[Review 2174] V8 Fish burger @ V8美食軒

31/12/2012
V8美食軒
灣仔柯布連道4號地下B舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/v8-fish-burger-e2276921


As well as baked rice, they also do other snacks, so this time tried the Fish burger.
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Fish burger:
Not my cup of tea this time because the burger bun they used was a long shaped one and it was sweet!!
It was really horrible eating a sweet bun with a piece of fish cutlet in the middle.

The oily was not that fresh so the fish tasted of rancid oil that I had no appetite to eat anything else afterwards.
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[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 2172] French truffles coated with nut pieces @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

31/12/2012
東海堂 Arome Bakery Room
北角電氣道183號友邦廣場地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Aia Tower, 183 Electric Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/french-truffles-coated-with-nut-pieces-abr-e2276919

First I would like to Thank Mjqueen7e for these Christmas chocolates from Arome Bakery Room.
Although this review is a little late, I still wanted to post this.
Apart from truffles they also have walnut as shown on the picture which is from my previous review.
The reason I posted this picture too is because if I do not post this people are going to say that this is not a review because a bakery does not sell chocolates as well!

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French truffles coated with nut pieces:

These were delicious smooth chocolate truffles coated in crushed nuts. The sweetness was just right and the chocolate taste was strong.
They more moreish and I couldn’t stop eating them.
It was a nice contrast of soft truffle filling and crunchy nuts on the outside.
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[Review 2171] Pork trotters with a thick layer of oil @ 牛魔王清湯腩咖喱專門店

31/12/2012
牛魔王清湯腩咖喱專門店
灣仔春園街35號地下
G/F, 35 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pork-trotters-with-a-thick-layer-of-oil-e2276753

Came here for some pork trotters, when it came I could smell strong oil which was not that pleasant!

When I looked at the dish there was so much oil floating on top!

The taste of the pork trotters were ok, but I didnt like the oil.
I put a fork into the sauce, and the layer of oil was about 5mm thick!

[Review 2170] Maxim's Happy Rainbow with fun and love @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

31/12/2012
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/maxims-happy-rainbow-with-fun-and-love-e2276752

Maxim's have launched a new cake called the Happy Rainbow, I found out because of their model replica of the cake on display with the different coloured layers.
The model is really pretty and shows the different layers.

Immediately, I associated it with Mrs B's Rainbow Connection which I have always wanted to try but it costs about $580 for the cake.
As well as the replica model, Maxim's have also forked out on promoting this budget cake with a local star and even having advertisements at MTR stations.
However on the poster, the thickness of the cake layers are thicker than the real thing and the model replica and there is less cream too.
This cake is cheaper than their chocolate cakes but then the ingredients are simpler, just colouring, marshmallows, cake and fruit!

Mrs B's Rainbow Connection - photo by twcswing
http://static4.orstatic.com/UserPhoto/photo/4/376/00MR2C2F73C3B33337BF2Al.jpg

The Maxim's version only costs around $198 with further discounts from specific credit cards.
A good way to get rid of those red Maxims cash coupons given from wedding invitations too!!!
Although I have not tried Mrs B's, I have the feeling that Mrs B's should taste nicer judging by their smaller cakes I have tried. The different layers should have different tastes.

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The visual difference between Happy Rainbow & Rainbow Connection:

Happy Rainbow is topped with coloured pieces of marshmallow whereas Rainbow Connection is topped with arched marshmallow twists.
The colour sequence for Happy Rainbow from the top layer to bottom is: pink-orange-pastel yellow-green-purple.
The colour sequence for Rainbow connection from the top layer to bottom is: purple-pink-green-orange-purple.
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Similarities between Happy Rainbow & Rainbow Connection:

Both are covered in white cream and decorated with coloured marshmallows.
Both have sliced pieces of strawberries, mangoes, kiwis in one of their layers.
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As for the packaging, the Ribbon Maxim's used was quite similar to the striped ribbon at Mrs B's.
Mrs B's Ribbon
http://static3.orstatic.com/UserPhoto/photo/3/2PI/00J9CY6F030CE1E8F0EF06l.jpg
Maxim's Ribbon


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The taste of Happy Rainbow


I tried each of the coloured layers but they all seemed to taste the same.
The strawberry slices tasted like frozen strawberries because the colour was darker and the inside of the strawberry was red and the texture of the strawberry was evidently soft. There was some Rose taste to the strawberries which was kinda strange.


On one of the layers there was orange marmalade with orange peel.

Overall the cake was fun to eat and tasted better than their traditional cream cakes with canned fruit!
If the cake layers had more distinctive flavours then it would not feel so artificial because of the colours.
From the top layer down, there is a layer of sliced strawberries, the next fruit layer is mango, then orange marmalade with orange peel, and then kiwi.
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The cake knife that they supply you is no longer the ivory coloured triangle shaped spatula but a pretty clear plastic cake knife.

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[Review 2169] Maria's curry flavoured eggettes @ 超羣麵包西餅 Maria's Bakery

30/12/2012
超羣麵包西餅  Maria's Bakery
中環干諾道中23號香林大廈地下A舖
Shop A ,G/F Heung Lam Building, 23 Connaught Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/marias-curry-flavoured-eggettes-e2276704

I always like trying new things so when I heard about the curry eggettes I decided to try them.
However they did not have them as scheduled when I went.
I have tried calling this branch to ask if they were doing the curry eggettes but no one answers the phone.

You have to go there at the right time because there is not always someone at the eggette counter or it is sold out.

Anyway I finally managed to get it this time!

The eggettes cost $17 and you have to wait around 8-10 minutes.
The eggettes are made with their special curry mixture.
curry eggette mixture
The eggette maker is heated up

Then the curry spices and black sesame are added.

After adding the mixture, shredded seaweed is added.

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Curry flavoured eggettes:


The curry taste taste was really spicy and the eggette was really sweet which I did not like.
It would have tasted nice if the eggette was savoury.
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[Review 2168] The best Lemon tea I have had that is mingfu其sut @ 其記

30/12/2012
其記
大澳吉慶街8號地下
G/F, No. 8 Kut Hing Street, Tai O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-lemon-tea-i-have-had-that-is-mingfu%E5%85%B6sut-e2276645

The lemon tea here is unique from the others served in Hong Kong.
It contains no lemon slices which give off a bitter taste due to the lemon peel.
When I saw reviews of this strange looking lemon tea I just had to try it, and it tastes just as good as the Lemon Tea at Greyhound.
The price of the lemon tea is cheap compared to Greyhound.

I rarely order Lemon tea in Hong Kong because the tea that they use is not my cup of tea and for cold lemon tea, you need to request for no syrup or less syrup because the standard ones are far too sweet but after requesting, it usually ends up far sweeter than it should.

As well as the taste, the appearance of the tea looks like tea with a few drops of milk added to it.
The lemon tea is served in a glass with a straw.

It was interesting watching them make the lemon tea because they make it like cocktails where they add various liquids and pour from one glass to another ensuring the lemon tea cocktail is mixed thoroughly.


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First glass of lemon tea:

After I took a sip, I had to order a second glass because it was so nice I drank half a glass in one go.
The tea taste was apparent infused with strong lemon juice balanced by the gentle sweetness of the sweetener they used.
It was similar to the lemon tea at Greyhound but the tea taste was stronger.
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Second glass of lemon tea:

This was made by different person from the first glass but it still tasted nice.
This one was slightly sweeter.
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Instant noodles with five spice pork:


The broth was bright red but luckily it was not too spicy!
The noodles were just right and not too soft!
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Lemon tea at Greyhound:
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