[Review 3094] Purple romance @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

20/01/2014
東海堂 Arome Bakery
將軍澳坑口培成路15號連理街143號
Shop 143, the Lane, 15 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/purple-romance-e2342517

The new Okinawa purple potato series looked really nice.
The cake and tart looked captivating but a whole cake was too much for me so I got the roll.

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Okinawa purple potato roll:

On the top of the roll, it was covered with purple sweet potato puree and two pistachio nuts.
I was impressed that they put a sturdy card at the bottom of the bag so that when you carry it the cake does not stick to the bag.

It was a chocolate roll filled with cream and more purple sweet potato puree.
I loved this cake because the chocolate rolls was moist and chocolately without being too sweet complemented by the purple sweet potato puree which surprisingly tasted good together.
The sweet potato puree was velvety and not too starchy which was made lighter with the foamy whipped cream in the middle.
As a whole, it was a good balance of chocolate cake, cream and potato puree.
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[Review 2885] Japanese cheese cake mania @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

09/10/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery Room
金鐘金鐘道93號Lab Concept 金鐘廊F03號舖
Shop F03, LAB Concept, Queensway Plaza, 93 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/japanese-cheese-cake-mania-e2324832

Arome bakery has launched a new cheesecake series made with cheese from Japan.
What makes the cheeses so special is that they come from Hanabatake Farm, and each of the cheeses are award winners from the 「ALL JAPAN Natural Cheese Contest」.

The two cheeses used in the cheesecakes are:
raclette cheese
- Awarded as the No 1 cheese in Japan in the 「ALL JAPAN Natural Cheese Contest」.
camembert cheese
- Awarded as the Premium cheese in Japan in the 「ALL JAPAN Natural Cheese Contest」.

There are three cheesecakes in the range:
raclette cheesecake, souffle cheesecake, and sponge cheesecake.
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There is bound to be a cheesecake for everyone because when the bloggers voted for their favourites, each cheesecake had a fair distribution of people who liked it.
My favourite would be the Raclette cheesecake because it tastes like Western cheesecakes and the second favourite would be the sponge cheesecake which has a cakey texture.
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Raclette cheesecake 濃烤芝士蛋糕:
(made with raclette cheese)


This was my favourite because it had a savoury layer of grilled raclette cheese on top and it was dense and mildly crumbly just how it should be.
There was a hint of lemon in it too which tasted like UK's Marks and Spencers lemon cheesecake.
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Souffle cheesecake 日式梳乎厘芝士蛋糕:
(made with camembert cheese)



Hong Kongers are going to like this because in general they prefer Japanese food and the texture of this is light, soft and very crumbly because it did not hold together well.
It was my least favourite because the taste was rather buttery and I prefer a more hearty Western style cheesecake like the raclette cheesecake above.
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Sponge cheesecake 海綿芝士蛋糕:
(made with camembert cheese)



For beginners to cheesecakes, they can try this because the taste of cheese is extremely light and the texture is just like a mildy dense moist cake.
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As well as the cheesecakes, there is also the hojicha caramel cheesecake 焙じ茶焦糖 which is going to be launched soon made with award winning Fresh caramel, awarded the Grand golden award by Monde Selection for three consecutive years since 2011.
Although I have not tried this yet, but I think it should taste nice because caramel can't go wrong.

[Review 2742] Hokkaido green tea latte @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

19/08/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery Room
金鐘金鐘道93號Lab Concept 金鐘廊F03號舖
Shop F03, LAB Concept, Queensway Plaza, 93 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hokkaido-green-tea-latte-arome-bakery-e2315167

After trying most of their drinks, Hokkaido green tea latte was the last one in the series to try.

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Hokkaido green tea latte:

The taste of this was bit too bitter for my liking and it was too grassy compared to other green teas.
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[Review 2728] Back for more drinks and cakes @ 東海堂 Bake‧ Drink Arome Bake‧ Drink

14/08/2013
東海堂 Bake‧ Drink  Arome Bake‧ Drink
九龍灣牛頭角道77號淘大商場一期地下G12-15號舖
Shop G12-15, G/F, Amoy Plaza Phase I, 77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-drinks-and-cakes-e2314340

Previously had a tasting at this branch and when we left, we were given some coupons to get two

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Chocolate pudding drink:

On this visit, the chocolate tasted quite powdery but the pudding on the bottom was delicious and eggy.
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Apple drink with jelly:

Tried this drink because Ivy said that it tasted like Heinz baby apple juice drink.
The acidity was low so it wasnt very sour, and it tasted like sweetened cooked apple puree.
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New drink - kanten jelly and green jasmine tea:

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Jasmine tea and croissant set for $15:

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Melon cake:


The sweetness was just right and the jelly was not too sweet and I appreciated how the standard of this cake has remained the same as the tasting a few months ago.
The pieces of melon were mushy and soft which worked with the type of jelly they used.
In the middle, there was delicious cake and cream to balance it out.
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[Review 2589] It's all about being healthy and natural @ 東海堂 Bake‧ Drink Arome Bake‧ Drink

15/06/2013
東海堂 Bake‧ Drink  Arome Bake‧ Drink
九龍灣牛頭角道77號淘大商場一期地下G12-15號舖
Shop G12-15, G/F, Amoy Plaza Phase I, 77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/its-all-about-being-healthy-and-natural-e2301662

Thanks to Arome Bakery for inviting me to their cakes, freshly baked items and drinks at this one and only branch that serves drinks at the moment until they open the second bake and drink branch at LCX soon.

This branch has been opened for quite a few months but I never got round to try it even though I had quite few tastings around there.

At the tasting session, they showcased the new drinks, Cake little series and their freshly baked items.

The Cake little series were fruity, colourful and fun.
There was one that looked like a strawberry and one that looked like a grape!
It was amazing that as well as the appearance it also tasted nice and not artificial.

CAKE Little series
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Mixed Berries-go cake little:


The presentation of this was really nice, it was like a big fuzzy strawberry .
When it was cut open, there was strawberry sauce in the middle which flowed out.
The taste of this was refreshing and it was mainly mousse and cake.
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Kyoho Grapes cake little 巨峰の季節:



I have to admit the Kyoho grape items I have tried in the past such as drinks and candies were so artificial so I assumed this one would be the same, but it was not.
The Kyoho grape taste was really light and natural and the chocolate sponge in the middle paired with it nicely.


In the middle, there was a kyoho grape too
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Kumamoto Melon Jelly cake little:


The presentation of this melon cake was quite cute, it looked like half a melon on top, but the top was made of clear light green jelly with chunky pieces of melon in it with the cake beneath it.
I was surprised by this melon cake because I have never liked the green melon because it has a strange unami taste which goes well with ham but it tasted nice with this cake.
The sweetness was just right and the jelly was not too sweet.
The pieces of melon were mushy and soft which worked with the type of jelly they used.


In the middle, there was delicious cake and cream to balance it out.
I definitely recommended this cake because it was natrual and not as fattening compared to the mousse cakes.
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Okinawa Pineapple & Orange Mousse cake:

This was my next favourite cake because it was a refreshing combination of orange and pineapple, and the layers inside it were nice especially the orange and pineapple mousse.
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White Peach Mousse cake little:

The taste of this cake was much lighter but creamier because it had hokkaido milk in it.
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At this branch, they have pontikeges and breads, I loved the cheese bread but my favourite was the onigiri bun.

Onigiri Bun:

This is a savoury bun and the pieces of grounded rice on top were delicious.
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Drinks:

There were so many choices and for each drink you could have a choice of red beans, aiyu jelly, kanten jelly, pudding to put in it!
In the end I chose the chocolate with pudding in it and the taste of the chocolate was really nice because it did not have a powdery or strong cocao aftertaste.
The pudding at the bottom was really really nice with a strong caramel taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2582] Kagoshima sweet purple potato crystal Zongzi @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

11/06/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery
將軍澳坑口培成路15號連理街143號
Shop 143, the Lane, 15 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kagoshima-sweet-purple-potato-crystal-zongzi-e2300884

Just like the mooncakes, where the traditions have been broken with snowy mooncakes.

There is now a sweet version of Zongzi that is ready to eat.
It was introduced last year but I did not get a chance to try it because they came in a pack of three with only one flavour I liked.

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Kagoshima sweet purple potato crystal Zongzi:
At Arome Bakery, they come in single flavours in packs of twos so I was able to get the flavour I liked.

After removing it from the vacumn sealed pack, it is wrapped in dried leaves just like the usual Zongzi's.
The size of these Zongzi's are slightly smaller.
When I removed the leaf wrapping, the appearance was slightly different from their product shot.
On the product shot there is purple filling incased within the crystal clear exterior.
It was just a purple mass when I unwrapped it, the Zongzi stuck to the leaf wrapping and got deformed hence it did not come out as a perfect tetrahedral shape.

The taste was not bad, and the filling was slightly starchy with a hint of sweet purple potato taste.
The sweetness was just right and not as cloyingly sweet as this other brand I tried but the leaf wrapping was a bit oily.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2457] Delicious Japanese premium cookies @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

20/04/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery Room
大埔港鐵大埔墟站13-14號舖
Shop 13-14, Tai Po Market MTR Station, Tai Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-japanese-premium-cookies-e2293266

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for getting me these delicious cookies.
I am a fan of Arome bakery room and their products are nicely packaged and taste good.

The box was really nice with a handle on the top.
There are five flavours inside: cashew, charcoal and coconut, green tea, Okinawa brown sugar, and dark rye with walnut.

Each cookie is individually packaged.

The texture of each cookie was delicate and crumbles in your mouth.
My favourite flavours were the green tea, Okinawa brown sugar and the charcoal with coconut.
The charcoal with coconut had big chunks of coconut which gave it more mouth feel and the Okinawa sugar flavour had strong sugar flavour without being too sweet.

[Review 2263] Arome Bakery's Mixed berries mousse cake @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

14/02/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓004號舖
Shop 004, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan Ohttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/arome-bakerys-mixed-berries-mousse-cake-e2283627

Thanks to Arome Bakery for their complimentary mousse cake and Ivy for sharing her cake with me.

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Mixed berries mousse cake HKD148:

The appearance of this cake was really pretty, it had a nice fuzzy surface similar to fabric.

It is similar to the heart cake at Chez Shibata.
Anyway, the mousse was lovely and firm made with lots of gelatin that when you cut it, the shape still holds.

In the middle there is sponge, strawberries and jelly and the sweetness of the cake is just right with the lovely tartness of the strawberries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2226] ❤ White strawberry ❤ for Valentines day ❤ @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

25/01/2013
東海堂 Arome Bakery Room
金鐘金鐘道93號Lab Concept 金鐘廊F03號舖
Shop F03, LAB Concept, Queensway Plaza, 93 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/white-strawberry-for-valentines-day-e2280880

❤ White strawberry ❤ for Valentines day ❤

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Out of all the Arome Bakery Room tastings, I was really looking forward to this one because of the White strawberry which is also known as the pineberry.

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I have always wanted to try this angelic berry which was nearly extinct a few years ago.

The berry turns white when it is ripe and the seeds turn red and it has a hint of pineapple flavour.
The taste of this berry is really sweet and juicy.

Currently they are sold at Citysuper for around $48X for about 10 to 12 berries depending on size.

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For the upcoming Valentines day, they have launched a series of cakes that are just the ideal way to celebrate with the red and white theme with strawberry being the most loveable berry for this occasion.

1. Vanilla Mousse Cake with White Strawberry (白い草莓)
2. Mixed Berries Mousse Cake with Red Strawberry (赤い草莓)
3. Mixed Berries Mousse Cake (心の恋人)
4. Strawberry Cream Cake (恋莓絮語)

These cakes are available to order from February the 1st.

For the White strawberry cake, it can only be ordered online on the ABR site from 28th of January to be collected at Arome Bakery branches from 2 Feb - 17 Feb 2013.

There are discounts if you order early, please refer to the Chinese reviews as I do not want to make any errors giving out the wrong information as my Chinese is not that good.

Although the White strawberry is only for Valentines day, the colour of the strawberry is also great for White Valentines day (known as white day)!

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Vanilla Mousse Cake with White Strawberry (白い草莓) $438
The cake comes in a beautiful box and bag.

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Mixed Berries Mousse Cake with Red Strawberry (赤い草莓) $198

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Mixed Berries Mousse Cake (心の恋人) $138

The appearance of this cake was really romantic with a fuzzy surface.
It reminds me of the cake at Chez Shibata, however that one is rose flavoured.
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Strawberry Cream Cake (恋莓絮語) $98
The white cake with strawberries on top on the first picture.
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When we left, we were given an enchanting dessert which was too pretty to eat!
It was a white strawberry in white wine jelly encased in a marvellous egg shaped glass.

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At the tasting, we also tried some desserts which were created especially for that tasting event.
(not sold at Arome Bakery).

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