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Rice
Rice is a major staple food for people from rice
farming areas in southern China. Steamed rice, usually
white rice, is the most commonly eaten form. Rice
is also used to produce beers, wines and vinegars.
Rice is one of the most popular foods in China and is
used in many dishes. Glutinous rice (“sticky rice”) is a
variety of rice used in many specialty Chinese dishes.
Wheat
In wheat-farming areas in Northern China,
people largely rely on flour-based food,
such as noodles, breads, jiaozi (a kind of
Chinese dumplings), and d buns).
Landmarks of
Hong Kong Cuisine
Jumbo Kingdom (Chinese means
literally: “Treasure Kingdom”)
consists of the Jumbo Floating
Restaurant and the adjacent Tai
Pak Floating Restaurant, renowned
tourist attractions in Aberdeen
South Typhoon Shelter, within
Hong Kong’s Aberdeen Harbour.
Noodles
Chinese noodles come dry or fresh in a variety
of sizes, shapes and textures and are often served
in soups or fried as toppings. Some varieties, such
as Shou Mian (literally noodles of longevity), are
symbolic of long life and good health according
to Chinese tradition. Noodles can be served hot or
cold with different toppings, with broth, and occasionally
dry (as is the case with mi-fun). Noodles
are commonly made with rice flour or wheat flour,
but other flours such as soybean are also used.
Tea
Longjing tea, also known as Dragon Well tea,
is a variety of roasted green tea from Hangzhou,
Zhejiang Province, China, where it is produced
mostly by hand and has been renowned for its
high quality, earning the China Famous Tea title.
As well as with dim sum, many Chinese drink
their tea with snacks such as nuts, plums, dried
fruit (in particular jujube), small sweets, melon
seeds, and waxberry. China was the earliest
country to cultivate and drink tea, which is enjoyed
by people from all social classes. Tea processing
began after the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Chinese tea is often classified into several different
categories according to the species of plant
from which it is sourced, the region in which it is
grown, and the method of production used. Some
of these types are green tea, oolong tea, black tea,
scented tea, white tea, and compressed tea. There
are four major tea plantation regions: Jiangbei, Jiangnan,
Huanan and the southwestern region.
Over 30 million visitors have
visited Jumbo Kingdom, including
Queen Elizabeth II, John Wayne,
Chad Garvin, David Bowie, Tom
Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chow Yun
Fat, Stephen Chow and Gong Li.
There was also a Jumbo Kingdom
Manila in Manila Bay, Philippines,
but it was closed after 8 years of
operation. Jumbo Kingdom is part
of Melco International Development
Limited, a company listed in
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Jumbo Kingdom was established
in October 1976 by Dr.
Stanley Ho after four years and
over HK$30 million were spent to
design and build it. It was originally
decorated in the style of an
ancient Chinese imperial palace.
In 2000, two tugboats brought one
of the floating barges (Palace) from
the Aberdeen Harbour to the mouth
of Manila Bay, and it was rebranded
as the “Jumbo Kingdom Manila”.
June 2017 - HONG KONG EDITION - Journey’s End 17