Poking around was good fun though. You could get hold of just about anything here. Great fresh fruit and veg (I developed a taste for Dragonfruit), live seafood and every part of a chicken from the beak to the talon.
There are a couple of places where you can grab a bite to eat at the edge of the market. Mrs jiffler and I tucked into plates of beef and squid, cooked quickly with Kai-lan and plenty of garlic. All for a couple of quid. Sorry, no pictures of the food as we were conspicuous enough. I'd recommend the grub though. Ask nicely for an English language menu and get stuck in (avoid the jugs of tea though,:unpleasant warm puddle water).
Apparently the market is under threat from developers. Same old story the world over isn't it? It seems ridiculous to me, both in my capacity as a tourist in Hong Kong, and as a professional planner. The site attracts tourists, is used by locals (and has a social function), and is part of Hong Kong's peculiar heritage (since the mid 19th century by some accounts). Would another wall of apartment blocks and shops selling Louis Vuitton handbags and swiss watches be much of a cultural improvement? The people at www.savethestreetmarket.com are organised and trying to do something about this.
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