26th Sept 2010 (29)
FOOD CULTURE
I had never tasted dim sums in Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong until I was
about 20 years old when a Muslim Chinese dim sum restaurant where pork
was not served and all meats were koshered. It was opened in Happy Valley
in 1969. However, my mother made very good dumplings at home and I used
to lick my lips after taking them. When I was a teenager, I ate eight bowls of
noodles at one time, until I was so full that I had to lie down. My mother made
very good fried fish too especially a type which was similar to Red Mullet. I do
not like bone therefore I often picked up the meat from the tail of the fish, and
subsequently I was told off by my mother that I often chose the best part of
the fish to eat.
In our Muslim Asian and Chinese culture in Hong Kong, men often eat with
knives and forks and women would use chopsticks. I did not know that we
should never stick my pair of chopsticks in my rice bowl until my
mother-in-law told me that the chopsticks look like incense sticks used in
Chinese funerals.
In the western culture In the western culture, people who belch gas and slurp
at the table are considered rude, but these are totally acceptable because
these expressions showed how much they enjoy the food.
One of my favourite foods is thousand year egg. It is preserved duck egg and
is kept in a mixture of clay for several months. The yolk then becomes dark
green in colour while the eye white becomes transparent dark brown jelly.
One of the most innovative and popular drinks developed in Hong Kong is 'Yin
Yan' which is a hot drink mixed with English tea and coffee.
Yuen-yee
FOOD CULTURE
I had never tasted dim sums in Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong until I was
about 20 years old when a Muslim Chinese dim sum restaurant where pork
was not served and all meats were koshered. It was opened in Happy Valley
in 1969. However, my mother made very good dumplings at home and I used
to lick my lips after taking them. When I was a teenager, I ate eight bowls of
noodles at one time, until I was so full that I had to lie down. My mother made
very good fried fish too especially a type which was similar to Red Mullet. I do
not like bone therefore I often picked up the meat from the tail of the fish, and
subsequently I was told off by my mother that I often chose the best part of
the fish to eat.
In our Muslim Asian and Chinese culture in Hong Kong, men often eat with
knives and forks and women would use chopsticks. I did not know that we
should never stick my pair of chopsticks in my rice bowl until my
mother-in-law told me that the chopsticks look like incense sticks used in
Chinese funerals.
In the western culture In the western culture, people who belch gas and slurp
at the table are considered rude, but these are totally acceptable because
these expressions showed how much they enjoy the food.
One of my favourite foods is thousand year egg. It is preserved duck egg and
is kept in a mixture of clay for several months. The yolk then becomes dark
green in colour while the eye white becomes transparent dark brown jelly.
One of the most innovative and popular drinks developed in Hong Kong is 'Yin
Yan' which is a hot drink mixed with English tea and coffee.
Yuen-yee
A Chinese style cafe
A typical old style of Chinese dim sum
restaurant
restaurant
Pork kidney congee, a very popular dish
Restaurant for the rich
Street eating place
Outdoor food stores, also
known as 'da pa dong'
known as 'da pa dong'