You know how rubber bands get brittle and lose their elasticity over time? Imagine that, but with no flavor other than what's put on it .. in this case, toasted sesame seeds and mustard. That's what jellyfish tastes like.
Grossed out yet? What if I said I had some "thousand year old egg"? They weren't bad either.
This was from lunch, and included other culinary delights such as drunken chicken (i.e. marinated in white wine), pork dumplings, pork fried rice, and sitcky rice desserts. The chinese (cantonese) style here is nothing like the deep fried buffets we call "chinese food" back home.
It turns out that most Hong Kong residents take public transportation - like 90% of them! The subways and busses are jammed full (there are even attendants there to push people into overly full trains), the streets buzz with crowds, and with the world soccer thing going on, people will congregate in areas full of chairs set in front of large screen televisions. Being a redheaded oaf is nice when I can look out across most everyone's heads in a crowd.
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