[Review 2269] Valentines sweetheart buns from Hot Shot! @ 熱賣點 Hot Shot

16/02/2013
熱賣點 Hot Shot
柴灣漁灣村漁豐樓地下3-4 號舖
Shop 3-4, G/F, Yue Fung House, Yue Wan Estate, Chai Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/valentines-sweetheart-buns-from-hot-shot-e2283722

I was surprised that the local convenient store had a special edition bun for Valentines day.
(They were still selling them on the 16th of February, the day I got them)
It was basically two heart shaped buns filled with chocolate paste.
There was a set that includes the hot chocolate drink and two buns for $13.

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Sweetheart buns HKD10:
The appearance of these buns were the same as Chinese steamed buns, but they were pink and heart shaped.

Part of the bun was slightly dry and hard.
If it was not dry and hard then the bun would have been perfect.

I suspect it was dry because they did not manage to sell all the buns on Valentines days, so they are selling the remaining stock.

The filling in the middle was thick chocolate paste that was not too sweet.


The poster did not mention whether the filling was runny or not, so I did not have any expectations.
Anyway, I really liked it because it was a modernized Chinese bun filled with chocolate!
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[Review 2268] Veggie patty subway in Sai Kung @ Subway

15/02/2013
Subway
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓地下8號舖
Shop 8, G/F, Ko Fu House, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/veggie-patty-subway-in-sai-kung-e2283720

It is really good there is another choice for Western food in Sai Kung.
Located on Fuk Man Road, it is a few steps away from Bibini.
The staff at this branch are super friendly and the prices seem different to the ones in the city.
I chose the Veggie patty which I have always wanted to try.
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Veggie patty subway:
The bun was quite chewy and not as soft as the other branches, and it had the usual dose of MSG in it because I felt thirsty after eating it.

Anyway, the veggie patty is made of soybeans and herbs and the patty had some crunch to it as well.


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[Review 2267] Apple brown Betty, The American dream @ euro go go

15/02/2013
euro go go
油塘高超道38號大本型MTR層M10號舖
Shop M10, Level MTR, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/apple-brown-betty-the-american-dream-e2283708


Originally I thought this was just an Apple crumble but after googling, it turns out to be an American dessert.

I went to a another branch before but the Apple brown Betty was sold out.

There is a choice of the creme brulee or the Apple brown betty, but interestingly on the flyer it states that it is served cold.
The branch that I went to before said it was also served cold.
As it looked similar to an Apple crumble I felt that it would taste better hot.

Luckily at this branch, they had this dessert and offered to serve it hot without me asking so other people must have requested hot before.

There was also dark chocolate mousse which was tempting as well.

The Yau Tong branch is more spacious and the staff were more efficient compared to the Hang Hau Branch.

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Apple brown Betty:
When it came there was a generous splodge of  artificial cream.

Assuming it was an apple crumble I was expecting chunks of apple or apple puree beneath the crispy layer.

But to my surprise it was lots of thin slices of apple, and the taste was amazing because they used unsweetened apple so it was really tart, but the lovely crispy layer on top was sweet which balanced it out.

The generous cream on top was nice and thick too otherwise it would have melted quickly on the piping hot dessert.
The overall combination of tart apples, sweet crumble and cream was delicious.
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Creme brulee:


The creme brulee was nice if you did not treat it as a creme brulee. It tasted exactly like a caramel egg pudding and it was really smooth and silky with strong caramel taste.
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I would strongly advise having it baked because it tastes so much better.

A Brown Betty is a traditional American dessert made from fruit and sweetened crumbs.
It consists of a baked pudding made with layers of sweetened and spiced fruit and buttered bread crumbs served with lemon sauce or whipped cream.

[Review 2266] Juicy cute apple bites @ Juicy J's

15/02/2013
Juicy J's
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓37號地舖
No.37, G/F, Block A, Ko Fu Building, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/juicy-cute-apple-bites-e2283677

Saw these new cute apple pies so had to try them, on my earlier visit they were sold out, so I got them on a later visit.
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Mini apple pie HKD15:
The shape of these apple pies were like wedges of deep fried apple.
Initially I thought they were literally wedges of apple coated in flour and deep fried, but it was diced apple in cinnamon sauce inside.

The taste of these apple bites were quite nice, however it was weird they were sprinkled with salt, or perhaps they had mistaken the salt for sugar.
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Cute menu:


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[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.
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[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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