weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

This post is a continuation from yesterday's look at the Wan Chai Market. In today's set we visit a couple of small butcher shops and have a look at the Chinese oriented meat and seafood items that are offered there.


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

HONG KONG COUNTRY INFO in set # 196: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-762698-1.html

WAN CHAI INFO in set # 198: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-762881-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

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1 - View through the window of a barbecue/roasted meat shop with from top left: roast pork, roast duck, chicken, pigeon, sausages

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2 - Handling a variety of fresh red meat

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3 - Pork chops and bacon

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4 - Preserved pork and pressed duck

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5 - Chinese sausages known for a high fat content

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6 - Intriguing display of a to us unknown product

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7 - Variety of fish balls plus sausages

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8 - Chicken feet, tripe, etc

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9 - More of the same

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10 - Jicama root vegetable

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

11 - Trip map of the Hong Kong segment of our tour, Wan Chai is at the northern coast of Hong Kong Island at the bottom of the map

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Bill.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

More of your color fest, Joe!

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Nice(?) photos of the local market, Joe. I've been to Hong Kong many times. And Kowloon a few times. Sort of a mandatory experience for shipboard service in the Navy in the South China Sea. A little different from the usual tourist's experience I think. Dust ups in the China Fleet Club with the Brit sailors comes to mind. And a few other interesting experiences. Waking up with an unexpected tattoo, my one and only! Ah, the good(?) old days!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Mike, lots of color here, yes, but pretty much of the same hues, that what you get when you visit the meat market, not actually my favorite, but it's there and I took a go at it.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Chief for looking in on the tour again and your comment. Not necessarily the nicest pictures portraying meat, but it's part of the market experience. I can imagine that as a Navy person you must have spent quite some time in Hong Kong, I have seen many of your confreres during my frequent visits and stays in the then colony. And I would say, yes, they were the good (!) old days, when we were young(er) and the future was still lying plentifull and promising ahead of us -- yes, those were the days my friend, we thought they'll never end ....

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nice set. Lots of things I wouldn't eat, though.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Ken, it is a pretty good mix what I caught here, chicken feet are definitely out for me (that's a joke in our family), and I would shy back from the sausages (weird taste in my opinion) and a couple of others as well!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Gorgeous shots I didn't think the Chinese were big meat eaters, but apparently I have been waaaay wrong

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Joe, glad you liked the images in this set. While the traditional Chinese meal contains generally more vegetables that meats in comparison to the Western diets, Chinese have definitely been eating meats aplenty and also maybe more adventurously than what generally our Western tastes are used to. Here's a toast to a good meal!

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

You put it very well, Joe!
Maybe we walked past each other on the street there once upon a time!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Who knows Chief, everything is possible - what years would you have been out there?

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

About '74 thru '80