Food blogging in the States has been developing into something that everyone is familiar with these days. Well, I guess blogging itself really have taken off quite tremendously. Judging from lots of food blogs that I stumbled upon on, there is a enormous amount of mom food bloggers who blog from typical Americana families, a handful of foodies, and another handful of people who actually cook food for a living. The vibe is quite sophisticated when you read about some of these blogs.
While some are so well-known that they take advertisers, others are running just like a personal journal. The well-established ones are sometimes very inspiring and those bloggers really know the ins-and-outs of the blogging business. Their content drive great traffic, generate engagement on social media, encourage others to re-pin well-photographed food photos one after the other. A lot of these bloggers actually blog full-time as a profession. They go to blog conferences around the country and have attracted a swirl of followers, and have really built up their audience or fan base. The whole thing is kind of like an ripple effect and the food blogging community just keeps getting bigger and stronger. Other resources also play an important role in shaping the food blogging world, including well-established food magazines: Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Saveur, Gourmet. There are also websites like Epicurious, Serious Eats, Food.com, etc... They all set the bar for food bloggers and their influence is quite huge.
Hong Kong, however, it's just not like it. Knowing from past experiences when searching for a recipe of a Hong Kong style dish, I know there's just not too many Hong Kong food bloggers who actually cook then blog about the recipes they used. But this time I wanted to be optimistic. I sat down in front of my computer hoping I could catch more than two fishes that in fact do offer cooking in their blog, at the end I was only able to place a couple in the bucket.
Understanding that after all, most Hong Kong people just don't have the time and the space to cook. The food culture is totally different there. Eating out is the norm – breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Siu Yeh (宵夜) – good food is never hard to find. On the other hand, space is also limited as many locals live in small apartments. That obviously narrowed the idea of doing anything inside the house when you're sharing a small space with others in the family. If you've been to Hong Kong, you know that you've got choices to make when it comes to food. When all these choices present themselves, it's easier to take advantage of them rather then cramping into your small apartment and cook.
When going through pages after pages of links, I often do see bloggers who blog about Hong Kong cooking and Hong Kong style foods but many of them that I've seen or read are from the States, the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, etc... Some of those blogs do have very good content and design, and many of them are useful and inspiring. However, I really wanted to get those who are based in Hong Kong – the people who are closest to the food culture there.
With all that said, I've rounded up a group of bloggers who are passionate about food and are based in Hong Kong. Rather it's food that they've cooked or places that they've been to, I appreciate their drive to share that on the web so people, like me, can get a glimpse of the Hong Kong food blogging scene. Since food blogging is still a small community there, a lot of them already know each other through social media, self-host gatherings and such. It's really nice to see that they are in the same loop but also sharing their own take on food.
Lastly, I want to point out that this is just a roundup of some of my favorites that I've come across. The list is not in any particular order. Most of them are written in English with a few that are written in Traditional Chinese towards the end of the list.
Note: If you are one of the bloggers below and have any question regarding this list, please feel free to e-mail me at make(at)saucy-spatula(dot)com.
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