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Hong Kong got that weird breakfast cuisine that looks like it’s made out of wartime rations— among other things condensed milk spread on toast and that coffee/t
by staticautomatic 5y ago
Hong Kong got that weird breakfast cuisine that looks like it’s made out of wartime rations— among other things condensed milk spread on toast and that coffee/tea mix.
- bobthepanda 5y agoA lot of those products became popular because Hong Kong is a tropical city reliant on food imports. Things like condensed milk, luncheon meats, etc. became popular because they were shelf-stable without refrigeration, and thus were affordable to keep around.
- stevehawk 5y agosee also: hawaii + spam (also, spam is surprisingly good. I had it for the first time as a ~40 year old American recently and realized I've let public righteousness / shitty opinions keep me from something good)
- bobthepanda 5y ago"Luncheon meat" is the generic term I've seen for it in Hong Kong English, since Spam is still a trademark. The problem is mostly that your average American does not know how to properly treat it. It is technically edible out of the can but you really want to brown it in a pan. And you need a relatively large amount of carbs to soak up all the sodium (so for Asians and Hawaiians, rice.)