Dozens were injured in the clash in the streets of Hong Kong, which carried echoes of last year's Umbrella Movement.
Food carts, especially those carrying yellow fishballs, are an iconic sight on Hong Kong's streets.
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But Monday they were the catalyst for a clash between the police and the vendors that left dozens injured and many arrested.
The scene — which included hurled bricks, burning trash bins, and bleeding heads – was anything but beautiful on the first day of a new year.
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The riot started simply enough with the police ticketing undocumented street stalls that were set up in the Mong Kok area of the city for the Lunar New Year celebration.
When protestors heard that the police were shutting down the stalls — a large part of Hong Kong's working class culture and a symbol of the rise of capitalism — they rushed to the scene, where they clashed with police. It is said to be the most violent affair in the streets since the Umbrella Movement in 2014.
Kin Cheung / AP
The chaos was almost immediately dubbed as the "Fishball Revolution" by social media.
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