Hong Kong - 2015 Day 2

If day one was middle class Hong Kong, our day two was a investigation of the masses of people in the working under class of Hong Kong.  I visited Hong Kong in my youth and this was more like what I remembered.  Masses of people, open markets, and elbow to elbow walking.  Today was focused on experiencing the food that is Hong Kong.

Breakfast was congee in a large open seating area above the market.  No place that you would ever find on a tourist route.  Congee is a hot rice much like cream of wheat but with small bits of pork and fried bread dough.  If you think of a Mexican market then build on top a open area surrounded by food stalls with open seating.  Probably the best wording here is “interesting”

Off walking again through the crowded streets and alleys.  Few cars so the streets are mainly shops with stall in front built out in the street.  A look at a housing project built in the late 50’s that was as clean as could be. 

Remember we are on a food tour so another stop at a tofu stall for three kinds of tofu.  Some fried with fish, some fried with scrambled egg inside and some like pudding with sweet water.  Finding this spot took a guide because it isn’t in the Michelin rating guide.

But we wanted to discover what people do and that we did.  Stopped on the street for a quick pick me up of Octopus on a stick and fish balls with sauce.  You see these being eaten all the time and it was our turn to try.  Everything is in another shop.  But meat here, fruit there, veggies somewhere else and fast food is no different.

So we headed off to herbal tea for a body balancing sweet tea. (but certainly not Southern sweet tea).

Our last stop of the walking tours was to visit a sit down of smoked goose leg and a plate of smoked pork.  They callee it barbeque but it wouldn’t win any prizes.  Don’t get me wrong it was very tasty and well worth the stop just so Terrie would investigate the Ladies room….but that you will have to get first hand.

The day was grand certainly something we will remember forever thanks to Jo and Big Foot Walking Tours.  We parted ways outside of a Tea Shop that he guided us to so we could experience tea served correctly (thanks Owen).  And back to the hotel for true pit stop before riding the subway like pros and a last ride across Victoria Harbor on the Star Ferry. 

Pickled duck egg-pork Congee

fish balls

octopus on a stick

Tufu and Cod