From the full length glass window in my room on the 12th floor of Dorsett Mongkok hotel, i always looked across and marveled at the high rise buildings ahead of me. One inconspicuous building right across didn't quite catch my attention until i realized it's a market!
So on my last day in Hong Kong, i decided to check it out. Spread across three floors, the top level of the air-conditioned market is actually a food centre which seemed more like a tze-char restaurant with plusher-looking seats. I didn't check out further as there wasn't any crowd.
According to the above notice, it's really a food centre. Strange that there wasn't any customer as food centres in Singapore would likely have someone dining at the tables or queuing to buy food at about 11 am.
Middle level was the section for wet and dry goods which include fruits and vegetables. Well, i don't know how to differentiate vegetables so i can't share if there's any unique vegetables in Hong Kong that we don't have in Singapore.
You can also find florists and stalls selling offerings (paper money, incense sticks etc) on this floor. If mom were with me, she would definitely make a beeline for the dry products store where she has a good eye for quality and can grasp the differences in pricing with Singapore.
Ground level offered an interesting insight to the wet market in Hong Kong.
The fishmongers section was quite similar to Singapore wet markets although i did notice drier floors! In Singapore, i hate to visit the fish section as the floor is always wet and it's common to find dirty water splashing onto my feet and legs!
One startling difference was something i shared previously on my instagram; pork, beef and mutton that were openly displayed. In Singapore, the aforementioned meat had to be stored in chillers at wet markets for hygiene and safety purposes, given the climate.
An unusual thing i noticed was that the most butchers had a humongous slab of chopping board at their stalls; big enough to use it as their counter space! They were custom built by craftsmen involved in making these traditional chopping boards and you may read an article i found about them here.
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Address
63 Fuk Tsun St, Tai Kok Tsui,
Tai Kok Tsui Municipal Services Building,
Hong Kong
Map
As above.
Floor Directory
As above.
For the summary of my seven days' itinerary to Hong Kong (with a day trip to Shenzhen), please click here.
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