This video, which has detailed demonstrations of traditional Chinese dishes and garnishes, is interspersed with views of life in Hong Kong, particularly the markets, the restaurants and the harbour. It is divided into five sections: “Delights of the heart” which covers breakfasts and dim sum, “Treasures from the sea”, “Meat roasts”, “Food and festivals” and “Homecooking”. Demonstrated dishes include spare ribs en papillotte, sauteed oysters with spring onion and ginger, roast pork and duck and spiced crispy chicken.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
38106
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hong Kong
Closed captioning
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery, Asian
Places → Hong Kong
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)