Hong Kong Food

In the spring, seafood is given special emphasis in Hong Kong. Fresh and dried delicacies, such as oysters, shark's fin, shrimp and seaweed are prepared in a wide array of mouth-watering dishes. Numerous restaurants offer live fish and lobster, too, to be selected by you and cooked to your specifications. One bite and you'll be back for more!

In the summertime, Hong Kong diners get to choose from a remarkable range of fruit, in addition to the usual vegetables. Fresh melons — winter melon, bitter melon, honeydew and watermelon — are not only welcome on hot sunny days, but they are also ingeniously prepared as soup and served in other unique ways as pleasing to the eye as to the tongue.

Crab — green, soft-shell, hairy, and giant — is the top choice each autumn in Hong Kong. Featured in everything from soups and salads, appetisers and entrées, the delicate flavour of crab meat adds a touch of luxury and a hint of richness to every dish. Both Eastern and Western dishes use crab meat, so you'll get to enjoy this tasty crustacean either way.

In winter, the ever-popular hotspot is the key to keeping friends and family groups comfortably warm and well-fed. Many other soups, especially double-boiled ones with meat and herbs are favoured to enhance one's energy and to improve blood circulation during winter's chill.

Cha Cha Cha

What could be more synonymous with Chinese tradition than tea drinking? Historically, teapots and tiny cups were specially made to bring out the best flavour and aroma of the various teas. Sipping Chinese tea, whether it is Oolong, Jasmine, or Pu Erh, tea is a wonderful way to conclude a satisfying meal. Tea drinking is an important aspect of the culture of Hong Kong, where some kind of tea is almost always served. A resounding favourite is Hong-Kong-style milk tea, stemming from the days of British colonial rule: black tea mixed with evaporated or sweetened condensed milk. High Tea at The Lobby in The Peninsula Hotel is another of Hong Kong's famous afternoon delights.

Congee

Congee (a thick rice soup/porridge) is one of Hong Kong's most well-known dishes. Served with your choice of a variety of ingredients, including sliced chicken, fishballs, minced pork, salted eggs or mushrooms, and garnished with chopped spring onions, this is a satisfying way to start the day. The Tasty Congee and Noodle Wantun Shop located in Happy Valley, but within walking distance of the South Pacific Hotel, serves it up piping hot. Try a bowl!

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