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Food

Food has always been a huge part of while I love to travel. Read all my food-related posts here and find your next favorite bowl of noodles or juiciest cut of steak.

Hong Kong Neighborhood Spotlight: Sai Ying Pun Food – the Local Edition

A bowl of beef brisket noodles from Ying Kee in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

June 20, 2020 //  by Lily Wu//  11 Comments

Searching for local food in Hong Kong as a non-Chinese speaker is overwhelming. The vast majority of online reviews being written on Anglophonic platforms like Yelp (which has been described kindly as "on death's doorstep") and Google Reviews (mostly written for tourists, by tourists) place spotlight on restaurants that don’t serve local food. That being said, there's a vast number of local spots …

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Category: Asia, Food, Hong Kong, Travel, Travel Guides and TipsTag: Asia living, Asia travel, Asian food, food, hong kong, local food

25 Must-Try Foods in Hong Kong For the Ultimate Local Eating Experience

Food in Hong Kong

April 17, 2020 //  by Lily Wu//  33 Comments

  I want to talk about the must-try foods in Hong Kong, mostly because food is one of the few things that I am thinking about nonstop, and Hong Kong (and Asian food in general) is usually full of glorious carbohydrates, which, if you know me by now, is my favorite food group. I low-key wish they'd bring back this carb-tastic Food Pyramid, instead of the decidedly fruit-and-vegetable …

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Category: Asia, Food, Hong Kong, Travel, Travel Guides and TipsTag: Asia food, Asia living, Asia travel, Best Food in Hong Kong, hong kong, hong kong food, travel

The Best Food in the East Village, Manhattan: My Favorite Bites in This New York Neighborhood

a margherita slice at Scarr's Pizza, one of the best food in east village manhattan

January 7, 2020 //  by Lily Wu//  31 Comments

I plan an entire visit to a place around its food more often than I care to admit. This was especially true before I became Instagram trash (hey, click that Follow if you haven’t!), when the only photos I snapped were on my Samsung 5, and consisted nearly entirely of things like handheld jianbing or egg waffles stuffed with ice cream. Since my nearly-complete transformation into Instagram …

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Category: Food, North America, Travel, Travel Guides and Tips, United States of AmericaTag: food, new york, New York City, usa

Do Italians like American Italian Food? We Eat in Little Italy in Boston to Find Out

Penne Gorgonzola with a red glass of wine in the background at Carmelina's in Boston Little Italy

December 23, 2019 //  by Lily Wu//  18 Comments

Have Americans destroyed Italian cuisine? Do the Italians hate us for it? Do I even know what Italian food is? Would bringing an Italian to Little Italy in Boston be carnage? My first experience with Italian food came in the form of boxed Barilla spaghetti. My dad meticulously listed grocery items on yellow Post-it notes and carefully attached them to our fridge door. One of them is still …

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Category: Food, Longform, North America, Travel, United States of AmericaTag: American food, Boston, food, Italian food, little Italy, United States, usa

Hong Kong Neighborhood Spotlight: Best Local Food in Sheung Wan

Full meal with tomato broth soup and condensed milk buns at Sin Heung Yuen, one of the best local foods in Sheung Wan Hong Kong

November 17, 2019 //  by Lily Wu//  10 Comments

It takes some real courage to eat local in Hong Kong. It really does. In most restaurants around the world, there’s a modicum of behaviour that you generally come to expect. Someone will greet you. You get to sit with the people you came with. There are napkins somewhere. Rarely, in other parts of the world, do we accept being screamed at, your order being shouted across the restaurant, plates …

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Category: Asia, Food, Hong Kong, Travel Guides and TipsTag: dining in hong kong, food, food guide, hong kong, hong kong food, hong kong food guide, local food, sheung wan

There’s Virtue in Bland Food – Or, How I Found Home in Hong Kong Macaroni Soup

Breakfast set at Lan Fong Yuen; Central, Hong Kong. 2019.

October 5, 2019 //  by Lily Wu//  8 Comments

Growing up, it was about breakfast. My father shook the top of my duvet until I cracked my eyes open - or, if he was feeling funny that morning, would gently place his index finger horizontally across my nostrils, giggling to himself as my eyelids flew open, satisfied that I was sufficiently awake. One day it might be a reheated frozen muffin - a 700- calorie monstrosity from a megapack …

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Category: Asia, Food, Hong Kong, LongformTag: hong kong, hong kong food

7 Rules of Hong Kong Dining to Know Before You Go

Ma Sa Restaurant in Hong Kong

September 15, 2019 //  by Lily Wu//  5 Comments

The first night I moved to Hong Kong, I ordered delivery Korean fried chicken and ate it in my room. I cowered inside the bedroom of my serviced apartment, brought a steaming bag of food to the bedroom, lifted the lid of my spicy Korean fried chicken, and ate my first meal of Hong Kong out of cardboard boxes sitting in my bed. That’s right. I went through the effort of creating an account on …

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Category: Asia, Food, Hong Kong, Travel Guides and TipsTag: cha caan teng, dining tips, hong kong, hong kong food

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📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Lion Rock) ⁣ This was t 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Lion Rock) ⁣ This was the second time I’ve hiked to Lion Rock in Kowloon (the first time being over 3 years ago), and I still love the little Lego-pieces of HK’s buildings as far as the eye can see! ⁣ I’m not jn Hong Kong at the moment, but I’ve been telling my family here in the US that it isn’t all dense concrete and gray cityscapes, a huge amount of HK is literally just lush tropical wilderness. ⁣ Hope everyone is having a lovely start to their holidays! My family has never been big holiday people (don’t think they place a lot of emphasis or value on atmosphere), but we still got a little cat-proof tree tree at my insistence to spruce it up a bit. ⁣ ⁣ #ilovehongkong #homekong #hongkongphotography #hongkongphotographer #cathaycreators #hikinginhongkong #hongkonghiking #hkhikes #hongkonghikes #sheisfromhk #sheisnotlost #lionrockhike #lionsrock #hk_iger #travelgirlsgo #livetoexplore #hongkonglife #hongkonginsta #hongkongig #explorehongkong #discoverhongkong #awesomehongkong #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #hongkongblogger #damestravel #traveldames #thedreamytravel #girlsvsglobe #girlsborntravel
📍Massachusetts (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ What’s th 📍Massachusetts (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ What’s the coldest place you’ve ever been to? ⁣ Can you smell how crisp the air is? It was also bone-shatteringly cold - 🥶 30 F (just below 0 C) feels just as fresh and stingy on my face as I remember! There are ZERO “Instagram spots” in the classical sense here - so you’ve got to get creative with Mother Nature! ⁣ Life has been funny lately. I’ve been in the USA for about 2.5 weeks now and I’ve finally settled into a rhythm and a routine. Part of that routine involves 3-4x weekly walks with my parents in a nearby “reservation” - big swathes of land with hiking trails, ponds, and lakes. I’m wearing leggings underneath jeans here, and could STILL feel the sharpness of cold air penetrating all the way through to my skin. ⁣ I’ve traded skyscrapers and haze for lakes and sunsets, and right now, feel super content. ⁣ ⁣ #ilovenengland #houghtonspond #newenglandsunsets #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #newenglandphotographer #newenglandphotography #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newengland_igers #newenglandfall #newenglandblogger #sheisnotlost #travelgirlshub #damestravel #dametraveler #sheisfromhk #agameoftones #cathaycreators #newenglandpictures #newenglander #ilovemassachusetts #masachusettsphotographer #massachusettsoutdoors #bluehillsreservation #hikingboston #newenglandhikes #massachusettslife #massachusettsmade #naturalmassachusetts
📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ This photo was 📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ This photo was taken last year in one of my favorite places in Boston, the Boston Public Library (where my dad still works!). ⁣ If I get my negative COVID result today, I’m finally out of my self-imposed quarantine! It won’t bring me much freedom, but I’m excited to meet the two new cats in the house and to finally be able to make and serve my own meals. Hope everyone is having a good week! ⁣ ⁣ #iloveboston #bostonpubliclibrary #beantown #newenglandphotographer #newenglandphotography #bostonma #bostonblogger #bostonbloggers #lifeofadventure #alwaysgo #wanderfolk #letsgosomewhere #exploreeverywhere #tasteintravel #instatravel #stayandwander #welivetoexplore #neverstopexploring #visualwanderlust #femmetravel #girlslovetravel #dametraveler #wearetravelgirls #ladiesgoneglobal #sheexplores #girlsborntotravel #theglobewanderer #traveldiary #travelphotography #bostonphotography
📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 ⁣ This summer, I met so 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 ⁣ This summer, I met so many wonderful friends and formed exciting and fun friendships - as a result, I ended up on boats WAY more than any other HK summer, and still took place well into October. Now that I’m in cloudy and rainy and cold New England, I’m absolutely thinking about these sunny days, but being around my family is just as amazing. ⁣ I feel like I have so many books to read, things to write, yoga poses to learn, dishes to cook. My stories won’t be as fun as they are usually (a lot less booze and boats and a lot more books and cats) but I hope you guys will stick with me over these next few months! ⁣ #ilovehongkong #homekong #cathaycreators #outonthewater #imonaboat #sheisfromhk #hk_igers #hongkonginstagram #hongkongphotography #hongkongphotographer #hongkongig #hongkonglife #theprettycities #travelgirldiary #travelgirlsofficial #travelgirlscollective #travelgirlsgetaways #travelgirldiaries #travelgirlsvibe #explorehongkong #discoverhongkong #hongkongcity #hongkongview #hongkongharbour #exploreasia #travelgirlsgo #girlswhotravel #lifeinhongkong #hongkonglife #bostonbloggers
📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ I flew from Hon 📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ I flew from Hong Kong and landed in Boston on Sunday night, after sitting on two very, very, under capacity flights. I posted a lengthy few stories about my flight experience from HK, but the entire thing was wrapped in my bafflement and dumbfoundedness that not a single soul asked me about anything COVID related once I landed in the country. There were no temperature checks. No questions. No requests to see my signed doctor’s form stating that I was negative for the coronavirus. ⁣ At any other time, I would’ve loved to stroll the streets of Boston proper again (like this shot of me in Beacon Hill at exactly this time last year), meeting with childhood friends (miss you all so much and wish I could eat and drink with you), while enjoying my time with family. But today, I’ll be staying away and I really hope that the US gets its shit together soon. ⁣ #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #iloveboston #newenglandphotos #massachusetts #beantown #beaconhill #acornstreet #bostonpride #bostonliving #bostonian #bostonphotographer #ilovenewengland #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newenglandphotographer #newengland_igers #newenglandstyle #newenglandfall #massachusetts_igers #massachusettsphotography #massachusettsphotographer #iloveautumn #autumninnewengland #autumninboston #fallfoliage #foliagelove #foliageoutdoors #newenglandpictures #newenglander via @preview.app
📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Sai Ying Pun) ⁣ Here’ 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Sai Ying Pun) ⁣ Here’s a colorful photo of Hong Kong during the best ever weather - breezy and cool - perfect for outdoor activity! ⁣ In other news, I will be going home to Boston soon to see my family for a while and am absolutely terrified. After having lived in Hong Kong, with very few transmissions of COVID a day, I can’t imagine going back to a place (albeit my hometown) where people aren’t taking things seriously. ⁣ Anyone who has been traveling in or through the US, or even living there, your advice is GREATLY appreciated! I would live with my two parents, and can’t take any chances - none at all. ⁣ ⁣ #homekong #ilovehongkong #hongkongers #hongkongig #saiyingpun #artlane #travelbloggers #bostonbloggers #urbanartphotography #urbanartwork #lifeofadventure #alwaysgo #wanderfolk #letsgosomewhere #exploreeverywhere #visualwanderlust #welivetoexplore #adventurethatislife #travelgirlsgo #theprettycities #theprettyplaces #thewanderess #urbanartworld #adventurevisuals #liveauthentic #finditliveit #ilovetravel #aroundtheworldpix #agameoftones #cathaycreators
📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (North Point) ⁣ City vib 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (North Point) ⁣ City vibes and things ~ plus, I voted this week! 🇺🇸 I read somewhere that Hong Kong’s tourism arrivals have fallen 99.7 % since last September. With the protests and now coronavirus, I’ve almost completely forgotten what the city was like when I moved here for the first time in 2017 at 23, excited and bright-eyes (and scared to go to a local restaurant for fear of being made fun of for my godawful Cantonese). ⁣ I’ve upgraded the Cantonese to reasonably conversational/survival level, but I’m loving the city more and more the longer I stay. ⁣ Have you ever lived abroad? What’s one thing that surprised you about your new city? ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #ilovehongkong #homekong #journeyofgirls #northpoint #hk_igdaily #awesomehongkong #hongkongphotography #discoverhongkong #explorehongkong #hongkongtrams #eggwaffles #urbanphotography #travelgirlsgo #dametravelers #travelgirlsdiary #theprettycities #passportexpress #tasteintravel #instatravel #stayandwander #welivetoexplore #neverstopexploring #visualwanderlust #femmetravel #girlslovetravel #wearetravelgirls #ladiesgoneglobal #sheexplores #girlsborntotravel #theglobewanderer
📍USA 🇺🇸 (Boston, MA) ⁣ Last week, my w 📍USA 🇺🇸 (Boston, MA) ⁣ Last week, my work gave me the option of going home to see my family. I texted my mom, way too excited to tell her the news, only to get a “dont come, it is not safe here now.” I thought about the precautions I’d take as soon as I stepped foot onto an airplane (i am totally a hazmat suit/face shield/sanitize everything kind of girl), and was seized with a kind of uncertain paranoia about it all. I wouldn’t see my friends, probably - just my family. I’d do quarantine for 2 weeks there, and 2 weeks again back in Hong Kong. ⁣ I miss my family so much and can’t believe my last visit to them to my hometown, Boston, was last November. Here in Hong Kong we live in a relatively safe bubble, where life trudges on gingerly but stably. Schools are open, I go into the office, we can dine out. Cases remain in the single digits per day. ⁣ Would you go from a decidedly safer place (from a COVID perspective) to one decidedly not? Have you traveled? Were you nervous and what precautions did you take? ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #bostonmassachusetts #usaroadtrip #beantown #bostonblogger #bostonbloggers #bostonphotographer #boston_igers #bostonpubliclibrary #bostongram #bostoncommon #bostonphotography #exploreboston #iloveboston #journeysofgirls #librariesofinstagram #bostonlife #copleylibrary #newengland_igers #newenglandarchitecture #newenglandliving #wearetravelgirls #damestravel #travelgirlsgo #theprettycities #travelgirldiary #travelgirlsofficial #travelgirlsdiary #hongkongbloggers #hongkonggirl #sheisfromhk
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