2 Making shellfish oil isn't hard but it can be time-consuming. The shells need to be crushed then slowly infused with the oil to extract flavour. Ferguson Australia lobster oil is made with extra-virgin olive oil, tomato paste, herbs, onion and lobster shells and is a beautiful orange-red colour. Add a little salt and drizzle it over a seafood soup or stew, or mix with home-made mayonnaise for seafood salads. It costs HK$105.90 for 100ml at Great, Pacific Place, Admiralty (tel: 2918 9986).
3 Japan-based Itsuki Foods may have come up with a contender in our quest to find the best instant noodles. Its version has a dashi base of kombu (dried seaweed) and katsuo (dried bonito). The noodles are meant to be eaten tsukemen-style - with the broth served in a separate dipping bowl. We did it our own way,by diluting the broth further and serving everything in one bowl. A pack serves two and sells for HK$28.50 at Fresh Market, Sogo, Causeway Bay (tel: 2833 8338).