About
#相機食先 (#PhoneEatsFirst, lit. #CameraEatsFirst) is a self-mockery internet slang phrase. It is a hashtag that is widely used in Instagram pictures of food of Hongkongers.
Origin
It has been a while that Asians are notorious for taking pictures of their food before eating it. There is even a single topic blog on Tumblr called “Pictures of Asians Taking Pictures of Food”[1] started on December 23, 2011. Also, YouTube channel Off The Great Wall also posted a skit about this phenomenon.
External References
[1]Tumblr – Pictures of Asians Taking Pictures of Food
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