H.K Local foods

History

At street booths is where street food initially appeared.

In the 1880s ~ Street stalls, including several well-known ones, started to develop in the 1880s. Then "Food Street" started to emerge. The concentration of some prepared food sellers in one location is referred known as "Food Street." Lower class residents can purchase meals at this location.

In the 1950s-1960s ~ a large number of hawkers started selling street food.

In the 1970s ~ In order to rectify the city appearance, the government re-planned the city and began to suppress the street stalls blocking the street. The government zealously pursued these unlicensed hawkers after the handover in 1997 because of the hygienic issues created by selling food on the side of the road, which made the streets filthy. The number of street vendors abruptly decreased.

Now ~ Although there aren't as many hawkers as there used to be, street food is still available and is now operating in businesses rather than just on the "street." Due to the Hong Kong financial crisis in 1997, rent for stores drastically decreased, making them more affordable for hawkers and leading to an increase in the number of stores opening. People in Hong Kong today like to consume street food, and the majority of them purchase it there and then.

The original "street food" was sold by street vendors. Hawking was a common occupation in the 1950s and 1960s, generally starting out for livelihood. With the changes in Hong Kong society, "street food" still has a close relationship with Hong Kong people's life and Hong Kong society. Their appearance and transformation, such as sales and sales methods, production and categories, etc., also follow the changes and development of Hong Kong.

When you leave Hong Kong to live or immigrate to other areas, the difference in cuisine culture will be more noticeable since it is inextricably linked to a place or age. As a result, people constantly long for Hong Kong cuisine, among which "street snacks," "curry fish balls," "egg waffles," and even "bozai cakes" are examples. Many events are inextricably linked to these snacks, and people often use food as a conduit to reflect on their prior emotions and memories.

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