Showing posts with label Cheung Chau Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cheung Chau Island. Show all posts

[Review 2527]Festive steamed buns for the Bun Festival @ 反斗奇冰 Toy Store

20/05/2013
反斗奇冰 Toy Store
長洲大新海傍道75號地下
G/F, 75 Tai Sun Back Street,, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/festive-steamed-buns-for-the-bun-festival-e2297693

I never eat Chinese steamed buns because I don't like the fillings and it is frankly too sweet.

At this stall they had the usual boring lotus seed, red beans and custard, but then I saw two unusual flavours which were taro and pumpkin.

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Steamed bun with pumpkin filling:







There was not much filling inside which was good and the size was smaller than the buns sold at the stalls nearby.
The pumpkin filling was natural pumpkin meat which was not too sweet.
Although these flavours are unusual for Festive buns, you can get these flavours easily at bun specialists such as Tong Kee and Mr Bao Dim.
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[Review 2520] McVeggie burger exclusive at Cheung Chau @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

19/05/2013
麥當勞 McDonald's
長洲新興街101-103號地下及1樓
G/F-1/F, 101-103 San Hing Street, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcveggie-burger-exclusive-at-cheung-chau-e2297433









I would never in my life consider going to Cheung Chau during the Bun Festival because it is packed with people and I wonder why the Island doesnt sink!

But I found out from Mjqueen7e that they had the Veggie burger which is ONLY served at Cheung Chau's McDonalds during Bun Festival so I made a trip there!

It is really weird because in the UK, the Veggie burger is permanently on the menu and in other countries too!
The UK version is basically spicy and contains chickpeas, coriander and cumin.

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Veggie burger:


Basically it looks like the McChicken Sandwich with the same mayonnaise sauce but the Hong Kong veggie version contains shiitake mushrooms.


Although you cannot really see the mushroom pieces, you can taste them, but you could visually see the peas and sweetcorn.
The patty was also made with potato as well but not as bad as the reviews described it because I really liked it.
The taste was similar to the veggie version in UK but without the spices.
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After the satisfying food, it was a nightmare leaving the Island and next year I will go before the main day of the festival for the McVeggie burger.

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[Review 921] My mind was elsewhere @ 到此一遊

29/11/2010
到此一遊
長洲大新後街103號地下
G/F., 103 Tai Sun Back Street, Cheung Chau

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-mind-was-elsewhere-e2133142






The food here was actually quite good, but since the place I wanted to go was closed, it took me a while to get my senses back.

There were lots of restrictions on the menu, some were not available over the weekend.
Every page on the menu was different in format, not really consistent, it was hard finding something to order because it wasnt clearly stated which branch they are served, and which days they were not available.

Like I said, I wasnt in the mood for this food, and plus ordering made it more difficult with their confusing menu.

In the end ordered tuna toast and noodles with passionfruit green tea, and Hami melon green tea.

The toast was filled with fishy tuna, and super thin slices of cucumber with mayonnaise, and the noodles were OK.

The Hami melon drink was the best, initially I thought it was hami melon milk tea, because there were so many fine bubbles after being shaken in the cocktail shaker, after a while the bubbles dispersed, and it was golden clear tea at the bottom with a frothy top.

Interestingly, there is a slight mis-translation, in chinese it is called hami melon tea and in English it is cantaloupe melon tea.

As well as that, i found the toilet notice amusing, "maintaining out of order"

[Review 918] Ultimate fried chicken in cheung chau @ 正生樂滿堂 Joyful Palace

21/11/2010
正生樂滿堂 Joyful Palace
長洲大新海傍路117號地下
G/F, 117 Tai San Praya Street, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ultimate-fried-chicken-cheung-chau-e2131664






It may sound extreme to go all the way to the Cheung Chau island for fried chicken, but it was truly worth it.

It was my first stop for food, the cosy restaurant seats about 16 people.

The tables have a display compartment beneath the glass, exhibiting watches and other items.

Luckily they had an English menu for westerners.
So ordered fried chicken with rice, and fried chicken with mini potato has browns.

The prices were such a good deal, the above items including drinks came to $43.
A single piece of fried chicken only costs $8, which is cheaper than KFC and tastes far better than KFC.
The drinks that come with the meal are coffee, HK style tea or soft drinks, it was not stated on the menu that it was the glass bottles of coke, or I would have definately had that.
I felt that it should be stated on the menu that it is bottled coke, because it gives it that wow factor,
especially they serve the best fried chicken, and the meal also includes a glass bottle coke!!

When the chicken and rice came, the presentation reminded me of Jolibee's, and the hash browns reminded me of the breakfast ones at Burgerking.
Overall I felt the rice set tasted better, the rice tasted like the rice with chicken oil served with hainan chicken, and it was covered in yummy sauce, although it was mushroom sauce there was not much mushrooms, but it was creamy and the rice was nice and soft.

The chicken was so good, the coating was so crispy and wasnt oily at all.
It reminded me of the chicken at the Green waffle diner, except the chicken here is smaller in size, and it actually has flavour.
After finishing it off, I didnt feel thirsty as you do with KFC or other fried chickens!!

I will definately come here again and also try the chicken wings.

[Review 917] Massive fish balls at Cheung Chau @ 時來食坊 Welcome Food Court

21/11/2010
時來食坊 Welcome Food Court
長洲新興後街150號地下
G/F, 150 San Hing Back Street, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/massive-fish-balls-cheung-chau-e2131574


These fish balls are roughly the size of golf balls.
Tried the spicy version, and only the outside of the fishball was hot.
The shape of it is not exactly perfectly round, bit like a fat round droplet.
As for the taste, it tasted of cuttlefish and fish, but it didnt taste that fresh.

[Review 916] Just to see it visually! @cheung chau @ 天然甜品 Tin Yin Dessert

21/11/2010
天然甜品 Tin Yin Dessert
長洲大興堤路9號海景樓C座地舖
G/F, 9 Tai Hing Tai Road, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-to-see-it-visually-cheung-chau-e2131571





I dislike chinese desserts, but I only came here for the transparent mango dumplings.
I didnt expect to like it, but from the photos, they looked like marbles, so I just had to see it for myself.

The desserts there are quite natrual as its shop name suggests, the fruit is just fruit served in the bowl, and the syrup/sugar is optional for you to add.
Although the transparent dumplings were slightly too sweet, and it was too chewy, I would have prefer that texture similar to agar jelly (dye choi go).

[Review 915] Crunchy tofu with prawn patty @ cheung chau @ 甘永泰魚蛋

21/11/2010
甘永泰魚蛋  營業中
長洲新興街106號地下
G/F, 106 San Hing Street, Cheung Chau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crunchy-tofu-with-prawn-patty-cheung-chau-e2131569



Again, saw pictures of this crunchy tofu and the lovely white filling inside, I just had to try it.
The filling inside is grounded de-gutted prawn, hence it is spotless.
The exterior of it, looks similar to smelly tofu, and the surface is very interesting, a bit like loofah/bamboo pith.
This texture is done by cutting the tofu puffs and turning it inside out, putting the grounded prawn paste inside, placing them on the skewers and then deep fried.
There were alot of reviews that said it was tasteless, but as I didnt eat anything with strong taste before, it tasted really nice.
The outside is extremely crunchy, then when you bite into the part near the prawn, it is slightly chewy, and the into the prawn patty which is then softer.
It costs $10 per stick, and they wrap a tissue around it, my fingers were kept nice and clean, the tofu was not greasy at all.
I think without sauce, it tastes good, but if there was lemon or vinegar to put on it, it would taste much nicer.

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...