| Man Fung Noodles Shop |  |
When machine-made is the norm, hand-made items are ever so precious, especially when these are food items to be placed in the mouth. Founded in 1953, Man Fung Noodles Shop specialises in Shanghai noodles. Daily, people queue up at the cashier desk to pay, and inside the shop the all-ladies teams are busily wrapping dumplings and rubbing rice balls, a rather lively scene.
Man Fung is now managed by the founder Mr. Chiang’s daughter-in-law Miss Wang Pao Hsiu. Mrs. Chiang comes from Changhua in Taiwan, and she loves eating; she loves cooking as well, and to study and research. In the small shop the range of food items is stunning, including Shanghai noodles, Ningbo round rice balls in soup, Hakka steamed dumplings on leaves, wontons, glutinous rice sweet dumplings, pan-fried leek pancakes, steamed buns, “put chai ko” (little pudding cakes in bowls) and soft bean-curd – all are made with fresh ingredients, made only when running out, therefore all items are bestsellers here. They sell 500 boxes of Beijing dumplings per day, and even more on Saturdays and Sundays; their fame is all over Tsuen Wan.
Man Fung has many up-to-date products, for example they sell Zongzi (bamboo-leaves wrapped sticky rice and green-bean dumplings) during Dragon-Boat Festival, steamed turnip cakes and brown sugar cakes for the Lunar New Year, sweet rice balls for Winter Solstice, catching up with the times. While Tsuen Wan changes and buildings get taller, Man Fung stands firm, and many people from outside the district come here to buy quantities of stuff. Without doubt, this is because hand-made products taste better than machine-made products, and also have a fresh, personal and human touch.
| Date founded: | 1953 |
| Founder: | Old Mr. Chiang, now managed by daughter-in-law Miss Wang |
| Address: | 35 Tsuen Wan Market Street, Tsuen Wan |
| Telephone: | 2944 9170 |
