Hong Kong food blogger Gary Suen lets us peek into his pantry
When he’s not at his day job as an IT professional or blogging about food, you’ll find Suen in the kitchen. His pantry is testament to his passion for all kinds of local produce
A Hong Kong-based IT professional, Suen doesn’t leave his geekery at the office – he is the proud owner of an immersion circulator, perhaps the ultimate amateur cook’s toy, and jokes that he has enough crockery and flatware to supply a catering firm.
As much as food obsessives are mocked, it’s hard to poke fun at someone like Suen, who needs no reason to invite friends over for a meal and is the go-to cook at his church’s fairs and fundraisers.
Hong Kong-born Suen spent his younger years in Maryland, in the United States, so his pantry contains a mix of local and international flavours. A giant tin of Old Bay Seasoning, central to a Maryland crab boil, stands loud and proud on its shelf.
“Friends know I love it, so they’ll buy it for me when they go to the US,” he says.