[Review 2458] Get your cholesterol pumping! @ 澳門新龍記 Estabelecimento de Comidas Macau San Long Kei Mei Sek

20/04/2013
澳門新龍記 Estabelecimento de Comidas Macau San Long Kei Mei Sek
新橋(三盞燈/白鴿巢)沙梨頭南街29號地下E號舖
Shop E, G/F, 29 R. Sul do Patane, Santo Antonio
https://www.openrice.com/zh/macau/review/get-your-cholesterol-pumping-e2293273

Macau is famous for noodles topped with delicious toppings especially crab roe.
This is one of the restaurants that is famous for them, the other one is 牛記咖喱美食 Estab De Comidas Ngao Keo Ka Lei Chon which I must try on my next visit.
I chose this place first because they had Silkie chicken noodles and the squid patties reviewed by many Hong Kongers.

The menu was quite extensive and there were too many items I wanted to try.
The decor of the restaurant was basically the same as the Hong Kong restaurants.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salted lemon with sprite:

There were two big pieces of salted lemon in the cup which was sufficient to flavour the whole bottle of sprite.
I do not like sprite but the saltyness of the lemon got rid of the artificial taste of the sprite.
The saltyness of the drink was just lovely.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tossed noodles with crab roe:

The crab roe was really nice but too salty, the taste of crab was as its max, but after I finished it there was so much orange oil left on the plate so it is not very healthy.
It was pretty cheap for MOP23 which is approximately HKD$23.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tossed noodles with silkie chicken in wine:

As well as the noodles with crab roe, I was looking forward to this too because of the silkie chicken in hua dao wine.
The wine taste was lovely and strong and the noodles did not have the alkaline taste.
It would be great the chicken was not so bony.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Squid patties:

The squid patties were ok, but not as good as I expected them to be because the squid taste was weak, but after adding the chili oil to it, the patties were delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chili oil sauce:


I was surprised the chili oil sauce was great because it had black beans in it giving it more flavour and not just spiciness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2457] Delicious Japanese premium cookies @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

20/04/2013
東海堂  Arome Bakery Room
大埔港鐵大埔墟站13-14號舖
Shop 13-14, Tai Po Market MTR Station, Tai Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-japanese-premium-cookies-e2293266

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for getting me these delicious cookies.
I am a fan of Arome bakery room and their products are nicely packaged and taste good.

The box was really nice with a handle on the top.
There are five flavours inside: cashew, charcoal and coconut, green tea, Okinawa brown sugar, and dark rye with walnut.

Each cookie is individually packaged.

The texture of each cookie was delicate and crumbles in your mouth.
My favourite flavours were the green tea, Okinawa brown sugar and the charcoal with coconut.
The charcoal with coconut had big chunks of coconut which gave it more mouth feel and the Okinawa sugar flavour had strong sugar flavour without being too sweet.

[Review 2456] Bittersweet obanyakis and green tea puffs @

20/4/2013
Sweets House Cha Cha  休息中
尖沙咀廣東道17號海港城3樓city'super內
city'super, 3/F, Harbour City, 17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bittersweet-obanyakis-and-green-tea-puffs-e2293263

Usually I am here for the soft serve but now they have custard puffs and obanyakis too.
When you come up from the elevators, you will see that Sweet House Cha Cha has three counters, one for soft serve, one for custard puffs and one for obanyakis.
They all had displays and easy to understand menus.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea custard puff:
The custard puff had a crispier outer pastry compared to other puffs such as beard papa.
Inside the puff was lovely and cold green tea custard.
The green tea taste was grassy and I felt that it was a bit too bitter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Matcha custard obanyaki:
The obanyaki was crisp on the outside because it was freshly made and the inner part was a bit chewy like mochi.
The green tea custard was sweeter than the one in the custard puff and also very bitter as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

As a conclusion I liked both of them and its best to consume them straight away.

[Review 2455] shh..its a girls best secret for delicious cakes @ 詩餅坊 Cake's Secrets

19/04/2013
詩餅坊  Cake's Secrets
西環堅尼地城厚和街43號地下
G/F, 43 Hau Wo Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shh-its-a-girls-best-secret-for-delicious-cakes-e2293253

I have always wanted to go to this place but I never put it on my wish list because I used to think Kennedy Town was far until I made the effort to try Bistronomique, Tapaella Grill and this other hotel nearby.

That night, I was at a tasting nearby and it just so happens Mjqueen7e wanted to check this place too so we went together.

Initially I didn't know we wanted to try the same one cake shop because I did not know the Chinese name of this place.

Inside the cake shop there was a cabinet displaying the cakes and a two small tables.

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for treating me to these heavenly beautiful and delicious cakes.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Purple sweet potato cake:


Although I have never liked savory and sweet tastes together, but this was amazing.
The purple potato tasted natural and you could taste its natural savoriness.
The purple potato was extremely silky and light just like velvet and when eaten with the delicate soft cake inside it was a perfect match.


The cream inside the cake was also light and dreamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea red bean cake:



Anyone who has seen this Green tea cake will be captivated by its interesting fortress appearance.
I have always imagined how I would eat this cake and wondered if the green tea sticks surrounding it would be crispy or biscuit like.
The red beans in the cake were hard and not starchy which were nice.


I attacked the cake by eating the sticks surrounding it which were similar to green tea flavoured macarons but in stick form.
The green tea cake in the middle was deliciously complemented by the cream and red beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

If this place was not so far away, I would definitely be back.
I hope they open a branch in Central soon.

[Review 2454] New menu at Delaney's @ Delaney's Wanchai

19/04/2013
Delaney's Wanchai
灣仔盧押道18號海德中心地下及1樓
2/F, One Capital Place, 18 Luard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-menu-at-delaneys-e2293251

Have not been here for ages so went again for English and Irish fare.

The menu has finally changed and is slightly better but the prices have gone up.

There were three that caught my eye and not previously there:

WARM POTATO & BLACK PUDDING SALAD $98 (garden greens with warmed potatoes and fried black pudding)
PAN FRIED COD FILLET WITH POTATO & LEEK GRÂTIN $175 (cod fillet served with grâtin potato and daily vegetables)
ROASTED HALF CHICKEN $138 (chicken seasoned with fresh rosemary and garlic with seasonal vegetables and house fries)

In the end I had the black pudding salad because I had a tasting later that day.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
WARM POTATO & BLACK PUDDING SALAD:
When it came, it was exactly that, ie potato, salad and black pudding.
The potato was delicious because it was my favourite potato from the salad bar warmed up, and the mayonnaise was delicious.
The black pudding did not taste as nice as the ones at Queen Victoria.
I am not sure if the black pudding was a different brand or the oil was rancid because their fried stuff is not as good as their roast.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2453] A nice Genki Surprise @ 元気寿司 Genki Sushi

19/04/2013
元気寿司  Genki Sushi
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2084-2085號舖
Shop 2084-2085, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-nice-genki-surprise-e2293235

I am not a fan of Genki Sushi because the choice of sushi is not very creative, so I have not been for a long time.

At the entrance, there was a no camera sign!
But I took these photos using a phone so I guess its ok

After this visit, I felt that their sushi is getting better and there are more choices offered especially for dessert such as Haagen Daz and cakes.

Basically every table was by the sushi conveyor belt so you could grab what you want and if it was not there you can place an order.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea:

I liked the way they did not use tea bags because the taste gets bland after a few refiles.
Here they use green tea powder so you can decide how strong you want it.
The green tea taste was slightly bitter and grassy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Genki roll:


Initially I wanted to try the deep fried salmon skin but the genki roll has deep fried salmon skin in it, so I tried that.
It does not say that on the menu, but you can see the deep fried salmon skin if you look carefully.
The salmon and salmon skin tasted really delicious because it was like eating fried salmon with raw salmon.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seared black pepper salmon:

The seared salmon was really nice but the salmon and rice was too soft that it did not hold together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate cake:

The cake tasted the best because the strength of chocolate was just right and not too sweet along with the soft cake.
Adding green tea powder made it even more delicious.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Japanese cheesecake:

The cheesecake was lovely and soft, but it got quite sickly because the cheese taste was strong and similar to eating sweet creamy dairylea spread.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★