[Review 2701] Almond tart @ IKEA FiKET

07/08/2013
IKEA FiKET 
九龍灣宏照道38號Megabox4樓
4/F, Megabox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/almond-tart-ikea-fiket-e2312707

After dining at IKEA decided to try this place as well.

They serve light snacks and drinks at FiKET.
They had meatball burgers and cute bottles of soy milk.

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Almond tart:


The almond tart was nice and nutty with lots of almond sprinkled on top.
It was not too sweet but the almond taste was not strong enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2700] $100 shopping spree @ 宜家家居餐廳及咖啡室 IKEA Café

07/08/2013
宜家家居餐廳及咖啡室  IKEA Café
九龍灣宏照道38號Megabox 4樓
4/F, Megabox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/100-shopping-spree-e2312705

Thanks to Megabox promotions for this $100 cash coupon that I got from the Ramen Champion tasting event.
I spent it immediately that night
I got three items and it was exactly $100

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rosti:
This was basically coarsely grated potato shaped like a patty and frozen.
After it was cooked there was a nice crisp texture and the rosti had a nice potato taste similar to hash browns.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crab spread (Pastej krabbe):
The crab spread was contained in this huge tube.
The crab spread had a pinkish colour with lots of herbs
It was quite salty and had a strong dill taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tarta Chokladkrokant:

They also have at the cafe, but it does not have cream on top.

The packaging is idiot proof and gives information on the number of servings and that it is a frozen product.

The cake is best cut when it is frozen because the cream is hard.

The pie was delicious with generous pieces of nuts in it.
It was not too sweet and the cream, chocolate and tart base tasted great together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2699] Freeze dried strawberry slices @ 青協Organic 21 HKFYG Organic 21

07/08/2013
青協Organic 21 HKFYG Organic 21
中環蘇豪士丹頓街60號及62B號地下
G/F, 60 & 62B, Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/freeze-dried-strawberry-slices-e2312684

Thanks to Ivy for getting me these freeze dried strawberry slices.
Interestingly they are Korean.
I had the illusion they were from Israel or the middle east because the brand is called Hepzibah which sounds Middle eastern and in the middle east, there are lots of dried fruit produces because of the climate.
The strawberry slices were crispy and the taste was really impressive because it was natrually sour which meant there were no artificial sweeteners.

The smell of fresh strawberries could be smelt from the slices.

[Review 2698] Still needs improving a year later @ 功夫點心 Kung Fu Dim Sum

07/08/2013
功夫點心  Kung Fu Dim Sum
北角渣華道98號地下1&2號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 98 Java Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/still-needs-improving-a-year-later-e2312682

Since my last visit in September I never intended to go to Kung Fu again until a recent tasting at the TST branch, the food was great there so I decided to come back for the food I tried at the TST branch.
Thinking it was the same group, the food would be the same, but the food was better at TST.
The fly that was there in September probably died because its lifespan is only a month, but on this visit, there was still a fly there, probably its nth generation

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Glutinous rice balls with pork:


They looked promising because the crust was not too yellow or brown.
The only problem was the glutinous exterior was really thick, it was at least 14mm thick just like a huge Chinese style sweet dumpling with savory filling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken feet in abalone sauce:

The chicken feet were good if I have not tried them before, because at this branch it was slightly dry and stickier.
The peanuts were really nice though, they were soft and tasted like soy beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken and sliced abalone with red rice in lotus leaf:

The rice was quite good but the sliced abalone was quite dry and dehydrated.
It would have been helpful if they served it in a shallow dish because it was hard eating it from a plate without making a mess.
It should have been served in the same way as the TST branch.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, I would recommend the TST branch if you want to try this place.

[Review 2697] Boring sweet potato mochi snack @ Panash

07/08/2013
Panash
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓
1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/boring-sweet-potato-mochi-snack-e2312662
Initially came here to get the chocolate souffle but it was rock hard when I used the bread tongs to pick them up.
Got the mochi because it was Sweet potato flavoured.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato mochi snack:

The sweet potato mochi looked interesting so decided to get one.
Usually the flavours are chocolate, berries, cheese or plain.
I was puzzled why it was not called a pontikege because it was a pontikege and not a mochi.
There was no sweet potato taste or real sweet potato pieces in it which was disappointing.
It just tasted like the plain pontikege so why call it Sweet potato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2696] Back for more Fujian grub @ 真真美食店

06/08/2013
真真美食店 
北角春秧街70號地下
G/F, 70 Chun Yueng Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-fujian-grub-e2312612

Came back here for more Fuijian grub, it is cheap and delicious, but overall too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

Not really my favourite but it comes with the food.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg :

I was expecting the egg to be cold and tasteless but it was surprisingly really nice with pieces of pickled Fujian style cabbage.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish and tofu:

The texture of the fish was really flaky and soft, the only problem was that it was really salty.
The tofu was really firm tofu and quite salty too, both were delicious with the rice but I only had half of it to go with the rice because the taste was very strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Savoury rice:

As usual, the rice was my favourite, it tastes good on its own.
The peanuts were crunchy and fresh.

The boss was sitting opposite me and he told me the sweet chili sauce would enhance the rice which it did, adding some sweetness and spicy kick to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2695] A new experience at the bakery @ パン達人手感烘焙 TOP POT BAKERY

06/08/2013
パン達人手感烘焙 TOP POT BAKERY
太子彌敦道763號地舖
G/F, 763 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-new-experience-at-the-bakery-e2312388

Thanks to Dull for this delicious garlic bread.

TOP POT BAKERY has been the new talk of town.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
French Garlic Soft bread:

Before I took it out of the bag, I could already smell a lovely garlic scent.
The bread had a delicious yeasty taste and chewy bread texture that a good bread should have.
After warming it up, the garlic and herbs were fragrant and it smelt like freshly baked garlic bread from the oven.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

A few weeks later, we decided to go to Cafe Take A Break nearby so we made a visit here.
The bakery is laid out differently to the local ones and they had samples for nearly every bread which was good.

These were my favourites (tried and liked):
Vegetable and cheese bun (natural yeast, pizza powder, cheese).
Purple potato and cheese (natural yeast, purple potato, cream cheese).
Love heart (natural yeast, chocolate, strawberry, wine).
Earl grey pineapple bread (natural yeast, pineapple, walnut, raisin, tea, wine).
Lychee bread (natural yeast, lychee, walnut, mixed nuts, wine).
Chocolate banana lover (chocolate, banana, honey beer).
Okinawa brown sugar (natural yeast, brown sugar, mochi).
Red wine and chocolate toast (natural yeast, chocolate, wine).
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taiwanese Chinese:
In Taiwanese, yoghurt means Cheese, which explains why you see the Chinese characters for yogurt with Cheese in the English description.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★