[Review 2176] Your healthy dose of Chitosan and gourmet food @ 大澳小食

31/12/2012
大澳小食
大澳吉慶街70號
70 Kat Hing Street, Tai O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/your-healthy-dose-of-chitosan-and-gourmet-food-e2276924

Every time I visit Tai O, I always have to visit this place because their food is so delicious, especially their signature pancakes and their chips.
Luckily, for me there is no such thing as yithei (the Chinese definition of heatiness), so I can eat all the fried stuff I want without suffering any sore throats or weird symptoms.

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Deep fried crabs:

I did not try this last time so I ordered it.
They were deep fried mini crabs which all of it was edible so you can get your dose Chitosan which is a fat blocker or reduces the amount of oil absorbed in the body as well as a good source for Calcium.
It started off quite nice but it got saltier because after you have had a lot of crab it tends to taste salty.
Just like my previous visit, they gave me a shrimp and a piece of fish to try too


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Deep fried chips:

I ordered a big portion this time because I cannot get enough of it. The centre of each of the chips were lovely and soft inside.
The coating is just as nice.
Its a pity they do not have vinegar but mixing the ketchup and chili sauce that they have makes a good dip for the chips.
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Deep fried squid:

The fried squid was a bit too tough for my liking. The frying ruined its delicate texture.
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Pancake:


Again this was delicious, I had forgotten how delicious they were.
Each piece is separated by a piece of paper which makes them easier to pick up without getting your fingers dirty.
I loved the strong cumin and cilantro taste.

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[Review 2175] Instant noodles with dried prawn roe @ 池記 Chee Kee

31/12/2012
池記 Chee Kee
灣仔石水渠街70號
70 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/instant-noodles-with-dried-prawn-roe-e2276922

This shop is located opposite the blue house.
 A lot of locals around that area dine there.

I went there before to try their tea set because they have instant noodles with prawn roe which is served from 2-6pm.

On my last visit, I got there at 5.45 but they said they had already turned off their cookers which was annoying because I had to come another time.

Anyway this time I got here around 5 and ordered what I wanted to order which was the Instant noodles with dried prawn roes and roast pork.

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roast pork:

The slices of roast pork were thinly sliced and quite lean, however they were slightly dry and hard.
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Instant noodles:

The instant noodles with prawn roe were really nice, but the HK style Swiss sauce ruined it because it was really sweet just like syrup.

The sauce is not even Swiss and does not exist in Switzerland!
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[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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