The food of Hong Kong, Part 1 of 2: Snacks

Waffles or egg puffs? I really want them all.

United Airlines thinks this is an appropriate snack on their planes.

I wonder if these are like Pop Rocks.

Not gonna eat these. I’m not fond of fish skin.

Preserved sweet pralines and chili fried fish

I didn’t eat these, but after feeling the package, I’m pretty sure they are giant gummy bears.

Hot and Spicy potato chips.

A variety of snack foods you can eat.

You can find almost any kind of snack food in places like 7-Eleven in Hong Kong.

Pizza-flavored potato chips.

Anyone want some chicken flavor corn bits?

Of course there are Hello, Kitty cookies. Why wouldn’t there be?

I have no desire to try these.

Strawberry flavored potato chips are a thing. They aren’t that good. They kind of burn your tongue and then leave a sickeningly-sweet flavor in your mouth. I won’t be purchasing them again.

Standing at the counter of a convenience store, in this case a 7-Eleven, I’m used to seeing gum and candy bars in this location.

Whether you eat egg puffs or waffles, they are delicious. At this shop, you can have them in a variety of flavors and have different flavors of ice cream stuffed in them, too. They are sooooo good.

These people know what the best snack food in Hong Kong is. This shop is somewhere in the Temple Street Market.

These egg puffs are in a shop at Victoria Peak. This place has the added touch of throwing cereal in with the ice cream.

This shop was located two blocks from our hotel. The egg puffs are especially good.

This is an egg puff I got. They come in these little bags to make it easier to eat them. I opted for no ice cream this time.

Some flavors of Lay’s potato chips.

More chip flavors.

I’m not sure this is really candy. Everything I have ever eaten that had menthol and eucalyptus flavor was a cough drop. I don’t know why you would make a candy to taste like that.

Snacks for babies.

Here in the U.S., you do not eat rock salt. If you see rock salt in America, it is used as a de-icer. I know this label is talking about halite, coarse salt, and/or kosher salt, but, as an American, my mind immediately went to the stuff I buy in the winter.

Cheezels sound really good, especially if it’s a food I can play with.

It’s a big pack of chips.

Yes, I am twelve. I took this picture for one product only.

These are really good. Sorry for the bad photo. I’m left handed and stupidly took this photo with my right hand.

A peanut butter mini swiss roll. It tastes just like a peanut butter sandwich.

On our harbor cruise, each person received a drink – it’s wise to pick water instead of soda – and a packet of cookies. As with so many things in Hong Kong, each cookie came individually wrapped. After a long discussion on Reddit, this is common in Asia. I also understand now why Japan didn’t want to sign the G7 pact against plastic pollution. It’s part of their culture and there is no need for it to be.

Durian snacks. I suppose these would be good if you like durians.

This is some kind of dried seafood. It cost $297.69 for this package.

Paul and I originally walked into a shop in Sonado Square in Macau that sells cookies because it had air conditioning and there were a lot of people in there. We figured we wouldn’t be harassed to purhase anything. We lucked out. Almost everything had a same to try. Narrowing the choices down to two was not easy.

An 85g packet of preserved orange peel is $44 HK, or $5.60. Paul was mad as he realized he has been throwing his orange peels away for the past four decades when he could have been making money.

I walked over to grab my sample to see what ginger tastes like. As I began chewing, I looked at Paul, pointed at the box with the samples and said, “No. Just no. Don’t eat that.”

I only had my point-and-shoot out to take pictures without being noticed in the cookie shop. They also had a variety of jerky for sale, which was sold in sheets.

If you look at the top and bottom of the photo, you can see the edges of the case. I was able to get right up against the side and get a clear shot of this “tender pork jerky.” It costs $88 HK or $11.22 per strip.

If you prefer, pork jowl jerky is $78 HK or $9.94.

All the Portuguese style cookies were fantastic. I should have bought one of these tins. I did purchase the Portuguese style walnut cookies in the flowery box below. They are light, flaky, and delicious, and I’m not sharing them with anyone.

Good cookies and I had my fill of them in the shop.

I bought some of these, too. They taste a little bit like Nilla Wafers. Again, all for me. None for you.

This vending machine places its items in weird locations. Here you can get a surgical mask, a packet of some kind of corn snack, and wet wipes.

Portuguese egg tarts are one of the most popular treats in Macau. The caramelised top is sweet and creamy. The shell is light and flaky. These particular tarts were for sale right outside the cookie shop.

I did not purchase any chocolate in this shop at Victoria Peak, however, the Gin and Lime caught my eye. I was tempted just to see what it tasted like.

More flavors of Lay’s potato chips, including American Style Cream and Onion. I’m guessing that’s sour cream and onion. Chips are expensive in Hong Kong and I didn’t want to spend the money to see if they are any different than here. If I were to purchase some, it’s be the India’s Magic Masala.

I hope this is just a weird name for a cracker.

Just short of heaven.

Some things I have eaten. I will eat Kinder Bueno any time you put it in front of me.

Gummy candy.

Shops all over Hong Kong sell steam cakes. They look good, but I did not have the chance to try them while I was there. I have had steam cakes elsewhere, but I’m sure the Chinese have their own twist. Maybe next time. I just can’t carry everything home with me.

Pocky Sticks for everyone.

Tomato potato chips.

Curry flavored potato chips.

This is an interesting idea.

More flavors of potato chips. I looked in vain for small packets of chips so I could try a bunch of flavors, but was unsuccessful. For now, pictures and imagination will have to do.

The label on the shelf said this was an octopus-like squid slice.

These snacks were available in a shop called Logon. It was in the iCentre galleria a block away from our hotel. The snacks are mini cheese sausage, fish meat sausage, wiener sausage, and fish roll (crabflavor). I purchased a new pen here. It’s the best pen I’ve ever had.

Macha-flavored Kit Kats.

This jerky was available for sale at the Hong Kong airport. There was some in gift boxes, but you could buy it open like this inside the airport. The price of $223 HK, or $28.43 is a bit steep if you ask me, especially considering it was $88 HK or $11.21 in Macau. I don’t know quality differences, but I wouldn’t pay that much for it.

Back home in Nebraska, I gather my special stash of chocolate on the kitchen counter. I’m sensing a pattern here.