5:32 AM
Hong Kong’s , is an eccentric
display of dried fish : some sold loose, some hanging in a queue and some
nicely packed! , dried fish means much
to people in Hong Kong and to what extent it is a part of the local Chinese
cuisine! I was astonished by the stupefying variety of dried fishes there,
fishes of every shape and size, and truly spectacular in their own right!
Old Chinese belief about dried
fish.The Chinese believe that eating certain foods on auspicious days, such as
the Chinese New Year, would bring luck to them. Dried fishes are one of them.
The dried oysters and mussels are considered to bring fortune if they are eaten
during the Chinese New Year celebrations. The Chinese New Year boosts up the
sales manifolds in all the shops selling these products. The heavily crowded
street, with loads of different kinds of dry fishes on display on either side,
is worth watching during this time of the year! During this time, there is a
tradition here to gift dry fishes since these bring in good omen and a spread
of delicacies is made using these!.
