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Wynna Wong

The annual Hong Kong Food Expo at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai opened on Thursday and will run till August 19.
The Post took in the first day of the foodie’s paradise and here is a list of favourite food and drinks, from sweet to savoury, including city-produced and most popular.
Longest queues

Occasional flash sales of goodie bags filled with dried abalone, dried scallops, XO sauce and mushrooms, worth HK$546 (US$70), which went for HK$348 apiece, a discount of HK$198. On Kee Dry Seafood Co, Booth 1D-C10


The sale of colourful goodie bags shaped like a cup noodle (HK$120) or the brand’s mascot Demae Boya (HK$100) and filled with Nissin Foods products. Nissin Foods, Booth 1D-C02

Strongest smell

Frozen Premium Musang King Pulp Durian. Chaaya Group HK Limited, Public Hall – Canned, Frozen & Processed Food, Booth 1B-A22


Durian Mooncakes. Durian B Gor, Booth 1B-A29 and 3D-B29


Most Hong Kong

City-made popcorn with unique flavours such as Hong Kong-style French toast, soy sauce and shrimp roe. Be Water Mart, Gourmet Zone Booth 3B-E08


Hong Kong-brewed Chinese herbal teas said to fix all sorts of ailments. Herbaceous Teas Company Limited, 3B-F06


City sodas such as cola, yerba mate and sparkling teas. Hong Kong Cannery Limited, Booth 1B-B25


Premium sauces made at a plant in Tuen Mun. Try the newest coriander sauce made with fried coriander with shallot and garlic aromas. Sing Wah Development Limited, Booth 1B-A20


Sweets

Bapman Fat Macarons add a twist to the traditional French pastry by supersizing them with extra fillings. They come in such flavours as strawberry, salted caramel, Oreo and cheese. Kim Hyun Company Limited, Booth 1A-C31

Savoury

Jinhua ham, a Chinese-style dry cured meat, sold at a wholesale price of HK$100 a pack. Golden Harbour Co., 1A-A10

Healthy choices

Soluna apples from Australia and other fresh vegetables and fruit. Top Weal Limited, Booth 1D-C18


Non-profit organisation offering city-grown, fresh, premium vegetables. Organic and hydroponic products are also available. Fish/Vegetable Marketing Organisations, Booth 1D-D18



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Food for thought: the Post picks some of the tastiest treats on sale at major Hong Kong expo

Visitors participate in a competition to win 500 cans of abalone at the Food Expo on Thursday. Sam Tsang

Contestants test their throwing arms in a bid to win 500 cans of abalone on the first day of the Hong Kong Food Expo. Photo: Sam Tsang

A young shopper shows off a buy at the Food Expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: Sam Tsang

Crowds throng the first day of the annual Food Expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong Food Expo draws thousands on day 1 with HK$1 canned abalone, beef rice and more

The five-day exhibition opened to the public at 10am on Thursday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Sam Tsang

Abalone is always a popular item at the expo Photo: Sam Tsang

Cans of abalone are stacked up as prizes for event participants of a game. Photo: Sam Tsang

Some Hong Kong Food Expo vendors predict sales to rise despite cross-border shopping push

The Food Expo will run alongside four other events at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: Sam Tsang

Taxes levied on products brought over from mainland China may make the Food Expo more palatable, some vendors say. Photo: Sam Tsang

Some vendors at the Food Expo have said they are keeping their sales estimates at conservative levels. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Highlights include flash sales of goodie bags filled with dried abalone and other mouthwatering marine produce and city-made popcorn in range of flavours


Highlights include flash sales of goodie bags filled with dried abalone and other mouthwatering marine produce and city-made popcorn in range of flavours.


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Food for thought: the Post picks some of the tastiest treats on sale at major Hong Kong expo

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Highlights include flash sales of goodie bags filled with dried abalone and other mouthwatering marine produce and city-made popcorn in range of flavours

Highlights include flash sales of goodie bags filled with dried abalone and other mouthwatering marine produce and city-made popcorn in range of flavours