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Cuisine holds an important place in Hong Kong culture. From dim sum, hot pot (da been lo), fast food, to the rarest delicacies, Hong Kong carries the reputable label of "Gourmet Paradise" and "World's Fair of Food". Hong Kong cuisine, which is influenced by both Western (mainly British) and Chinese (mainly Cantonese) cultures, is very diverse.
Lin Heung Tea House in Hong Kong. Hong Kong cuisine is mainly influenced by Cantonese cuisine, European cuisines (especially British cuisine) and non-Cantonese Chinese cuisines (especially Hakka, Teochew, Hokkien and Shanghainese), as well as Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian cuisines, due to Hong Kong's past as a British colony and a long history of being an international port of commerce.
The alterable essence of local street food has demonstrated Hong Kong cultural acceptance and serves as a medium to display its character to the world. In 2015, a marked rise in nativist sentiment led to the growing influence of localist parties such as Civic Passion and Hong Kong Indigenous .
Guangdong or Cantonese cuisine (Chinese: 粤菜; pinyin: yuècài) is a regional cuisine that emphasizes the minimal use of sauce which brings out the original taste of food itself. [6] It is known for dim sum, a Cantonese term for small hearty dishes, which became popular in Hong Kong in the early 20th century.
Hong Kong food writers (9 P) H. Hot pot (6 P) N. Hong Kong noodles (1 C) R. Restaurants in Hong Kong (5 C, 36 P) Pages in category "Hong Kong cuisine"
Food and drink in Hong Kong (3 C, 3 P) H. Heritage conservation in Hong Kong ... Hong Kong cultural policy; Hong Kong Government Lunar New Year kau chim tradition;
It became Hong Kong's official symbol in 1965 and appeared on the flag of Hong Kong after the 1997 handover. Since Hong Kong produced a large number of films, pop songs, and soap operas to promote Cantonese culture, Hong Kong, and by extension the Hong Kong orchid, is widely held to be the symbol of modern Cantonese culture.
The tea-drinking habits of Hong Kong residents derive from Chinese tea culture, primarily the Cantonese traditions such as yum cha. Because of Hong Kong's period as a British colony, Hong Kong tea culture is distinct from the tea culture of the mainland. The uniqueness of its tea culture applies both to the tea itself, and also the underlying ...