This Steamed Garoupa Fish, or 蒸石斑, originates from a story of lateness. I have always been late in things and I'm not bragging about it. A lot of times it has caused me no end of annoyance and I have always been of the opinion that being late a bit and a good worker balances out (even upends!) being on time and fairly useless in your work.
But one thing that being late in has worked for me is being late in getting my a** to the wet market to buy fresh food. So, oops, it's late, gotta go, grab my little girl, get her dressed and brushed, and off we go down the busy Hong Kong streets to the local wet market to see what the catch of the day is. The thing about wet markets is that they close pretty early, around 7 pm-ish, or even earlier if they sell out their wares for the day (more likely of the fresh seafood vendors). But let me tell you, being late to the wet market can have its advantages!
