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The good news is that pretty much what you’ve been used to eating at home, you can get here. HK’s food industry and supply to the expatriate community has improved enormously over the past 10 years. Of course, most of it is imported so be prepared to pay more for your air or sea freighted goods! If you’re thinking of ‘going local’ well there’s plenty of fresh products on offer. The Hong Kong Chinese like their food fresh, so you’re coming to the right place!
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Going Local
Chinese 'wet' markets (indoor markets offering vegetables, fruit and meat in more local areas such as Wan Chai, Western, Mongkok), supermarkets, fish mongers and street stalls sell a variety of fresh and locally grown products at relatively inexpensive costs. If you choose to shop as the locals do, you will find an abundance of fresh foods and greater choice of vegetables, fish and meats heralding from Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Street stalls often sell the same goods as offered in wet markets at a slightly lower price. Chickens will be prepared for you to take home and cook and fish will be scaled and filleted or sold whole. Vegetables are sold by the catty; fruit is sold by the piece or by the pound and meat is sold by the ounce. The more you become a familiar face at your local markets, the better the price will become. It is helpful but not essential if you learn some Cantonese when shopping at the wet markets. |
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Supermarkets
As already mentioned, you will notice that your favourite groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than back home owing to freight costs. The other thing that will drive up a price is the demand for such an item. The two supermarket chains in Hong Kong are Wellcome and Park n Shop both of which offer extensive range of imported groceries, fresh meat, products and wine. Meat in Hong Kong is usually provided from Australia, New Zealand or the US. As the supermarkets import from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, seasonal fruit and vegetables are available longer here. Wine has become less expensive owing to import duties being dropped in 2008. Both supermarkets offer telephone, fax and internet ordering services as well as delivery of goods.
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Deli and Gourmet Food
There are several delicatessen outlets in Hong Kong offering specialty items from Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the US. Oliver’s is a popular delicatessen as is GREAT at Seibu in Pacific Place on Hong Kong Island. Butchers, bakers, fishmongers, dairy and health food stores are in abundance here in Hong Kong. Home deliveries and telephone orders are accepted by most providors.
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City Super
Basement One, Times Square Causeway Bay
Tel: 2506 2888
Shops 1041-1049, ifc mall
Central
Tel: 2234-7128
www.citysuper.com.hk
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ThreeSixty
3/F & 4/F, The Landmark, Central
Tel: 2111 4480
Shop 1090, 1/F Elements
Union Square, Kowloon Station
Tel: 2196 8066
www.threesixtyhk.com
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Oliver's
2/F Prince's Building
10 Chater Road, Central
Tel: 2810 7710
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Gourmet and Organic Suppliers
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Premium Aussie Meats
Tel: 8135 1394
www.meatmarket.hk |
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South Stream Seafoods
Tel: 2555 6200
www.south-stream-seafoods.com
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Tenderloin Fine Food
Top Quality Imported Meat,
Seafood, Organic Poultry, Wine
Tel: 2877 2733
www.tenderloin.com.hk
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Go-Gourmet
It provides private & corporate catering and has a line of gourmet products which it sells through private taste testing parties. |
Other outlets include Oliver’s Delicatessen, City Super, Great and the food departments of Jusco. Specific delicatessen items can be bought from some importers. Home deliveries and telephone orders are accepted by most providors. |
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