@tuna.irl: mind u its one of my favourite meals 😭 #hongkong #cantonesefood #canto

ninja.iceberg :

pretty much everything in a Cha chaan teng is western influence

mountaindew :

When my mom gave me that soup as a kid I was kinda confused why she just gave me pasta water and boxed macaroni i thought it was punishment

邹雪儿 :

Wait i love this dish tho, but with spam 😭

choosbruib :

its a fukin abomination

shaobohan :

HK people were not allowed to dine in western restaurants under British colonization, so HK people started to open Cha Chann Ting cooking their interpretation of western food so they can also eat western food

ibal :

Yeah it’s so obvious 😭😭

dennism406 :

but they slap tho.

Alejandro :

劉天麟_tinlun :

to be honest, I never did like macaroni with ham and soup.

𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚢🌷 :

macroni and soup?!?! [shock]

Tracie :

Omg the "western" sections of my mom's 1970s cookbooks from Hong Kong have recipes that are as bad as American vintage cookbooks.

🌙 :

i always have to convince people it’s not that bad it’s comfort food 😭😭😭

Vantablck :

let's not forget the hard dried egg is 100% Chinese

Daniel | China also on YT :

Idk I’ve seen some of the mainland attempts at western food I think could’ve happened independently .

user6752316403613 :

Need it with the pineapple bun with butter and iced ovaltine 😵

ABC80808 :

I actually made that dish today. 😂 It warm the soul during winter. I was too lazy to go out and only have macaroni and ham at home 😂 thank you white man 😂

Arlk :

tbh the western hk food is the worst hk food imo

Chuxinxcx :

yup

˟˳ˑVivienne ˖ˑ :

We have this in Thailand

alvis :

Literally the worst thing 😭 but french toast and pineapple bun 🔥

white guys can't get hotasians :

love me some russian borsche and spaghetti bolognese. idk if thats because of the British tho

Andy :

I've never seen that on the HK cafe menu here in the US but I know we're not missing out on anything. 😂

Remmy1738 :

This makes so much sense, this dish never made sense

incrediblyflix :

The Brits were good for HK until nearly everywhere else they had colonies

chogurlo :

The history of Cha chaan tengs are making me so sad rn 🙁