[Review 2843] Mushroom and egg muffin @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

17/09/2013
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
灣仔港灣道30號新鴻基中心1樓101-103A舖及111舖及140舖
Shop 101-103A, 111 & 14, 1/F, 30 Sun Hung Kai Centre, Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mushroom-and-egg-muffin-e2320818

I don't usually get breakfast but when I do have a chance to get breakfast, it is hard deciding which place to go, and then which item for breakfast.
In this case I chose KFC because I have never tried the muffin with mushroom and egg and I got two sets because I don't know when I wil have breakfast again!


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Mushroom and egg muffin:
The mushroom and egg muffin was really nice but I would have preferred scrambled egg or omelette because the yolk was a bit dry.
The mushroom and cheese sauce on the other hand were really nice.
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Fried dough stick:

The dough stick did not taste as nice as the one I had previously, this one was too hard and chewy.
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Soy milk:
Too sweet
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Coffee:
Tasted quite good because it was quite watery which is good for a non coffee drinker.
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[Review 2842] Mediterranean buffet @ 雅苑座 The Greenery

17/09/2013
雅苑座 The Greenery
尖沙咀麼地道69號帝苑酒店3樓
3/F, The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mediterranean-buffet-e2320814

Thanks to Isaac for the inviting me to this buffet tasting.
The Greenery is really classic because it has been here for decades.

This is probably my second or third visit at The Greenery.

My first visit was quite a few years ago and I really liked the food but did not review it at the time because it was a private function.

The buffet theme for September is Mediterranean food with fresh seafood and most importantly my favourite couscous

Here are some photos of what I had and what was available.
The range was impressive, they had deep fried oysters, seafood broth where you pick your seafood and the soup. If you choose the spicy Italian tomato soup, it is similar to having seafood Bouillabaisse.

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Paella:
Great paella especially the rice, it was fully flavoured and soaked up the seafood essense.
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Escargots:

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Cous Cous:

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Fish:



The fish was set alight before serving to give it more flavour.
I was surprised it was still moist and soft deliciously complemented by the olive sauce.
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Grilled prawns:

These prawns were huge and meaty covered with grilled cheese and caviar on top.
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Pandan pancake:

The pandan pancake was really nice with a strong pandan taste.
For the filling I chose cream and sprinkled it with desiccated coconut.
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Chinese soup:

The soup was strong and you could see the ingredients that they put in the soup.
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Seafood:

This was my favourite, you choose your seafood, vegetables and the soup base.
If you like Bouillabaisse then choose the spicy tomato soup which is similar, but I liked the vegetable broth because I could taste the vegetables and seafood.
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Food:

This was one of the plates I had and I kept going out for more because the food was really good.
I was really amazed they had palm heart salad because it is a delicacy and frankly I have not tried it before but after trying it I really liked it.
It had a really delicate texture and it was not woody.
The fried oyster was good too and you could choose Worcester sauce, lemon or Chinese salt to go with it.
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[Review 2841] Reasonable customer service @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery

17/09/2013
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery
旺角港鐵東鐵線旺角東站6號舖
Shop 6, Mong Kok East MTR Station, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/reasonable-customer-service-e2320810

Originally planned to get these grapefruit sweets for some fellow foodies because they seemed interesting.
As always I will also get one for myself to try so that I know whether it actually tastes good before giving them to people.

In this case, when I unscrewed the lid, I could smell rancid coconut so I tried a little bit and it had definitely gone off.
I checked the rest and they smelt the same so I took them back.

The staff at Tai Cheong could also smell it and offered to exchange it for other products so I got them exchanged.
The other ones on the shelf smelt rancid as well and I wondered if it was because of the bright light directly above the jars heating them up.

Thankfully this place had basic customer service unlike other local places.

It would be amusing if I did not try them because the ones I would have given to foodies would definitely be negative reviews.

[Review 2840] Cherikoff nougats gifted from Ivy @ 正牌車厘哥夫 Cherikoff

17/09/2013
正牌車厘哥夫Cherikoff
氹仔舊城區地堡街泉褔新村地下E-F號舖
Shop E-F, G/F, Edf. Chun Fuk Sun Chun, R. do Regedor, Vila de Taipa
https://www.openrice.com/zh/macau/review/cherikoff-nougats-from-ivy-e2320803

Thanks <<IVY>> for these nougats from Macau.
They were individually wrapped.

The nougats were quite crunchy, after chewing them for a bit, they got chewier and the sweetness was just right complemented by the crunchy peanuts.

[Review 2839] Ice cubes made with pieces of fruit @ Green Lane

17/09/2013
Green Lane
西環卑路乍街111號
111 Belcher's Street, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ice-cubes-made-with-pieces-of-fruit-e2320774


Went past this shop quite a few times because their drinks attracted me.
They had fruit slushes made with real fruit and fruit teas.
The fruit slush was sold out so I ended up getting the fruit tea which was an even better choice.

I really liked the fruit tea because I found some very special ice cubes.
The drink on the other hand did not have much tea taste.

Each ice cube had a piece of fruit in it.


After I finished the drink, the fruit was ready to eat and refreshingly icy cold.

I loved their ice cubes, it was the best part of the drink.
They were pretty and cooled down the drink and you can eat the fruit afterwards.
Apart from the drinks, the owners were really nice because I walked past that shop so many times but they were still smiling at me and did not frown at me because I was looking and not making purchase until the very last moment.

[Review 2838] Pandan cookies @ 百事吉餅店 Pak See Kut Cake Shop

16/09/2013
百事吉餅店  Pak See Kut Cake Shop
灣仔石水渠街15號地舖
G/F., 15 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pandan-cookies-e2320773

The small branch of Pak See Kut a few doors away has closed and they have moved to a bigger store a few doors away.
This time I got the pandan cookies which were displayed at the front of the store in a glass cabinet.
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Pandan cookies:
The texture was nice and crumbly but the rancidness of the cookies spoilt it.
The cookies were a bit too sweet.
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[Review 2837] Clean joint for Indonesian food @ DPK My Kitchen

16/09/2013
DPK My Kitchen
銅鑼灣糖街27A地舖
G/F., 27A Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/clean-joint-for-indonesian-food-e2320765

Came here before a tasting because I was attracted by their banner at the front.
It was clear and concise with Chinese, English, Indonesian with prices.
I ended up getting these fried chicken things which looked liked fried siumai's in the cabinet.
These chicken things are called Bakso Ayam.
(Ayam meaning chicken).
There were tables there so I sat down and ate them.

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Bakso ayam goreng:

They tasted really nice and were crispy on the outside filled with some diced carrots.
Basically they were fried ground chickenmeat balls.
I will come back and try their other rice dishes as they have a clear menu in English.
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