Cantonese Food and Cuisine

By Rory Boland, About.com Guide

Not one for those who slide their pickles out of their burgers or scrape the anchovies off their pizza, the menu at a Hong Kong feast can test even the most adventurous palate. Large scale feasts are still important in Hong Kong as a way of showboating your wealth and feasts are often held at weddings, graduations and when signing contracts or starting a business project together – this is where foreigners usually find they are thrown in at the deep end. As the person throwing the meal wants to prove their status and position, they will order the most expensive item they can afford to be prepared – it is always exotic and– quite bluntly – usually disgusting. The standard dish is shark fin soup, but you may also be offered abalone or bird’s nest soup.

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• What Is Cantonese Cuisine
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• Street Food
• Seafood dishes
• Feast Cuisine
• Dessert Houses

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