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The cuisine in Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Fujian and the Yangtze River Delta), Western world, Japan, and Southeast Asia, due to Hong Kong's past as a British colony and long history of being an international city of commerce. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world with an overall density of some 6300 people per square kilometre The Culture of Hong Kong can best be described as a foundation that began with China, and then leaned West for much of the 20th century under constructive Population census in Hong Kong ( a collection of demographic data in Hong Kong, is conducted by Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world with an overall density of some 6300 people per square kilometre The Hong Kong Identity Card (abbreviation HKID, ID card) is an official Identity document issued by the Immigration Department of Hong The issue of who has the right of abode in Hong Kong prompted a fierce debate at the end of the 20th century and tested the One Country Two Systems policy in China The Culture of Hong Kong can best be described as a foundation that began with China, and then leaned West for much of the 20th century under constructive The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the Cinema of China Public holidays in Hong Kong are Holidays designated by the Government of Hong Kong. The majority of the population in Hong Kong are descendants of migrants from Mainland China. Shopping in Hong Kong have been categorized from "social activity" to a "serious sport". Manhua ( are Chinese Comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties The Music of Hong Kong is an eclectic mixture of traditional and popular genres Religion in Hong Kong is part and parcel of the Culture of Hong Kong. Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China 's Cantonese culture. Sports in Hong Kong, as in other countries are important part of the culture Hong Kong's highly favorable geographical position and Entrepot trading opportunities are wealth-generating assets Education in Hong Kong has a similar system to that of the United Kingdom, in particular the English education system of Hong Kong was modernized by the The Geography of Hong Kong primarily consists of three main territories Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories Hong Kong began as a coastal Island geographically located in southern China. Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by People's Republic of China, its own legislature the Chief Executive Cuisine (from French cuisine, "cooking culinary art kitchen" ultimately from Latin coquere, "to cook" is a specific set Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Cantonese ( Yue) cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in Southern China, or specifically from Guangzhou (Canton Dong River ( is the eastern Tributary of Pearl River in southern China. This article is about the People's Republic of China province The Yangtze River Delta or Yangtze Delta, also called Chang Jiang Delta, or the Golden Triangle of the Yangtze ( Hanyu Pinyin:) generally For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. From the roadside stalls to the most upscale restaurants, Hong Kong provides an unlimited variety of food in every class. Complex combinations and international gourmet expertise have given Hong Kong the reputable labels of "Gourmet Paradise" and "World's Fair of Food"^[1]. Gourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the Culinary arts of fine food and drink or Haute cuisine. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders

Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Eating habits 4 Eating Etiquette 5 Ingredients 6 Styles 6.1 Chinese and Other Asian 6.2 Western 6.3 Non-service-based 7 Chinese and Other Asian Styles 7.1 Hawker 7.2 Dai Pai Dong 7.3 Specialty Shops 7.4 Hong Kong-Style Fast Food 7.5 Chinese Pastry 7.6 Cuisine: Cantonese 7.7 Cuisine: Buddhist 7.8 Cuisine: Hakka 7.9 Cuisine: Beijing 7.10 Cuisine: Japanese 7.11 Cuisine: Indian 7.12 Hot Pot 7.13 Hong Kong-Style Drinks 7.14 Chinese Tea 8 Western Styles 8.1 Hong Kong-Style Western Cuisine 8.2 Western Fast Food 8.3 Western Pastry 8.4 Cuisine: American 8.5 Cuisine: Italian 8.6 Cuisine: French 8.7 Western Drinks 8.8 Western Coffee 9 Locales 10 Famous chefs 11 Culture 11.1 Truffle madness 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

Background

Modern Hong Kong has a predominantly service-based economy^[2], and restaurant businesses serve as a main economic contributor. Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀 or 尖沙嘴 often abbreviated as TST, also known as Tsim Tsui (尖咀 or 尖嘴 by local people is an urbanised area in the With the 3rd highest density population per square meters in the world and serving a population of 7 million^[3], Hong Kong is host to a restaurant industry in which competition is cutthroat. Due to its small geographical size, Hong Kong contains a high number of restaurants per unit area.

With Chinese ethnicity making up 98% of the resident population^[4], Chinese cuisine is naturally served at home. The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following A person who resides in and holds citizenship of the People's Republic of China (including Hong Chinese cuisine ( Traditional Chinese: 中國菜 Simplified Chinese: 中国菜 originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in A majority of Chinese in Hong Kong are Cantonese in addition to sizeable numbers of Hakka, Teochew and Shanghainese people, and home dishes are Cantonese with occasional mixes of the other three types of cuisines. The Hakkas ( Hakka language: Hak-kâ; Mandarin Chinese: Kèjiā) are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly Shanghainese people in Hong Kong have played an important role in Hong Kong since 1949. Rice is predominantly the main staple for home meals. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many A staple food is a Food that forms the basis of a Traditional diet. Home ingredients are picked up from local grocery stores and independent produce shops, although supermarkets have become progressively more popular.

Traditional Chinese preference of food freshness means grocery shopping happens much more frequently, and in small quantities, for Hong Kong's population than the Western world. Take-out and dining out is also very common, since people are often too busy to cook with an average 47-hour work week^[5]. Take-out (in North American English) carry-out (in US and Scottish English) take-away (in Australian English,

History

The cuisine of Hong Kong could trace its beginnings to its founding as a British colonial outpost in 1841. Soon after the colony was founded many British and other Western merchants flocked to the settlement and many Chinese from Guangzhou followed suit to conduct business. Initially much of Hong Kong society was segregated into expatriate Westerners, a majority of working class Chinese coolies, Chinese farmers and fishers, and Chinese merchants. Coolie (variously spelled Cooly Kuli Quli Koelie etcis A historical term for manual labourers from Asia particularly China and India, in the 19th Cuisine was rudimentary when compared with the cuisine of 19th century Canton, with simple peasant fares.

As the colony developed there were needs of business entertainment meals. Some Chinese restaurants were founded in the late 19th century and early 20th century as branches of renowned restaurants in Guangzhou and offered elaborate meals consisting of traditional Chinese "eight main courses and eight entrees" (八大八小) types of banquets for 2 teals of silver or equivalent of a month's worth of office clerk's wage at the time. Before 1935 when prostitution was legal in Hong Kong escorts often accompanied diners in restaurant meals, especially those of business entertainment nature. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. A call girl or escort is a Sex worker who (unlike a street walker) is not visible to the general public Opium was also offered which lasted until World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For Chinese who were not part of the business cliques, dining out in restaurants was non-existent and celebrations such as birthdays were often done by catering by specialist catering services. The restaurant scene for Europeans in Hong Kong is another world and segregated from Chinese dining. Elaborate colonial dining existed at the likes of Hongkong Hotel and subsequently Gloucester Hotel. Hong Kong Hotel was the Colony's first luxury hotel in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's dining lagged behind the then-leader of Chinese cuisine, Canton, for a long period of time and many chefs in Hong Kong spent their formative years in Canton. Traditionally Canton was renowned for its food and there was a traditional saying of "Eat in Canton" (食在廣州). Cantonese cuisine in Canton reached its peak during the 1920s and was renowned in the care in preparation even for peasant fares such as char siu or boat congee. Char siu (also spelled chashao, cha siu and char siew) otherwise known as barbecued pork in China or Chinese barbecued/roast pork Dai San Yuan was renowned for its braised shark fin dish that charged 60 silver yuan, equivalent to 6 months' wage for a working class family. Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a Chinese cuisine Delicacy since Ming Dynasty, commonly served as part of a Chinese feast, The cooking in Canton trickle-downed to the culinary scene in Hong Kong.

The victory of Chinese Communists in the Chinese Civil War in 1949 created a wave of refugees into Hong Kong. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the A sizeable number of refugees are from non-Cantonese speaking China including the Yangtze River Delta and introduced Shanghaiese cuisine to Hong Kong. The Yangtze River Delta or Yangtze Delta, also called Chang Jiang Delta, or the Golden Triangle of the Yangtze ( Hanyu Pinyin:) generally On the other hand, many renowned chefs of Canton, now known as Guangzhou in pinyin romanization, were stranded in Hong Kong to escape from Communist rules. Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Prostitution and opium had by then been long gone from Chinese restaurant dining scene, and in order to survive, many restaurants started to tap into winning businesses from families by offering yum cha and wedding banquet, while on the other hand, the end of strict colonial segregation by the British colonial government and expatriate Westerners had opened Western dining to Chinese circles after the Second World War. Egg tart and Hong Kong-style milk tea became part of Hong Kong's food culture at this time. Egg tarts, custard tarts, or egg custard tarts are a kind of Pastry popular in many parts of the world but particularly in Chinese and Western European Hong Kong-style Milk tea, often known as Dai pai dong milk tea, is a Beverage originating from Hong Kong. It could be argued that the Hong Kong society as understood today was not sown until 1949, and the cuisine of Hong Kong had its direct roots tracing back to this period.

By the 1960s Hong Kong has gone past the worst economically speaking, and there had been a long and continuous period of relative calm and openness when compared with the Communist misrule in Mao Zedong-era China and martial law isolation in Taiwan. Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Cantonese cuisine in Hong Kong had by then surpassed those of Guangzhou, which had witnessed a long period of decline since the Communists came to power. The rising prosperity from the mid 1960s had given birth to increasing demand for quality dining. Many of the chefs, who had their formative years in pre-Communist Guangzhou and Shanghai, started to bring out the best of fine dining specialties from Guangzhou and Shanghai before 1949. Families had largely abandoned catering services and resorted to restaurants for celebratory meals. Seafood started to become specialized in the 1960s, followed by games in the 1970s.

This wave of prosperity also propelled Hong Kong Chinese's awareness of foreign food trends, and many are willing to try foreign ingredients such as asparagus and crayfish from Australia. Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the Vegetable known as asparagus is obtained Crayfish, crawfish, crawdads, or crodgers are freshwater Crustaceans resembling small Lobsters to which they are closely Foreign food styles such as Japanese cuisine, cuisines of Southeast Asia started to creep into local Cantonese cuisine offered in Hong Kong, which pace of change accelerated by the late 1970s and early 1980s. Japanese Cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes This gave birth to nouvelle Cantonese cuisine (Chinese:新派粵菜) that incorporated foreign dishes such as sashimi into Cantonese banquets. Sashimi ( IPA: /'saɕimi/ 刺身 is a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw Seafood, sliced into thin pieces about 2 For the first time, many Hong Kong Chinese started to have the economic means to visit many Western restaurants of the domain of mainly wealthy expatriate Westerners such as Gaddis of the Peninsula Hotel. The Gaddis and Shipis are a tribe living mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. During these years, there were instant prosperity from investment or speculations into shares, and one visible manifestion of the resultant nouveau riche mentality in the 1970s Hong Kong was sayings such as "Mix shark's fin soup with rice [for meal]" (Chinese:魚翅撈飯). Nouveau riche ( French for "new rich" or new money, refers to a person who has acquired considerable Wealth within his or her

China initiated economic reforms when Deng Xiaoping came to power after Mao Zedong died. The Chinese economic reform ( refers to the program of economic reforms called " Socialism with Chinese characteristics " in the People's Republic of Deng Xiaoping ( 22 August 1904 19 February 1997) was a prominent Chinese Revolutionary, Politician, Pragmatist and Reformer The opening up of the country gave chefs from Hong Kong chances to reestablish links with chefs from mainland China severed in 1949 and opportunities to gain awareness of various regional Chinese cuisines. Many of these cuisines also contributed to nouvelle Cantonese cuisines in Hong Kong. The lift of martial law in Taiwan in 1987 jump-started Taiwanese links with mainland China and has caused a proliferation of eateries specializing in Taiwanese cuisine in Hong Kong as Taiwanese tourists and businessmen used Hong Kong as a mid-point for visits to mainland China. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Cuisines in Taiwan ( POJ: Tâi-oân liāu-lí have several variations From 1978 until 1997 there was no dispute Hong Kong was the epicenter of Chinese, not merely Cantonese, cuisine worldwide, with Chinese restaurants in mainland China and Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities, racing to employ chefs trained or worked in Hong Kong and emulating dishes improvised or invented in Hong Kong. Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine (Chinese:港式粵菜) became a coinword for innovative Chinese cuisine during this period. It was even unofficially rumored the Chinese government had secretly consulted the head chef for the Peking Garden Restaurant of Hong Kong, part of the Maxim's restaurant and catering conglomerate, to teach chefs back at the renowned Quanjude restaurant in Beijing how to make a good Peking Duck, supposedly Quanjude's own signature dish, in the early 1980s as the skills to produce the dish were largely lost during the Cultural Revolution. Quanjude (Chinese 全[[wikt 聚|聚]] 德) is a famous Chinese restaurant known for its trademark Quanjude Peking Roast Duck Peking Duck, or Peking Roast Duck is a famous Duck dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Yuan Dynasty, and is now considered one

After Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, the Asian financial crisis and SARS epidemic gave birth to a decade-long depression of Hong Kong. The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of Financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown ( The boom in Hong Kong eating scene was over and many restaurants, including a number of renowned eateries, closed down for business. It is argued that the catch up in prosperity among populations from coastal regions of China has driven up the costs of many delicacies such as abalone, and many celebratory dishes have become outrageously expensive that they are no longer within any reach of even many upper-middle class Hong Kong families. Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are medium-sized to very large edible sea Snails marine Gastropod Mollusks in the At the same time, Hong Kong people's tastes have become cosmopolitan when compared with one generation ago. Many are able to appreciate specific European countries' cuisines rather than a generic Western cuisine, and appreciation of other Asian cuisines, especially Japanese cuisine and Thai cuisine has been ever increasing. European cuisine, or alternatively Western cuisine is a generalized term collectively referring to the Cuisines of Europe and other Western countries Japanese Cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes These has produced a proliferation of many specialist ethnic cuisine restaurants geared towards young middle class couples on one hand, and a consolidation of fine-dining Cantonese restaurants on the other.

As of the early 21st century Hong Kong, notwithstanding the recovery of Hong Kong's economy from the slump in 2003 due to the SARS epidemic, many pundits argue that with Hong Kong's uncertain long term economic fortune vis-a-vis mega-rich cities in China such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, Hong Kong no longer has the economic base to support super fine-dining that is required to sustain an active dining scene in a real estate property development-based economy. Modern Hong Kong's labor market has also disrupted the traditional grooming process of Chinese chefs, which had to be conducted on a very gradual basis. Very few chefs are willing to sacrifice their time and effort to produce tradition simple cooking that discourages cutting corners, and emphasizes techniques over ingredients' values. On the other hand, Hong Kong may well develop a foodie culture similar to other developed economies and preserve the best of traditional cooking.

Historically Hong Kong's food source came from a combination of mini stores instead of supermarkets. Some of the stores included: rice dealers (Chinese: 米舖), serving as mini rice storage warehouses; wine shops (辦館), which offered beverages; see-dor (士多), which were single convenient stores, most notable for serving fresh baked bread. The main component was wet markets (街市) - one of the first market gatherings in Hong Kong was Central Market that began in the 1840s. A wet market is generally an open food market Some of the common names include "Cultural Markets", "traditional markets", "Gaai Si" Central Market ( Chinese 中環街市 or 中央街市 was a fresh Food Market in Central, Hong Kong. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long.

The idea of a single facility or supermarket that provided all food ingredients did not take place until the early 1970s when Wellcome , a local grocery chain, changed its format into a supermarket. 1970s in Hong Kong underwent many changes that shaped its future Wellcome ( in Hong Kong; 頂好 in Taiwan) is a Supermarket chain owned by Jardine Matheson Holdings via its Dairy Farm subsidiary Air-conditioned supermarkets did not become standardised until the 1980s.

Eating habits

Most restaurant serving sizes are considerably small by international standards, especially in comparison to most Western nations like the United States or Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The main course is usually accompanied by a generous portion of carbohydrates such as rice or mein(noodles). Main Course is the Bee Gees ' eleventh album released in 1975 and their last album to be released by Atlantic Records in the U Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many People generally eat 5 times a day^[1]. Dinner is often accompanied with dessert. Snack time also fits anywhere in between meals.

As Hong Kong is Cantonese in origin and most Hong Kong Chinese are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from Cantonese-speaking parts of China, the food is a variant of Cantonese cuisine - almost all homecooking and much of the dine-out fares, from restaurant to bakery, are Cantonese or heavily Cantonese-influenced. Most of the celebrated food in Hong Kong such as wife cake, roast duck, dim sum, herbal tea, shark's fin and abalone cooking, poached chicken, and mooncake, and others, originated in Guangzhou, and dai pai dong was an institution adopted from the southern Chinese city. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry made with Winter melon and Almond paste. Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. Chinese herb tea, also known as medicinal herbal tea, is a kind of tea-soup made from purely Chinese medicinal Herbs in Guangdong, China. Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a Chinese cuisine Delicacy since Ming Dynasty, commonly served as part of a Chinese feast, Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are medium-sized to very large edible sea Snails marine Gastropod Mollusks in the Mooncakes are Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Dai Pai Dong is a chain of high-end restaurants based in Hong Kong, owned by the Kampery Group (金百加集團 As in the parent cuisine, the Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine accepts a wide variety of ingredients, a lighted seasoned taste. Unlike Guangzhou, the uninterrupted contacts Hong Kong has with the West has made it more susceptible to Western influences, and has produced favorites such as egg tart, Hong Kong-style milk tea. Egg tarts, custard tarts, or egg custard tarts are a kind of Pastry popular in many parts of the world but particularly in Chinese and Western European Hong Kong-style Milk tea, often known as Dai pai dong milk tea, is a Beverage originating from Hong Kong.

In addition, other foreign styles of cuisines are also popular in the territory, although almost all offer one of generic Western (authentic, international, or Hong Kong-style), Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, and Malaysian or Singaporean cuisines. Unlike London, New York, Paris, or even Singapore, Hong Kong does not offer as much breadth in variety of cuisines available as its relatively homogeneous population renders exotic styles of cuisines without sufficient numbers of ethnic clientèles difficult to survive.

Time of Day	Meal
morning	Breakfast
noon	Lunch
3pm	Afternoon Tea
6-7pm	Dinner
10pm or later	Late night

Eating Etiquette

This article is part of the series: Chinese cuisine
History History of Chinese cuisine
Eight Great Traditions Anhui (Hui 徽) Cantonese (Yue 粵) Fujian (Min 闽) Hunan (Xiang 湘) Jiangsu (Su 苏 or Yang 揚) Shandong (Lu 魯) Szechuan (Chuan 川) Zhejiang (Zhe 浙)
Others Beijing Imperial Aristocrat Liao (Liaoning) Jin (Tianjin) Chinese Buddhist Chaozhou Guangxi E (Hubei) Gan (Jiangxi) Hainan Hakka Jin (Shanxi) Hong Kong Huaiyang Chinese Islamic Northeast Qian (Guizhou) Qin (Shaanxi) Shanghai Xinjiang Macanese Yu (Henan) Yunnan
Overseas Chinese American Chinese British Chinese Burmese Chinese Canadian Chinese Caribbean Chinese Chifa (Perú) Filipino Chinese French Chinese German Chinese Indian Chinese Indonesian Chinese Japanese Chinese Korean Chinese Malaysian Chinese Peranakan Singaporean Chinese Taiwanese Thai Chinese
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Most East Asian cuisines, with the exception of fusion and Thai, are consumed exclusively with chopsticks. Breakfast is the first meal of the day The word derives from the idea of break ing the '''fast''' of sleep Luncheon, commonly abbreviated to lunch, is a midday Meal. In English-speaking countries during the eighteenth century what was originally called " Depending on a country's customs tea can refer to any of several different meals or mealtimes Dinner is the main Meal of the day The meal normally consists of a combination of cooked or sometimes uncooked proteins (meat fish or legumes with vegetables and/or Siu yeh ( Jyutping: siu1 je2 is the name associated with a late night meal in Hong Kong or other Cantonese-speaking regions Chinese cuisine ( Traditional Chinese: 中國菜 Simplified Chinese: 中国菜 originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in The History of Chinese cuisine in China can be traced back to the Chinese Stone age, where the cultivation of Rice and the production of Anhui cuisine ( is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. Cantonese ( Yue) cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in Southern China, or specifically from Guangzhou (Canton Fujian cuisine (Chinese 闽菜 POJ: Ban chhai or 福建菜 POJ: Hok-kian chhai is derived from the native Cooking style of the province of Hunan cuisine, sometimes called Xiang cuisine ( consists of the cuisines of the Xiang River region Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province Jiangsu cuisine (Simplified Chinese 苏菜 or 江苏菜 Traditional Chinese 江蘇菜 is one the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. Shandong cuisine ( more commonly known as Lu cuisine ( is one the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. Szechuan cuisine, Szechwan cuisine, or Sichuan cuisine ( is a style of Chinese cuisine originating in Sichuan Province of southwestern Zhejiang cuisine (Chinese 浙菜 or 浙江菜 is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. Beijing cuisine ( is a Cooking style in Beijing, China. It is also formally known as Mandarin cuisine. Chinese imperial cuisine (Chinese 御膳 or 宫廷菜 is derived from a variety of cooking styles of the regions in China mainly Shandong cuisine and Jiangsu cuisine Chinese aristocrat cuisine (Chinese 官府菜 traces its origin to the Ming and Qing dynasties when the Imperial officials stationed in Beijing brought Liaoning cuisine (Chinese 辽菜 or 辽宁菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Liaoning region in China, and it is the most famous Northeastern Tianjin cuisine (津菜 or 天津菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Tianjin region in China, and it is heavily influenced by Beijing cuisine Buddhist cuisine is a kind of East Asian Cuisine which is followed by some believers of Buddhism. Chiuchow cuisine, Teochew cuisine or Chaozhou cuisine or Chaoshan cuisine ( originates from Chaoshan, a region of China in the Hubei cuisine (Chinese 鄂[[wikt 菜|菜]] or 湖北[[wikt 菜|菜]] is derived from the native cooking styles of the Hubei province of China Jiangxi cuisine (Chinese 赣菜 or 江西菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Jiangxi province of southern China. Hakka cuisine is the cooking style of the Hakka people who are primarily found in southeastern China ( Guangdong and Fujian) but also may be found in Shanxi cuisine (Chinese 晋菜 or 山西菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Shanxi region in China and it is famed for Noodles, its fried Huaiyang cuisine ( is one of the major traditions of the Cuisine of China. Chinese Islamic cuisine (清真菜 or 回族菜 is the cuisine of the Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims and other Muslims living in China. Northeastern Chinese cuisine (东北菜 Pinyin: dōngběi cài is a style of Chinese cuisine in Northeastern China. Guizhou cuisine (Chinese 黔[[wikt 菜|菜]] or 贵州[[wikt 菜|菜]] is derived from the native cooking styles of the Guizhou region in China Shaanxi cuisine (Chinese 秦菜 or 陕西菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of northwestern China. Shanghai cuisine (上海菜 also known as Hu cai (滬菜 Pinyin: hù cài is a popular style of Chinese cuisine. The Cuisine of Xinjiang (新疆菜 is the food of the Uyghurs ( Uyghur Yemekliri) known for cooking fiery lamb Kebabs and homemade Macanese cuisine is unique to Macau, China and which consists of a blend of southern Chinese and Portuguese cuisines with significant influences Henan cuisine (Chinese 豫菜 or 河南菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Henan region in China Yunnan cuisine ( 滇[[wikt 菜|菜]] Pinyin: Diāncài or 云南[[wikt 菜|菜]] pinyin Yúnnán cài is an amalgam of Han Chinese and American Chinese cuisine refers to the style of food served by certain Chinese Restaurants in the United States. The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of Overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma (Myanmar Canadian Chinese cuisine or Can/Chinese is a popular style of cooking exclusive to take-out and dine-in eateries found across Canada. Caribbean Chinese cuisine is a popular style of food resulting from a fusion of Chinese and West Indian cuisines. Chifa is a term used in Peru to refer to a style of food produced by the fusion of Creole Limean food with Chinese food brought by Chinese There are many types of foods in the Philippines because of inhabitants residing in the country Indian Chinese cuisine is the adaptation of Chinese Seasoning and Cooking techniques to Indian tastes Indonesian Chinese cuisine is characterized by the mixture of Chinese with local Indonesian style. Japanese Chinese cuisine is a unique style of Chinese cuisine served by Chinese restaurants in Japan. Korean Chinese cuisine ( Korean: Junghwa yori; hangul 중화요리 hanja 中華料理 is derived from traditional Chinese cuisine but has been strongly Malaysian cuisine reflects the multi-racial aspects of Malaysia. Peranakan or Nonya cuisine combines Chinese, Malay and other influences into a unique blend The cuisine of Singapore is often viewed by people as a prime example of the ethnic diversity of the Culture of Singapore. Cuisines in Taiwan ( POJ: Tâi-oân liāu-lí have several variations The Thai Chinese are an Overseas Chinese community who live in Thailand. The more Western style cuisines favor cutlery. Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. Some meals are more suited for the use of hands. One notable trend in restaurants is the limited number of napkins provided during a meal. A napkin or serviette is a rectangle of Cloth or Paper used at the table for wiping the Mouth while Eating. Most mid to low-tier restaurants operate under the assumption that customers bring their own napkins or tissue packs when dining. Standard Western dining etiquettes are rarely observed even in upscale restaurants in Hong Kong.

Ingredients

Similar to Cantonese cuisine elsewhere, Hong Kong's cooking uses a wide variety of ingredients and the common ones include:

Century egg Salted duck egg Chinese cabbage Shiitake

Kai-lan Red Bean Hoisin Sauce Chinese Sausage

Dried Shrimp Dried Scallop Jujube Lotus seed

Styles

Chinese and Other Asian

Chinese and Other Asian Cuisines	Style Name	Most Popular	Examples
Small Shops	Hawker	Snack	Fish balls on a stick, Stinky tofu
	Dai Pai Dong	Snack	Wonton noodle
	Specialty	Snack	Tofu pudding, beef jerky, Haw flakes
Informal	HK-Style Fast Food	Anytime	Cutlet Porkchop, Vegetable with Oyster sauce
Bakery	Chinese Pastry	Snack	Wife Cake, Egg tart
	Cantonese	Lunch, Dinner	Dim sum, Shark's fin, Char siu
	Buddhist	Lunch, Dinner	Buddha's delight, Mantou
	Hakka	Lunch, Dinner	Poon Choi
	Beijing	Lunch, Dinner	Peking Duck
	Japanese	Lunch, Dinner	Sushi, Sashimi
	Indian	Lunch, Dinner	Curry Chicken
	Hot Pot	Dinner	Scallop, Shrimp
Drinks	HK-Style Drinks	Anytime	milk tea, Yuanyang
	Chinese Tea	Anytime	Chrysanthemum tea

Western

Western Category	Style Name	Most Popular	Examples
Small Shops	HK-style western	Brunch	French Toast, Instant noodles
Informal	Western Fast Food	Anytime	Big Mac, Hotdog
Bakery	Western Bakery	Snack	Maxim cakes, Tiramisu
Cuisine	American	Lunch, Dinner	Sirloin steak, Buffalo wings
	Italian	Lunch, Dinner	Spaghetti with Vienna Sausage, Beef Brisket, Pizza
	French	Lunch, Dinner	Quiche, Lamb Mignon
Drinks	Western Drinks	Anytime	Horlicks, Coke
	Western Coffee	Anytime	Espresso, Iced coffee

Non-service-based

Non-service-based items are food that do not require cooking or any chef services. Century egg, also known as preserved egg, hundred-year egg, thousand-year egg, and thousand-year-old egg, is a Chinese cuisine Salted duck egg is a Chinese preserved food product made by soaking Duck eggs in Brine, or packing each egg in damp salted Charcoal Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa subspecies see below) also known as snow cabbage is a Chinese Leaf vegetable commonly used in The shiitake ( Lentinula edodes) is an Edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries as well as being dried Kai-lan, also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale, is a slightly bitter Leaf vegetable featuring thick flat glossy blue-green leaves with thick The azuki bean (also spelled adzuki or aduki) is an annual vine widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small Hoisin sauce, or Haixian Sauce, ( hǎixiānjiàng) also called suckling pig sauce, is a Chinese Dipping sauce. Chinese sausage is a generic term referring to the many different types of sausages originating from China. Dried shrimp are Shrimp that have been sun dried and shrunk to a thumbnail size Conpoy or dried scallop is type of dried Seafood product made from the Adductor muscle of Scallops The smell of conpoy is marine pungent and Ziziphus zizyphus (from Greek ζίζυφον - zizuphon, syn Z Lotus seeds or Lotus nuts are the seeds of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, A snack food (commonly called a snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main Meal of the day – Breakfast Fish balls are a commonly cooked food in Southern China and Overseas Chinese communities Stinky tofu is a form of fermented Tofu, which as the name suggests has a strong Odor. 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Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a Chinese cuisine Delicacy since Ming Dynasty, commonly served as part of a Chinese feast, Char siu (also spelled chashao, cha siu and char siew) otherwise known as barbecued pork in China or Chinese barbecued/roast pork The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zhāi, lo han jai, or lo hon jai, is a vegetarian Mantou sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steamed Bun originating from China. The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Poon Choi, also known as pen cai or Big Bowl Feast, is a traditional type of Chinese food served in Wooden basins instead of the Porcelain The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Peking Duck, or Peking Roast Duck is a famous Duck dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Yuan Dynasty, and is now considered one The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, In Japanese cuisine, is Vinegared Rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish various meats and vegetables Sashimi ( IPA: /'saɕimi/ 刺身 is a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw Seafood, sliced into thin pieces about 2 The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Curry is the English description of any of a general variety of spicy dishes best known in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, A scallop (ˈskɒləp or /ˈskæləp/ is a marine Bivalve Mollusk of the family Pectinidae. True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Hong Kong-style Milk tea, often known as Dai pai dong milk tea, is a Beverage originating from Hong Kong. Yuanyang, sometimes also called Ying Yong is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of Coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Chrysanthemum tea is a flower-based Tisane made from Chrysanthemum flowers of the species Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum indicum, The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Brunch or bruncheon is a combination of breakfast and lunch The term is a Portmanteau of '''br'''eakfast and l'''unch'''(eon. French toast (often known as eggy bread in most of the UK - the exception being Scotland and Northern Ireland pain perdu in French pain doré in French-speaking Instant noodles are dried or precooked Noodles fused with oil and often sold with a packet of flavoring The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by the international Fast-food chain McDonald's. A hot dog is a type of fully-cooked cured and/or smoked moist Sausage of soft even texture and flavor The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Maxim's (Full name Maxim's Catering Limited) is Hong Kong 's largest food & beverage corporation and restaurant chain Tiramisu ( Italian: Tiramisù / Veneto Tiramesù, tirame'su is one of the most popular Italian Desserts. The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, sirloin steak is Beef Steak cut from the lower portion of the ribs continuing off the tenderloin from which Filet mignon is cut Buffalo wings, chicken wings, hot wings or wings are Chicken wing sections (called Wings or "flats" and drummettes The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Spaghetti is a long thin cylindrical Pasta of Italian origin A variety of pasta dishes are based on it from spaghetti with cheese and pepper or garlic and A Vienna sausage is a wiener. The word wiener means Viennese in German. Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows Brisket is a cut of Meat from the breast or lower chest While all meat animals have a brisket the term is most often used to describe Beef or Veal Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, In French cuisine, a quiche (IPA) is a baked dish that is made primarily of eggs and Milk or Cream in a Pastry The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Horlicks is the name of a company and of a Malted milk hot drink which is claimed to promote Sleep when consumed at bedtime Coke may refer to Coke (fuel, a solid carbonaceous residue derived from destructive distillation of coal Petroleum coke, a solid carbon The cuisine of Hong Kong is Cantonese cuisine with extensive influences from parts of non-Cantonese-speaking China (especially Chaozhou, Dongjiang, Espresso or caffè espresso ( often mispronounced as expresso) is a concentrated Coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot water Iced coffee is a cold variant of the normally hot beverage Coffee. They are usually imported, cultivated or produced. It is identical if served outside of Hong Kong.

Category	Style Name	Most Popular	Examples
Alcoholic	Beer	Lunch, Dinner	Tsingtao, Carlsberg, Heineken
	Wine	Lunch, Dinner	XO cognac
Fruits	Pacific Fruits	Anytime	Ya Pear, Durian, Lychee

Chinese and Other Asian Styles

Hawker

These are basically streetside food stalls, operated by usually 1 or 2 people pushing a cart. The Carlsberg Group (ˈkɑrlzbɚɡ is a large Brewing company founded in 1847 by J Heineken is a Dutch 5% abv Pale lager, made by Heineken International since 1873 Cognac (ˈkɒnjæk named after the town of Cognac in France, is a Brandy produced in the region surrounding the town Pyrus × bretschneideri, the Chinese White Pear (白梨 bái lí is an interspecific hybrid species of Pear native to northern China The durian ( is the Fruit of trees from the Genus Durio belonging to the The Lychee ( Litchi chinensis) also spelled Litchi (the US FDA spelling or Laichi and Lichu, Chinese: 荔枝 The carts are usually very mobile, allowing the business freedrom to sell snacks in which ever area is most populated at a particular point in time. While they have been popular in the 70s and 80s, tight health regulations and other forms of lease versus licensed hawker restrictions have put a burden on this mobile food culture^[6]. See also Leasing, Renting A lease is a Legal document, but can be an oral arrangement which confers a right on one person (called The verb license or grant license means to give permission The noun license is the document demonstrating that permission The term Jau Gwei became associated with the hawkers trying to avoid restrictions. Jau Gwei ( Chinese 走鬼 Jyutping: zau2 gwai2 lit running from ghosts refers to the sudden abandonment of roadside Vendor stalls

Includes:

• Fishball
• Butzaigo
• Roasted chestnuts

Dai Pai Dong

Main article: dai pai dong

These are small Chinese style casual outdoor dining restaurants, serving mostly Cantonese and Teochew peasant fares. Fish balls are a commonly cooked food in Southern China and Overseas Chinese communities Put chai ko is a Hong Kong snack The pudding cake is palm size and is sweet in taste Dai Pai Dong is a chain of high-end restaurants based in Hong Kong, owned by the Kampery Group (金百加集團 The business is catered toward the locals with many menus exclusively in Chinese.

Includes:

• Congee and Youtiao
• Sweetened Condensed milk Toast
• Wonton noodle

Specialty Shops

Specialty stores usually dedicate to selling a certain type of snack or dried goods. Youtiao, you char kway, or yau ja gwai, sometimes known in English as Chinese cruller or fried bread stick, Condensed milk, also known as sweetened condensed milk, is cow's milk from which Water has been removed and to which Sugar has been added yielding If the focus is on beef jerky for example, the store will offer 10 to 20 different types of the highest grade and quality. Jerky is Meat that has been cut into strips trimmed of fat Marinated in a spicy salty or sweet liquid and then dried with low heat (usually under 70°C/160°F During holiday times, specialty stores are sometimes the premiere place for purchasing food gift items. Sun-dried goods and Chinese candy are also common merchandise found.

Includes:

• Beef Jerky
• Almond Biscuit
• Dried Shredded Squid

Hong Kong-Style Fast Food

Hong Kong-style fast food is either served in fast-casual restaurants such as Café de Coral, Maxim's and Fairwood or in food courts typically attached to malls or supermarkets such as CitySuper. Jerky is Meat that has been cut into strips trimmed of fat Marinated in a spicy salty or sweet liquid and then dried with low heat (usually under 70°C/160°F Almond biscuit (also called almond cake or almond cookie) is a type of Chinese pastry. Dried shredded squid is a dried seasoned snack commonly found in coastal Asian countries as well as Hawai'i Café de Coral ( is a fast food restaurant group which owns and operates fast food chains and restaurants including Café de Coral, The Spaghetti House, Fairwood () is a fast food chain offering Chinese and Western food at affordable prices c!ty'super (pronounced as city super) is a high-end Supermarket and retail chain based in Hong Kong. The food offered is a mix of Canto-Western cuisine (see Hong Kong-Style Western Cuisine below), Cantonese fares, and increasingly Asian food from outside China.

Includes:

• Pork Cutlet - Japanese inspired
• Chinese Broccoli with Oyster sauce - Cantonese
• baked pork chop rice - Western (specifically British) inspired

Chinese Pastry

Main article: Chinese bakery

Hong Kong-style Chinese pastry offers a plethora of choices for the discerning taster. Tonkatsu (豚カツ とんかつ or トンカツ pork cutlet invented in the late 19th century is a popular dish in Japan. Kai-lan, also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale, is a slightly bitter Leaf vegetable featuring thick flat glossy blue-green leaves with thick Oyster sauce is a Viscous dark brown Sauce commonly Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and across the world in Chinatowns serve traditional Chinese goods such as Depending on location, some shops may carry a wider selection than others, and some may bake goods on the premise while others have it delivered from an off-site bakery. Most bakeries carry standard fare such as Pineapple Buns and Egg Tarts. A pineapple bun is a kind of sweet Pastry popular in Hong Kong, Macau, some other areas in southern China, and in Chinese communities in North Egg tarts, custard tarts, or egg custard tarts are a kind of Pastry popular in many parts of the world but particularly in Chinese and Western European During the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cake is one of the hottest sellers. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, or in Chinese Zhongqiu Jie ( is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese Mooncakes are Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Pastries are baked fresh daily (and sometimes throughout the day), and it's said that Hong Kong people have taste buds so sophisticated that they can tell the difference between something baked 1 hour versus 5 hours ago.

Includes:

• Wife Cake
• Jin deui
• Cream Bun

Cuisine: Cantonese

Main articles: Cantonese cuisine and Dim Sum

As the most predominant cultural group in Hong Kong, Cantonese food forms the backbone of homecooking and dine-out scenes. A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry made with Winter melon and Almond paste. Jin deui is a type of fried Chinese pastry made from Glutinous rice flour and commonly found in the Far East. Cream bun is a type of Chinese pastry. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong. Cantonese ( Yue) cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in Southern China, or specifically from Guangzhou (Canton Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. Many early celebrated Cantonese restaurants, including Tai San Yuan, Luk Yu Tea House, were originally Hong Kong branches of the famed Guangzhou-based restaurants, and most chefs in Hong Kong until the 1970s had spent their formative years working in the restaurant industry in Gaungzhou. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Most of the celebrated dishes in Hong Kong were introduced into the territory through Guangzhou, often refined with awareness of international tastes. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Cantonese food prices perhaps cover the widest range, from the small businesses lou mei to the most expensive abalone delicacies, which involves abalone. Lou mei is the name given to dishes made by simmering in a seasoned soy -based sauce Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are medium-sized to very large edible sea Snails marine Gastropod Mollusks in the Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are medium-sized to very large edible sea Snails marine Gastropod Mollusks in the

One well developed dish in Cantonese cuisine is dim sum. Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. Waiters cart around stacks of steamer baskets or small plates of food for customers to choose. Dim Sum includes dishes based on meat, seafood, vegetables, as well as desserts and fruit. The term Yum cha (literally "drink tea") is synonymous with eating Dim Sum. Yum cha (飲茶 is a term in Cantonese which means "drink tea " It is customary for families to eat Dim Sum on weekends.

Includes:

• Cart noodle
• Siu mei
• Cha siu baau
• Shaomai
• Har gau
• Crispy fried chicken
• Seafood birdsnest

Cuisine: Buddhist

Main article: Buddhist cuisine

This cuisine is essentially vegetarian specialties using tofu, mushroom and other non-animal sourced ingredients. Cart noodle is a kind of à la carte Noodle which became popular in Hong Kong in the 1950s through independent street vendors operating on roadsides Siu mei is the generic name in Cantonese cuisine, given to meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a huge wood burning rotisserie oven Cha siu baau are Cantonese barbecue pork buns ( baozi) The buns are filled with barbecue-flavoured char siu pork. Shaomai (also spelled shui mai, shu mai, sui mai, sui maai, shui mei Har gow (also spelled har gau, har gao, ha gao, ha gow, ha gau, har Crispy fried chicken is a standard dish in the Cantonese cuisine of southern China. Seafood birdsnest is a common Chinese cuisine dish found in Hong Kong, China and most overseas Chinatown restaurants Buddhist cuisine is a kind of East Asian Cuisine which is followed by some believers of Buddhism. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea Tofu, also (the Japanese Romaji spelling doufu (the Chinese Pinyin spelling often used in Chinese recipes or bean curd (the literal A mushroom is the fleshy Spore -bearing Fruiting body of a Fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source Despite the name, the cuisine are enjoyed by many non-Buddhists. Hong Kong's vegetarian dishes, as part of the Cantonese branch of Chinese vegetarian cuisine, puts emphasis on meat analogues substitutes to the point where it can taste and look identical to real meat, often by using deep-fried gluten and tofu to recreate meat-like textures, and heavy-flavored sauces are prepared for the dishes. A meat analogue, also called a meat substitute, mock meat, faux meat, imitation meat, or soymeat, approximates the aesthetic qualities Even committed meat-eaters enjoy the cuisine regularly^[7]. Unlike western countries, vegetarian diet in Hong Kong is not considered a commitment. This cuisine is also served in some temples and monasteries like the Po Lin Monastery. Po Lin Monastery ( Literally "Precious Lotus Zen Temple" is a Buddhist Monastery, located on Ngong Ping Plateau on Lantau Island The vegetarian cuisine served in some Taoist temples or monasteries, such as the Yuen Yuen Institute, can also be classified under this category. Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions The Yuen Yuen Institute ( was established in Hong Kong in 1950 by monks from Sanyuan Gong (Three Originals Palace in Guangzhou, which in turn traces

Includes:

• Mantou
• Buddha's delight

Non-Cantonese Chinese vegetarian cuisine is extremely rare in Hong Kong, although there are some isolated temples and restaurants offering Shanghaiese-style vegetarian cuisine. Mantou sometimes known as Chinese steamed bun, is a kind of steamed Bun originating from China. Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zhāi, lo han jai, or lo hon jai, is a vegetarian Compared with Cantonese-style vegetarian cuisine, dishes are less oily and some food items favored by non-Cantonese Chinese, such as bamboo shoot, picked vegetables, are often used. Meat analogues are prominently featured, albeit expressed in differently manners from Cantonese vegetarian cuisine. A meat analogue, also called a meat substitute, mock meat, faux meat, imitation meat, or soymeat, approximates the aesthetic qualities

Cuisine: Hakka

Main article: Hakka cuisine

This form of cooking style from the Hakka people originally came from Guangdong and Fujian in southeastern China. Hakka cuisine is the cooking style of the Hakka people who are primarily found in southeastern China ( Guangdong and Fujian) but also may be found in The Hakkas ( Hakka language: Hak-kâ; Mandarin Chinese: Kèjiā) are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the This article is about the People's Republic of China province China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The style uses dried and preserved ingredients. Pork is by far the most common meat in the style. Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive

Includes:

• Poon Choi
• Salt baked chicken

Cuisine: Beijing

Main article: Beijing cuisine

This cuisine have one of the longest history in terms of style development. Poon Choi, also known as pen cai or Big Bowl Feast, is a traditional type of Chinese food served in Wooden basins instead of the Porcelain Beijing cuisine ( is a Cooking style in Beijing, China. It is also formally known as Mandarin cuisine. The variety and complexity provide a glimpse of what imperial Chinese Emperors might have eaten at one time. The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of Exotic dishes in this category often require a considerable wait time before it is served.

Includes:

• Peking Duck
• Hot and Sour Soup

Cuisine: Japanese

Main articles: Sushi and Sashimi

Sushi is the most common association made to Japanese cuisine in Hong Kong. Peking Duck, or Peking Roast Duck is a famous Duck dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Yuan Dynasty, and is now considered one Hot and sour soup can refer to soups from several Asian culinary traditions In Japanese cuisine, is Vinegared Rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish various meats and vegetables Sashimi ( IPA: /'saɕimi/ 刺身 is a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw Seafood, sliced into thin pieces about 2 In Japanese cuisine, is Vinegared Rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish various meats and vegetables From small cafe shops to conveyor belt sushi restaurants to restaurants specializing in Teppanyaki, Japanese-style cooking is fairly popular. (also called, mainly by foreigners living in Japan) is the popular English translation for the Japanese Fast-food sushi is a type of Japanese cuisine that uses an Iron Griddle ( teppan) to cook food Depending on the locale, many sushi-centric restaurants are designed to mirror close to those in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Includes:

Cuisine: Indian

Main article: Indian Cuisine

Unlike in India which may separate into regional variants such as Punjabi, the Chinese population in Hong Kong overwhelming identify Indian cuisine with curry spices. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Punjabi cuisine (from the Punjab region of Northern India and Eastern Pakistan) Curry is the English description of any of a general variety of spicy dishes best known in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan Because meat is always expected, it can also be said that HK Indian cuisine leans toward Northern Indian Cuisine. North Indian cuisine, part of Indian cuisine, is a term used to refer to the cuisines found in Northern India which includes the twelve Indian states

Includes:

• Curry Chicken with Biryani
• Curry Beef with Naan

Hot Pot

Main article: Hot pot

This hot pot cuisine, known as daa bin lou (打邊爐) in Cantonese, is unique in the sense that everyone is a chef. Curry is the English description of any of a general variety of spicy dishes best known in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan Biryani, biriani, or beriani ( Nastaliq script: بریانی Devanagari script: बिरयानी Bengali script: িবিরয়ানी Curry is the English description of any of a general variety of spicy dishes best known in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan For the kibbutz see Na'an Naan ( Urdu / Persian: نان, नान ਨਾਨ nɑːn is a round Flatbread For the style of "hot pot" cooking that uses a clay pot see Clay pot cooking. A chef is a person who cooks professionally In a professional kitchen setting the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen the executive A boiling pot of water (soup-based, and customers can choose their preferred soup taste), is placed in the center of the table, and essentially everyone boils their own ingredients in that pot. This is highly popular and is usually accompanied with a bottle of cold beer or soda. This style is common during frigid winter times, since people are essentially cuddled around a fire. This format is also considered entertaining.

Includes:

• Beef, Pork, Chicken
• Crab, Prawns, and clams
• Chinese cabbage, carrots and lettuce
• Fish balls and beef balls
• Tofu

Hong Kong-Style Drinks

Non-alcoholic beverages are served at restaurants of all classes, but most notably at Cha chaan teng, a unique kind of restaurants in Hong Kong. Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy Prawns are Crustaceans belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata   Clam is a word which can be used for all some or only a few Species of Bivalve Mollusks the word is a Common name which has Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa subspecies see below) also known as snow cabbage is a Chinese Leaf vegetable commonly used in The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp sativus, Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa) is a Temperate annual or Biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. Fish balls are a commonly cooked food in Southern China and Overseas Chinese communities Beef ball is a commonly cooked food in Southern China and Overseas Chinese communities Tofu, also (the Japanese Romaji spelling doufu (the Chinese Pinyin spelling often used in Chinese recipes or bean curd (the literal A non-alcoholic beverage is a Beverage that contains no Alcohol. A cha chaan teng is a type of Chinese Tea Restaurant commonly found in Hong Kong, known for its eclectic and affordable menus which Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Since drink recipes are not franchise based, most drinks can vary depending on the restaurant. Rock sugar and syrup are commonly used to add sweetness. Rock candy (also called rock sugar) is a type of Confectionery composed of relatively large Sugar Crystals Homemade rock candy is commonly formed In Cooking, a syrup (from Arabic' ar شراب sharab, beverage via Latin siropus) is a thick Viscous Liquid

Some beverages that was originated in the tea culture of Taiwan, such as bubble tea and honey green tea, had been brought to Hong Kong and become part of Hong Kong's beverage culture. In Taiwan most people drink Tea, and tea is not only a drink but also a culture Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Bubble tea, also called "Boba" tea, is a Tea beverage that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s Green tea is a type of Tea made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis, that has undergone minimal Oxidation during processing

Includes:

• Hong Kong-style milk tea
• Red Bean Ice
• Soy milk
• Sugar Cane Juice

Chinese Tea

Main article: Hong Kong tea culture

A large wide variety of tea leaves and combinations are used for Chinese tea. Hong Kong-style Milk tea, often known as Dai pai dong milk tea, is a Beverage originating from Hong Kong. Red bean ice is a drink commonly found in Hong Kong. It is usually served in restaurants like Cha chaan teng. Soy milk (also called soya milk, soybean milk, or soy juice) and sometimes referred to as soy drink/beverage is a beverage made from Sugarcane juice is a type of drink commonly found in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and also in other countries where Sugarcane is The Tea -drinking habits of Hong Kong residents derive from Chinese tea culture. In the 50s and 60s, citizens would go to tea houses accompanied by their pet birds locked in a bird cage. Noon tea was an essential break in the middle of the day. Depending on a country's customs tea can refer to any of several different meals or mealtimes Though tea nowadays go along with any meal.

Includes:

• Chrysanthemum tea
• Bolay
• 24 flavors

Western Styles

Hong Kong-Style Western Cuisine

Dishes derived from cuisines of the Western world, but not classified into a particular country, belong in this category. Chrysanthemum tea is a flower-based Tisane made from Chrysanthemum flowers of the species Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum indicum, Pu-erh, Pu'er tea, Puer tea or Bolay tea is a type of Tea made from a " large leaf " variety of the tea plant Camellia 24 flavors or 24 mei is the name given to a variety of Cantonese herbal tea, drunk for medicinal purposes. This article refers to the cardinal direction for other uses see West (disambiguation. Outside Hong Kong it is termed Hong Kong-style Western cuisine or Canto-Western cuisine. Small restaurants that offer Sai Chaan are usually Cha chaan teng at the popular end or "Sai Chaan Restaurants" at the more upscale range. A cha chaan teng is a type of Chinese Tea Restaurant commonly found in Hong Kong, known for its eclectic and affordable menus which Restaurants that have come to expect tourists will likely offer both east and west menus. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Most dishes are localized with Chinese tastes^[8] and contain Chinese and specifically Cantonese influences, such as steak marinated in soy sauce, served in a soy sauce dominated gravy, and with fried rice as on the side, or wok-fried spaghetti with meat sauce ^[9]. A steak (from Old Norse steik, "roast" is a slice of meat typically Beef. Soy sauce ( US) soya sauce ( Commonwealth) shoyu ( Japan) or sillao ( Peru) is a fermented Sauce Fried rice is a popular component of Chinese cuisine and other forms of Asian cuisine. The cuisine's detractors term the cuisine soy sauce Western cuisine (Chinese:豉油西餐) since the use of soy sauce was unheard of as an ingredient in Western culinary art before international cuisine took off in the late 1980s.

As Hong Kong became economically more prosperous which drive more commercial contacts with the West and fuel foreign travels, people's tastes have become more broadened and Sai Chaan Restaurants have become a rarity due to proliferation of more authentic Western restaurants focusing on local Hong Kong Chinese clientale. Those that remain, such as Goldfinch or Tai Ping Koon, have become quaint relics drawing customers with their 1960s and 1970s nostalgia. Cha chaan teng has tended to incorporate more Chinese food and remain popular as ever in the Hong Kong dining scene. A cha chaan teng is a type of Chinese Tea Restaurant commonly found in Hong Kong, known for its eclectic and affordable menus which

Includes:

• Macaroni in broth with Fried egg and Sausages
• Fried chicken wings
• Swiss sauce chicken wings
• Instant noodle with Sausages
• French Toast, called "Western Toast" (西多士) in Chinese

Western Fast Food

Western style fast food are essentially replicas of US or European franchised fast food restaurant models. thumb|right|200px|Macaroni thumb|right|200px|Macaroni and cheese Macaroni is a kind of moderately extended machine-made dry Pasta. A fried egg is an egg (usually that of a Chicken) cooked by Frying, typically in Bacon fat, Butter, Cooking A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed Instant noodles are dried or precooked Noodles fused with oil and often sold with a packet of flavoring French toast (often known as eggy bread in most of the UK - the exception being Scotland and Northern Ireland pain perdu in French pain doré in French-speaking McDonald's is likely the most common. Others include Hardee's (formerly), Pizza Hut and many more. Hardee's is an American Fast-food restaurant chain located mostly in the Midwest United States and Southeast regions

Includes:

• Big Mac
• Hot dog
• Pizza

Western Pastry

The general association made is that western pastry are much sweeter and potent in taste than typical Chinese pastry. The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by the international Fast-food chain McDonald's. A hot dog is a type of fully-cooked cured and/or smoked moist Sausage of soft even texture and flavor Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based Pastry of this category are reciped by western countries. Some western style pastry lean very close to their western counterpart, while others are modified with a reduction in cheese, whip cream and other western ingredients. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. For the 1993 hip-hop single by the Wu-Tang Clan see CREAM CREAM is an acronym for Cognitive Reliability Error Analysis Method a Chinese Bakery shops often sell both east and west goods. Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and across the world in Chinatowns serve traditional Chinese goods such as Maxim's is one of the most popular franchise found in nearly every MTR subway stations. MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the Rapid transit Railway system in Hong Kong. Délifrance is another place that offers western sandwiches. Délifrance is a Bakery company that serves "French style" bakery products in over 50 Countries on five Continents It has been in operation

Includes:

• Donut
• Fruit Tart
• Croissant

Cuisine: American

These are standard meals taken from the U.S., except with a significant reduction in usage of butter. A doughnut (also spelled "donut" is a sweet Deep-fried piece of Dough or batter. For other things named Crescent see Crescent (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Butter is a Dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented Cream or Milk. For example, an order of mashed potato in Hong Kong will seem relatively plain and light compared to its U. Mashed Potato or mashed potatoes is a common way of serving Potato in many countries worldwide S. counterpart. Popcorn in Hong Kong is sweetened. Popcorn or popping corn is a type of corn which explodes from the kernel and puffs up when heated If served in the U. S. , Americans would classify it as Cracker Jack instead. Cracker Jack is a US brand of snack consisting of Caramel -coated Popcorn and Peanuts It is also well known for being packaged with a "Toy Steak can be classified as Sai Chaan or American food.

Includes:

• Sirloin steak
• Buffalo wings
• Clam Chowder

Cuisine: Italian

This cuisine is usually considered up-scale, following a 3 course antipasto, primo and secondo format. sirloin steak is Beef Steak cut from the lower portion of the ribs continuing off the tenderloin from which Filet mignon is cut Buffalo wings, chicken wings, hot wings or wings are Chicken wing sections (called Wings or "flats" and drummettes Clam chowder is any of several Chowders containing Clams and Broth. Italian cuisine as a national Cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political changes with its roots traced back to 4th century BC Italian food in Hong Kong are generally considered more Modern Italian, instead of being authentic Traditional Italian. Though if one was to explicitly look for Venetian style, it can be done. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Drinks and desserts are often mixed with Chinese options. The main course itself will lean closer to American-Italian. "Fat Angelos" is an example of an HK Italian restaurant.

Includes:

• Pasta with Beef Brisket, Veal
• Saltimbocca alla Romana
• Risotto

Cuisine: French

Common French dishes can be found in Hong Kong along with delicacies. Pasta ( Italian for "dough" is a generic term for Italian variants of Noodles. Brisket is a cut of Meat from the breast or lower chest While all meat animals have a brisket the term is most often used to describe Beef or Veal Veal is the Meat of Risotto is a rich and creamy traditional Italian rice dish It is one of the most common ways of Cooking rice in Italy. Many of the French desserts like Crème brûlée have been modified into some form of pudding (Chinese: 布甸) to be served with Chinese dishes. Crème brûlée (or Crème brulée in L'Orthographie 1990) ( French for "burnt cream" ˌkrɛm bruːˈleɪ in English, kʁɛm bʁyˈle So aside from being a standalone style, influence of French cuisine in Asian dishes are apparent.

Includes:

• Lamb Fillet
• Pan Fried Duck Breast

Western Drinks

Beverage from the west have been deeply integrated into the food culture. The line between east and west drinks are blurred to the point where many westernized drinks can be found in Chinese style restaurants. Especially in Cha chaan teng, they have essentially become just another item on the menu. A cha chaan teng is a type of Chinese Tea Restaurant commonly found in Hong Kong, known for its eclectic and affordable menus which British malt drinks have become closely associated with breakfast in Hong Kong. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Malting is a process applied to Cereal grains in which the grains are made to Germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further

• Ovaltine
• Horlicks
• Coke
• Milkshake

Western Coffee

Coffee from the west has become heavily franchised in recent years. Ovaltine is a brand of Milk flavoring product made with Sugar (except in Switzerland Malt extract Cocoa, and Whey. Horlicks is the name of a company and of a Malted milk hot drink which is claimed to promote Sleep when consumed at bedtime Coke may refer to Coke (fuel, a solid carbonaceous residue derived from destructive distillation of coal Petroleum coke, a solid carbon A milkshake is a sweet cold beverage which is made from Milk, Ice cream or Iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as fruit syrup or chocolate CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom The arrival of Pacific Coffee and Starbucks changed the landscape of western style coffee in Hong Kong. Pacific Coffee Company is a famous world-class Pacific Northwest (U Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. While independent coffee shops do exist, franchise stores are often situated in favorable locations that cater to foreign workers.

• Espresso
• Iced Coffee
• Frappuccino

Locales

Major food districts are Causeway Bay, Kowloon City, Lan Kwai Fong, Tsim Sha Tsui and Soho. Espresso or caffè espresso ( often mispronounced as expresso) is a concentrated Coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot water Iced coffee is a cold variant of the normally hot beverage Coffee. Frappuccino is the name and registered trademark of a Starbucks blended ice Beverage and a bottled Coffee beverage Causeway Bay or East Point is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of For the administrative district of Hong Kong See Kowloon City District Kowloon City ( is an area in New Kowloon of Lan Kwai Fong ( Traditional Chinese: 蘭桂坊 Pinyin: Lánguì Fāng Cantonese Yale: laáhn gwai fòng is a small square of streets in Central Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀 or 尖沙嘴 often abbreviated as TST, also known as Tsim Tsui (尖咀 or 尖嘴 by local people is an urbanised area in the The Soho ( Chinese 蘇豪 also 荷南 district in Hong Kong is an entertainment zone located in Mid-levels and bordering Sheung Wan, within Stanley, with its expatriate population, has many seaside pubs and European restaurants. Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is a peninsula on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island. Sai Kung, Lamma Island, Lau Fau Shan and Lei Yue Mun serve seafood. Sai Kung Town ( or simply Sai Kung (西貢/西贡 Pinyin: Xigong is a town on Sai Kung Peninsula, facing the Sai Kung Hoi (Inner Port Shelter Hung shing ye beach lamma island hong kongjpg|right|300px|thumb|Lamma Power Station and Hung Shing Yeh beach]] Lamma Island ( also known as Pok Liu Chau ( or simply Lau Fau Shan ( 'old Fau mountain' is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Lei Yue Mun ( literally "Carp's channel" (aka Lyemun, Lye Moon Passage, Ly-ee-moon Passage) is a short channel between Seafood is any Sea Animal or Seaweed that is served as Food, or is suitable for eating particularly saltwater animals such Old fishing towns such as Cheung Chau and Tai O also have many original restaurants. Cheung Chau ( Pinyin: Chángzhōu lit "Long Island" is a small Island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. Tai O ( is a fishing Town, partly located on an island of the same name on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

Most pubs and bars are at Lan Kwai Fong, Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road of Wan Chai; Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East; and around Prince Edward MTR station in Mong Kok. Lan Kwai Fong ( Traditional Chinese: 蘭桂坊 Pinyin: Lánguì Fāng Cantonese Yale: laáhn gwai fòng is a small square of streets in Central Lockhart Road ( Chinese 駱克道 is a road spanning the whole length of Wan Chai from east to west on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. Jaffe Road ( Chinese 謝斐道 is a long Street in Hong Kong that runs between and parallel to Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road. Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, China Canton Road is a road in Hong Kong, linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀 or 尖沙嘴 often abbreviated as TST, also known as Tsim Tsui (尖咀 or 尖嘴 by local people is an urbanised area in the Prince Edward is a station of the MTR rapid transit system in Hong Kong, China. Mong Kok or Mongkok ( Chinese: 旺角 the English name is a Transliteration of its older name 望角 or 芒角 which pronounced "Mong Gok" Since 1991, Oktoberfest has been held annually on Canton Road. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and early October Canton Road is a road in Hong Kong, linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok

Famous chefs

Hong Kong diners are willing to pay top dollar for the best food and service, this helps to attract many celebrity and star chefs to open restaurants in Hong Kong, including:

• Spoon by Alain Ducasse (InterContinental Hotel) - Alain Ducasse
• Pierre (Mandarin Oriental Hotel) - Pierre Gagnaire
• Amber (The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel) - Richard Ekkebus
• L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (The Landmark) - Joël Robuchon
• Nobu Matsuhisa opened Nobu Hong Kong at the InterContinental Hotel in late 2006. Alain Ducasse (b September 13 1956 on a farm in Castel-Sarrazin in southwestern France) is a famous Monégasque Chef. Pierre is a French Haute Cuisine Restaurant situated on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong which opened in October The Mandarin Oriental ( is a 5-star Hotel in Hong Kong, the first and flagship hotel of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Pierre Gagnaire ( 9 April 1950 in Apinac) is a well known French chef and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant Amber is the Mandarin Oriental Landmark Hotel's European Haute cuisine restaurant The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG is a hotel management company which is part of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited and is formally known as Mandarin Oriental Richard Ekkebus is the executive chef of Mandarin Oriental Landmark Hotel in Hong Kong and its fine dining restaurant Amber. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon is a group of restaurants in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Las Vegas, London, and Hong Kong. Joël Robuchon (born 7 April 1945 in Poitiers, France) is a French Chef and Restaurateur. Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久 信幸 Matsu-hisa Nobu-yuki; born 1949 in Saitama, Japan) is an international Celebrity chef and
• Aspasia by former Michelin three star restaurant chef Roland Schuller. The Michelin Guide ( Le Guide Michelin) is a series of annual Guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries
• [Pearl on the Peak], operated by Australian chef Geoff Lindsay, operator of Pearl Restaurant in Australia.
• Four Seasons Hotel brought in many staff from its Michelin three star restaurant Le Cinq in Paris and opened Caprice in Hong Kong in 2006. Four Seasons Hotels Inc is a five-star Canadian -based international luxury Hotel chain The Michelin Guide ( Le Guide Michelin) is a series of annual Guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries Le Cinq is a Gourmet gastronomic restaurant in Paris France, part of the Four Season Hotels Hotel George V. Caprice is a contemporary French Haute cuisine Restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong.
• Uwe Opocensky, who trained at El Bulli, voted by Restaurant Magazine as the world's number 1 restaurant, has been appointed executive chef at The Krug Room in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. El Bulli (as of 2008 the restaurant refers to itself with the orthography elBulli) is a three Michelin starred Restaurant run by chef Ferran Adrià Restaurant is a British magazine aimed at chefs restaurant proprietors and other catering professionals that concentrates on the Fine dining end of the The Mandarin Oriental ( is a 5-star Hotel in Hong Kong, the first and flagship hotel of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Culture

Truffle madness

Truffle madness began to take off in Hong Kong 2005 when a group of citizens paid what was then a world record HK$863,000 for a 1. 2kg White Alba truffle. A truffle ( is the valuable and highly sought-after edible Fruiting body of a group of subterranean Ascomycete fungi of the Genus It was prepared by chef Umberto Bombana of Toscana restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. This article is about the hotel brand Ritz-Carlton Hotels for other uses please see Ritz (disambiguation Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotel ^[10]

A 1. 51 kilogram rare White Alba truffle, was sold for 125,000 Euros/HK$1,250,000/US$160,000 on November 13, 2006 to Hong Kong property tycoon Sir Gordon Wu. A truffle ( is the valuable and highly sought-after edible Fruiting body of a group of subterranean Ascomycete fungi of the Genus Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Gordon Ying Sheung Wu, GBS, KCMG, FICE ( Cantonese Wu4 Jing3soeng1 born in Hong Kong in December 1935 with family roots in Huadu This price beat the previous world record of 95,000 Euros for a 1. 21 kg White Alba truffle in 2005. Both the 2005 and 2006 truffles were sold in Hong Kong.

The record price paid for a single white truffle was set again in December 2007, when Macau casino owner Stanley Ho paid US$330,000 (£165,000) for a specimen weighing 1. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Stanley Ho, OBE, GBS, GLM (born November 25, 1921) also known as Ho Hung-sun, Stanley Ho Hung-sun ( is an 5kg (3. 3lb). One of the largest truffles found in decades. It was unearthed near Pisa and sold at an auction held simultaneously in Macau, London and Florence. Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany ^[11]

See also

• Cantonese cuisine
• Culture of Hong Kong
• Private kitchen

References

External links

• Eat Drink Hong Kong - Restaurant directory and reviews
• Hong Kong Restaurant Reviews
• Gourmet Paradise - Hong Kong Tourism Board
• OpenRice - Hong Kong Restaurant Reviews (Traditional Chinese)
• DiningCity Hong Kong - Restaurant directory including photos and reviews

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