Pun Chun Sauce and Preserved Fruit Factory x Cho Wing-ki: Enduring Taste

“ The colours of sauces and their aroma waft through the air. It feels like stepping into a memory factory. ”

When an imported bottle of mass-produced sauce costs only a few dollars, the value of locally made condiments is beyond measure. For 125 years, Pun Chun Sauce and Preserved Fruit Factory has persisted with traditional methods. Its signature soy sauce matures under the sun, and all other products are also 100% made in Hong Kong. The characters of “Pun 品” and “Chun 珍” hold time and affectionate ties: once upon a time, sauce factories were all called “chun” because a drop of seasonings was precious enough in the humble days; Pun Chun was founded by three partners, thus the three “mouths” in the Chinese character “Pun.” Fourth-generation owner Mr Lai remembers swimming in the cooling conveyor. Director went through fire and water with his father. Everyone in the factory dined together…

With sauces on her palette, printmaker Cho Wing-ki shows how the seasoned factory left its marks.

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"Premium soy sauce, all sold out!"

Under the flying banners by printmaker Cho Wing-ki, visitors listened to the proud stories of Pun Chun and made their own sauce-prints. On every event day, they purchased every single bottle of the preciously limited premium soy sauce.

Consumption is direct support to local production. The diligently crafted sauces now made their way to dining tables. May these storied flavours of relations and perseverance endure--as the artist wishes.

" Let's be proud of the excellent sauces made in Hong Kong. " —Cho Wing-ki