Roger’s photographic archive

A bowl of guilinggao in Hong Kong

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A bowl of guilinggao in Hong Kong
Original photograph by Roger Ma · Preserved from the Flickr archive

From the original post

The photo note

[…] #龜苓膏 (#turtlejelly)! #hkig #ighk #hkigers #hongkong #herbal

Looking back

The SD Foodie take

Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.

Dark, glossy guilinggao fills a white bowl, with a ceramic spoon tucked between the bowl and saucer. The Chinese lettering is visible on the bowl, but the photograph and caption leave the exact branch unverified.

Roger’s caption names the jelly and tags Hong Kong. Flickr dates the photograph to October 3, 2013 and the upload to October 4. The archive uses the photograph date; the record does not establish a separate visit date or a rating.

The quick critique

What stood out

  • Glossy dark herbal jelly
  • A lettered ceramic bowl and spoon

Bottom line

Archive verdict

A close-up from Roger’s 2013 Hong Kong food archive.