialects of the Chinese in China. Nowadays [...]

Yung Kee Restaurant

by admin on 3 December , 2008 · No Comments

Yung Kee is a very famous restaurant and it has a significant status in the Hong Kong F&B industry since the 1950s. it is an award-winning restaurant and it received its highest tribute in the industry on their 65th Anniversary Commemoration.  Many tourists made their way to this restaurant situated just beside the famous nightspot, [...]

Hong Kong Tea Culture

by admin on 28 November , 2008 · 1 Comment

Tea culture (Yum Cha) in Hong Kong was deeply rooted. “Yam Cha” literally means “Drink Tea”. It also translates to the common activity practiced by HongKonger visiting tea or dim sum restaurants in the morning to “eat dim sum, drink tea and read newspapers”. Sharing tables with strangers in dim sum restaurants is common during [...]

Wet Market in Hong Kong

by admin on 17 November , 2008 · No Comments

In the olden days of Hong Kong, all the markets looked like what are shown in the photographs. Open concept, all the fresh meats , fishes, vegetables are laid out in the open. Live seafood like fish, prawn, crabs were kept in plastic containers with air pumping in continuously to keep them alive. These days [...]

Preserved Seafood in Hong Kong

by admin on 16 November , 2008 · No Comments

Preserved seafood is common among the Southern Chinese. In the olden days, fisherman sun dried or preserved their catches for rainy days. This tradition is passed down from generation to generation. Almost anything that is caught from the sea can be preserved. The more exotic and expensive ones are shark’s fin, abalone, scallops and oysters. [...]