New York City's famous attraction, Chinatown, has a variety of Asian dishes to offer tourists from all over the world. They range from Chinese to Japanese to Thai cuisine. But New York seems to lack the flavor of Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong is considered Chinese, it seems to have developed its own kind of culture and cuisine. In Hong Kong, they are known for the variety of street food they present to Hongkongers and tourists every day. But sadly, New York's Chinatown doesn't have even a fraction of Hong Kong's famous street food. It's time for a major takeover in Chinatown! The new street food representing Hong Kong should be incorporated into Chinatown. It will show Americans or Asian Americans what Hong Kong is famous for and learn more about the culture. Also, more street food will bring uniqueness to Chinatown, so it will attract more tourists, which will then boost the economy. It's time to bring Hong Kong Street Food to Chinatown! Going to Chinatown everyone thinks of food and bubble tea, but the culture of Hong Kong seems to be missing. An important part of every culture is its cuisine and Hong Kong has a very unique cuisine that everyone likes, namely Street Food. “Street trading has been a feature of life in Hong Kong for over 100 years,” (Hong Kong Department of Food and Environmental Sanitation), this is an important aspect of the culture and life of Hongkongers as Hong Kong grew. “Since the early days of Hong Kong, there have been food stalls selling congee, noodles, rice, preserved fruits, Chinese cakes and pastries, etc. in the streets and alleys of Central and Sheung Wan districts.” Street Food didn't suddenly appear in modern Hong Kong, it's been there since the beginning of Hong Kong and has grown with... half the paper... ttp://www.tourismexcellence. com.au/Growing-Destinations/Benefits-of-Tourism.htmlTo name some of Hong Kong's famous street foods are "Gai Dan Jai", "put chai goo", dragon's beard sweets and preserved lemons according to Time Out. (http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/60320/the-last-of-the-street-hawkers.html) Furthermore, Hong Kong street food sells curry fish balls, skewered beef offal, fried squid tentacles, stinky tofu and much more! Imagine all this in New York's Chinatown, the joy of having so many varieties to try every day. Something new to eat every day with many different flavors! Like "gai dan jai", it has flavors ranging from original to chocolate, green tea and more according to saucy-spatual.com (http://www.saucy-spatula.com/extras/street-food-in- mongkok -hong-kong/#sthash.5AEg PcJh.dpbs) Just the thought of all these different types of food can make you want to!
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