these citric skins are from a green tangerine - i would later learnt that the rest of the fruit is discarded; the aged skin is used in many chinese cooking; the quality ones aged for many years fetch very high price
this chinese white liquor is what gives good chinese sausages the distinct flavor; however this common brand i brought is very poor and i could taste the chemicals that adulterated this mass produced product
some spare body parts for the next taxi that needs them
wong tai sin temple with
the lion rock in the backdrop
nothing could prepare me at the sight of these bad "chinese food" as found in most US food courts; i had to pinch myself to verify i was seeing this in a supermarket in hong kong
the grey building complex is the wong tai sin police station - you can see the watch station that resembles a gun turret at the corner
this was the
san po kong public primary school i once went - it is now used by the center of school examination board
i was delighted to come across this store that make their own beef balls; finally a good sign for a decent bowl of chiuchow style beef soup noodle
it turned out the beef balls are too soft and tasteless - they must use poor quality frozen beef to make them
the bowl of beef offal is equally disappointing - i can do better any day
like a lot of places they shameless post newspaper clippings touting they are a store of history in this business
a panoramic shot of the water front in
to kaw wan adjacent to the runway of the old kai tak international airport
the small white specks above the water are cranes - what caught my eyes are the one with black necks and wing tips; i seen them in
nhk documentary that they are prized by japanese artists
i would see this article in the newspaper a few days later that these birds are in migration past hong kong
this cafe has these modern steel grates in the windows - it must be a very nice cafe once upon a time
across the street is this complex that stores liquid petroleum gas (used to be hong kong gas company) - as a child i had always worry that one day it would blow up and level this neighborhood where grandma used to live
why can't we have this properly designed urinals in the US? - a bowl shape that catches the splatters that otherwise land all over your pant legs
you can tell a lot of hong kong was modeled after what used to be britain
needle thin residential high rise - it is only a matter of time the upper floor residents will lose the unrivaled city view
finally some decent hong kong style egg rolls - didn't know if they are good i bought a smallest bag they sold
more dim sum photos
this table is reserved for the regular locals - the young man is dumb (as cannot speak) and allegedly very wealthy, and is very well liked; they always bring their own tea leaves
curry squid
they have been constructing this for years in the central district - all this is reclamation land at the expense of the
victoria harbor
one day i took the ferry to the nearby island
cheung chou 長洲
this is the first time i visit this island
residents don't own cars on this island
dried fish and other sea creatures are common sight
i don't think harvesting these baby sharks are right
also not right is eating these small groupers; unfortunately unregulated over harvest of seafood of all kinds is all too common in Asia and many developing countries
a lot of people from hong kong comes to this island to eat seafood
i thought i would stand a good chance of a decent bowl of fish and oyster congee
alas the congee is tasteless and so are the fish and oysters
the sandy beach on the back side of the small island
school kids enjoying the beach
the kitchen of a restaurant cater to the unsophisticated tourists
frozen chicken wings and squids
this stall specialize in fish balls
you are very mistaken if you think the fish balls are made with sea fish from the island
some of the fish balls are from singapore
the best way to eat seafood here is to buy the seafood directly off the boat from a fisherman and then have them cooked by one of the many restaurant; still your mileage may vary...
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