a little fruit, somewhat similar to a mango.
steamed eggs - i believe the spotted ones are quail eggs. vendors would push around giant carts of these, with the eggs in large metal domed plates.
roasting chestnuts, another street food. i'm not sure what they were being roasted in (those little black pebble things) but it smelled awful.
hong kong was full of little bakeries; you could find both sweet and savory buns, as well as cakes and other pastries. i usually grabbed a bun or two for breakfast. the pork floss buns and coconut buns were my favorite.
grilled meat; i believe it's chicken, beef, and pork (from left to right).
these are the waffles i was talking about! i'm not sure what they are called but they're absolutely delicious. the middle is very chewy and the outside is super crunchy. i bought some whenever i passed a stand that sold them.
more buns! i love the way the flour looks on top.
traditional dim sum - this is typically eaten for breakfast or lunch. portions are very small (about 2-3 pieces per order) and the table shares the food. you are given a little checklist, and you mark off whatever you'd like to eat. food is brought out in bamboo steamers whenever it's finished, so there's a stream of dishes being brought out the entire time you're sitting down. it's a great way to try something new, and relatively cheap. my favorite items were the baked pork buns, egg custard tarts, noodles in peanut sauce, and soup dumplings.
a tray of food at a stand outside of a temple. anyone have any idea what those yellow things are?
this was such a neat restaurant! they serve lots of milk and egg based dishes, but are famous for their custards. unlike normal custards, this one is set by steam and is much less solid than the custard i was familiar with. it comes in two flavors (almond and plain) and is eaten with eggs, toast, and tea.
typical fruit stand in the stanley markets.
apparently this is what shrimp look like with their heads on! these were deep fried and served with fried garlic. this type of food was very common in the night markets.
i cannot for the life of me figure out what these eggs are - they're unbelievably beautiful, right? i saw them in the markets by lan kwai fong.
corn steaming in a bamboo basket. 
meat lollipop! this was another typical street food. 
fried tofu with hot peppers and fried garlic. this was one of my favorite foods in hong kong. 
snake soup! the restaurant that sold this was apparently very famous, and had pictures of the large snakes that had, erm, passed through lining the walls. some were taller than the person holding them! there was also a large cage full of snakes in the front of the store. the soup was served with lemon leaf and parsley.
a colorful fruit stand.
more buns! these were filled with raisins.i hope you've liked my first hong kong post! if you're able to shed any more light on the food i've posted above, please feel free to do so. i'd love to figure out what those striped eggs are!
