Thanks Ken - good to see that my presentation of these exotic veggies (well, at least some of them) are steering you towards your state's official cuisine - Bon Appetit!

Thank you Barbara, glad to hear that you liked these colors!

Thanks for looking in on the tour again, Mike, and your kind comment. Yes, most of the food consumed in Hong Kong has to be imported, that is just a matter of geographical fact. Most of the imports come from China, and from other nearby Asian countries like the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Hong Kong's area is smaller than that of Los Angeles, and the population is more than double. Some food is actually still produced in Hong Kong, mainly aquaculture and vegetable farming in the New Territories. I wonder how much food is produced in the city of Los Angeles, with its larger area and less than half of its population? Actually Hong Kong still has some land that has not been built over, as we will see in the coming posts, but much of that is very hilly and not suited for agriculture.

Thank you Dick - they usually taste as good as they look!

Thank you for looking in on the tour again, Jim, glad to hear that these images brought back (hopefully good) memories of the good old days.

I am with you on these, Bill, but everything else is fair game .....

Thank you Hereford for your kind comment, it is great to see you looking in on the tour again!

Thank you Dick for your nice comment and for looking in on the tour again!

Thank you for looking in on the travelogue, k9moe. Yes, that is a lot of meat, but this is a very active market in a very populated area, so the turnover would be good. Whether it is all sold the same day, I have no idea, but I would think that most would go and also that they would have refrigeration for what is kept over. There are definitely a few interesting and rather unusual things to try here, like the fish balls and most of the meat displayed in that butcher shop window in frame 1. Welcome to the tour!

Thank you Elliott.

Yes, the red meat is the easy part, and it does look good. The fish balls are great too, and so are most of the roasted meat shown in the window in the first frame - the rest is interesting but not necessarily for me.

Interesting life story, Chief! Yes, I have been to Taiwan multiple times, worked there twice for about 3-4 weeks each, actually spent my first Christmas in Asia in Taipei at the manager's house, that was in 1968. Worked there also in 1970, then visited Taiwan (Taipei, Yehliu, Sun Moon Lake and Tarokko Gorge) with Susan in 1980 and actually I went back by myself in November 2019 on a trip around the entire island - I always enjoyed Taiwan.

Thank you Rowedean, we do have that same hesitation, never bought meat at the market. I have tried chicken feet, nothing wrong with them, but also nothing to rave about in my opinion, there is so much other great stuff around, that I say no to these. Now fish balls, that is another story, normally served in a soupy broth, these can be very delicious. Have a great day also!

Thanks Joe, I am happy to hear that you enjoyed this set. Pictures of meat are sometimes a bit tricky, some people might get upset and displaying this meat in a tropical environment without refrigeration makes me personally a bit nervous too. Luckily these shots were taken in November, when the temperatures were actually very pleasant. The seafood balls are something I personally was not familiar with, learned to appreciate them through Susan, when we eat them in restaurants or sometimes at home. Glad to hear that you enjoy the inclusion of the map, I always want to know where things are at, and think that many of the viewers hopefully like to see this information. I actually love to make up these maps.