Canals, Stilt Houses and Shrimp: Your Guide to Tai O

Ilaria Maria SalaSeptember 9, 2022

Rich history, unusual snacks and a maritime atmosphere await on the western edge of Hong Kong...

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Hong Kong Recipes: 腸粉 – Cheung Fun, Silky-Smooth Rice Rolls

Ilaria Maria SalaMay 4, 2022

Cheung fun is a dim sum staple as well as a popular street snack – and you can even make it at home...

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Hong Kong’s Industrial Products: Watermelon Balls

Christopher DewolfMarch 30, 2022

A 1950s plastic ball inspired by two famous rivers still holds significance for Hongkongers...

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Hong Kong Recipes: 瀨鑊邊 – Wok Drizzle Soup, A Rare Hakka Delicacy

Ezra CheungMarch 8, 2022

Delicately fried rice noodles are the pièce de résistance in this heartwarming, aromatic Hakka dish...

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Hong Kong Recipes: 腐乳A菜 – Chinese Lettuce With Fu Ru, Fermented Tofu

Ilaria Maria SalaFebruary 14, 2022

As pungent as a strong cheese, fu ru is a versatile condiment that adds punchy complexity to many dishes – especially vegetables...

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Pop Cantonese: 呷醋 – Eat Vinegar

Erica FongFebruary 9, 2022

How far would you go to show your love?...

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Craving Congee? It’s Good Luck For Chinese New Year

Ezra CheungFebruary 1, 2022

Congee is a staple dish in Cantonese cuisine, but it's also loaded with symbolic significance during the Chinese New Year...

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Soy Sauce Christmas: Hong Kong’s Nostalgic Fusion Feasts

Ezra CheungDecember 18, 2021

Massive Christmas feasts at "soy sauce Western" restaurants like Tai Ping Koon were once a Hong Kong tradition. Now that tradition is on the wane – but why?...

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Sipping Caffè Latte in Chinese Porcelain Cups

Patrick PoonNovember 23, 2021

Patrick Poon is a Hongkonger who now lives in Europe. We invited him to share his passion for something distinctly Hong Kong: cafés that serve their coffee in Chinese porcelain...

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Learn About Chinese Medicine in Sheung Wan’s Unusual Herbal Garden

Ilaria Maria SalaNovember 18, 2021

Although it looks like any other sitting-out area, the rest garden in Sheung Wan's dried seafood district is full of information about the medicinal plants being sold all around....

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Tea, Roasted to Order Over Charcoal: The Story of Ming Heung

Ilaria Maria SalaOctober 7, 2021

Ming Heung Tea Shop has been sitting in exactly the same position in Kowloon City since 1963. Chen Dak, the founder, had been in Hong Kong and in the tea business for about 10 years when the shop was established, following in the footsteps of his father, with whom he fled to Hong Kong in […]...

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What Will Save Hong Kong’s 700-Year-Old Oyster Farms?

Billy PottsSeptember 21, 2021

An oyster industry has thrived on the shores of Deep Bay for too many generations to count. Will pollution finally wipe it out?...

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Hong Kong Flora: The Real—and Fake—Panpo Tree

Ilaria Maria SalaAugust 10, 2021

Phoenix eye fruit is a summertime delicacy in Hong Kong, but nature has a trick up its sleeve: Hong Kong is filled with fake versions of it....

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Olympia Graeco-Egyptian Coffee – Fresh Roasted Since 1927

Christopher DewolfFebruary 26, 2021

How a small family-run roaster has fuelled Hong Kong with fresh coffee for nearly a century....

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Keeping Hakka Culture Alive, Part III: New Year Traditions and Cuisine

Annemarie EvansFebruary 12, 2021

Hakka cuisine is rooted in hardship, but the lunar new year is a chance to pull out all the stops....

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Neighbourhood Guide: The Star Street Precinct, a Quietly Fashionable Enclave

Brian MokDecember 17, 2020

The stars, sun and moon align in a stylish, laid back corner just beyond the bustle of Wan Chai....

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Hong Kong Gen Z, Part II: How We Made Bubble Tea Our Own

Jocelyn TsangNovember 26, 2020

This article is the second in a series about Hong Kong’s Generation Z. Born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, this generation accounts for 1.6 million people or 22 percent of the population. In this series researched and written by Gen Z writers, Zolima looks at how this generation is coming of age. Ask […]...

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Hong Kong Gen Z, Part I: The Camera Eats First

Jocelyn TsangNovember 3, 2020

Hong Kong's youngest generation has taken food obsession to a new level. But how much of it is hype?...

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Inside Wet Markets, the Heart of Neighbourhood Life in Hong Kong

Julia CheungJuly 14, 2020

Despite a global campaign to "ban wet markets," these neighbourhood spaces are places where Hong Kong's communities come together to buy fresh, seasonal food....

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Sunset Days for a Classic Hong Kong Dim Sum Parlour

Billy PottsJune 23, 2020

After nearly three decades, a renowned tea house finally calls it quits...

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Pop Cantonese: 點心 – Touching Heart

Zolima CityMagMay 28, 2020

The heart-warming history of an emblematic series of Cantonese dishes. ...

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Video: Watch the Tofu Masters at Kung Wo Make Silky Smooth Pudding

VideoApril 2, 2020

A neighbourhood shop in Hong Kong turns bean curd into crave-worthy delights...

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Black Soup and White Pudding: Hong Kong’s Original Dessert Duo

Zabrina LoMarch 10, 2020

Sesame sweet soup and steamed milk pudding remain Hongkongers’ favourites since sweet soup shops first appeared in the city. Here’s why....

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Video: Watch How Saam Hui Yaat Makes Classic Dim Sum

VideoMarch 5, 2020

Saam Hui Yaat has been making dim sum by hand since 1978. Watch how it's done...

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Neighbourhood Guide: Shek Tong Tsui is Full of Surprises

Zabrina LoFebruary 19, 2020

Often overlooked in favour of its more popular neighbours, the hilly streets of Shek Tong Tsui are packed with historical and cultural delights...

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Hong Kong in Vancouver – Part IV: A Canadian-Style Cha Chaan Teng Inside a Lumberyard

Christopher DewolfFebruary 4, 2020

The Northern Café has been open since 1949, but it took a family from Hong Kong to unearth its full potential...

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Baked Together: The Long History of Chinese Bridal Pastries

Zabrina LoJanuary 22, 2020

A look inside a traditional Chinese bakery that makes wedding pastries with a very long history....

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Why Mandarin Oranges Are So Popular for Chinese New Year

Zabrina LoJanuary 22, 2020

How can the petite fruit enhance your auspiciousness this Chinese New Year?...

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On the Hunt for Hong Kong’s Old-Style Sweet Snack Shops

Zabrina LoJanuary 8, 2020

We trace the origins and timeless flavours of five old Hong Kong snacks....

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Hong Kong’s Creamy Custard Buns Are Disappearing – But Why?

Zabrina LoDecember 10, 2019

How a wildly popular dim sum innovation has been supplanted by a more unctuous upstart. ...

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Better ‘Ole, a Classic Pub 72 Years in the Making

Christopher DewolfDecember 4, 2019

A beloved Hong Kong pub has been in the same family for three generations....

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Saam Hui Yaat: Inside a Tea House That Makes Dim Sum With Heart

Zabrina LoNovember 27, 2019

This neighbourhood institution hasn’t changed much since it opened 41 years ago – even as Hong Kong’s dim sum landscape has been reshaped by chain restaurants and industrial food....

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Hong Kong’s First Gin Tastes Like Ginseng and Cinnamon

Christopher DewolfNovember 15, 2019

A visit inside Hong Kong's first distillery to open in more than 40 years, where Steven Newton is making gin, vodka, whisky and rum....

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Pop Cantonese: 生舊叉燒好過生你 – Better to Give Birth to Char Siu Than You

Zabrina LoNovember 15, 2019

Ever wonder where some of the words we use every day in Hong Kong lingo come from? Here’s why some parents dream of giving birth to char siu....

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Snake Soup: How a Cold-Blooded Reptile Became Hong Kong’s Winter Warmer

Zabrina LoNovember 6, 2019

From banquets to neighbourhood restaurants, snake soup keeps Hong Kong warm in the winter. But for how long?...

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Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part IX: Locally-Brewed Beer

Christopher DewolfOctober 16, 2019

Hong Kong has been awash in beer since its very beginnings as a British colony. ...

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Char Siu and Cocktails: Can a New Generation Save Montreal’s Chinatown?

Christopher DewolfOctober 10, 2019

One of Canada's oldest Chinatowns is feeling the pinch of gentrification and redevelopment – but a wave of young entrepreneurs hopes they can keep the neighbourhood's spirit alive....

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Chop Suey Canada: Karen Tam is Turning Chinese Restaurants Into Art

Christopher DewolfOctober 3, 2019

How a Montreal artist has turned a childhood spent in her family's Chinese restaurant into a lifelong investigation of Chinese-Canadian spaces...

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Why Sugarcane Juice Is a Summertime Favourite in Hong Kong

Zabrina LoAugust 27, 2019

Central landmark Kung Lee has been making fresh sugarcane juice since 1948 – but it needs to adapt to keep up with the times...

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Silky Smooth Tofu Pudding at Kung Wo

Zabrina LoAugust 21, 2019

The owner of a historic tofu shop reflects on what makes cold tofu pudding such a classic dessert....

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