[Review 3132] Dumplings @ 福元湯圓 Fook Yuen

29/1/2014
福元湯圓  Fook Yuen
北角炮台山福元街7號利都樓地下I-1舖
Shop I-1, G/F, Lei Do Building, 7 Fuk Yuen Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dumplings-e2344082

If it was not for my friend, I would never dine at this place nor would I order from here because on my first visit I found the service quite.................

Anyway, Thanks to my friend for sharing some with me.

I don't normally have Chinese desserts so I don't know if this is the best but the dumplings were huge and there was so much black sesame paste inside.
I liked the soup more because there was a strong ginger taste.

[Review 3131] Black sesame curry @ 坐忘 Camper's

28/01/2014
坐忘 Camper's
鰂魚涌濱海街13號中興大廈地下
Shop 13, G/F, Chung Hing Mansion, 13 Pan Hoi Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-sesame-curry-e2344021

I was intending to try the desserts at this place but they don't do the purple sweet potato one anymore so I had a curry instead.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black sesame beef curry:

The curry was weird, the beef did not taste like beef.
From the colour, texture and smell,  it was really similar to pork.
I did not like it because it tasted like boiled pork that you find in Chinese soups.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The menu was still annoying as before because there is no English and it is handwritten.

[Review 3130] Icecream with Horlicks is back @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

28/01/2014
麥當勞  McDonald's
北角英皇道238號康澤花園地下B2及B3號舖
Shop B2 & B3, G/F, Fortress Metro Tower, 238 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/icecream-with-horlicks-is-back-e2344020

Icecream with Horlicks is back!!

At this branch, they have a new ordering and queuing system.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Icecream with Horlicks:


I don't often get McDonald's ice-cream but the softserve with Horlicks is good.
The Horlicks powder was slightly savoury which took away the sweetness of the ice-cream, it also reminded me of extra fine digestive biscuit crumbs on the ice-cream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3129] Premium hotpot with fresh seafood @ 北斗翁頂尊火鍋料理 Beidouweng Hotpot Cuisine

28/01/2014
北斗翁頂尊火鍋料理 Beidouweng Hotpot Cuisine
太子彌敦道789號健峯保險大廈地下及1樓
G&1/F, Summit Insurance Building, 789 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/premium-hotpot-with-fresh-seafood-e2344018


Before I came here, I heard from non reviewers that their hotpots were quite premium.

The seafood is guaranteed fresh and they have lobster as well.

I tried the lobster tail which was meaty and springy flavoured by the strong broth and regretted not putting the head in as well.

The broth was strong with lots of chicken.
At the end it was great for blanching vegetables.

These livers were divine, they taste as good as the ones served at Wai Kee because the texture are slightly crisp and elastic.
I should have eaten more but it's difficult to judge how long to blanch it.

These dumplings were loaded with springy prawns and did not shrink.

The sea cucumber intestines were springy and delicate but it was hard judging how long they had to cook for.

Surprisingly the grilled items were good too especially the fish because it was so crispy and the chicken wings were nice and sticky with a hint of herbs and honey.

Although it might be late to celebrate CNY here, they are doing a Valentines deal which could be a good to avoid the crowd.

[Review 3128] New cake box design to absorb the oils @ 金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant

28/01/2014
金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant
灣仔春園街41號春園大廈地舖
G/F, Spring Garden Mansion, 41 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-cake-box-design-to-absorb-the-oils-e2344016
I was surprised they changed the design of the box, previously it was plain white with a red logo.
(I think the red and white box looks better because they look like the Chinese bakery ones in London.)

Previous box:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2268119

As for the chicken pie, it was really nice, there was a lot of filling.
I liked the buttery pastry and the sweetness from the chicken gravy.
Overall the taste was pleasant but I still prefer the chicken pie at North point.

The new box is cool because it absorbs the oil from the pie!
At first I thought the colour from the cake casing had gone onto the box, but then I realized the oil from the pie had gone through the paper casing to the box.
There was so much oil that the box has gone see through and you can see the patterns!!!
Next time I get these pies, I will let it stand longer so the box absorbs more oil!!

[Review 3127] Loaded radish cake! @ 粵軒 Canton Room

28/01/2014
粵軒 Canton Room
灣仔告士打道72號六國酒店1樓
1/F, Luk Kwok Hotel, 72 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/loaded-radish-cake-e2344015
At the Canton room, they have three types of puddings for CNY.
Scallop Chinese radish pudding:
Traditional CNY pudding:

Golden water chestnut pudding:

Anyway, I tried the scallop Chinese radish pudding.

As usual I heated it up in the microwave.

After heating it, I sliced it and found huge chunks of Chinese radish in the pudding.

This Chinese radish cake is loaded! There were so much dried shrimps and chunks of preserved sausages in it.
I loved this Chinese radish cake because the radish was chunky and crisp but not raw with sweetness.
For this particular radish pudding it would taste better panfried because this one is loaded with dried shrimps and preserved sausages that will taste even better panfried forcing out the flavours from the shrimp and preserved sausages.

[Review 3126] Tonkatsu deluxe breakfast @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

28/01/2014
麥當勞  McDonald's
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓267號舖
Shop 267, 2/F, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tonkatsu-deluxe-breakfast-e2344014

Since they have introduced the pork cutlet for the wraps and curries, they have also put it on the breakfast set.
For the Tonkatsu deluxe, you get scrambled egg, muffin, pork cutlet and a hash brown.

They also give you mayonnaise too which tastes the same as the one in the chicken sandwich.

The pork cutlet was nicely done, it was really crispy and the coating was about 2.5mm thick which tasted great with the mayonnaise.
The scrambled egg tasted good at this branch because the egg white and egg yolk was not mixed properly so there was a stronger egg taste and less of milk.