Blackpink’s Rosé delights fans with local snack choices during Hong Kong shows

Egg waffles, Hong Kong-style milk tea and curry fish balls made surprise appearances at Blackpink’s concerts in the city, delighting fans and residents with the K-pop star’s embrace of local culture.Over three nights of Blackpink’s final world tour shows at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium this past weekend, concertgoers eagerly speculated about what the band’s lead singer, Rosé, would eat on her way to the stage before performing her solo segment.“[I’m] dying with laughter. Everyone was guessing what Rosé would eat, and I heard someone behind me say ‘two-dish rice’,” social media user ‘yamefung’ posted.The singer’s choice of local snack became a highlight of the group’s brief stay in Hong Kong, with residents making guesses ahead of each concert.Classic Hong Kong favourites such as egg tarts, pineapple buns and siu mai dominated online discussions, while others suggested viral hits like the meat patty from “bing sutt” café Tai Bo in Yuen Long.The frenzy formed part of Rosé’s ongoing repertoire throughout the “Deadline” world tour that began in July last year. While most touring artists typically learn basic greetings in the local language, she chose to sample popular street foods alongside her cheerful “dai gaa ho” [“hello everyone”] greetings.Her culinary curiosity also served as an inadvertent promotion for shops selling the snacks sampled. Traditional bakery Jiu Zhen Nan, whose Taiwanese pineapple pastry Rosé tried during her Kaohsiung concert in October, thanked the artist publicly for trying their product.