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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong Cuisine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Egg Waffles]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[炭爐雞蛋仔]]></category>

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Most of the Egg Puffs now using gas or electric to heat the mold, but you can still find one street cart stall keep using traditional way to make it by charcoal stove. This street cart is located at Tung Lo Wan Road, Tin Hau.

The batter is very thin and poured from the pitcher into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080427-130759.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/275-3/egg-puffs-080427-130759.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>Most of the <a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/egg-puffs/" class="kblinker" title="More about Egg Puffs &raquo;">Egg Puffs</a> now using gas or electric to heat the mold, but you can still find one street cart stall keep using traditional way to make it by charcoal stove. This street cart is located at Tung Lo Wan Road, Tin Hau.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080427-130512.jpg.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/267-3/egg-puffs-080427-130512.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>The batter is very thin and poured from the pitcher into Egg Puffs iron which is a two piece mold.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080303-133412.jpg.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/239-4/egg-puffs-080303-133412.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>Then closed and flipped around to distribute the batter.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080427-130626.jpg.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/271-3/egg-puffs-080427-130626.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>It then heat both sides for 2 to 3 minutes until the egg puff is done.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080427-130605.jpg.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/269-3/egg-puffs-080427-130605.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080427-130401.jpg.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/265-3/egg-puffs-080427-130401.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>The bags was punched little holes to prevent condensation.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/egg-puffs-080427-130813.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/277-3/egg-puffs-080427-130813.jpg" alt="Charcoal Stove Egg Puffs" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>
<p>Finally, use a fork to sort the egg puff out.</p>
<p>Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/240-2/egg-puffs-080303-133412.jpg" alt="Egg Puffs Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
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		<title>New Town Plaza Phase 1 Food Court</title>
		<link>http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/new-town-plaza-phase-1-food-court</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong Cuisine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong Shopping]]></category>

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Inside New Town Plaza Phase 1 South Wing Level 1, the new open design food court finished renovation since 2007. It now introduce new restaurants such as Hip Sushi, i-thai, Pokka Cafe, Parkview, Hakata Ramen and the first Hong Kong branch of Shakey&#8217;s Pizza.
New Town Plaza on Sha Tin Centre Street is the Group&#8217;s flagship [...]]]></description>
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<p>Inside New Town Plaza Phase 1 South Wing Level 1, the new open design food court finished renovation since 2007. It now introduce new restaurants such as Hip Sushi, i-thai, Pokka Cafe, Parkview, Hakata Ramen and the first Hong Kong branch of Shakey&#8217;s Pizza.</p>
<p>New Town Plaza on Sha Tin Centre Street is the Group&#8217;s flagship shopping centre, with around 2,000,000 sq.ft. of total floor area. The development includes phase 1, phase 3 and Grand Central Plaza, making it one of the largest shopping centres in Hong Kong.</p>
<p>New Town Plaza Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/shopping/new-town-plaza/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/258-2/new-town-plaza-20080818-124036.jpg" alt="New Town Plaza Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
<p>External Links</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.newtownplaza.com.hk/eng/index.html">New Town Plaza Official Website</a></li>
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		<title>Ritual Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/ritual-girl</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cheongsam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Miss Etiquette]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Qipao]]></category>

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Ritual Girls usually wearing Qipao (Cheongsam) in ceremonies to serving guest.
Photo Gallery :

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<p>Ritual Girls usually wearing Qipao (Cheongsam) in ceremonies to serving guest.</p>
<p>Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/221-2/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair.jpg" alt="Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
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		<title>Egg Puffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong Cuisine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Egg Waffles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eggettes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gei Dan Jai]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[雞蛋仔]]></category>

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Egg Puffs (also called as Gei Dan Jai, Egg Waffles, Eggettes or in Chinese 雞蛋仔) is a Hong Kong style waffle usually made and sold by street hawkers and eaten warm on the street.  They are crisp on outside with a little layer of doughy-creamy texture on the inside, but the bubbles are hollow.
Egg, [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/egg-puffs/" class="kblinker" title="More about Egg Puffs &raquo;">Egg Puffs</a> (also called as Gei Dan Jai, Egg Waffles, Eggettes or in Chinese 雞蛋仔) is a Hong Kong style waffle usually made and sold by street hawkers and eaten warm on the street.  They are crisp on outside with a little layer of doughy-creamy texture on the inside, but the bubbles are hollow.</p>
<p>Egg, sugar and evaporated milk are used in the Egg Puffs recipes, giving them a sweet flavor. They are generally soft and not dense. Traditional Egg Puffs are full of the flavor of yolk. Sometimes different flavors, such as chocolate and honey melon flavor are used in the recipe and create various colors.</p>
<p>The batter is very thin and poured from the pitcher into Egg Puffs iron which is a two piece mold that is then closed and flipped around to distribute the batter.</p>
<p>The bags have little holes in them so as to prevent condensation from the heat.</p>
<p>Egg Puffs Recipes</p>
<p>Ingredient:</p>
<p>Flour : 4 ounces, Corn Starch : 1 ounce,  Baking Powder : 1 teaspoon,  Egg : 2, Granulated Sugar : 4 ounces, Evaporated Milk : 2 ounces, Water : 4 ounces</p>
<p>Method:</p>
<ol>
<li>Sieve the flour, corn starch and baking powder first.</li>
<li>Mix the egg and the granulated sugar evenly. Then add the evaporated milk and water to the mixture little by little. Finally, add the powder. Keep stirring until the mixture becomes thick.</li>
<li>Heat your egg puff iron on the both sides, then rub some oil into the mold and pour the flour paste into it (80% full). Put the lid on the mold. Clamps the molds together tightly. Finally, heat both sides for 2 to 3 minutes until the egg puff is done.</li>
<li>Finally, use a fork to sort the egg puff out.</li>
</ol>
<p>** You can found the Egg Puffs Iron from Shanghai Street.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t want do it yourself, you can found the best Egg Puffs in North Point which have a long queue outside. It cost about USD 2 which is more expensive the regular price which around USD 1.</p>
<p>Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/egg-puffs/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/240-2/egg-puffs-080303-133412.jpg" alt="Egg Puffs Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
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		<title>Chinese Opera</title>
		<link>http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/chinese-opera</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong Entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Beijing opera]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Opera Performer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[戲曲]]></category>

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Two children chinese opera performer performing traditional Chinese opera during Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair at Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui, in front of the Hung Shing Temple.
Chinese Opera is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China. There are numerous regional branches of opera with its original root starting in the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Two children chinese opera performer performing traditional Chinese opera during <a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/" class="kblinker" title="More about Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair &raquo;">Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair</a> at Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui, in front of the Hung Shing Temple.</p>
<p>Chinese Opera is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China. There are numerous regional branches of opera with its original root starting in the dynastic periods. The Beijing opera is one of the most famous Chinese Opera.</p>
<p>Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/221-2/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair.jpg" alt="Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
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		<title>Puppetry Piu Sik</title>
		<link>http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/puppetry-piu-sik</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong Sightseeing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Floating Colours]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Floating Procession]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Piaose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Piu Sik]]></category>

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Puppetry was used for Chinese traitional activity Piu Sik (Piaose, 飄色) during  Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair parada at Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon. Piu Sik literally Floating Colours or Floating Procession is an ancient folk art, in which usually use children stand on decorated handcarts and act dramas in the air.
The performers are actually [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/puppetry-piu-sik-080302-102927.jpg.html"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/222-4/puppetry-piu-sik-080302-102927.jpg" alt="Puppetry Piu Sik" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>Puppetry was used for Chinese traitional activity Piu Sik (Piaose, 飄色) during  <a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/" class="kblinker" title="More about Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair &raquo;">Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair</a> parada at Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon. Piu Sik literally Floating Colours or Floating Procession is an ancient folk art, in which usually use children stand on decorated handcarts and act dramas in the air.</p>
<p>The performers are actually secured by an exquisitely designed steel frame camouflaged with delicate props, creating the illusion that the children are &#8216;floating&#8217; above the crowd.</p>
<p>The most famous Piu Sik parade will held during Cheung Chau Bun Festival on 5th of Fifth Lunar month, birthday of Tin Hau (Goddess of the Sea) at Cheung Chau.</p>
<p>Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/221-2/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair.jpg" alt="Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
<p>External Links :</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://hkdigit.blogspot.com/2007/06/tam-kung-festival-piu-sik-parade.html">Tam Kung Festival - Piu Sik Parade </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tkttemplefair.org.hk/index_en.html">Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair Official Website</a></li>
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		<title>Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair</title>
		<link>http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hung Shing Temple]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[大角咀]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[洪聖廟]]></category>

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According to the history, Hung Shing Temple (洪聖廟) , situated in Tai Kok Tsui (大角咀), originally was a temple in the Fuk Chuen Village which was located at the intersecting point of the Boundary Street and Tai Kok Tsui Road. In 1928, as the Government developed the area, the Fuk Chuen Village was to be [...]]]></description>
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<p>According to the history, Hung Shing Temple (洪聖廟) , situated in Tai Kok Tsui (大角咀), originally was a temple in the Fuk Chuen Village which was located at the intersecting point of the Boundary Street and Tai Kok Tsui Road. In 1928, as the Government developed the area, the Fuk Chuen Village was to be clear. The Hing Shing Temple was moved to the present site in Fuk Tsun Street which was named after the Fuk Chuen Village. Every 13th February in Lunar calendar, people would organize a series of activities to thank Hung Shing for bringing luck and safe to them for the year. It became the traditional date of Hung Shing Festival.</p>
<p>To celebrata Hung Shing Festival, The Mong Kok Kai Fong Association organizes the &#8220;<a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/2008/08/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/" class="kblinker" title="More about Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair &raquo;">Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair</a>&#8221; . The Fair is held at , Tai Kok Tsui, in front of the Hung Shing Temple. The Fuk Tsun Street, Beech Street, Pine Street, Lime Street will be temporary closed for this Fair. The Fair includes Chinese cultural performances and Poon Choi Feast for thousands people. Moreover, there are booths for youth and people to sell their featured goods to echo government&#8217;s promotion of community economy and to contribute to the prosperity of Hong Kong. There is a characterized performance of 500-feet Luminous Night Dragon Dance and the Traditional Puppetry Floats.</p>
<p>Location Map :</p>
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<p>Photo Gallery :</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/v/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair/"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.hklightbox.com/photos/d/221-2/tai-kok-tsui-temple-fair.jpg" alt="Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair Photo Gallery" width="160" height="107" /></a></p>
<p>External Links :</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.tkttemplefair.org.hk/index_en.html">Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair Official Website</a></li>
</ul>
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