[Review 2265] Get your tastebuds ready for Avocado lush cake @ 麵包新語 BreadTalk

15/02/2013
麵包新語 BreadTalk
太古太古城道18號太古城中心一期3樓308號舖
Shop No.308, Food Court, Cityplaza One, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/get-your-tastebuds-ready-for-avocado-lush-cake-e2283675

Avocado is classified as a savory fruit and used mostly for salads and guacamole.
The only time I have had it sweet was the Indonesian Apokat drink which is avocado and syrup.
When I saw this cake, I initially thought it was Green tea or pistachio because of the green colour, however when I saw the label Avocado lush, I was quite surprised and I wonder how the locals will react to it.
I wasn't quite sure how this was going to taste because Avocado itself it quite heavy and rich alone.
For fun, I have tried eating avocado with plain sugar and it was quite nice.
Breadtalk is from Singapore, so their creations are likely to be influenced by countries near it such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Avocado lush:
When I tried it, the cake was not as heavy as I imagined it to be because there was no real avocado in it.
I believe they used avocado syrup or essense.
The taste of the avocado was not that strong and the cake whole tasted quite complicated because it was slightly bitter as well as sweet, and there were crispy pieces as well as chewy pieces in between the mousse.
I think I prefer the cake without those extra crispy pieces because they have made it too complicated.
Although the taste is not describable, I would not mind buying this again because it tasted quite nice.
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Orange tea spa

This cake was quite refreshing and the orange taste was strong.
The raspberry and orange were really nice together and I liked the orange jelly with the chocolate cake.
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Claypot chicken

Label description: 1 cup + 1 cup + 1 cup = three cup chicken.
This was a savoury bun and I was attracted to it because of the filling and it was black!
The bun was surrounded with crispy strands.

The filling was really nice with a strong basil taste.

It was definitely good eating something different.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2264] Rachel's earl grey cookies @ Rachel's Cookies

14/02/2013
Rachel's Cookies (已結業)
屯門屯隆街3號屯門市廣場1期AEON超級巿場上層UG02號舖
Shop UG02, AEON, Phase 1, Tuen Mun Town Plaza, 3 Tuen Lung Street, Tuen Mun
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rachels-earl-grey-cookies-e2283628

Thank you Ivy for these lovely earl grey cookies.
The cookies were presented in a lovely box with a ribbon handle, that could also be tied into a pretty bow.
Inside the box, each cookie was individually packaged.
Once the wrapper was open you could smell strong earl grey and the taste of the earl grey in the cookies were really strong.
The sweetness was just right and there were lots of earl grey tea leaves in the cookie.
The butter in the cookies was just right and not too strong.

[Review 2263] Arome Bakery's Mixed berries mousse cake @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

14/02/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓004號舖
Shop 004, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan Ohttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/arome-bakerys-mixed-berries-mousse-cake-e2283627

Thanks to Arome Bakery for their complimentary mousse cake and Ivy for sharing her cake with me.

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Mixed berries mousse cake HKD148:

The appearance of this cake was really pretty, it had a nice fuzzy surface similar to fabric.

It is similar to the heart cake at Chez Shibata.
Anyway, the mousse was lovely and firm made with lots of gelatin that when you cut it, the shape still holds.

In the middle there is sponge, strawberries and jelly and the sweetness of the cake is just right with the lovely tartness of the strawberries.
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[Review 2262] Chocolate banana roll at difference prices @ 聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop

14/02/2013
聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場一期UG2 SG17-SG18號舖
Shop SG17-SG18, Lok Fu Shopping Centre Phase 1, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-banana-roll-at-difference-prices-e2283618

Saw this new delicious looking swiss roll with banana in the middle so bought one.
It costs $30 at Lok Fu.
Later that same day I was at Wong Tai Sin and that same chocolate roll costs $39!!
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Chocolate banana roll:

I do not really like banana cakes but this was really nice, the chocolate roll was soft and not too sweet and the cream in the middle was really nice because it was creamy and thick.
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[Review 2261] Not my cup of tea @ 德興麵家 Tak Hing Noodles

14/02/2013
德興麵家 Tak Hing Noodles
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓地下12號舖
Shop 12, G/F, Ko Fu Building, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-my-cup-of-tea-e2283614

Only came here because the restaurant I wanted to go to was closed.
I did not expect the food to taste nice because in general, the local food in Sai Kung is not that good.
However it was surprising they had English on the menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
soup:
There was nothing spectacular about the soup.
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Salted chicken with flat rice noodles:
The chicken was just skin and bones.
It was cut randomly that there were so many brittle bones in every bite.
There was not much chicken to be able to taste whether it was good or not.
As for the noodles, it relied heavily on the ginger and spring onion sauce, but it just tasted of 100% garlic!!
This was the first time spring and ginger puree tasted disgusting to me!
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Beef offal with noodles:
The noodles tasted better after adding chili oil.
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[Review 2260] Mad for silky soft tofu @ 櫻 Sakura

11/02/2013
櫻 Sakura
西貢萬年街114號地舖
G/F, 114 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mad-for-silky-soft-tofu-sakura-e2283332

Sadly this shop is soon going to be relocated to Daaimeidook and they only serve chilled products so I could only order the tofu.
I really wanted to try the eel liver soup but they do not do soup any more.

In the end I ordered the tofu in seaweed sauce.

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Tofu in seaweed sauce:

The tofu was really nice and silky and the seaweed sauce gave it some gentle flavour without over powering the tofu.
The seaweed sauce had a strong umami taste
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[Review 2259] Silver fish with salt and pepper @ 金卷食品

10/02/2013
金卷食品
南丫島索罟灣第一街29號
29 Sok Kwu Wan First Street, Lamma Island
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/silver-fish-with-salt-and-pepper-e2283242

Thanks to Sinmei for these delicious crunchies from Lamma Island.
They are basically crispy salt and pepper silvers fishes.
I really liked them because they smell really fishy and you can taste the salt and pepper too.
They taste so much nicer than the crispy fishes in Indonesian and Singaporean dishes because those ones taste bitter.