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    Hong Kong/Heritage and history

    A brief, poignant history of Hong Kong's street food hawkers

    From pig blood congee to quail eggs, as long as Hong Kong has had streets, it's had street food hawkers
    By Christopher DeWolf / 09 Oct 2018
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    Allan Cash Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo / Argusphoto
    Credit: Allan Cash Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo / Argusphoto
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    A street food stall in Hong Kong. Credit: Atlantide Phototravel / Corbis Documentary / Getty Images

    Credit: Atlantide Phototravel / Corbis Documentary / Getty Images

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