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Hong Kong street food: savoury bites, sweet snacks & drinks

For a savoury bite, compare curry fish balls with a spoonable bowl of wun zai chi. For something sweet, choose between an egg tart and a pineapple bun. These foods come in different portion sizes: start with one, then add a drink or another snack if you want. The cards explain what each name means.

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Generated guide illustration of hong kong curry fish balls; not a restaurant photograph.
Hong Kong curry fish balls · 咖喱魚蛋
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Choose by texture and appetite

  1. Compare the descriptions and choose one starting point.
  2. Try a crisp food with a softer bowl or drink, or a savoury food with a small sweet bite. Ask how many pieces come in one serving before ordering several items.
  3. Open a food to see its recorded ingredients and eating notes. Fillings, broth, sauces and cooking fats can vary; describe what you avoid when ordering.

Phrases to show at the table

这个来一份。

One serving of this, please.

一份有几个?

How many pieces are in one serving?

这个含饮料吗?

Is a drink included?

这个是甜的还是咸的?

Is this sweet or savoury?

Turn curiosity into a shortlist.

Pick one food you are curious about and keep its Chinese name with your notes. Use the questions above when you compare it with a restaurant menu.

Explore the food

Save your picks and organise them into a food trip.

Choose by texture and appetite

Compare the descriptions and choose one starting point.

Savoury Hong Kong snacks

Food

Sweet bakery bites

Food

Tea, coffee milk tea or lemon tea?

Drinks

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