[Review 1825] The biggest swiss rolls and the famous egg tarts @ 豪華餅店 Hoover Cake Shop

29/09/2012
豪華餅店  Hoover Cake Shop
九龍城衙前圍道136號
136 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-biggest-swiss-rolls-and-the-famous-egg-tarts-e2260636

This place is famous for egg tarts but every time I came past there was a queue.

But this time I came late at night and there was no queue and surprisingly the egg tarts were quite hot too.

As well as egg tarts they had a few items that were pandan flavoured which are my favourite.

The swiss rolls were HUGE! I have never seen swiss rolls as big as this, the diameter was at least 7inches by 5inches tall!

It is a pity you cant see how huge these swiss rolls are but in one of the reviews the slice is too big that you need to split it in half!!
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Egg tarts $5:

The egg tart was still hot when I ate it.
The pastry was quite thick but there was lots of flakey layers and air in between so it was quite light.
Luckily the buttery taste was light, and the egg filling tasted like custard which was good but I just didnt like it too sweet.
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Pandan cake $12:

Although the egg tart was too sweet, the sweetness of this was just right, and the pandan flavouring was nice and strong.
The cake was extremely soft too.
The size of the cake was quite big too, about 4 inches in diameter.
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I was quite surprised that the prices here were quite expensive especially in Kowloon City.

[Review 1824] Gouda cheese bun series @ Maxim's 美心西餅

29/09/2012
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
灣仔港鐵灣仔站WAC 2號舖
Shop WAC 2, Wan Chai MTR Station, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gouda-cheese-bun-series-maxims-e2260623

Saw the gouda cheese buns and I couldnt decide which one to get so I got both.
I liked the idea of having gouda cheese inside the bun because gouda cheese has a quite a strong taste.

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Gouda cheese bun: $8

As with all Maxim's bakery the filling is in the middle and you have to eat your way almost half into the bun before you get to the filling, but once you get to the filling, its delicious, the cheese is strong and gooey.
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Smoked ham & gouda cheese bun $9:

Similar to the above, there is an extra slice of ham on top with grilled cheese.
The ham is more like a sausage slice.
I found this one saltier and the ham was not real ham but similar to luncheon meat.
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[Review 1823] Delicious runny scrambled eggs @ 大快活 Fairwood

29/09/2012

大快活 Fairwood
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓204-207號舖
Shop 204-207, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-runny-scrambled-eggs-fairwood-e2260541

I love the scrambled eggs here and the thick toast so I general have it if I can wake up in the mornings!!!!!!!
As you can see the egg is scrambled but it is still runny which is delicious.
Along with the egg there is a piece of toast which toasted just right because of the thickness, crispy on the outside and slightly soft in the middle.
There was also spam which is my favourite too which is better than being given thinly sliced ham.
To me thinly sliced ham is for sandwiches and toasts. In Hong Kong it is so weird they re-fry it and serve it for breakfast!

As well as that there was vermicelli as well.
The vermicelli was nice because of the preserved vegetables, however it was a bit weird having vermicelli and Western style breakfast together.

[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 1821] Novelty mini donuts @ Fresh Fresh 簡品堂

簡品堂 Fresh Fresh
葵芳葵富路7號葵涌廣場三樓97號舖
Shop 97, 3/F, Kwai Chung Plaza, 7 Kwai Foo Road, Kwai Fong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/novelty-mini-donuts-fresh-fresh-e2260539

After trying their pandan cake at a recent promotional stall at Hollywood plaza, I really wanted to try their donuts, but the nearest branch was MK or the Kwai Fong side of town.
Since my friend lives in the KF area I was able to get her to get me some.
She got me a pack of three for $15.

These donuts were non fried which is healthier compared to the fried ones, however the icing was a bit too much.
The chocolate one tastes the best and the donut was soft and grease free.
The lilac one tasted a bit artificial.

[Review 1820] Smoked salmon and egg salad sandwich @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

29/09/2012

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/smoked-salmon-and-egg-salad-sandwich-pacific-cfe-e2260538

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Smoked salmon and egg salad sandwich HKD20:

Got this sandwich because salmon and egg were an interesting combination which I have not tried before.
There was quite a lot of salad in the sandwich which made it quite healthy such as cucumber and lettuce.
However the taste of the egg was really faint because the salmon was strong but you could feel the starchy texture of the egg.
I am not sure if there was any MSG but I felt really thirsty after the sandwich!
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[Review 1819] Foilicious chicken is back and better than ever @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

29/09/2012
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2057-2059號舖
Shop 2057-59, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/foilicious-chicken-is-back-and-better-than-ever-e2260537

Its been a while since KFC did Foilicious chicken, this year the combination for the set seemed quite good so I got it.

The set I got had Foilicious baked chicken with radish, imitation shark fins soup and drink for $39.5.
I was quite surprised by this set, most of the elements were quite Cantonese, especially the imitation sharks fin soup and the Chinese radish being served in a Western fast food chain!

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Foilicious chicken:

The chicken from the batch I had was quite dry that day, but if it was a fresh batch it would have tasted perfect.
The sauce they used was the soy sauce that they use to marinade chicken and the chicken skin was thin and it was slightly sticky and gelatinous that I ate it.
However it was quite salty.
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Chinese radish:

The radish looked different to the product shot, in the product shot they looked like chunks but the actual items were thin slices. There were four pieces in total.
The radishes were beneath the chicken and it absorbed the sauce. I thought they were going to be served separately because they looked big in the product shot.
Although the radishes tasted nice, they were too salty and not soft enough.
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Sharks fin soup:

The sharks fin soup looks similar to the Cantonese one but tastes slightly different as if it has some KFC chicken gravy in it.
In the soup there are pieces of shiitake mushroom imitation sharks fin.
Same comments as above, I found the soup too salty.
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