The exterior of the Tung Hing Tai Kee dried seafood store on Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan – in business for 98 years. Photo: David Wong
Hong Kong’s Dried Seafood Street demystified: the smells, what sells, and the ways it keeps you well in Chinese tradition
Des Voeux Road West has been home to seafood vendors since the 19th century and is the place to go for dried abalone, sea cucumber and fish maw, as well as cordyceps fungus and other dried mushrooms
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The exterior of the Tung Hing Tai Kee dried seafood store on Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan – in business for 98 years. Photo: David Wong