District 18 News
Written by: Lu Nuojun
2019-12-05 22:32
Last updated: 2019-12-05 22:32Every Christmas, there are different traditional markets all over Europe. This year, Mobil also has a "Sacred Test Warm Market" with local characteristics. Concerned about the CSSA Low Income Alliance, Sham Shui Po Jianguangxu Concern Group, Reappearance of Street Cooked Food Culture Concern Group, strEAT Ring Road Cooked Food Market Advisory Service Plan will be co-organized in the market again from December 21 to 22 this year for use in Mei Foo The unused land opposite to MasterCard Plaza and under the bridge allows stall owners to legally and safely set up their stalls. At the same time, it provides diversified food choices and unique dining experiences for the citizens. It also provides a good place for parents and children, so that the public can feel the joy of Christmas. .
There will be 21 cooked food stalls, 40 dry goods stalls and about 10 handmade workshops in this market. Among them, more than 30 specialties will be sold at the cooked food stalls, including fried seafood patty, Turkish soup, and Thai chicken skewers. , Red Oil Shou Shou, Mango Sticky Rice, Fried Banana, Rose Tea Egg, Fried Shaweng, Deer Shaped Chocolate, etc. And there are stories behind the stall owners.
Selling crispy fried oyster cakes, piglet cakes, rice cake skewers
The whole brother who plans to sell a bite of fried oyster cakes in the market, has been a hawker for 40 years, and revealed that the method of making oyster cakes was taught by friends who are also hawkers. In the past, the whole brother has sold tofu flowers and car noodles. Now he opened a car noodle shop in Tai Kok Tsui. He said that in the past, he pushed the car to travel around Yau Ma Tei, Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok, and Tai Kok Tsui. I want to be "scared" to be scared and frightened. Even if I have successfully "put on the bunk", I still miss the good old days when I was setting up. "It has a good character and (the hawker) gives the society a special atmosphere." And he joined a few years ago. After the market, I liked it very much. "The atmosphere is very important. After publicity, people living in various districts will pass by. I also see many people who have been together in the past!"
The "piglet cakes" sold by A Qiang were very popular in the market last year, and he also made rice cake skewers with different flavors. He has been a chef for nearly 20 years, and has worked in restaurants, hotels, and tea restaurants. He said that participating in the market is to hope that the people can taste the food at the price of land. "I know that the price of food is far from the cost. "The cost is only five mosquitoes, but 30 mosquitoes are sold, and 25 of them may go to rent." He laughed, saying that the larger the situation is, the more serious the situation is. He usually eats out at ordinary times, and he will stop at the price. In the market, he was able to sell specialty foods at the "cost plus less" price. "It has been improved many times, and I tried to try to see the family feel sick, but when I set up the stall, I heard people like it. It ’s really fun to have a conversation or bargain. ”
The meaning of getting back in a wheelchair market
Miss Nie, who participated in the Fair for the fourth time, was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis three years ago and is currently a wheelchair user. She said that her life before and after using a wheelchair was very different. In the past, she worked in a Christian institution. She used to travel to more than 50 cities in 30 countries. However, she was "trapped" by a wheelchair when she became ill. The doctor said that her condition was gradual and severe. When she developed the disease, she would suddenly become weak and have difficulty breathing. She would be sent to the hospital immediately every time. "Actually, I was ready for the aftermath." She also pointed out that she did n’t even dare to see her friends after she was ill, because she “did not want to scare each other”. Knowing what to do, I am so surprised when I see you. "
Ms. Nie pointed out that she has been accustomed to "one person" since then. She can stay in the house for several consecutive days without much activity on weekdays. In order to pass the time, she learned to do embroidery and other handmade works on the Internet, and put them on the market for sale, and watched the customers buy happily. Many people also praised her delicate handwork, making her always look forward to, I'm so happy in the city. "
Hawker families relive old memories
Unlike others, Jiashan sells mostly daily household items. Since she was a child, she has witnessed the hawker's most prosperous period and retrieved memories with her parents from the market. When she was a child, she followed her parents as a hawker to sell pork on Zhengjie Street, Xiyingpan. Her father was the chairman of the hawker union at that time. She only felt that the feelings between the stall owners were deep. One day in 1978, a building collapse in Xiyingpan caused three deaths and eleven injuries. Jiashan's father was one of the dead, and his mother, brother and sister were also seriously injured. One will take over the hawker business first, "she said. So as she got older, she went to work in an eyewear factory and a hospital, and never worked as a hawker again.
"After my dad died, I used to love everyone." Jia Shan said that in 2009, she first contacted the market in Hong Kong Island. "My parents’ DNA is as good as my customers. "Jia Shan said with a smile. In the market, she was familiar with communicating with others and revisiting the memories of the stalls. She had a better understanding of the lives of her parents in the past. She believes that the market It is also very meaningful to allow the owner to help make ends meet.
Promote market policies
Fan Peihuan, the consultant service plan officer of "Sound Road Cooked Food Market", said that the relevant organizations have organized more than 10 markets, saying that they have been promoting Hong Kong's market policy. She said that the current application process is very complicated each time and requires seven government departments to take two to three months to complete the administrative procedures. In addition, hawkers have also been suppressed or even dismissed as "crossing mice." Continue to promote market policy research, and invite district councillors to participate in the Christmas Market. In the end, it will be possible to achieve a "regional market".
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