What I ate today

Hi Friends! So I'm still here in Hong Kong, getting used to the way things work. I'm doing lots of walking and eating and exploring (I've also been to pretty much every museum here, and last week I went to Disneyland!). There are lots and lots and lots of people here, so personal space is largely nonexistent (except at the museums, no one else seems to want to go to those).

I've found that most people eat out every meal, and all everyone eats here is meat. Street food is grilled meats, fancy food is roasted meats. I tried to be a vegetarian for 2 weeks, but when I tried to order a vegetable sandwich, I was asked if I wanted chicken or beef. Another time I ordered steamed vegetables and was served a large plate of boiled lettuce. Eventually I just gave up.

Today I went to Tai O, a fishing village on Lantau Island, the largest island in Hong Kong. Many people still live in wooden stilt houses on the water and work on fishing boats. We stopped at a street stall in the market and ate some local food. Our lunch for 3 people cost $35 HKD (roughly $5 CDN).

We had tofu dessert with powdered rock sugar, served in a wooden well.



Boiled quail eggs in a paper bag that you can eat on the go.


Spicy curry fish balls and squid bits.


Rice noodle rolls with sesame sauce, hoisin sauce, and hot sauce. You don't get a fork or chopsticks, they just give you long pointy skewers.

It tasted better than it sounds!

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