When the holidays come, many citizens feel lost and don’t know what to do. Staying at home feels like wasting time, but going out, they don’t know where to go. Overseas travel is expensive and time-consuming, but it seems like there’s nowhere good to go in Hong Kong. But in fact, Hong Kong has many different good places for citizens to explore. This time, let me introduce the food in Cheung Chau and recommend three must-visit places.
A little information
Cheung Chau is an island located southeast of Lantau Island, about 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. It takes approximately 35 minutes to reach by fast ferry from Central, while the slow ferry takes about 1 hour. Cheung Chau is nicknamed the “Dumbbell Island” due to the shape of its island resembling a dumbbell. Currently, it is estimated to have a population of around 20,000, making it the most densely populated island in the Outlying Islands district.
One of the features of Cheung Chau is its many tourist attractions, such as the famous Cheung Po Tsai Cave, Cheung Chau Pak Tai Temple, and Cheung Chau Rock Carvings. Along the coast of the ferry pier, there are numerous seafood restaurants and a variety of street food stalls. In addition, what attracts people most to Cheung Chau is the annual Bun Festival and bun scrambling event, which can be said to be the largest traditional event in Cheung Chau, attracting a large number of visitors each time.
Gan Yong Tai Fish Balls
The first place you must eat is Kam Wing Tai Fish Balls. I believe everyone has heard of Cheung Chau’s big fish balls, but seeing giant fish balls claiming to be Cheung Chau’s big fish balls on the streets of the city, Kam Wing Tai’s Cheung Chau big fish balls can be said to be the most authentic and delicious.
As a long-established brand in Cheung Chau for over 40 years, Kam Wing Tai insists on hand-making every fish ball, shrimp ball, lobster ball, etc., so each ball has a unique shape. Highly recommend everyone to purchase.
As the Cheung Chau Big Fish Balls produced by Kam Wing Tai are all handmade, they have a unique chewy texture. At the same time, due to the use of fresh ingredients, the fish balls contain the natural freshness of fish meat, making them delicious to eat.
Address: G/F, 106 Cheung Chau Sun Hing Street
Business hours: 11:00 – 17:00
Phone: 29813050
Continent Beer Factory
The second must-eat place is Jou Beer Factory, and its most famous dish is the potato chip giant stick. Unlike other potato chips or fries that are clearly separated into strips or pieces, the most distinctive feature of Jou Beer Factory’s potato chip giant stick is that the entire stick is continuous, all connected.
Potato chip giant stick is to put potatoes into a machine, shave them into spiral thin slices, then fry them up on a 40 cm long bamboo stick, and after frying, customers can choose their own seasoning powder to sprinkle on the potato stick, then eat it as they please. The store offers more than 20 kinds of seasonings, including curry, shichimi powder, sea salt, and other traditional flavors, as well as alternative flavors such as chocolate, cantaloupe, and almond frost, guaranteeing a taste that suits you. Of course, you can also enjoy it without sprinkling powder, which offers a different taste.
Address: 16 Tung Wan Road, Cheung Chau
Business hours: 11:00 – 18:00
Phone: 67756237
Yun Sheng Dessert
The third must-eat place is Yuen Shing Dessert. When it comes to famous food in Cheung Chau, in addition to Cheung Chau fish balls and peace buns, it must be Cheung Chau mango glutinous rice cakes. Yuen Shing Dessert can be said to be one of the earliest stores to sell Cheung Chau mango glutinous rice cakes, and has even led the entire Cheung Chau mango glutinous rice cake craze, being hailed as the ancestor of Cheung Chau mango glutinous rice cakes.
The mango glutinous rice cakes at Yuen Sum Dessert come in two varieties, with regular glutinous rice skin and purple glutinous rice skin. Each cake is about half the size of a palm, with a thin and chewy outer layer of glutinous rice skin, and a very sweet mango filling inside, with generous portions.
Address: 5 Sun Hing Street, Cheung Chau
Business hours: 12:00 – 22:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)
Phone: 29815032
