[Review 2374] Vegetarian sushi selection @ Bento Express by AEON

02/04/2013
Bento Express by AEON
將軍澳港鐵坑口站HAH15號舖
Shop HAH15, Hang Hau Station, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-sushi-selection-e2290334

I went to Bento Express by Jusco to get some sushi.
While I was choosing the sush, I realised they had VEGETARIAN sushi sets as well so I got that instead!

Again the vegetarian sushi costs more than non vegetarian sushi.
It was late that day and all sushi was at reduced price except the vegetarian one!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetarian sushi:

When I opened the box, there was no wasabi! It was just two sachets of soy sauce
The ones that tasted the best was the vegetarian eel because I hate the eel version because it contains bones and it is always too sweet. The vegetarian version tastes like grounded cooked tuna.
The vegetarian tuna tastes good too because it tastes like the real thing.
The white vegetarian shellfish did not taste that good because the texture was like konjac.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2373] BBQ pork bun @ 大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes

02/04/2013
大班麵包西餅  Taipan Bread & Cakes
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓053號舖
Shop 053, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bbq-pork-bun-taipan-bread-cakes-e2290332

Taipan Bread & Cakes is located right next to Wing Wah Bakery on the basement floor of Metro City.

Contemplated in getting a custard bun covered with wheatgerm or a BBQ pork bun but the Custard bun was quite hard in texture when I picked it up with tongs so I chose the BBQ pork bun.

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BBQ pork bun:

The bread was sweet as usual because it is the Chinese style bun.
The filling inside was quite nice and not too sweet, the barbecue pork was lean.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2372] Indonesian sweet delights @ 巴東印尼餐廳 Padang Indonesia Restaurant

02/04/2013
巴東印尼餐廳 Padang Indonesia Restaurant
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36號翡翠明珠廣場1樓1至2號舖
Shop 1&2, JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson St.,, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/indonesian-sweet-delights-e2290330

I love the Indonesian sweets here and they are labelled.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pandan Katam Hitam:

It is a two coloured cake made from glutinous rice.
This cake was really nice, it was chewy, and a slightly sticky texture from using glutinous rice rather than normal flour.
The texture was very similar to a sweet malt loaf, but not so dense and chewy with gorgeous pandan and glutinous rice flavouring.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kue serabi:
I thought the bun would be filled inside but it was solid and it comes with a tub of coconut sauce.
I tried it without the sauce and you can taste the pandan but the bun is not sweet.

It was slightly savoury but after you dip it in the coconut sauce it tastes nicer and the more sauce you dip, the sweeter it is.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2371] Lovely plain Hokkaido icecream @ 菓匠茶屋 Kasho Chaya

01/04/2013
菓匠茶屋 Kasho Chaya
此店已改名為 Sweets House Cha Cha
銅鑼灣勿地臣街1號時代廣場B1樓 cookedDeli by city'super
cookedDeli by city'super, B1/F, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-plain-hokkaido-icecream-e2290329

Came back for their delicious ice-cream!
It is so nice you can never get sick of it.

This time I got plain icecream because I was not interested in the rest of the fancy addons such as red beans, green tea jelly etc.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hokkaido icecream:

The plain icecream is not a bad deal because you actually get quite a fair amount of icecream in it.
The ice-cream was very dense and thick, yet very airy, with fine air bubbles infused inside.
It was very interesting, because it was like cold thick mousse and gooey marshmallow.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2370] Cheese and ham obanyaki @ 亞月家 Azukiya

01/04/2013
亞月家 Azukiya
銅鑼灣勿地臣街1號時代廣場B1樓 cookedDeli by city'super
cookedDeli by city'super, B1/F, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheese-and-ham-obanyaki-e2290328

Azukiya is located next to Kashayao where they sell sweet and savoury obanyakis.

I have always wanted to try the savoury one, so this time tried the cheese and ham obanyaki.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese and ham obanyaki (white):
The obanyakis were half done so it was ready in a flash.
Part of the centre was sticky so it stuck to the paper.
The obanyaki was quite tasteless because 70% of it was the obanyaki pastry which was sticky and chewy, and it was sweet as well so I did not like much.
When I got to the centre it tasted much better because of the gooey cheese.
There was not much ham.

[Review 2369] More Fujian delights hidden by a market @ 真真美食店

01/04/2013
真真美食店 
北角春秧街70號地下
G/F, 70 Chun Yueng Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-fujian-delights-hidden-by-a-market-e2290327


Came here for more Fujian delights because they are rare in Hong Kong.

There are two more, one located in Tokwawan and the other located nearby near the North Point MTR.

I came here especially for the soup which contained stuffed intestines with pork blood.
I do not really like intestines because they smell but I thought the pork blood may be interesting.

Walking down the busy market street, there is also a tram line so trams occasionally go past.
I had trouble locating this place because the Chinese characters at the front of the restaurant were different to the ones listed on OpenRice.

Anyway, finally found it and there were a few tables, the decor was slightly old.
Sat down and the menu was very simplistic too.
Tried the order those intestines stuffed with blood but they don't do them anymore, and tried to order the Taiwanese stir fried noodles but they did not have them either, so ordered the soup with intestines and savoury rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Savoury rice:

They didnt give me a spoon but luckily the soup came with one.
The rice does not have much meat in it but it was extremely cheap and delicious with pieces of fish, Chinese mushrooms and peanuts.

It reminded me of stir fried glutinous rice but it was made with normal rice which is not so heavy.
Each grain of rice was covered in soy sauce but not overly salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup with intestines:

I just drank the soup and it was lovely and sweet because of the Chinese radishes.
There were lots of small diced Chinese radishes in the soup and the texture of the radishes were not too soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Next time I should try their daily dishes because it looks good, you can choose two items and rice for $27.

[Review 2368] It's spring, its time for green fingers @ 六國酒店大堂酒廊 Lobby Lounge

01/04/2013
六國酒店大堂酒廊 Lobby Lounge
灣仔告士打道72號六國酒店地下
G/F, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong, 72 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/its-spring-its-time-for-green-fingers-e2290107

Thanks to the Luk Kwok hotel for inviting me to try their new tea sets and THE PLANT~

Located on the ground floor of the spacious Luk Kwok hotel lobby, it is a relaxing place to have drinks and tea.

Tried the high tea set ($168 for two), various tea sets ($70 per person) and the new PLANT dessert.

All of the above comes with drinks and I chose my favourite English breakfast tea.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
English breakfast tea:
The tea was made with fresh leaves hence it had maximum tea flavour.


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High tea set:
This was a three tiered stand, but for photographic purposes I have only taken photos of each tier.
There was a plate of fried items, a plate of finger sandwiches and a plate of sweet treats with scones and cheesecakes accompanied with jam and cream.

My favourites were the curry samosa with raita dip, finger sandwiches, and scones which tasted perfect with cream and jam.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The Plant:
It was basically a sawdust pudding in that bowl garnished with grounded hazelnuts, biscuit crumbs, chocolate pebbles with a sprig on Rosemary in the centre.
I really liked it because it was fun to eat.
It would be good if there was more grounded hazelnuts because I love hazelnuts.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seafood green curry and rice:
The green curry was really nice and not too spicy served in a cute clay pot.
The curry sauce was really delicious with the fries.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Club sandwich:
Delicious club sandwiches with fries.
I thought the portion was quite big for one person!
The sandwiches had egg, ham, tomato and lettuce in them.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crab cakes:
The crab cakes were delicious and the diced cucumber tasted nice together.
The sweet chili sauce is optional because it tastes nice with or without it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled beef and chicken satays:
The beef and chicken satay were well marinated, they both had strong cumin taste.
The satay sauce was a bit sweet and the peanut taste could be stronger.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★