Indulging in gourmet while exploring the South East 

1. Hong Kong Episode Part 11 Sheung Wan, Sai Wan

     Dining, Sightseeing and Shopping

                

             Monday, 2023/3/13

Sheung Wan

Sheung Wan is located in the north of Central and Western District of Hong Kong Island, east to Aberdeen Street and Wing Kut Street, west to Wilmer Street, south to Queen's Road Central.
Sheung Wan is a commercial district of Hong Kong. Many enterprises from China have their business offices there.
Sheung Wan is also a wholesale place for dried seafoods and Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine shops are located at Bonham Strand Street east and Bonham Strand Street west, which is known as "Nam Pak Hong", trading companies. Dried seafoods are concentrated in Des Voeux Road West. Old generations called this district as "Triangle Pier". Antique shops are located at Hollywood Road and Lascar Row. Many tourists come here to look for treasures.

Western Market
323 Des Voeux Road Central. Central and Western District, Hong Kong

Grade historic buildings in Hong Kong: Declared Monuments
Year of completion: 1906

Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The current structure, built in 1906, was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city.
Western Market is the oldest surviving market building in Hong Kong. The red-brick Edwardian-style structure, which features a granite archway and distinctive corner towers, was completed in 1906, and run as a produce market until 1988. It was renovated and reopened in 1991, and today is home to cafes, restaurants, curio shops, and fabric merchants who were rehoused from stalls in neighbouring alleys. It is located in Sheung Wan, occupying a block between Connaught Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central – it can be easily accessed by tram on the latter street, and is in fact one terminus of the tramway.

The shops inside the building sell cloth, fabrics, crafts, and different kinds of art.
The Hong Kong Western Market building was originally built back in 1906, making it the oldest market building in Hong Kong. In 1990 the building was declared a monument of Hong Kong.

Dried Seafood and Tonic Food Streets
Des Voeux Road West, Wing Lok Street and Bonham Strand West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Dried Seafood Street and Tonic Food Street is a cluster of streets including Queen's Road, Des Voeux road west and Wing Lok Street that specialize in traditional Chinese banquet and health foods.

Since early 19 century the founding of Hong Kong, Sheung Wan was developed to an important commercial district. Many dried seafood stores were opened up here, selling abalone, ginseng, shark's fin and fish maw. Many shops are still running now. Besides, different from other districts, most shops here are closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.

Sai Ying Pun area is famous wholesale center for salted fish and other dried seafoods , especially Des Voeux Road West between Queen's Road and Centre Street, this area is called Dried Seafood Street and Tonic Food Street . There are many ginseng, young deer antler, bird's nests shops in Bonham Strand and Wing Lok Street. There are many herb stores in Ko Shing. Street. Therefore, they are called ginseng, deer antler street and herb street respectively. Tourists can buy various ginseng, antler, dried seafoods and herbs.

There are more than 200 dried seafood and tonic food shops, the most in Hong Kong. The old style of distributing seafoods and Chinese medicines, expressing tradition and history.

The shops sell goods from all over the world, many types of dried seafoods, extremely rare
such as huge two head abalone.

Wing Tai Hong specializes in canned abalone; Yue Hing specializes in fish maw, abalone, sea cucumber an shark's fin ; Hai Sang Hong imports quality seafoods and frozen seafoods; Hoi Cheong Ho specialized in abalone, ginseng, shark's fins and fish maw; On Kee canned abalone, dried abalone, instant abalone, frozen abalone, sashimi abalone.

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Wing Tai Hong Marine Products Ltd
G/F Floor Shing Lee Yuen Building 69-71 Bonham Strand West

Wing Tai Hong is called "Abalone aristocratic family" founded in 1938, has been operating in Dried Seafood Street and Tonic Food Street, Sheung Wan for 80 years. They initiated the heat wave of canned abalone. They own the brand “Sapphire" and other brands, and engage in processing abalone.

▲  Fish Maws

Yue Hing Marine Products Co Ltd
182 Des Voeux Rd W, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

Yue Hing has been operating in Dried Seafood Street and Tonic Food Street, Sheung Wan for 30 years. Since the 80's, it has imported and processed the best quality seafoods, such as fish maw, abalone, sea cucumbers and shark's fins. It has the philosophy of "customer first".

▲ Bird's Nests

▲ Sea Cucumbers

▲ Fish maws

▲ Dried Scallops

Hai Sang Hong Marine Foodstuffs Ltd
G/F, Singga Commercial Centre, 149 Connaught Rd W, Hong Kong
 

Hai Sang Hong has been operating in Dried Seafood Street and Tonic Food Street, Sheung Wan for 50 years. It has the concept of "culture of gourmet +  cooking art". It imports quality seafoods and frozen seafoods from many countries.

▲ Sea Cucumbers

▲ Dried Scallops

▲ Abalones

▲ Shiitake Mushrooms

Hoi Cheong Ho
G/F, 24 Eastern St, Sai Wan, Hong Kong

Hai Sang Hong has been operating in Dried Seafood Street and Tonic Food Street, Sheung Wan for more than 50 years. They carry full range of dried seafoods, sake, plum wine, dried nuts, herbs and groceries.

On Kee Dry Seafood
G/F, Flat F-G, Kam Fung Building, 8 Cleverly St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

An Kee founded in the 70's and has been operating till now. It stated in a small store until it became an old brand that most Hong Kong people now recognize. It was built up by 2 generations of the Pun's family members. 

On Kee offers many types of products, Abalone alone has over 150 choices, some are from Japan, Australia, South Africa, the middle east etc. Different ways of processing, such as dried abalone, instant abalone, frozen abalone, abalone sashimi. Their instant abalone in boxes and canned abalone are the best sellers in Hong Kong.

▲  Canned Abalones

▲ Fish Maws

▲  Conches

▲ Agaricus blazei

Han Yin Hong

Shop 13, No.19-25 Des Voeux Road. West , Sheung Wan

Fresh foods are delivered from South Korea. There are 30 branches to serve you.

        

    

▲ Korean Fresh Ginseng

2023/3/13

Recommended

AZIZA Egyptian and Mediterranean Cuisines

Shop 1B, G/F, Upton Tower, 345 Des Voeux Rd W, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

The foods of Aziza are first class. Price is reasonable. Employees are friendly. Aziza is running by family. There are hand drawings on the walls. They provide many types of middle east and north African cuisines. I met the owner. I asked him how to survive during COVID 19 . He said because of customers' support.

▲ Egyptian Pita Bread+ Hummus

▲ Lamb Shank

▲  Lamb Kofta Skewers

Mak Ming Noodles

G/F, 309 Queen's Rd W, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

We have to thank the ancestor of MAK Zhi Ming and Mak Yu Xuan for the all-prawn wanton. It was their forebear Mak An who reputedly first created it when he came to Hong Kong during World War II (1939 – 1945). The Mak family’s connection with wanton noodles goes back to Mak An’s own father Mak Huan Chi who set up his wanton noodle stand in Guangzhou in 1923 called “Chi Kee ”.

Mak Zhi Ming is the grand son of King of Wonton Mak Huan Chi and son of Mak An the creator of Mak An Noodles. He is the owner of Mak Ming Noodles. Due to promotions of Mak Zhi Ming, Mak family's noodles were well known locally and overseas.

 

▲ Beef Tendon

▲ Beef Brisket Noodle Soup

Chiu Chow Noodles/Rice Noodles Tea Restaurant 

6-14 Centre St, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

This noodle shop is famous for Chiu Chow noodle. There are 3 choices: rice vermicelli, rice sticks and egg noodle. Beef brisket, soft and tender, is most recommended. Fresh beef is also recommended.

▲  Fish Slices and Beef Rice Vermicelli Soup

Signature Fish Maw Rice Vermicelli; soup base is very fragrant; fish maw is huge, tender, chewy and smooth.

▲ Fish Maw Rice Noodle

Next, 

Hong Kong Episode Part 12

Hong Kong Final Episode, Harbourview Buffet, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum

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