Eating from stall to stall

Street food has always been a part of Hong Kong's food culture. Just check out HK Magazine's A-Z list of HK's iconic street food and you can see the variety that exists. Individually, each is just a quick snack to eat while you're on the go. But together, they can make a delicious lunch of dinner. These snacks are sold across the city at various places, with minor differences in taste/size depending on a particular stall/cart/shop. Here are my top 5 favourite street foods.

#5 Peanut mochi

These nutty, chewy snacks are especially yummy. They are freshly rolled and  made to order, so they are nice and warm when you eat them!

#4 Pork and green onion pancake (燒餅王)

These meaty buns are juicy and filling. They are pretty much a combination of the Taiwanese pepper pork buns (胡椒餅) and a Dalang biscuit (武大郎燒餅)

#3 Deep fried ice cream

Cheung Chau's deep fried ice cream is fantastic on a hot summer's day. It's actually a very quick snack to make--a premade mochi ice cream is lightly battered and then deep fried.

#2 Wok roasted chestnuts

You can smell these sweet smoky chestnuts from down the street. They are roasted in a giant wok with sugar and has a unique taste that can't be replicated by a normal oven.

#1 Lee Keung Kee North Point Egg Waffle (北角雞蛋仔)

Egg Waffles can be found everywhere from supermarkets to MTR stations. But no other shop can replicate the same crunchy shell and fluffy centre of LKK's egg waffles.

So that's my 5 favourite street foods in HK. You're probably thinking that I've left out two iconic HK street foods--stinky tofu and curry fish balls. These are definitely popular snacks among both locals and tourists. But I think because they are sold at so many places that they often taste a bit mediocre. Regardless, I love wandering around the city trying new snacks. HK has everything from savoury to sweet snacks that there's something delicious to eat on every block.