Fish ball is a street snack in Hong Kong? Fish balls are a street snack in Hong Kong?

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thincat

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Hi everyone,

Is is true that for countable nouns we should either add an article "a/an/the" or change it to plural form?
Which of the following sentences is/are correct?

1. Fish ball is a street snack in Hong Kong.
2. Fish balls are a street snack in Hong Kong.
3. A fish ball is a street snack in Hong Kong.
4. The fish ball a street snack in Hong Kong.

Thank you!
 

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I assume that you buy and eat several of these delicacies at a time. If so, only #2 is natural.
 
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Yes. It was a typo, now corrected. Sorry.
 
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