[Review 1648] Egg white and salmon ciabatta @ Pacific Coffee 太平洋咖啡

08/07/2012

太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
中環畢打街1-3號中建大廈2樓203號舖
Shop 203, 2/F, Central Building, 1-3 Pedder Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/egg-white-and-salmon-ciabatta-pacific-coffee-e2244420

After trying the delicious Starbucks egg white delight ciabatta I discovered that Pacific coffee had a similar version.
It was egg white with pieces of salted salmon and spinach.
Basically it was quite nice, the egg white with salmon and spinach is similar to their quiche filling.
The ciabatta was nice because it was topped with pieces of grounded wheat.

Chicken and Leek pie
This however did not taste so nice and explains why it is the last item to be sold.
The chicken is not that fresh and the pie crust and pastry is really hard and dry.

[Review 1467] Inconsistent and Differing Frappuccinos at different branches @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

08/07/2012
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
太子彌敦道750號始創中心2樓Kiosk A & B舖
Kiosk A & B, 2/F, Pionner Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/differing-frappuccinos-at-different-branches-e2244419

Ordered the green tea frappuccino at Starbucks located at Pioneer Centre.

I was expecting slushy frappuccino but it was not and I liked it.

The cream on top at this branch was stiffer and airy and not the smooth ones at the other branches.
But I liked the cream like this because it tasted like clotted cream.

The Pioneer branch is interesting because the tables are scattered around the balcony.

[Review 1646] Caramel Frappuccino HKD34 @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

08/07/2012
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
旺角登打士街56號家樂坊地下G01-02號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/caramel-frappuccino-starbucks-coffee-e2244416

Got bored with the green tea frappuccino and hojicha, so this time I got the Caramel Frappuccino.

I assumed there was no coffee in it, but it tasted bitter.
After asking the barrister it turns out that you need to tell them beforehand.

But overall, the drink was quite nice and not too sweet and the caramel was nice and strong.

[Review 1645] mellow & smooth Port Salut French cheese @ Marks & Spencer 食品專門店 Marks & Spencer Food Store

08/07/2012
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店  Marks & Spencer Food Store
灣仔告士打道88號其昌大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, China Underwriters Centre, 88 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mellow-smooth-port-salut-french-cheese-e2244414

When I have a craving for cheese, I always get my cheese here because the cheese comes in small pieces which are individually packed and there is quite a variety at $10 per piece.

The cheese I chose this time was Port Salut, a soft cheese which has the texture similar to processed cheese but the taste was much nicer.
It tasted like a cross between brie and cheddar.

[Review 1644] Soy Green tea + Himalayan tea frappe @ McCafe

08/07/2012
McCafe (已搬遷)
中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場1樓1026-1028號舖
Shop 1026-1028, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/soy-green-tea-himalayan-tea-frappe-mccafe-e2244313

After the successful launch of the asiaroma teas series, there are two new additions to the series.
The Soy green tea and himalayan tea are now available as frappes.
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Soy Green Tea Frappe
This tasted quite nice however the taste was not as strong as the tea version because of the blended ice and the soy milk was faint.
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Himalayan Tea Frappe
Basically it tastes icier than the tea version because of the blended ice and the taste was much milkier and powdery.
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In conclusion I prefer the tea version hot or cold because it is more concentrated but during the summer the frappe (blended ice) version cools you down more.
Although the normal version is tea but it actually tastes like a flavoured milkshake with ice cubes added.

[Review 1643] Peking twister again! @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

08/07/2012
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
灣仔港灣道30號新鴻基中心1樓101-103A舖及111舖及140舖
Shop 101-103A, 111 & 14, 1/F, 30 Sun Hung Kai Centre, Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peking-twister-again-kfc-e2244291

Got my favourite twister again, although it is small but the taste is good.

It doesn't really fill you up so you need about two or three.
The twister I had this time had more BBQ sauce which was good.

But since they had the chicken zinger filet with curry sauce I got that as well.
The zinger filet was really spicy and together with the sweetness of the curry sauce balanced it out.

The Bill: HKD40

[Review 1642] Mini cakes @ 伯伯加奴 PPG (Pappagallo . Pastries . Gelato)

07/07/2012
伯伯加奴 PPG (Pappagallo . Pastries . Gelato)
將軍澳重華路8號東港城1樓Food Point K7-8號舖
Shop K7-8, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mini-cakes-pappagallo-pastries-gelato-e2244251

Not really a fan of their items because the ice-cream was too sweet and the cake I had last time was weird.

This time I was attracted by their mini cakes because one of them had an interesting topping.
The mini cakes are $20 for three.

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Raspberry Jelly soft cheesecake
Got this because of the crushed jelly on top, however the raspberry taste was faint.
The cheesecake was soft as stated and overall it was quite nice having the cheesecake with raspberry jelly.
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Double chocolate truffle cake
Overall, this was quite nice and the cake was soft, the chocolate was not too sweet.
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Ice cream spoons for my cakes LOL!!

PPG evidently is an ice cream specialist!!