Taste and smell have memory. I am searching for and reliving all the sensations of smell and taste in childhood.
I miss the freshly deep-fried Chinese donuts and rice noodle "fried double", steamy congee with minced beef, and silky "stocking" milk tea. My longings became realities on the first morning in Hong Kong. I had them all for breakfast as a morning devotion.
Even a trip to the grocery store was fascinating. I found "Garden Chocolate Fingers" and "Jacob Orange Biscuits"......Imported goods from all over the world are stocked up on all the aisles.
There are countless choices for a meal, and you have many meals a day. There are places for all kinds of specialty food: desserts, pastries, snacks, noodles, or anything you can imagine. Anthony Bourdain(the host of an American tv food show)has seen nothing in Hong Kong yet. I have a sensory overload.
I am in a food heaven. After twenty years living oversea, I still feel the bond with the people here. Eating well is our birthright. We shared the same philosophy and purpose of life: Eat, drink and be merry.
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