[Review 2387] Improved Shiretoko Zarusoba wiv more sauce than b4 @ 黑瀧板蕎麥專門店 Kurotaki

04/04/2013
黑瀧板蕎麥專門店 Kurotaki
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心4樓P413-415號舖
Shop P413-415, P4/F, World Trade Center, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/improved-shiretoko-zarusoba-wiv-more-sauce-than-b4-e2290869

I was with Mjqueen7e who was just recovering from food poisoning and had not eaten for two days so it was a delicate choice to choose what to eat.

Usually the locals will eat congee, but congee is not as healthy as it seems because it contains a lot more oils than you think.
It certainly does not work for me because it makes me more sick, so usually I go for breads or noodles!
Again, Chinese noodles contains a film of oil on top of the broth.

Finally, came here for soba noodles.

I chose the Chilled Shiretoko Zarusoba with sesame and black garlic oil sauce for the THIRD TIME because this was my third time dining here.
As for my foodie friend, I recommended the plain soba which is just soba in soup. No meat, No oil and it was hot too!

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Chilled Shiretoko Zarusoba with sesame and black garlic oil sauce:
Compared to my previous visit, there was a perfect balance of black garlic and sesame sauce.
On my second visit, there was too much sesame sauce and not enough black garlic sauce.
See photos on second visit:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2282808
If you see the photos on my first visit, there was practically no sauce at all!
photos on first visit:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2241213
Anyway, with the appropriate amount of sauce, the noodles were really refreshing balanced by the lovely black garlic aroma.

I loved the crunch from the buckwheat seeds and I wish there were more of them.
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Plain soba:

Luckily the soup was quite salty, because after having had food poisoning everything tastes tasteless and there is a craving for salty foods to replace the lost salts and fluids.
As I experienced food poisoning recently I was downing MSG laden soups when I was sick which is something I do not usually do.
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I would just like to Thank my Mjqueen7e who had food poisoning for treating me to soba and still dining out with me while she was sick.
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I do not normally go back to restaurants twice unless there are new dishes or the items are really good.
So I suppose the soba here is good!

[Review 2386] Organic heaven for Vegetarians at Moon Street @ Maya Cafe Mediterranean Lifestyle (已搬遷) 新店位置

04/04/2013
Maya Cafe Mediterranean Lifestyle (已搬遷) 新店位置
灣仔月街5號地下
G/F, 5 Moon Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/organic-heaven-for-vegetarians-at-moon-street-e2290868

Maya Cafe is lovely place for Vegetarian food that is organic.

As well as being Vegetarian, I love their variety especially their juices and Mediterranean fare.

I found out about this cafe through a friend who saw it on a local newspaper, so we went to check it out before actually dining there.

They sell organic goods and breads.

There is home grown wheat grass too for their drinks.

I was quite hungry that day so I ordered the Mezze platter which had all my favourites.
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Mezze platter:

It had hummus, baba ganoush, feta cheese and olives.
The hummus was delicious and the baba ganoush too, some might find it bland but I thought it was nice, they give you lemon as well to make it more appetizing.
The bread that came with it was flat and perfect for dipping with the hummus and baba ganoush and the olives give it extra saltiness.
I had the feta cheese last which was the best I have ever tried because it was so moreish.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

As well as the Mezze platter, I ordered a drink as well.

There were three drinks that caught my eye and it was hard deciding which one to get:
eye opener: carrot, celery and fennel.
raw energry: tomato, cabbage and parsley
hangover express: broccoli, apple and spinach.

In the end I got the hangover express because not many places have broccoli in juices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
hangover express:

The taste was really nice and a good detox for the body, whilst there is a lot of calcium and iron in the spinach.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

I tried Dal of the day, which was rich lentils with spices, the typical Indian food but it delicious and not too spicy.

Then I tried my favourite falafel and vegetarian croquettes.

The falafel contained lots of pulses and was really substantial with lots of protein, whilst the vegetable croquette was softer with sweetcorn, peas, carrots and potatoes.

To go with these snacks, they had tahini which was grounded sesame with lemon which makes it more appetizing and not so dry.
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Vegetarian sushi:



The paste was crunchy and filling but there are actually no nuts in the ingredients, I could taste celery, carrots, chinese radish.
It was visually stunning and looked like tuna in the middle but it was actually a paste.
The sushi was so good I got another one for takeaway.
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gluten free almond meat orange muffin:

It had extremely strong orange zest taste and it was lovely and moist.
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Brown rice pudding:

It was basically brown rice pudding with coconut milk and almond.
This was my favourite because it tasted like the rice pudding I had as a kid.
It was so creamy and the orange blossom water in it made it so dreamy.
This rice pudding is Mediterranean and served at celebrations for a new baby.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

After having all that I was really full, but I cannot wait to go back for more Mezze, falafel, sushi and rice pudding.

I can't wait for their future new dishes because they are going to make vegetarian pizzas with a vegetable and nutty base and wraps that are savoury or sweet.

I would just like to Thank Mina and Tina for the wonderful food and hospitality and I love their teddy bear gift as well.

I will be back again for the brunch and lunch deal again too because it is really good and it has all my favourites included such as juices, pudding and the Mezze.
I love the decor of this place.

[Review 2385] Delicious potato scones after Rugby Sevens @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

03/04/2013
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-potato-scones-after-rugby-sevens-e2290660


Canny Man is always my favourite for food.

My usual order is Haggis but this time I wanted more so I ordered macaroni and cheese, vegetarian breakfast because of the potato scones and vegetarian sausages and Haggis Spring rolls.

They were serving potato scones with the Vegetarian breakfast so I just had to get it.

There was Irn-Bru on the drinks list too!

IRN-BRU!!!

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Haggis Spring rolls with whisky mayonnaise:

When I chose this I was deciding between the spring rolls and the breaded Haggis balls, but in the end I chose Haggis spring rolls.
The spring rolls were rolled with many layers just like the spring rolls in the UK, and they were filled with Haggis in the centre.

They tasted nice with and without the mayonnaise.
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Vegetarian All-Day Breakfast$108:
Two eggs, tomato, baked beans, potatoes, hash brown, sautéed mushrooms, potato scones and toast.

When it came I could not see any potato scones in the breakfast so I asked the waitress but she said the sauteed potatoes and mushrooms were the potato scones.
I was quite disappointed because that was what I came for and it was not there, but after my meal I emailed them about the situation and they told me that they ran out of the potato scones that day and did not notify the customers that ordered it, so I came back another day for them, which is why they were in a box.

The potato scones were delicious and tasted much better than the ones from Sainsburys or Tescos.
They were soft and potatoey.
Although they are called scones they do not look like scones.
Potato scones are basically mashed potatoes with flour and butter in the form of pancakes and then pan fried.

As well as the delicious potato scones, the sausages were also delicious. Initially I thought they were Quorn sausages but I found out from the GM that they were Linda McCartney's vegetarian sausages.

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Macaroni and cheese:


The portion of this was quite big, and it is advised for three people because it was quite heavy.
Each macaroni was evenly covered with melted cheese and it was delicious.

A hint of pepper helps to make it more appetizing.
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[Review 2384] Delicious mixed grain rice for tea @ 糙米家 Papa Deli

03/04/2013
糙米家  Papa Deli
灣仔機利臣街4號地下
G/F, 4 Gresson Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-mixed-grain-rice-for-tea-e2290612

Went here for an early dinner and ordered pork slices with ginger.

Nice clock

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Pork slices with ginger:
The pork slices were extremely tender and the ginger sauce was really strong.
It tastes better than the pork and ginger at Ajisens!!
There were less onions this time and lots of sesame sprinkled on top.
As well as the delicious ginger sauce, there was a strong grilled taste and a few pieces of delicious sliced onions.


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Chocolate milk:
The chocolate drink also tasted nice too because it was not floury or milky.
It tasted like Nesquik's chocolate milkshake but there was more proportion of water to milk so it depends on whether you like milkshakes watery more milky.

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Dessert:
The dessert today was lychee and chrysanthemum which I did not like.
There was nothing wrong with the dessert, I just have a personal dislike with edible flowers because they stink.

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[Review 2383] Akamaru Udon Factory @ Domain @ 赤丸製麵所

03/04/2013
赤丸製麵所 (已結業)
Akamaru Udon Factory
油塘高超道38號大本型1樓133-134號舖
Shop 133-134, 1/F, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/akamaru-udon-factory-domain-e2290548

Dined here a while ago when DOMAIN just opened because there were no other shops open.
I had no expectations for this place because their other branch at MetroCity was dreadful.
The menu had not changed, it was just ramen and curries.
Ordered the seafood curry and the spicy ramen.
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seafood curry:

It was basically frozen seafood fare mixed in curry sauce and served on rice.
The curry sauce was quite nice, it was slightly sweet and tasted like the typical Japanese curries.
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Kyushu spicy ramen in pork bone soup:


The soup was really salty and not spicy at all.
The ramen absorbed the soup well so the ramen tasted really nice.
It was not as tasteless as the branch in MetroCity.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2382] Curry and Laksa from Macau in Shaukeiwan @ 澳門咖喱叻沙

03/04/2013
澳門咖喱叻沙
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街2號麗東海景豪苑1座地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, newton Harbour View Block 1, 2 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-and-laksa-from-macau-in-shaukeiwan-e2290481

This shop used to be Winton world and now it has transformed into a joint serving curries, laksas, and Taiwanese roti.

There were quite a few items I wanted to try: Tom Yum noodles and Laksa noodles but in the end I tried the Taiwanese roti with beef curry.
The joint is quite small and seats about six people.

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Beef Curry:

The beef curry was thick and the colour was greenish brown.
It was extremely spicy mixed with lots of spices.
It was quite nice but it was slightly too salty.
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Taiwanese roti:

The Taiwanese roti was really nice because it was not too oily and it was crispy and flakey just perfect for dipping it into the salty curry.
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