The cuisine in Hong Kong can best be described as a fusion of Eastern and Western style cuisine, due to Hong Kong's long history of being a melting pot of eastern and western cultures. From the roadside stalls to the most upscale restaurants, Hong Kong provides an unlimited variety in every class. Complex combinations and international gourmet expertise have given Hong Kong the reputable labels of "Gourmet Paradise" and "World's Fair of Food".

A super-easy recipe for rich clam chowder.

Delicious clam chowder, better than the restaurants!

It's not that an $11 bowl of official San Francisco clam chowder doesn't hit the spot. And, granted, there's no substitute for an authentic Machu Picchu souvenir visor. But not all overcrowded, merchandise-swollen travel hot-spots are created equal, and some deserve to be flagged as full-fledged tourist traps.

Now, from the government that labeled ketchup a healthy vegetable and appointed censors to NASA to prevent the dissemination of information contradicting the official view that global warming is a myth, we bring you the new chemistry, in which any material that cannot be identified via X-ray is recategorized as a deadly weapon.

They're pretty liberal up there in Massachusetts, what with approving gay marriage and all, but there are a few areas where the locals draw the line -- the ingredients of a proper clam chowder and the sanctity of the lyrics to 'Dirty Water' among them.