Fish Balls (Flour/Noodles)

Fish balls are the most popular street food in Hong Kong, and can be found everywhere from street stalls to convenience stores. Fish balls are also known as "fish balls", although there is the word "egg", in fact, it has nothing to do with eggs. In the old days, Hong Kong was a famous fishing port, and most of the fishermen were Chaoshan people, and the catch was abundant, and the sea fish were so abundant that they could not sell them all, so they relied on the craft of making beef balls in their hometown to make fish balls as a staple food. According to statistics, Hong Kong people eat 55 tons of fish balls every day, and the refreshing fish balls can satisfy the taste buds of the public, whether they are eaten for breakfast or as a roadside snack.

There are two types of fish balls in Hong Kong, the golden fish balls are made from cheaper shark meat and sold on skewers at street stalls. Since the fish used to make curry fish balls is not fresh enough, it must be fried at high temperature to lock in the freshness of the fish, and then cooked in curry sauce. Another type of white fish ball, made from more expensive fish meat, has a very different taste and texture from curry fish balls, and is made with smooth and fine rice noodles or bamboo noodles as a base, and then added to the pork bone soup as the soup base. The entrance is fragrant and smooth, the taste is Q enough, and the taste is very delicious.

On the streets of Hong Kong, you can often see people who eat fish balls regardless of each other, and people can't help but follow the local customs and quickly eliminate a large bowl of fish balls. Although fish balls are suitable for all ages, because the fish meat is slippery and hot, it is easy to stray into the trachea, and white fish eggs occasionally have small spines that have not been removed. The best way to eat it is to chew it in small bites and avoid swallowing it in large bites.

 

Recommended Stores:

Aberdeen Fish Ball King

Business district: Mong Kok/Yau Ma Tei

HKD 35 per capita

Address: No. 18, Po Ling Street, Yau Tsim Mong District

Phone: 852-23021832

Business hours: Monday to Sunday 08:00-01:00

Chained: Yes

 

Dechang fish ball powder shop

Business district: Hung Hom / Kowloon City

HKD 30 per capita

Address: G/F, Kafuk Court, 88 Fook Lao Village Road, Kowloon City

Phone: 852-27183838

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 00:00

Chained: Yes