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Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:51   Denise Tsang

Hunger games: food-themed stamps by Hongkong Post cause stir among critics craving other iconic items left off menu

Hongkong Post has released a food-themed series of stamps featuring local snacks such as fish balls, buttered pineapple buns, peanut candy and steamed rice rolls, but the choice of menu items has left some craving more as critics decry other signature dishes in the city being left out. The series of six postage stamps and a stamp sheet titled “Local Snacks in Hong Kong” were launched last week, with each stamp carrying a value of between HK$2 and HK$10.Some online users and food critics have…

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