[Review 2300] Double scoop of Mint leaves & chocolate ice cream @ Häagen-Dazs

07/03/2013
Häagen-Dazs 
太古太古城道18號太古城中心一期5樓503號舖
Shop No.503, 5/F, Cityplaza, Phase 1, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/double-scoop-of-mint-leaves-chocolate-ice-cream-e2286387

I was craving for HD's Mint leaves & chocolate ice cream and luckily I had a $50 coupon from OpenRice, so I got two scoops.

For both scoops I chose Mint leaves & chocolate because it is now my favourite flavour.


The price has slightly gone up because it used to be $52 for two scoops and now it costs $54.

The ice cream tasted really nice and minty with pieces of dark chocolate every now and then.
It was good that they did not use artificial colouring to make it green like the other brands.

[Review 2127] Häagen-Dazs xmas delights and new mint icecream @ Häagen-Dazs

06/12/2012
Häagen-Dazs
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場6樓626-627號舖
Shop 626-627, 6/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haagen-dazs-xmas-delights-and-new-mint-icecream-e2273260

I was really glad to be invited to the Christmas Haagen Daaz tasting session, which was really special this time, because they had the chocolate fondue and the new mint leaves and chocolate icecream.

For Christmas they have come up with so many enchanting and fairytale like desserts especially the Christmas mushroom house.
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New Christmas cake series:
Little Santa Claus/Christmas Carol

Christmas Mushroom House
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Snowy Banana Split:

This was really nice and there was a scoop of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry icecream as you would normally get in a traditional banana split dessert.
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Happy Christmas Tree:



There is a take away version of this too!
It was really fun how the scoops of icecream were sandwiched in between two thin pieces of christmas tree shaped chocolates with round holes for the scoops of icecream to protude and it reminds me of a real christmas tree with huge baubles of different colours!
If they had candy strings or something similar to resemble the tinsel then it would look even more like a Christmas tree.
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Winter Snowman:

Winter Snowman
This is the first time I have tried their Creme brulee because usually ice cream is the first thing I come for.
The creme brulee was surprisingly delicious, smooth and velvety too.
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Fondue (X'mas Version):
The usual fondue version is the plain 72% melted chocolate but for Christmas they have a piece of snowflake shaped white chocolate on top.

The chocolate that was dipped goes hard imediately and I love the way it makes a crunch when you eat it.
It was nice trying practically most of the popular flavours dipped in chocolate, my favourite was the green tea and chocolate.
The fondue was a really fun experience, so enjoy the ice-cream before it melts or it will slip from your fondue forks when you are dipping it in the chocolate.

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Mint leaves chocolate ice cream:

When I first tried it at the LKF branch I did not know there were real mint leaves in the icecream, but after expert introduction of this icecream at this tasting session I had a proper look and I could see real mint leaves in it as shown on the photo.

So far this is my favourite flavour out of the Haagen Daaz range in Hong Kong.
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[Review 1964] New flavour ★ Mint leaves and chocolate ★ @ Häagen-Dazs

05/11/2012
Häagen-Dazs
中環蘭桂坊德己立街24號地下
G/F, 24 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-flavour-haagen-dazs-mint-leaves-and-chocolate-e2267749

Walked past and was attracted by their new "black and white" chocolate fondue sets with the heart handle so stopped and had a look inside.

I was not intending to get any ice-cream as I have had ice-cream nearly everyday but I spotted the Mint leaves and chocolate which I had not seen before so I tried that.
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I asked them if it was exclusive to the LKF branch and he said is was a new flavour.

Since I had a $50 cash coupon I decided to get two scoops.

For the other scoop I was going to choose the cookies and cream but after going to the tasting at Haagan Daz they talked about pairing and what flavours would taste nice together.

Eg Green Tea + Lemon sorbet = Lemon Tea

In the end I chose the Baileys to go with the mint chocolate and the combination of the two were quite nice.
Also Baileys has a mint version of the liquor too.
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L: mint choc R: Baileys
Mint leaves and chocolate:
Although the colour was not green there was a fresh mint taste which was not artificial or tasting like toothpaste.
The flavour reminded me of the mint ice-cream by Walls and I loved the pieces of chocolate.
So far I think this is the best flavour.
Baileys:
This used to be my favourite but now the mint flavour is my favourite. After having the mint icecream, the Baileys tasted quite nice with gentle hints of the melted mint icecream just like the Bailey mint liquor version.
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[Review 1947] Caramel biscuit single scoop icecream @ Häagen-Dazs

02/11/2012
Häagen-Dazs
銅鑼灣謝斐道532號地下
G/F, 532 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haagen-dazs-caramel-biscuit-single-scoop-icecream-e2267204

Used my Coupon and got a single scoop of Caramel biscuit at the HD branch near the WTO.
As usual Häagen-Dazs' icecreams are smooth and silky, the flavour I got this time was caramel and biscuit which had generous pieces of biscuits and caramel swirls in it.
The caramel taste was lovely and intense.
Next time I will try the caramel leche.

[Review 1915] Häagen-Dazs Crispy sandwich and green tea icecream @ Häagen-Dazs

25/10/2012
Häagen-Dazs
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城2樓A區
Area A, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haagen-dazs-crispy-sandwich-and-green-tea-icecream-e2265770

Before winning the openrice cash coupons and the going to the Haagaz Dazs tasting event I did not know that the HD specialist shops also sold the secret sensations and crispy sandwiches.

I used to get them from convenience stores.

On this visit got the crispy sandwich, secret sensations and the miniature shop model.


This branch at East Point City has been opened for quite a while but was not listed here so decided to update OpenRice with it.

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Green tea ice-cream scoop:

Usually I will pick macadamia, baileys, rum and raisin but this time I opted for green tea because this is an Asian flavour and not available in the UK.
In UK we have Green tea and hibiscus.
The green tea tasted like milk tea at first with a grassy taste, when it melted there was more bitterness and it was slightly sweeter.
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Häagen-Dazs Secret Sensations meringue & raspberry fondant

Previously tried the Häagen-Dazs Secret Sensations creme brulee and the Häagen-Dazs Secret Sensations chocolate fondant.
This time they had Häagen-Dazs Secret Sensations meringue & raspberry fondant so tried it as well.
Basically it is vanilla ice-cream with pieces of meringue in it and the centre is filled with liquid raspberry jam/syrup.
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Haagen Daz Summer Berries and Cream crispy sandwich


It was surprisingly nice, the wafer was extremely crispy and the icecream was coated with berry flavoured chocolate which was also crispy.
In the cabinet I also saw Double chocolate which I want to try too.
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Haagen-Dazs World's First Shop Miniature


Total time used to complete the shop miniature: 1.5 hours
Diffuculty: Easy Peasy, I did not look at the instructions
Info: This model represents Haagen-Dazs first retail store in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 1976

When I saw this model I just had to get it from Haagen Dazs because I love playing with these sorts of things.

Anyway I was really lucky and got it and I just couldn't wait to build it.

The model was made of coated foam and the pieces were easy to punch out from the frame.

The smaller holes needed something sharp and small to punch out, hence I used the tip of a metal nail filer.

When I was putting the pieces of together, they fitted easily and all the pieces were pre-cut to the precise position and everything snapped into place.

The hardest part was the the table at the front of the shop, the umbrella at the top was the hardest to complete.

It looked so cute when it was finished.


You can get yours if you spend over HKD$100 on Haagen-Dazs Crispy Sandwich and pay $25 by presenting the valid receipt at the participating supermarkets, convenience stores and Haagen-Dazs stores in Hong Kong subject to availabity.
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[Review 1822] Häagen-Dazs indulgence at Hysan's new Secret garden @ Häagen-Dazs (已結業)

29/09/2012
Häagen-Dazs (已結業)
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場6樓626-627號舖
Shop 626-627, 6/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haagen-dazs-indulgence-hysans-new-secret-garden-e2260540

Thanks to MjQueenie7e and IVYCWK for bringing me along to the Haagan Dazs tasting event to try the new ice-cream series.

Further more thanks to the organizers for organizing a spectacular session for bloggers and the media to try their new products and the lovely heart shaped spoons and ice-cream coupons given to us which I forgot to submit earlier.
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Heart shaped spoons:

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Before the tasting session began, there was a magician to warm everyone up and magically make the desserts appear before our eyes!!

In the new dreamy series there are three desserts that will be available from October and the Blooming heart a few days later.
The three desserts are: Belgian Blossum, Blossoming surprise and Blooming heart.

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Belgian blossom 火焰奇遇 $328:
The Belgian blossom is dine in only, it is a mystical chocolate ball which has burning alcohol poured on top of it.
After the top of the chocolate ball has melted, the surprise is inside the ball.
Inside the chocolate ball are nine scoops of HD icecream with crunchy chocolate and pieces of chocolate cake.

It was really fun eating it, the chocolate is made of 72% pure Belgian chocolate which has a lovely bitter taste enhanced and infused by the burning alcohol when the chocolate melted and solidified on the cold icecream.
The ice-cream which is also a star of the desssert was delicious especially the green tea flavour.
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Blossoming surprise 彩動心弦 $97:
This is available for take out which only costs $72 with four scoops of icecream whereas the dine in version has six scoops.

It was really colourful especially with the fruit.
The top part of the ball is hand crafted and very intricate.
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Blooming heart 魔幻奇程 $489:


Similar to the Blossoming surprise this was also visually stunning, I love the marshmallows and redcurrants!
Underneath the pretty berries and marshmallows is an icecream cake.
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Aftering trying the new desserts the HD experts also talked about pairing different icecream flavours together and the interesting tastes that you can get such as green tea and lemon sorbet giving a similar flavour to Lemon Tea.

That day I tried the peach because I havent tried it before, there were pieces of peach in it but the flavour was not that strong and I would have liked it to be more refreshing.

[Review 1809] Thank you OpenRice for the Gift Certificates @ Häagen-Dazs

27/09/2012

Häagen-Dazs 
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場1樓183號店
Shop 183, Level 1, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thank-you-openrice-for-the-gift-certificates-e2260306

Thank you OpenRice for those gift certs, since there were quite a few I was able to share my treat with others.
With $50 I got two scoops and paid $1X for the rest smile
Tried the vanilla and creme brulee.
The creme brulee was the best, I loved the bitterness from the caramel.
The vanilla was nice and smooth.