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SIGHT, SOUND AND FOOD!

EXPLORING THE MANY FLAVOURS AND VARIED TASTES IN THE

STREETS OF VIBRANT HONG KONG AND KOWLOON

BY VICKY RATNANI

lways in search of new produce, flavour “I SPENT TWO GLORIOUS DAYS
and tastes, I legged myself early IN HONG KONG ENJOYING THE
morning to Kowloon to see Yau Ma Tai
Fruit Market (originally known as SKYLINE AND SIPPING SOME REALLY
government vegetable market). And GOOD WINES FROM NAPA VALLEY,
A guess what? I found paradise. AUSTRALIA, BORDEAUX.”
Most of the vegetables come from mainland China
every day to the market. If you go between 4am and
7am, you will see truckloads of produce being picked up
by all top hotels and restaurants – Chinese are just like me of my grandpa at the City Light market in Dadar,
us, Hindustanis. We love to eat! with me by his side, as people queued up outside the
It’s such a great pleasure to see how dedicatedly butcher’s shop and patiently waited for their turn to get
people shop for fresh ingredients every day, reminding their cut of protein.

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