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Braille biscuits and mooncakes from Hong Kong's Codekey Cookies

Blind bakers hope to raise Hongkongers' awareness of visually impaired in their midst, writes Mary Hui

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Codekey Cookies' mooncakes are inscribed with the character "dim", which means "Braille" in Cantonese.
Mary Hui

Foodies love to talk about how their grub feels. Is it smooth or crunchy? Wet or dry? Codekey Cookies adds a whole new level to this debate: its treats are adorned with Braille writing.

The brainchild of Jennifer Wong Ming-wai, a hypnotherapist and psychotherapist, and the aptly named Bread Pang, a cha chaan teng owner, both of whom are blind, the cookies are designed to raise awareness of the visually impaired in Hong Kong.

"We experience a lot of stigma and labels," Wong says.

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The handmade cookies - "fun, edible and meaningful" - come in boxes of 12 and each is topped with a Braille letter. Since they launched in April, Wong says, some 600 boxes have been sold.

She and Pang personally deliver their creations at MTR stations across the city. Customers "never think it will be a blind person coming", Wong says. Some have even apologised for inconveniencing a visually impaired person. To which Wong says, 'That's totally fine. We're mobile. We can't see but we can walk.'"

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