Sydney, Australia locals were able to get a taste of the real Hong Kong without having to fly by attending the ‘Experience Hong Kong’ event held at Hoardern Pavilion on Saturday.
Outside the pavilion, a vintage double-decker passenger liner on Line 6A, bound for Star Ferry, stops at Sydney’s Driver Avenue, and inside the pavilion, a number of boats, seemingly transporting local visitors to Hong Kong in a blink of an eye. Four stalls serving ten signature dishes bring the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong’s night markets to Australia.
As owners of Palace Chinese Restaurant, which has been serving Cantonese cuisine in Australia for over 18 years, Mary Ma and her multi-talented chef treat visitors with traditional Hong Kong desserts such as mango pomelo sago, rice noodle rolls and baked goods. tickled the palate. Moon cakes as Chinese traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.
Her favorite is the banana rice cake roll. “It’s my childhood dessert. When I was a girl, everyone loved it and it was everywhere on the street, but it’s rarely seen these days,” she said.
“We always have emotion when serving traditional Hong Kong food,” she continued. “I believe those traditions deserve to be passed down.”
Bubble waffles, Hong Kong-style milk tea and red bean pudding attracted the eyes of a sweet tooth, while stalls selling delicious dim sum were also popular.
Samantha Scalia, a guest at Saturday’s event, told Xinhua News Agency that she loves Hong Kong food, especially dumplings, and would like to try curry fish balls.
“Hopefully I’m going to taste almost everything, and I’m also going to experience a lot of activities. I’m pretty new to many foods, so I’d like to taste a little bit of everything,” Sukkarieh said.
To mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, this day-long event, organized by the New South Wales Chapter of the Hong Kong-Australia Business Association and sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Department in Sydney, was not only well-attended but also – It included not only famous street food to entertain visitors, but also a series of performances such as lion dance, martial arts, Cantonese opera, Tai Chi, and Chinese calligraphy.
