Hey, everyone! I’m your American travel blogger who loves to wander around and explore local delicacies. Today I have to talk to you about Hong Kong’s delicacies, which is simply a fantasy adventure on the tip of your tongue.
Hong Kong, this place is amazing. It’s like a melting pot of food, blending the essence of Chinese and Western delicacies together. Why is this so? This has to do with its special historical background and geographical location. In the past, Hong Kong was an important trading port, and people from all over the world gathered here, bringing their hometown’s food culture, and slowly formed the current unique and rich food style.
Let me first tell you about the street snacks in Hong Kong that make people unable to move their feet when walking on the street. The first one is curry fish balls. This thing can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Hong Kong. Look at those fish balls, rolling in the pot, exuding a rich curry aroma. Take a bite, wow, it’s very chewy, and the curry flavor spreads in your mouth all of a sudden, that taste, it’s amazing! For example, the curry fish balls at Tongda Food Store are particularly famous. Their curry sauce is rich in flavor and the fish balls are also very fresh. You have to queue up every time you go there.
There are also egg waffles, which are a classic representative of Hong Kong snacks. The egg waffles just taken out of the mold are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a fragrant egg aroma. One bite, the sweet taste will instantly bring you back to the happy time of childhood. Mommy’s egg waffles are very popular. Their egg waffles have various flavors, such as original flavor, chocolate flavor, matcha flavor, etc. No matter what flavor you like, you can be satisfied.
Cart noodles should not be missed. The ingredients of this noodle are so rich, fish balls, beef balls, pig skin, radish, etc. You can mix and match them according to your preferences. The noodles are chewy and the soup base is rich and delicious. Every bite is full of surprises. Hua Ji Chaozhou Braised Cart Noodles is a very authentic store. The braised taste of his family is particularly authentic. With the cart noodles, the taste makes people want to eat more.
After shopping, tired and hungry, it’s time to find a tea restaurant to sit down and enjoy a delicious meal. Pineapple buns in tea restaurants are a must-order delicacy. Hearing the name, you may think it has much to do with pineapples. In fact, it is a piece of bread with a crispy crust and soft and sweet inside, with a piece of cold butter in the middle. When the butter slowly melts at the temperature of the bread and penetrates into the bread, you can take a bite of it. It has both the sweetness of bread and the milky aroma of butter, and the taste is rich. The pineapple buns in Jinhua Ice Hall are known as one of the best pineapple buns in Hong Kong, and many people line up to buy them every day.
Hong Kong-style milk tea is also a signature drink of tea restaurants. It is not an ordinary milk tea, but a carefully blended mixture of black tea and evaporated milk. Take a sip, and the rich tea and milk aromas interweave in your mouth, with a silky taste and a little bitterness, but this bitterness is just right, which makes people have endless aftertaste. Lan Fong Yuen is the originator of Hong Kong-style milk tea. Its milk tea has decades of history and unique recipes. You must try it when you come to Hong Kong.
Egg tarts are also the star food in tea restaurants. The egg tart crust is as crispy as snowflakes and breaks into pieces with a light bite. The egg tart filling inside is tender, smooth and sweet, just like pudding. Bakehouse’s egg tarts are particularly popular. Their egg tarts are large, rich in ingredients, and taste great. Every time I go there, I can see many people leaving with boxes of egg tarts with satisfaction.
If you want to have a serious meal, Hong Kong’s special dinner dishes will definitely satisfy your appetite. Roast meat is a business card of Hong Kong cuisine. Roast goose, roast duck, and barbecued pork are all attractive in color and fragrant. The outer skin of roast meat is baked golden and crispy, and the meat inside is tender and juicy. With the special sauce, the taste is simply delicious. Yung Kee Restaurant’s roast goose is well-known, and many people go to Hong Kong just to try its roast goose.
Wonton noodles are also a traditional food in Hong Kong. The noodles are thin and chewy, the wontons are plump, the shrimp meat inside is delicious and chewy, and the soup base is carefully boiled with pork bones, shrimp shells and other ingredients, and the taste is delicious and rich. Chi Kee’s wonton noodles are deeply loved by locals and tourists. Their wontons have thin skins and large fillings, and the noodles are smooth and smooth. You can’t forget them after eating a bowl.
Stir-fried crab in the Typhoon Shelter is also a delicacy that makes people unable to stop. This dish uses crab as the main ingredient, with a large amount of fried golden and crispy garlic, with a strong garlic aroma, and the crab is tender and plump. When eating, pick the crab meat out of the shell first, and then dip it in some garlic. The taste is so fragrant that you can suck your fingers clean.
After the main meal, of course you have to have some dessert to relieve the greasiness. Mango pudding is a classic among Hong Kong desserts. It is made with fresh mango, grapefruit, tapioca pearls and coconut milk. The sweetness of mango, the sweetness of grapefruit, the elasticity of tapioca pearls, and the rich milky aroma of coconut milk are perfectly blended. When you take a bite, you will feel the fresh taste of tropical fruits.
Double-skin milk is also a dessert that you cannot miss. It has two layers of milk skin on the surface, with a delicate and smooth taste, rich milky aroma, and melts in your mouth. The double-skin milk of Yishun Milk Company is particularly famous. Their double-skin milk is freshly made on the same day and tastes pure. Many people become repeat customers after eating it once.
There are also some tips for tasting food in Hong Kong. For example, many popular restaurants are very crowded. It is best to queue up or make reservations in advance, otherwise you may have to wait for a long time. Also, restaurants in Hong Kong generally open early. Breakfast may start at 7 or 8 o’clock. For dinner, it is best to go before 7 or 8 o’clock, otherwise some restaurants may not be open. In addition, there are many street food stalls in Hong Kong. Although they may not look very eye-catching, the taste is often very authentic. Don’t miss these delicacies hidden in the alleys.
Hong Kong’s food is really diverse, and each has its own unique charm. Whether it is street snacks, classic food in tea restaurants, or formal meals and desserts, you can immerse your taste buds in an unparalleled feast. I strongly recommend that you must go to Hong Kong in person if you have the opportunity to try these delicacies. I believe you will fall in love with this charming food capital.
