People line up for two hours in Hong Kong to order Kitty-imprinted sandwiches and fish balls at, where else, the Hello Kitty Cafe.

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As they get older they branch out, and foodies are on the lookout for the places that add a twist to old flavours, like making a particularly crispy oyster omelette (an egg omelette with tender fresh oysters) or using eel balls instead of fish balls in their wonton mee (noodle and wonton soup).

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The ice was so thick and clean and glimmery that the fish and errant golf balls were happy to be frozen in it.

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Batroun also specializes in a wonderful style of kibbeh balls, made with fish instead of meat.

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The people are said to have thrown balls of zongzi (cooked rice) into the river to discourage the fish from eating his body.

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