Reply #5 Zozio's post
Before you leave your country, make sure you complete your Hepatitis shots set. It will take about a few months to finish the whole regimen but will stay effective for 10 years. The food places are generally very clean but occasionally you will get food poisoning which is expected as your stomach may not be accustomed to the local water and how cooked a dish may be. Food poisoning is a temporary thing while hepatitis is incurable. Get your shots.
There are three types of Chinese street food. One is the old daipaidong whereby the dishes are literally prepared and cooked on the street in a free-standing kitchen. There are a few around Central and they are very good. They serve mainly soup noodle dishes with dumplings.
The second type is these little snack carts that just serve to either cook or keep warm prepared food (food is prepared elsewhere). These snacks can be anything like snacks on skewers to sweet potatoes to roasted nuts. You more likely to see these snack carts in busy areas like Causeway Bay, TST, Mongkok, Wanchai, etc and more often in night.
The third type is technically not street food but actually outdoor seating on the streets in front of the restaurants that make the food. These places are all over Yaumatei, Jordan by Temple Street, Sai Kung, Cheung Chau island, and some wet markets. These places have full menus and not all of them have English menus. | |
