Four Generations Pass on the Flavor of a Hundred Years

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(So is scooping up tofu pudding.  Photo by Charlene Yang)

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Hong Kong Kung Wo Bean Curd Factory, located in 118 Pei Ho St., Sham Shui Po, was founded by Lok Bong in 1909. In the late 1990s, Lok’s children emigrated overseas. So Sung-liam, a customer of the store, took over it and then became the third generation successor.

Old-style tables and stools, old ceiling fans and the wall with white porcelain square bricks, the store is filled with a nostalgic atmosphere. Every day this small store attracts people from all over the worldto buy fried tofu, bean curd bamboo, and other finished products outside the shop. Some people are willing to wait for a while to taste the steaming bowl of bean curd and a dish of fried tofu.

The Factory is more like an old friend that So has grown up with rather than a business. Nowadays, his daughter has come back from the United Kingdom to help him run his shop. He hopes that this traditional food culture of China will pass down from generation to generation.

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