[Review 1117] Still the best soft serve in Hong Kong @ 菓匠茶屋 Kasho Chaya

09/05/2011

菓匠茶屋 Kasho Chaya
銅鑼灣勿地臣街1號時代廣場B1樓 cookedDeli by city'super
cookedDeli by city'super, B1/F, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/still-the-best-soft-serve-in-hong-kong-e2168264

As usual, the soft serve here tastes great every time, however I found the one in TST doesn’t taste as creamy and thick as the CWB branch.
I wanted to try their new drink, but it was sold out, and the next day I went it was also sold out, so I got the plain ice-cream instead.
Anyway, it still tasted good!

Previous review:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2130149

[Review 1116] Coffee and Bakery at Spring Garden Lane @ 酵母兵團

09/05/2011
酵母兵團 (已結業)
灣仔春園街1-11號春暉大廈地下
G/F, Chun Fai Building, 1-11 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/coffee-and-bakery-at-spring-garden-lane-e2168243

I really hate and love Spring Garden lane, there are so many nice eateries, but its a battle of pedestrians and cars.

Discovered the new Yogurt shop which is totally out of place, it is really done up compared to the other shops next to it.
The rest on this road are Chinese.
There is another branch of this at Shatin.

Basically this shop sell three items, pastries, coffee and froyo.
I dont drink coffee, so didnt buy coffee.
It would be good if they had a sit in area.

Anyway from the pastry counter at the front I was attracted by this [pie] looking pastry, which turns out to be an apple turnover.
I wonder if it is a Chinese version.

If you search for an Apple Turnover using Flickr or foreign Yahoo, you'll get a triangle looking puff pastry, whereas if you search for a cheese and onion pie, you'll find the one looking like the apple turnover they sell there.

In the end, I got the apple turnover, basically it was apple puree/jam inside not diced stewed apples.
The pastry was very buttery to the point you could smell and I hope it wasn't pork lard because they have a habit of using that in Chinese bakery.

It was slightly too localised for my liking.

[Review 1115] Impressive taro steamed bun @ 唐記包點 Tong Kee Bao Dim

09/05/2011
唐記包點 Tong Kee Bao Dim
彩虹港鐵彩虹站大堂CHH15號舖
Shop CHH15, Choi Hung MTR Station, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/impressive-taro-steamed-bun-e2168190

I don't usually buy Chinese steamed buns, but after reading the reviews, it said the buns were not that sweet.
These steamed buns sell like hotcakes, I wanted to get the sweet potato one as well, but it was sold out.
I managed to get the taro, which was one of the flavours I wanted to try.
The bun cost $3.5 and it was fairly big.
The color of the bun was lilac and inside it contained dark violet filling.
The bun was moist and too sweet, the filling was thick and starchy
Hopefully next time the sweet potato one isnt sold out.

[Review 1114] Chiu Jao food of Tai Hang @ 鄭記潮州食家 Cheng Kee Chiu Chow Restaurant

08/05/2011
鄭記潮州食家 Cheng Kee Chiu Chow Restaurant
大坑銅鑼灣道142號地下
G/F, 142 Tung Lo Wan Road, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/gourmet/reviews.htm?userid=33189&city=hongkong&page=670

Anyway stumbled upon this Chiu jao joint after trying the dessert shop next door.
Ordered the fish, oyster pancake, soup and blood curds.
I felt most of the items were a bit greasy, and not my cup of tea because I am not a local.
The lanterns at the front of the shop were interesting, they are bright red with these black things looking like bats, but they probably do not represent bats.

[Review 1113] Thai style cooked fish gas bladder @ 泰妃雞 Thai

08/05/2011
泰妃雞 Thai
灣仔三角街3號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thai-style-cooked-fish-gas-bladder-e2167976

In my previous review I said I was going to try this.
For $57 I got the Thai style cooked fish gas bladder.
It was served on top of a piece of lettuce.
The main ingredients in it were: beanshoots, egg pieces, chicken, fish gas bladder, yellow chives.
It reminded me of the famous chop sueys from takeaways in UK.
Chop suey is a Chinese dish consisting of meats (often chicken, fish, beef, shrimp (UK: prawns) or pork) and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce.
The dish that I got also had a light taste, it was not spicy.
The yellow chives gave the whole dish some aroma, and the egg was scrambled and cooked in such a way, they were like shreds in the dish.
The amount of fish gas bladder in the dish was quite generous too.

[Review 1112] Lemon flavoured coke @ 榮記粉麵 Wing Kee Noodle

08/05/2011
榮記粉麵 Wing Kee Noodle
銅鑼灣渣甸街43號地下
G/F, 43 Jardine Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lemon-flavoured-coke-wing-kee-e2167845

After trying noodles in soup, I opted for noodles in sauce (Loa mian) this time.
Their sauce is basically the same soup for in the soup noodles, but only half the amount in the bowl.
Then there is an option of curry sauce or spicy sauce to go on top.
For drinks, I had a lemon coke, it was actually lemon flavoured coke by the Cola company, not a glass of coke with a piece of lemon.
There were two sauces to choose from, spicy chilli and curry sauce.

[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!!