Joanna James
What to eat in Hong Kong, or rather, what not to eat in Hong Kong—home to a mouthwatering Cantonese-inspired cuisine, the dynamic metropolis treats you to an assortment of delectable culinary delights. Revel in and let your taste buds savour every bit of flavour that leaves foodies drooling for more.
Nothing says a Hong Kong Sunday morning like a few varieties of Dim Sum on the table. The most popular Hong Kong dish, the dumpling-like Dim Sum is a ritual weekend breakfast and a regular accompaniment to tea.
A bite of this sweet grab-and-go snack will have the green Hong Konger looking for pineapple. Surprise! You won't find any. Pineapple bun gets its name from its golden crispy crust that resembles the skin of a pineapple.
Hong Kongers sure do love a cup of warm tea with a "cloud of milk", as the French would say, so elegantly. Nothing much to say here, it's basically the same cup of milk tea that's enjoyed in your country too.
Chewy egg noodles, wonton dumplings and a flavoursome chicken, pork, or seafood broth make up a steaming bowl of Wonton Noodles. While its roots are embedded in Cantonese cuisine, the scrumptious noodle dish is relished throughout Southeast Asia.
Top off your delicious Hong Kong meal with a creamy yet firm egg tart, one of the most popular Chinese desserts enjoyed in the bustling city. Egg tarts are being served at restaurants attached to any Kowloon hotel in Hong Kong, including the likes of Park Hotel Hong Kong, as well as at eateries in other parts of the city.
A delightful treat for your eyes as it is for your tongue, the colourful and flavourful egg waffle is a well-liked Hong Kong delicacy. Sold by a multitude of street vendors, an egg waffle makes for a great snack when you are out exploring.
A yellow-hued bowl of delight, this mango-ruling dessert is a local-favourite, especially during the summer when these juicy fruits are in season. Foodies craving a mouthful of mango pomelo sago can rest easy, as the zillions of eateries in Hong Kong won't keep you waiting till summer.
Snowy white, grilled pork-filled buns, Cha Siu Bao is another delectable treat of Hong Kong's many on-the-go snacks. These buns are available both baked and steamed, where the baked is gold in colour with a tad change in taste.
Bright red chunks of glossy pork sitting on a bed of chalk-white rice, a glimpse of sweet and sour pork will make your mouth water. As the name gives it away, this batter-coated and deep-fried pork dish is a flavoursome mix of sweet and sour that is often enjoyed as an accompaniment to the famous Asian staple - rice.
A finger-licking combination of marinated beef, rice noodles and bean sprouts, Beef Chow Fun is a tangy stir-fried beef noodle dish. It is a dish that even locals drool over, let alone tourists, because of its extensive and slow-paced cooking style.
One of the oldest dishes in Cantonese cuisine, peking duck, dates back to the 13th century—the heyday of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty. Whipping up a dish of peking duck isn't an easy task as well, as it calls for quite a bit of work between taking away its living soul and chopping up for meat.
Sometimes an appetiser, sometimes a main dish, Fishballs—locally known as surimi—are literally what they sound like, balls of fish meat. They come to life at both streetside skewers and fine dining restaurants.
A hot pot is not one, but a few different soup or stew-like dishes cooked in one simmering pot; hence, hot pot. An assortment of ingredients goes into these hot pots, including but not limited to mushrooms, meat, and vegetables.
A white, palm-sized, red bean-studded delicacy, bowl pudding makes for a great dessert or a quick bite that's sure to astound sweet-craving foodies.
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