Pineapple buns, Hong Kong (菠蘿包, 香港)

Kowloon sugar rush

30/04/201822/06/2019 by logatfer

Fortune-telling at Tin Hau Temple gardens, Hong Kong – 算命,香港

Near Temple Street Night Market, paraded between the Government Services Building and the Tin Hau Temple Complex in Kowloon, fortune tellers set their flashy tents in a long row, waiting…

02/01/201514/04/2015 by logatfer

Taxi colours, Hong Kong – 香港的士

Red taxis are an iconic sight in Hong Kong, but each area and set of islands of the city has its own color-based code service.

11/12/201415/05/2018 by logatfer

Soy-simmered food: lou mei – 滷味, 香港

Lou mei (滷味) is the name given to the dishes prepared by simmering them in a large volume of seasoned soy-based sauce before cooking, like a marinade.

13/07/201421/11/2016 by logatfer

Neon lights, Hong Kong – 香港霓虹燈

As Hong Kong embodies tradition and modernity in one shot, neon signs can be considered one of those elements from the ‘old colony’ that resist to disappear, and perhaps one of its most iconic elements.

19/04/201430/10/2015 by logatfer

Douhua – 豆(腐)花

A dessert? A soup? Some sort of milk curd? Tofu takes too many shapes… even as dessert.

12/04/201422/06/2019 by logatfer

Three of a kind – 煎釀三寶

One of the many options regarding fried-anything in Hong Kong’s street food.

07/02/201416/04/2017 by logatfer

Cantonese charcuteries: a siu laap shop – 烧腊

Siu laap (烧腊) is the name given to all Cantonese style cooked meats, including siu mei, lou mei and even preserved meats, like lap cheong or bakkwa.

22/01/201429/07/2015 by logatfer