Spotlight on Virginia of Humid with a Chance of Fishballs
The amazing Virginia and her awesome Food Tours of HK
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Spotlight on Virginia of Humid with a Chance of Fishballs
The amazing Virginia and her awesome Food Tours of HK
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“When Virginia Chan takes people on food tours of Hong Kong, she is also exploring her roots.
Canadian-born Chan operates Humid with a Chance of Fishballs Tours, and her name pinged on the radar last month when she was featured on the Netflix series Restaurants on the Edge, a makeover reality show that aims to help struggling eateries. For the Hong Kong episode, it visits the fishing village of Tai O to help a couple revive their Banyan Tree cafe and shop.
To help host chef Dennis Prescott get a true taste of Hong Kong that will be reflected in the cafe’s revamped menu, “street-food master” Chan – as she is billed on the show – takes him on a sentimental tour of Sham Shui Po, the Kowloon district where her father grew up. There, Chan introduces Prescott to a selection of local dishes, from doggy noodles (thick rice noodles that resemble dog tails) to street-food classics such as cuttlefish skewers and spicy fishballs.
Chan’s choice of Sham Shui Po mirrors her company’s strategy of avoiding well-trodden tourist trails.
We get off the beaten path and showcase old Hong Kong craftsmanship, and give guests an insight into what daily life is really like in Hong Kong,” says Chan, adding it’s important to support “mom and pop” businesses that are slowly disappearing amid gentrification.”
Virginia | Absolutely Fabulous Food Tours and Private Tours of Hong Kong of the highest order on offer from Humid with a Chance of Fishballs Tours - Book a tour with Virginia today
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The blurb above about Virginia is from an article in the South China Morning Post a major news service in Hong Kong
Virginia - operating since 2016 and she has built quite a reputation for herself, quite simply she is a force of nature.
Virginia has been a member of our Private Tour Guide group for a long time and her company has really cemented itself as offering some of the best tours in Hong Kong and how can you forget a company name like that!
I spent literally hours trying to decide on the best image header for this blog post, a fishball image was the obvious choice, I recall in the early days of Virginia’s reign that she was reluctant to show off her face which I could never understand as she is so, so pretty.
… and this is why I need to stress the importance of doing specific food tours with “a local”. like I have said on many of my blog posts I have no issue with that.
Virginia really nailed it and then some and I have always recommended her and other foodie experts to my guests to compliment my private tours of Hong Kong, many of my guests would do 2 or even 3 tours whilst in Hong Kong with one of them being a very specific food tour and it seems doing a tour with Virginia was a must do! she really enhanced her reputation with her foodie offerings, particularly her Sampan Boat experience.
So read on, have a look at the Humid with a Chance of Fishballs Tours website, browse her Instagram site as well and then book a tour or two with them and remember, please insist on Virginia being the guide.
Post Covid Virginia has come on in leaps and bounds in a big way, she currently has 45,000+ followers on her Instagram account and I simply do not know how she has the energy to produce so much quality content, whatever is motivating Virginia is working big time, a star in the making, she is popping up everywhere on online travel articles and such.
I have known Virginia since 2016, she started out amazingly doing free tours of Hong Kong which was NOT a good idea, she also had this thing of wearing moose antlers on her head, a nod to her upbringing in Canada. well it certainly put her on the map despite my misgivings! and it was not too long before she made the switch to paid tours, the rest they say is history.
Virginia is a native English speaker and naturally speaks Cantonese as well and gosh what a personality, I always enjoy sitting down and having a chat with her and we are in frequent contact by WhatsApp whenever she needs some advice.
I have always found it interesting that in Hong Kong, the very best private guides are in general the owners of the company (there are a few exceptions!) us company owners just seem to be completely focused on providing the very best experience to our guests.
Anyway, don’t just take my word for it, contact Virginia today and book a food tour with her.
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