I know a place: Jin Yao, prima ballerina, likes to eat what she wants

Jin Yao is prima ballerina for HK Ballet and recently completed a run of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in both Hong Kong and Guangzhou

I eat everything. Dancers work very hard so we have to eat a lot to keep our energy levels up. I don't really think about what I'm eating - I just eat what I want. There are absolutely no restrictions imposed on any of the dancers when it comes to diet. When I'm on holiday perhaps, I do try to choose foods that aren't cooked in oil and are fresh, especially when it comes to fish.

I like many kinds of food, but especially Japanese and spicy Sichuan-style dishes. For new style Japanese food, I like to go to in Lan Kwai Fong (1/F Wellington Place, 2-8 Wellington Street, tel: 2971 0180). I love sushi and sashimi, so I would definitely recommend trying the toro there.

For authentic and delicious Sichuan food, I usually just wander around Hillwood Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. The street's many Sichuan-style restaurants are all good in their own right, so it's easy just to choose one.

I need seafood to be very fresh, so the best place for Chinese seafood would be Sam Shing Estate in Tuen Mun. All the restaurants there cook the freshest produce, which you buy from the fishermen's stalls. I always get clams and fish. There isn't one particular restaurant I go to.

Another place I like for seafood is the (Grand Fortune Mansion, 1 Davis Street, Kennedy Town, tel: 2818 0101).