I’m back in the UK now after a month-long trip to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia. As an antidote to jetlag and the grey British winter, I’m posting these colourful photos from Hong Kong markets.
My first stop, the source of those red chillies, was the wet market on Chun Yeung Street, near North Point on Hong Kong Island.
The whole street is double-lined with market stalls and shops selling meat, fish and seafood, Chinese medicine, clothes, and household items. And of course, a huge range of tropical fruit and vegetables, like these shiny red wax apples.
And Chinese cabbages. These bring back memories of my time in north-east China. Every winter, people in Dalian would buy these cabbages, and then store them in the open air, on the roof of their apartment buildings. No fridge or freezer needed when the winter air is cold and dry enough.
Back in Hong Kong, in another market near Graham Street, I found these pomelos. I miss these – sour grapefruits are no substitute. I wonder if I can buy them somewhere in London.
Distant Drumlin 
Oooh pomelo!! One of my absolute favourites!! We sometimes get it in India now too – yum yum yum!
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Enjoy it while you can, while the rest of us have none, or no juice (see Kim’s comment below!)
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Yup! I’ve had some juicy ones in Indonesia, China and even here in India. My favourite is a Thai style pomelo salad. Gee… is that my tummy growling and mouth salivating??
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The problem with buying this stuff is that you have no idea where it has come from and how it was ‘fertilised’. There are so many scandals and horror stories we sadly try to avoid things unless we can be sure of the source. But it certainly looks good!
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But they looked so tasty…and I have even more images of meat and seafood from the market. Oh well, I can enjoy my photos in safety.
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Just don’t eat the photos.
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Lovely photos. We have those “apples” – called “kavika” here. Pomelos. ugh! We have those growing wild here too – but every pomelo I’ve ever had – both here and in Puerto Rico – were so DRY! How the heck do you get a juicy pomelo? Glad you had a great trip and I look forward to more posts about it.
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We had juicy pomelos in Shanghai. And I was introduced to them by a friend from Indonesia, so maybe that is the source of the juicy ones.
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I am fascinated by the wax apples. It is a fruit I have never seen before. What do they taste like?
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Sweet, somewhere between a pear and a watermelon?
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Sounds wonderful! Where I live, the fruit is not that exciting. I am happy if I can get something organic.
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I love looking at fresh produce! I could stare at fruit & veg displays for hours 😉
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Be careful what you wish for. I could post photos from this market for weeks and weeks…
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WE CAN TAKE IT!!!
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