Fancy eating local food? Cheung Chau would never let you down. As a food paradise of Hong Kong, there are lots of toothsome bite in this island. Let’s tuck in!
Mango mochi
Known to be the most typical food of Cheung Chau, the mango mochi is always on the top of the must-eat list. Different from other tiny and round mochi, Cheung Chau’s is much bigger – literally as massive as your palm!
Although there are several stores selling this kind of dessert, Wan Shing and Ping Kee are the local’s choice. Covered by glutinous flour, the mochi has a snow-white colour. However, what is hidden under the stone-like shape is a fresh mango – soft, sweet, and succulent. The whole experience is a perfect combination between texture and taste!
Kam Wing Tai Fishball
There is always a long queue outside Kam Wing Tai Fishball. This shop has been selling different kinds of street food, prawn-balls, squid-balls, fried tofu, you name it for more than 40 years. The shopkeeper here will tell you “size matters”, because you will find some of the biggest and best fish balls in Hong Kong! Once you have a nibble, you will not forget its bounciness.
Chips skewer
Chips skewer, another unique snacks of Cheung Chau, is the food that you should never give it a miss. Savoury and crispy, the golden chips are guaranteed to be fresh as they are made to order. To add some Hong Kong fusion to your chips, you can choose the local toppings and seasonings to your very own skewer: seasalt, seaweed, kimchi, curry and so on!
Tofu Pudding
If you think chips are too greasy, tofu pudding might be a healthier choice for people on diet. Ice Factory (冰廠), as the locals called it, is famed for the marshmallow-like tofu pudding. Having been there for more than two decades, they are still making tofu puddings the traditional way. Make sure you get here by 3pm as they will close early as soon as it is sold out.
Seafood
Traditionally as a fishing village, seafood is of great importance to the food scene in Cheung Chau. There are countless seafood restaurants near the harbour, where seafood is always freshly made. The local’s way is first get your seafood at the Cheung Chau wet market, then carry your purchase to the restaurant that best appeals you for the experience. Too much trouble? Just drop by any restaurant and wait for them to serve you!
Ping On Bun
It is the bread you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in Hong Kong, except Cheung Chau. The bun, traditionally used as a offerings in the Bun Festival, has gradually become an icon and mascot of the island. Stuffed with either Lotus seed or red bean paste, the white bread is stamped with two Chinese words “平安”, as in peace, for the fisherman to return safe from the high sea. Kwok Kam Kee Cake Shop is the place where they make it.
Local Food Market at Night
If you stay in Cheung Chau overnight, you will see a beautiful art of compromise in Hong Kong. Most of the street hawkers who sell food on a cart are illegal in Hong Kong (there are some rare exceptions but we are not going into detail here) but somehow they figured the hygiene department will not convict them if the hawkers open their shop right after the offices left the island for the 9pm ferry. If you show up at 8:55pm (sometimes earlier), you will see the officers waiting at the pier to finish their day while the hawkers wait with their carts to start their day. Obviously, NO ONE in Cheung Chau ever complains about it and no one saw what happened… 🙂
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