[Review 2636] My favorite treat from Hana-musabi @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

09/07/2013
華御結 Hana-Musubi
上環皇后大道中181號新紀元廣場2樓204號舖
Shop 204, 2/F, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-favorite-treat-from-hana-musabi-e2307057

Thank you Ivy for getting me this delicious treat from Hana-musubi.

This is one of my favourite places for food.
I tried to come here on a Saturday afternoon but it was closed.

There is a branch at Brim but it is too far!!

Anyway, more Hana-musabi's are opening and there are two new branches in Wan Chai, one at C.C.Wu building and the other at the Revenue Tower.

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Homemade tofu and chicken burger:

I loved this burger because it is made of chicken and tofu.
Most places it is just beef and boring beef.
The burger was covered in generous and delicious tasting gravy on a bed of cabbage.
It was really delicious with bits of tofu and minced chicken and the strong gravy complimented it well.
There were lots of cabbage and sliced mushrooms which gave it a nice healthy balance.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2635] McDonalds new dipping sauces for 2013 @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

09/07/2013
麥當勞 McDonald's
中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場1樓1026-28號舖
Shop 1026-28, 1/F, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcdonalds-new-dipping-sauces-for-2013-e2307046

Came here for the new chicken McNuggets sauces.
Technically the honey mustard is not new because it has been served before.
The rest were slightly different so they were worth trying.
Usually they only launch two sauces at a time and then the other flavours at a later date, but this time you can order 18 nuggets and try all four sauces.
To be honest, it's a bit sickly eating so many nuggets so its better to share.
The packaging for the 18 nuggets and the four sauces were quite cute.

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Honey mustard:
To be honest, the honey mustard is really boring, they have this as a choice for people not daring to try the other ones.
It just tastes slightly sweet with a hint of mustard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Singapore curry sauce:
This tasted like the sweet curry sauce at UK's McDonald, but the colour is not opaque like the British sauce, it looks similar to Satay sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sesame miso sauce:
Out of the four flavours, this tasted the best and the sesame taste was not as strong as the miso.
However it lacked the saltiness taste of miso and it was slightly sweet but still likeable.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Korean chili sauce:
This was also a winner out of the four but it can be quite spicy.
The taste was quite beany and tastes like the HoiSin sauce that goes with Peking duck.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2634] Delicious white chocolate pudding in drinks @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

08/07/2013
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
灣仔告士打道77- 79號華比富通大廈地下1號舖
No 77-79 , Gloucester Road, Wanchai, HK, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-white-chocolate-pudding-in-drinks-e2307042

When I found out about the new drinks at Starbucks I was captivated by the white pudding in it.
There is a choice of dark mocha or green tea, both with white chocolate pudding at the bottom.
I couldn't decide which to get so I got both, I was expecting the green tea to taste better because I don't really like coffee but the dark mocha tasted the best out of the two.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding Frappuccino® blended beverage HKD37:
The dark mocha did not have strong coffee taste which was great and in the drink there where bits of solid chocolate to chew on.
The white chocolate pudding was nice because it balanced out the mocha taste and it was creamy and tasted like Nestle's milky bar chocolate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green Tea White Chocolate Pudding Frappuccino® blended beverage HKD40:
This was the usual green tea frappuccino but it tasted too sweet and with the white chocolate pudding it was a bit sickly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2633] Delicious pancake @ Das Gute

08/07/2013
Das Gute
上環德輔道中323號西港城地下1-3號舖
G/F, Western Market, 323 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-pancake-e2306997

Thanks to Connie for getting me this delicious pancake.
I really loved it.
The pancake had delicious bonito flakes on top brushed with sweet teriyaki sauce.
The filling inside was gorgeous because there was tuna and Japanese mayonnaise.

[Review 2632] Sugar & Spice nougats @ 糖妹妹糖 Lady Sugar

08/07/2013
糖妹妹糖  Lady Sugar
尖沙咀彌敦道36-44號重慶大廈CKE重慶站購物商場2樓278A至B舗
Shop 278A-B, CKE Shopping Mall, Chungking Mansions, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sugar-spice-nougats-e2306996

Thanks to Ivy for getting me these Sugar and Spice nougats which are Taiwanese.
Each nougat is gorgeous and chewy with nuts in it.
The milk taste is strong and creamy and the nougat overall is not too sweet.
The peach jelly cube was also nice covered in sugar.

[Review 2631] Venturing for more Indonesian delights @ 巴東印尼餐廳 Padang Indonesia Restaurant

07/07/2013
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/venturing-for-more-indonesian-delights-e2306457

Last time tried some really nice Indonesian style sweets so came back for more.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lapis legit buah plum:

In Indonesia, the layer cake is very popularly and its name lapis legit means very rich layers.
It certainly is rich because it contains up to thirty egg yolks, 500g of butter and 400g of sugar for a cake of size 20 x 20 cm.
The layer cake is freshly made at this restaurant and its texture is much softer than the vacumn sealed ready made ones. It is not as oily as the pre-packed one.
I got this because it contains plum, the standard ones sold at Indonesian markets are just pandan or coffee flavoured.
The taste of this was light with chewy pieces of plum in the middle and the sweetness was just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Getuk pandan durian:

The durian taste was a bit weird and the pandan taste was faint.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
lapis surabaya:

This was a different type of layered cake with chocolate layers and vanilla layers, but the chocolate tasted like coffee and there was no chocolate taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bika Ambon Pandan:

The pandan taste was not strong enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ketan srikaya:

This was quite sweet and the glutinous rice was a bit heavy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall my favourite items are the black glutinous rice cake with pandan and the plum layered cake.

[Review 2630] More delights at Pret @ Pret A Manger

06/07/2013
Pret A Manger
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1015號舖
Shop 1015, 1/F, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-delights-at-pret-e2306386

Thank you Pret A Manger for the lovely refreshing food.

As said before, this is a Brit brand and Best of the British....

I wanted to try the prawn item before but it was sold out, luckily I was told by a Pret representative there is a kitchen at most Pret joints so I was able to get the Prawn wrap.

Next time if your favourite item is not there, do ask the kitchen and they are more than happy to make it for you  .

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Interesting finds:

The soup range is also good, if it wasnt so hot, I would have ordered the Brittany fish stew. The choices vary at different joints and the other Pret at Admiralty station was serving cumin and cauliflower that day which is also my favourite.
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Iced lemonade (apple):

After trying the passionfruit and grapefruit, I decided to try the apple this time.
The apple was really nice and refreshing too and I loved the greeness of the drink.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawn wrap:

All I can say is taste the difference! These prawns were meaty and springy unlike the frozen tasteless ones. Each prawn had a lovely natrual coral pink colour and the sauce was just perfect and not too sweet or sour, which made it the perfect prawn cocktail sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lychee panna cotta:

The lychee panna cotta was delicious and soothing, as well as lychee you could taste citrus rind.
In the middle there was delicious lychee jelly and a lychee.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★