[Review 2513] Delicious blanched liver with instant noodles @ 維記咖啡粉麵 Wai Kee Noodle Cafe

16/05/2013
維記咖啡粉麵  Wai Kee Noodle Cafe
深水埗福榮街62號及66號地下/ 北河街165-167號地下D號
G/F, 62 & 67 Fuk Wing Street / Shop D, G/F, 165-167 Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-blanched-liver-with-instant-noodles-e2296889

There are three branches of Wai Kee Noodles in Shamshuipo, and it seems that one of the them is particular good depending on the guy who cooks it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodle with liver:

Previously the liver at this branch was overcooked but this time it tasted as good as my first visit at the branch next door.
The liver was velvety and soft, there were lots of slices of liver in my bowl and I liked how thinly they were sliced.
However the instant noodles were slightly mushy and clumped together but the broth was great because it was boiled from pure liver and ginger and it was clear too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
My friends noodles.

Vermicelli with liver:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Menu photos:


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2512] 18 Grams @ Island East Markets

16/05/2013
18 Grams
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城港威商場3樓3001-G號舖
Shop 3001-G, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/18-grams-island-east-markets-e2296888

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for getting me these delicious cookies from Island East Markets.
It is a great market for cafes and restaurants to participate.
These cookies are made by 18 Grams which I have always wanted to try but never got round to going because the cafe is small so I wasnt sure if there would be a table if I went and the MK branch is too far away.
They are assorted cookies with the following flavours: Green tea and almond, chocolate an nuts, black sesame and almond.
My favourite was the chocolate because it had walnuts in it too, while the green tea one was light.
These cookies reminded me of the cookies at Arome bakery because of the colour and size.

[Review 2511] Para Para Sakura cookies @ Italian Tomato

16/05/2013
Italian Tomato
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心地下296號舖百佳超級市場內
Taste Shop 296, G/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queens Road East , Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/para-para-sakura-cookies-e2296887

Thank you IVYCWK for getting me these pretty Sakura cookies.
I never knew Sakura flowers were edible.
When I saw these cookies, the first thing that sprung to mind was the film Para Para Sakura with Sakura flowers falling from the tree.
Anyway, these cookies come packaged in a lovely box with a ribbon on top.
There are three cookies inside that are individually wrapped.
The wrapper is slightly opaque and you can see the sakura flower on the cookie.
The cookie was pretty pink with a pretty pressed sakura flower on the surface of the cookie.
The taste of the cookie was buttery and not too sweet, but I could not really taste the Sakura flower.

[Review 2510] Delicious cheesy sandwich filler @ Marks & Spencer Food Store

16/05/2013
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店  Marks & Spencer Food Store
灣仔告士打道88號其昌大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, China Underwriters Centre, 88 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-cheesy-sandwich-filler-e2296785

Went to my favourite grocery store to get some filler for my sandwich.
I was deciding between prawn and mayonnaise or the cheese, but in the end I picked cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taw valley mature cheddar, red leicester cheese and onion deli filler:

I used the filler on some ordinary brown bread and it tasted delicious.
Even though there were two cheeses in it, the taste was lovely and subtle balanced by the onions in it.
The mayonnaise in the filler held it all together making it nice and creamy and the cheese pieces were nice and soft..
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2509] Cute mini patisseries at Metrocity @ Laminuette Patisserie

15/05/2013
Laminuette Patisserie
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城2期UG樓76號舖
Shop UG76, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cute-mini-patisseries-at-metrocity-e2296665

Metrocity used to be an old mall with the most basic shops such as standard supermarkets, pharmacies and local restaurants.
But recently, new fashion brands such as pull & bear, H&M, and other eateries from the city have opened there.
It was just lacking a nice patisserie.
After trying a new restaurant nearby, I spotted this patisserie from the floor above and went down to check it out because it was located on the basement floor near the escalators.

It was white and simple with a glass cabinet displaying the cakes.
They basically have cupcakes, large cakes and artisan cakes.
The raspberry mousse cake caught my attention because of its size and the cakes beside it were pretty too.

The cakes ranged from $25 to $35.
I bought three cakes to try.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Raspberry mousse cake:

The cake was really cute, it was even decorated with silver balls on top and chocolate.

It had raspberry filling in the middle just like the standard ones, the mousse was light and silky and the sweetness was just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pandan cupcake:

The cupcake was really moist and I felt that it was more like a steamed cake than baked.
I did not eat all the cream on top because it was too buttery and thick, and the taste of the pandan was a little artificial compared to other pandan cakes I have tried.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
3.6 Hokkaido mousse cake:

The Hokkaido mousse cake was really nice, it tasted like tofu pudding with a light sponge base.
I rarely eat the chocolate decorations but the white chocolate on top had pretty musical notes printed on it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2508] Che Che New York 7-11 @ Che Che New York

15/05/2013
Che Che New York (已結業)
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館地下G14號舖
Shop G14, G/F, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/che-che-new-york-7-11-e2296639

Just after I bought some chocolates at K11's Che Che New York, I discovered they were selling it too at 7-11 convenience stores.
Luckily the flavours at 7-11 were not sold at the K11 branch.
I saw the chocolate with bacon so i got that.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Che Che Chocolate and bacon dark chocolate:

I do not normally eat bacon, but tried it anyway and it was surprisingly nice because the pieces of bacon were crunchy without fat.

The bacon that was embedded in the chocolate reminded me of those bacon sprinkles used in salads and the taste of bitter dark chocolate with the savoury smoky bacon bits were delightful.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2507]Seriously delicious Chinese cookies @ 雅園餅店 Nga Yuen Cake Shop

14/05/2013
雅園餅店 Nga Yuen Cake Shop
北角丹拿道54號地下C舖
Tanner Road

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/seriously-delicious-chinese-cookies-e2296621

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for these extremely delicious cookies.
I have never tried these Chinese cookies before even though I have bought some for Ivycwk at a different shop.
I am not sure if all the shops taste as good as these or this one was exceptionally good.
They are freshly baked everyday according to Mjqueen7e.
The texture of these cookies are really crumbly, and collapses into fine crumbs in your mouth and the taste was amazing because it tasted like a combination of McVities digestives and McVities Rich Tea biscuits.
The drop of chocolate in the middle made it even more delicious without being too sweet and that part tasted like chocolate covered digestives without the wheat bits.
They seem to be able to keep for days because I had a bag of crumbs left which I ate a few days later and they still tasted fresh.
Usually I never eat biscuit crumbs but these cookies were delicious and crumbled easily so I saved the crumbs.
I wish the size of these biscuits could be slightly smaller to fit in ones small mouth.