Roasted Potato and Chestnuts
As winter approaches around October in Hong Kong, you start to see an increase in carts which hold this weeks focus delicacies of the Hong Kong street food culture, the Roasted Potato and Chestnuts.
You can't eat a roasted potato without waiting a few minutes for it to cool down as it is served steaming hot straight from an oven like pot. This yellow fleshed potato is sweet in the mouth and once eaten you'll be asking for more.
Chestnuts however are usually conveniently sold right next to the Roasted Potatoes. These chestnuts are roasted in a large wok and stirred around alongside a mass of cinders. One might say that these two delicacies are the healthiest food on the streets of Hong Kong.
You can't eat a roasted potato without waiting a few minutes for it to cool down as it is served steaming hot straight from an oven like pot. This yellow fleshed potato is sweet in the mouth and once eaten you'll be asking for more.
Chestnuts however are usually conveniently sold right next to the Roasted Potatoes. These chestnuts are roasted in a large wok and stirred around alongside a mass of cinders. One might say that these two delicacies are the healthiest food on the streets of Hong Kong.
Anthony Hu
Image Reference:
http://www.mediterraneandiet.com/2009/06/09/no-time-to-roast-chestnuts/
http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2014/06/wet-markets-and-street-markets-in.html
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