Cooking demonstrations.
* Chinese people in Hong Kong take English names for several reasons: 1) As Cantonese is a tonal language, romanised Cantonese names are at risk of being mispronounced with prohibitive and sometimes offensive consequences; 2) Chinese people prefer to keep their given names for their families, and there's a certain amount of protection from identity theft involved too; 3) It helps Chinese people learning English to enter into an English-speaking mind-set.
 Promotional videos in the windows of closed shops.  Product demonstrations on the street.  1) Abalone
2) Red bean dessert 3) Sweet potato 4) Fish balls, beef balls, etc 5) Hairy crabs** Generally in East Asia, people also seem to have a disproportionately high regard for these foods too: - Durian - Eggs that are either rotten or uncooked - Offal - Processed cheese - Soy Milk - Stinky tofu - Spam - Supermarket bread (ie: not fresh / bakery bread) - Tapioca * I don't mean "enthusiastic" about, I mean visibly thrilled at the mere mention. "Disproportionately", because of their bland taste / texture and their ubiquity. ** Perhaps this one is fair enough - it is a seasonal / traditional food. |
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