[Review 2173] Pinoy style Pickled egg with tomatoes and onions @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express

31/12/2012
Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
灣仔石水渠街1號其發大廈地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Luckifast Building, 1 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pinoy-style-pickled-egg-with-tomatoes-and-onions-e2276920


One of my regular places has packed up so I am back to lovely Pinoy food again, which is light and non oily and better than HK style oily food!

Basically, you can pick two choices and meat and a veg for $25 with rice.

I never know what I eat from here because the food is not labelled but 9 out of 10 times it tastes good.
Everytime I come here there is always something new........... how do they do that???

I find the best days to come are on Mondays because Sunday is the day off for Philipinos, so to cater for them they will offer a bigger variety and on the next day, they are bound to have those varieties leftover for those who cannot take Sundays off and take Monday off.

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Pickled egg with tomatoes and onions:


Before I tried it, I did not know what it was, but it got my attention because it was sliced boiled eggs.
Usually boiled eggs are used in salads and not cooked again, but since it was a cooked dish, I decided to try it to see what was so special!
The tastes was just amazing. At first I thought it was a salted egg, but the saltiness was really light but enough and it was also sour too because I realised it had been pickled. It was so refreshing.
There was also tomatoes and onions with it which made it even more appetizing.
The egg yolk had turned velvety like starch just like Salted egg yolks without the heavy saltiness.
I wish they could offer this everyday.
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Bittermelon with egg:


The bittermelon was not soft enough this time but it still tasted ok.
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Sweet bun HKD5:


I do not know what this is, but it tasted really nice even though the paste in the middle was a bit too colourful.
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[Review 2043] Crispy fishes with rice @ Quezon Pinoy Food Expres

Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
灣仔石水渠街1號其發大廈地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Luckifast Building, 1 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-fishes-with-rice-quezon-pinoy-food-expres-e2271734

Came here again for their food, the portions are quite small but it tastes like home cooked food so it was quite healthy.
Today picked the fried fishes.
There was also other fried fishes which I will try next time.
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Deep fried fishes:
The fried fishes were hard and bitter.
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Green beans:
The beans were fresh and non oily.
They were slightly too hard and perhaps a tinge too salty.
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[Review 1868] Delicious buko pie again @ Quezon Express @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)

11/10/2012
Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
灣仔石水渠街1號其發大廈地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Luckifast Building, 1 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-buko-pie-again-quezon-express-e2262885

After dining at Greyhound and having the coconut crepe, I remembered that Quezon also has a similar pie which also has young coconut meat.
It only costs $10 per slice.

When I got there, they had new items in the cooked section AGAIN!~
Every time I come here, there is always something new in the cooked section to tempt me to try.


This time I tried the grilled chicken leg.

When you order you can pick two items with rice which costs around $25-27 depending what you pick.
It generally costs more if you pick fish, steak or chicken.

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Grilled chicken leg:
The grilled chicken legs looked nice behind the counter even though it was covered in pink/red sauce.

The taste was sweet and the chicken was nicely grilled, however it was hard eating it using the plastic fork and spoon provided.
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Bamboo shoots:
I do not know what the dish is called but it was really nice because bamboo shoots were soaked in vinegar and cooked with chili so it tasted spicy as well.
The taste of the bamboo was also woody but it did not have that weird smell the yellow bamboo shoots have.
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Buko pie:




This was delicious as expected and I loved the crust because it was soft and not overbaked.
The young coconut was slightly hard this time and needed a knife to cut this pie.
The sweetness was just right as well.
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As well as the buko pie, the egg pie is also delicious:
I also like the way they have their own packaging which is made of card so the food doesnt taste and smell of PFC.

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[Review 1111] Wonderful Filipino cakes and filipino egg tart @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express

07/05/2011


Quezon Pinoy Food Express
灣仔駱克道146-148號裕安大樓地下C2號舖
Shop C2, G/F, Yue On Building, 146-148 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wonderful-filipino-cakes-and-filipino-egg-tart-e2167649


It is interesting that in every country there is a dessert related to egg.

In England, there is the Custard Tart which is similar to the Chinese Egg Tart.
The British one tends to be firmer and sprinkled with nutmeg or cinnamon, whereas the Chinese one has a flaky pastry base.

In the Phillipines, they have the EGG PIE, it has a shortcrust pastry and firm custard filling inside, very similar to the British custard tart, however the appearance is different, the top is brown.
The egg pie has a very rich egg custard filling, it is typically baked so that the exposed custard on top is browned.

Egg pie:
I really enjoyed eating the Egg pie, firstly the portion is much bigger than a custard tart, hence I satisfied my sweet craving.

Next I tried the BUKO PIE
Buko pie is a traditional Filipino pastry style, young-coconut (malauhog) filled pie. It is made with just young coconuts and has no cream. Instead, the pie utilizes sweetened condensed milk.

It was a new and interesting experience because the only time I have eaten young coconut is spooning it out of it shell after drink the water inside.
Sometimes it can be found in desserts, but this is just amazing, a whole pie filled with slices of young coconut.

The buko pie has is made from butter pastry, the same type use for meat pies and chicken pies.
The pie feels so soft and slightly viscous when you bite into it, but dosnt mush like mango.

These pies are super cheap at $10 per slice, which I would be happy having a slice with tea for tea time!!

[Review 1089] Eat your heart out with delicious snacks @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express

28/04/2011
Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
灣仔石水渠街1號其發大廈地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Luckifast Building, 1 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eat-your-heart-out-with-delicious-snacks-e2165822

I love Phillipino food when it is not too oily, the food here is just right.

Phillipino food is normally sugary and also sour because they like to add Lemon or Vinegar to their food.

I started with a plate of noodles, the Pancit bihon it was thin rice noodles cooked with soy sauce some lime juice.
There are two sizes: a plate for $10 or a plate for $15, I knew I was going to like it, so ordered the bigger portion.
The noodles are flavoured nicely with notes of lemon. I added extra chilli vinegar to it as well, which made me even hungrier.

After the noodles, I ordered the Brazo de Mercedes (Egg Meringue Roll) which is considered a cake in the Phillipino cuisine.

There were four cakes to choose from, Taro roll, chocolate roll, egg meringue roll, and this other one which I didn’t know what it was.
Brazo de Mercedes (Egg Meringue Roll)
It is a rolled cake made of egg whites with a rich custard filling, or sometimes lemon.
The one I had contained some lemon flavouring.
The texture of the meringue was interesting, it was denser than normal meringue, almost like cake.
I wondered if they added some flour into the meringue or it was the method they used to make the meringue.
Italian meringue is also dense, but this one is much denser, it feels like your eating a cake.

In the Phillipines, they were colonised by the Spanish, some foods were influenced by them.
I tried the ensaymada, which was slightly Spanish.

ensaymada
Ensaymada is a brioche made with butter instead of lard, and topped with grated cheese (usually aged Edam, known locally as "queso de bola") and sugar. Upscale versions of ensaymada are also topped with butter cream.
The one I had was slightly bland, so I put some of the sweet meringue on it, which made it just right.

In general Phillipino food is colourful, from purple cakes to green puddings.

[Review 855] Yea! second branch in WC @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express

01/09/2010

Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
灣仔石水渠街1號其發大廈地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Luckifast Building, 1 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yea-second-branch-in-wc-e2113249

My first review of this place at the other branch in WC
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2046098

Walked past and saw that there were seats to dine-in, so went in for some food.
It was so good, because the range is slightly bigger than the other branch, and they also have Palapok too, which means I do not need to go to Jolibee's in central.

As usual the Palabok is so yummy, soft glass vermicilli in rich sauce made from prawn and fish, topped with crunchy toppings.
There was a whole calamansi too, slit at the top which makes it easy to squeeze the juice out of it.

Drinks: Del Monte Four seasons juice which basically contains pineapple, mango, orange and guava, however it was a bit too sweet.
The coconut drink was basically just coconut water, but also too sweet.

[Review 551] Good quality Filipino food @ Quezon Pinoy Food Express

Quezon Pinoy Food Express (已結業)
27/11/2009
灣仔駱克道146-148號裕安大樓地下C2號舖
Shop C2, G/F, Yue On Building, 146-148 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-quality-philipino-food-e2046098

I thought MangAbos was good, this one is even better, the dishes taste so much more fresh, especially the meats.
The food smells edible and not foul at all!

Although they just reheat the stuff via the microwave, but a nice little store with their own lunch box packaging too!!

The portion however is rather small, but i think the deliciousness factor is more important.

Got the pork in pigs blood, and chicken leg.
The rice was piping hot and not the pearl rice used in MB, and the dishes are not as oily as MB, last time I went there was like a spoon of oil in it.
The pork in blood was a lovely rich thick gravy, with bits of pork, intestines etc.

The chicken was a bit like tomato chicken, but with a hint of tamarind sauce.

As for the service, they weren't expecting non-philipino customers, so they are were a bit shocked at first to serve!!