Hong Kong Cuisine

Hong Kong planners must cater to noodle shops amid unsavoury rent rises

16 Mar 2013

There is nothing quite like the great wonton and noodle shops in Hong Kong. They are not fancy places, but have been in the same location for ages - beloved local institutions with lifetime...

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Rant: colonial baggage

4 Nov 2012

When the first hirsute, tweed-clad Englishman waddled ashore on Hong Kong Island, in 1839, he inadvertently made my life here in 2012 more difficult than necessary.

11:29PM

Dim sum and the rise of the independents

25 Oct 2012

Said to have originated in the royal palaces of China, dainty plates and baskets of dim sum were popularised in small tea houses or rest stops along trade routes in Guangdong at the turn of the...

3:35PM

Feng Shang

15 Jul 2012

Feng Shang
39 Electric Road, Tin Hau
Tel 2869 8801

Grub: Chinese/Taiwanese

9:26PM

Hong Kong's artists take their hats off to the hawkers of Fa Yuen Street

14 Jul 2012

Sixteen Hong Kong artists will become hawkers for a day tomorrow, setting up their own distinctive stalls among the hawkers on Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kong, to support the colourful street trade....

9:14PM

Qiu Weiguo

8 Jul 2012

When did you become a dim sum chef? 'I started 31 years ago, when I was 19, at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, and have been working there ever since. At that time, being able to work at a...

7:30PM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Alex Lo

Survey exposes racism's shameful face

Updated 1:51AM

Fans scrimp on Euro 2012 action

Soccer fans have been spending the early hours watching the Euro 2012 matches in Wan Chai's bar district - but you would not have found them sitting inside sports bars.

7:07PM

URBAN oasis

Happy Valley has been described as one of Hong Kong's most unexpected urban contradictions.

6:44PM

True loaf of the job

Prices at Hon Wo Bakery, which has catered to Sha Tin residents for the past 37 years, have - unlike its bread and cakes - never risen with the times.

6:43PM

Listings - Island South

COCO THAI

G/F, 5 Wai Fung Street, Ap Lei Chau 28121826

www.toptables.com.hk

Cuisine Thai

Specialities Noodles, curry, seafood

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6:08PM

Stylish flair

New ways of cooking and skilful use of different ingredients extend the boundaries of an ancient cuisine.

3:59PM

No appetite for delicacy

Weddings are filled with elaborate customs and the banquet is one of the most important. But in response to growing concerns about environmental and sustainability issues, some traditions are...

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