Typical fare at a dim sum restaurant (left); cha chaan teng breakfast food with Hong Kong-style milk

tea (right)

Food in Hong Kong is primarily based on Cantonese cuisine, despite the territory's exposure to foreign influences and its resi-
dents' varied origins. Rice is the staple food, and is usually served plain with other dishes.[306] Freshness of ingredients is empha-
sised. Poultry and seafood are commonly sold live at wet markets, and ingredients are used as quickly as possible.[307] There are
five daily meals: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and siu yeh.[308] Dim sum, as part of yum cha (brunch), is a dining-out
tradition with family and friends. Dishes include congee, cha siu bao, siu yuk, egg tarts, and mango pudding. Local versions of
Western food are served at cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style cafes). Common cha chaan teng menu items include macaroni in
soup, deep-fried French toast, and Hong Kong-style milk tea.[306]

Cinema
Main article: Cinema of Hong Kong

Statue of Bruce Lee on the Avenue of Stars, a tribute to the city's

film industry
Hong Kong developed into a filmmaking hub during the late 1940s as a wave of Shanghai filmmakers migrated to the territory,
and these movie veterans helped build the colony's entertainment industry over the next decade.[309] By the 1960s, the city was
well known to overseas audiences through films such as The World of Suzie Wong.[310] When Bruce Lee's The W