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Artist Steven Tang draws Hong Kong foodCEFR A1
1 Nov 2025
Adapted from Hong Kong Free Press, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Jeanne Rose Gomez, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
86 words
- Steven Tang is a 26-year-old artist in Hong Kong.
- He draws familiar Hong Kong dishes with coloured pencils.
- He posts his drawings on Instagram since 2018.
- His Instagram page has more than 45,000 followers.
- He is self-taught and he loves food.
- His first popular work was TamJai Yunnan-style noodles.
- He sometimes brings food to his small studio.
- He changes colour and shape to look better.
- He will have a solo show next September.
- He needs more than ten new drawings for it.
Difficult words
- artist — A person who creates art.
- draws — To make a picture using a pencil.
- food — Things we eat to live.foods
- colored — Having a color, not black or white.
- pictures — Images made by drawing, painting, or taking photos.
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Discussion questions
- What is your favorite type of food art?
- Why is art important to you?
- How do you feel about self-taught artists?
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