[Review 2430] Black sugar and malt lollipops @ 華記永昌號名酒食品

13/04/2013
華記永昌號名酒食品
銅鑼灣駱克道460 號地下
460 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-sugar-and-malt-lollipops-e2292289

I have always wanted to get Taiwanese food from here but did not know where it was.
Finally stumbled across it after dining at Keung Kee's for glutinous rice.
The items I wanted to buy such as the frozen cake was not there so I ended up getting these lollipops because they looked interesting.

It was a preserved plum embedded in candy, there was black sugar or malt and I couldn't decide so got both.
It looks like a fossilized preserved prune!!
The black sugar one tasted sugary and the malt one was my favourite because the taste was less sweet.
The preserved prune was salty and sour.

I am not sure if this is a traditional sweet, but it is interesting having a preserved prune with candy!

[Review 2429] Cold food @ Le Cafe

13/04/2013
Le Cafe
路氹城南部遊艇碼頭鄰近西堤圓形地金都酒店地下
G/F, Casino Block, Grand Waldo Hotel, Rotunda do Dique Oeste, Coloane-Taipa
https://www.openrice.com/zh/macau/review/cold-food-e2292288


I don't know how the people on the first review could take photos because I was not allowed to as it was a Casino.

Ordered a scrambled egg sandwich which was a baguette.
However the egg was cold and the bread was stale.

The noodles with pork were cold too and service was slow.

[Review 2428] Giant sized mexican bun @ 麵包新語 BreadTalk

13/04/2013
麵包新語 BreadTalk
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心3期1樓132號舖
Shop 132, 1/F, MCP Discovery, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/giant-sized-mexican-bun-breadtalk-e2292287

I like BreadTalk because every now and then they will have some interesting cakes and buns.

This time I saw this HUGE mexican bun, the diameter was bigger than a piece of normal sized square toast in the picture.

It was pandan and raisin flavoured so I got it.
As well as that I got the apple bread and berry rhapsody.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pandan raisin:
The surface of that bun was quite greasy and had a strong buttery smell.
It was green inside and the sweetness was mostly from the raisins and the crispy topping on top.
I thought it was fun to put bun against this big baby doll.

To be honest I can't stand baby dolls but this was an oversized one and its head is the size of a watermelon,
the doll beneath its hand is also an oversized doll too.
Its hand is slightly bigger than my clenched fist and its wrist is bigger than mine too.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apple cake:

The apple cake was really dense and it was too sweet.
There was lots of cinnamon in it and the apples on top were thinly sliced.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Berry rhapsody:
The berry rhapsody cake was quite nice, it was berry mousse in between layers of chocolate sponge.
The sweetness was just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2427] Tom yum soup with Cambodian noodles @ Cambo

13/04/2013
Cambo
新蒲崗太子道東638號譽港灣Mikiki商場地庫06號舖
Shop 06, B/F, Mikiki, The Latitude Tower, 638 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tom-yum-soup-with-cambodian-noodles-e2292286

As there are not much food choices at Mikiki I came here for some simple noodles.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tom yum soup with Cambodian noodles:

The noodles were likable and tasted better than I expected.
The broth had a strong tomato taste and it was not very spicy.
However the prawns could have been fresher.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2426] Chinese swiss rolls with cream @ 凱施餅店 Hoixe Cake Shop

13/04/2013
凱施餅店  Hoixe Cake Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道143號
145 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-swiss-rolls-with-cream-hoixe-cake-shop-e2292079

I did not buy these but the association who got them were on a budget of $4 per person.

They always buy from here.

At first it used to be egg tarts, but people complained because they were floppy and watery, then they changed to butter cakes which were smelly, then on the last occasion they gotindividually packed Swiss rolls.

This time they got the whole one and had it sliced.

It was filled with more cream than the individually packed ones but the cream was salty and the swiss roll was really sweet.
I felt that one bite was equal to one day's daily intake of sugar.

[Review 2425] Pandan chinese glutinous tea cake @ 豪江豆業 Macau Soya Bean

12/04/2013
豪江豆業 Macau Soya Bean
灣仔石水渠街
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pandan-chinese-glutinous-tea-cake-e2292077

Every now and then, this soya joint will have Pandan flavoured items.
This time they had Pandan flavoured glutinous tea cakes steamed on lotus leaves (cha gwores).

They were $4 each so I tried one.

There was not much Pandan taste, and it was really sweet a well.
It was filled with sesame, peanuts and yellow sugar.

The lotus leaf taste was much stronger than anything else because the tea cake absorbed the scent while it was being steamed.

[Review 2424]Delicious pumpkin seed and almond danish @ 日東麵包 Luba's Bakery

12/04/2013
日東麵包 Luba's Bakery
北角英皇道395-421號地下22號舖
Shop 22, 23 & 27 Kiu Kwan Mansion, G/F, 395-421, King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-pumpkin-seed-and-almond-danish-e2291935

Thank you Mjqueen7e for getting me this delicious danish which looks like a croissant.
I have attempted to go to Luba's before but most of the bakeries were sold out.

It is actually a pumpkin seed and almond danish and it smells really nice just like WESTERN breads especially that yeasty smell.

There are pumpkin seeds and almonds on top of the danish, the smaller green coloured ones with orange seed inside are pumpkin seeds and the others are obviously almonds which are dusted with castor sugar so it is hard to see.
The danish was just bliss because the custard in the middle was light and not too sweet and it tasted delicious with generous amounts of almonds and pumpkin seeds on top which were crisp.
The pumpkin seeds have a distinct taste which is nutty and savoury.