Flavors of Hong Kong  A city with a culinary tradition like few
others  By Julia Cortez Epoch Times Staff Created: January 30,
2013 Last Updated: February 7, 2013 Related articles: Life »
Food Print E-mail to a friend Give feedback  With a Canton
origin, sweet and sour pork is a very popular dish in Hong Kong.
(Dai Bing/NTD Television)   It’s remarkable how Hong Kong Island
has managed to preserve its ancient culture while keeping most
customs and Chinese traditions, despite a strong British
presence and harassment from Communist Party politics.
Nevertheless, Hong Kong has preserved the Cantonese language and
doesn’t use Simplified Mandarin, save for formal circumstances.
And with written language, only traditional characters are used.
Another major tradition that has not been lost in Hong Kong is
its cuisine. Most know that each of China’s regions, which are
each rather large in size, has unique recipes and ways of
cooking, making each region an adventure of enjoyable flavors.
The island of Hong Kong has a