Wednesday 29 May 2013

Why Hong Kong People Always Take Pictures of Food





Why  Hong Kong People Always Take Pictures of Food


BY JIN WONG ON MAY 27, 2013 • ( 5 )

The best photographers in the world are probably not in Hong Kong. But there are thousands of people in Hong Kong who can be professional photographers specialized in food pictures. Everyone claims they’re foodies (“食家” in Cantonese) and posts a stack of food photos on their Facebook, instagram, Pinterest and of course, food blogs. “Restaurants” is the most searched keywords on internet; food places are packed with customers in queues waiting for a table with a limited usage time of maximum 1.5 hours (but after half an hour the staff will force you to leave). The entire city is crazy about food. When you go to restaurants with a Hong Kongese, the first thing you do when the food arrives is not to eat, but to wait for your friend to take a picture of it and post it on social media network. Here you go:


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