[Review 3879] Sausage and chips @ Chip In Fish & Chips

03/12/2014
Chip In Fish & Chips
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sausage-and-chips-e2408793

Havent been to Sai Kung for a while because it has some bloody serious annoying transport problems.
Once you get there, you can't leave.

Anyway, managed to travel into SK that day without any trouble so I had to have my favourite chips.
I was lucky that day because Chip In had a food stall at the Hebe market so they had some of my favourite pork sausages.

As usual the chips tasted great with a fluffy centre with a sweet aftertaste and the sausages were great with vinegar!!!

Apparently you can vote for them on some online poll which I havent figured how yet because Eggspectation is also on there too!! So get voting.

[Review 3878]【When Grill-A-Corn meets Lab Made】 @ Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory

03/12/2014
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory
大坑布朗街6號地下
G/F, 6 Brown Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/%E3%80%90when-grill-a-corn-meets-lab-made%E3%80%91-e2408758

Lab Made has done it again!!
This time mixing Calbee's Grill-A-Corn with their sweetcorn soup based icecream which is available from now until 17th December.

I am the sort of person who likes unusual flavours so this was made for me.

They have drizzled it with caramel sauce to balance out the savoriness for those who are not ready for the unusual taste.

For me, I really liked it, especially without the sauce because I like things either savory or sweet but not mixed together because it is a bit weird.

The new icecream is definitely good because it tasted proper savoury with a strong natrual sweetcorn taste with a hint of maize which comes from the crisps.

[Review 3877] The famous roast pork at Mott 32 @ 卅二公館 Mott 32

03/12/2014
卅二公館  Mott 32
中環德輔道中4-4A號渣打銀行大廈地庫
Basement, Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4A Des Voeux Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-famous-roast-pork-at-mott-32-e2408738


The famous roast pork at Mott 32
2014-12-03  4959 瀏覽

After trying the Turkey, I was back for the roast pork and other dishes.

Here was what I had:

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Virgin On Leong Tea :
Osmanthus and oolong tea, passion fruit and guava
 0 讚好

This was a refreshing blend of tea and passionfruit.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kurobuta pork, crab & caviar Shanghainese soup dumplings :

Each dumpling was bursting with soup and the filling was tasty and hot with lovely caviar on top.
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Kurobuta pork, soft quail egg, black truffle siu mai :


The siu mai had to be eaten quickly before the quail egg yolk got cooked.
It was delicious with creamy quail egg yolk and fragrant truffle.
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Signature crispy sugar coated BBQ Spanish Terual pork bun:

The crispy buns had a delicate top with delicious sweet pork filling in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy roasted pork belly :

Each piece was crispy and delicious
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Barbecue prime Iberico pork with mountain honey:

After trying it, I definitely fell in love with it because the pork was soft and the surface with a little bit crispy and charred with a divine sweet coating
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Sauteed asparagus, water chestnuts and gingko nuts:

To finish off, we had vegetables which were a crunchy mix of asparagus and waterchestnuts
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www.mott32.com
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[Review 3876] Thanksgiving 2014 Turkey at Blue Butcher @ Blue Butcher Bar & Restaurant

02/12/2014
Blue Butcher Bar & Restaurant (已結業) 查看
此店已改名為 Blue · Butcher & Meat Specialist
上環荷李活道108號地舖
G/F, 108 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thanksgiving-2014-turkey-at-blue-butcher-e2408616

Every year Thanksgiving is getting better because more restaurants are serving turkey.

A few years ago it was really scarce that I had to keep an eye on the calender so I wouldn't miss it.

At Blue Butcher, they are now serving a whole turkey which is enough for 6-8 people priced at $1860 or half a turkey for $930 with homemade stuffing, mash, candied bacon, Brussel sprouts and trimmings.

Dessert is finished with a scrumptious pumpkin pie.

(All turkeys must be ordered 72 hours in advance.)

That night we had Turkey and some of their other dishes so lets start with the Turkey first.

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Green Goddess:
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Started off with this drink which was a concoction of cucumber, dill, Vanilla gum and citrus.

The taste of dill in the drink was surprisingly good and it was such a healthy drink.
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Roast Turkey:


Now to the star of the show, the turkey was sliced surrounded by the vegetables, stuffing, mash etc.

I tried both the breast and leg which were both incredibly soft and supple but I have to admit the leg was tastier.

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Pumpkin pie:

The Thanksgiving meal ended with my favourite pumpkin pie which was not too sweet with a strong cinnamon flavour to it.

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Other dishes we had:

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Kurobua BBQ pulled pork sliders:

These sliders were packed with pickled chili and aged cheddar which had a tangy smokey taste.

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Veal sweetbread nuggets:

The nuggets came with black truffle emulsion and lemon.

You don't often see sweetbread on the menu so this was a must order item because it is delicious.

They are similar to chicken liver which has a soft mushy yet velvety texture and with the crispy coating they taste a bit like fried pieces of chicken.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Jarred foie gras and chicken liver:
 0 讚好


The pate was lovely and velvety balanced by the sharpness of the onions.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Macaroni and cheese with egg:

This was amazing because the cheese was rich and the addition of the half cooked egg made the macaroni tastier.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Pig belly and cheek:

The pig belly was on a bed of lentils and Granny Smith apple slaw.

It was a nice mix of pork, starchy lentils and tangy apple pieces.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3875] Dolci 2/3's second Christmas @ 2/3 Dolci

02/12/2014
2/3 Dolci
中環皇后大道中38-48號萬年大廈1樓1號舖
Shop 1, 1/F, Manning House, 38-48 Queen's Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dolci-2-3s-second-christmas-e2408607

It's Dolci 2/3's second Christmas and they have launched some cakes for the festive season.
-Christmas Amore (Lychee & Rose Mousse Cake) – HKD 420
-Yule Log (Grand Marnier Chocolate Roll) –HKD 238
-Rotolo di Fragole (Strawberry Prosecco Roll) – HKD 238 / HKD 60 per slice
-Abies (Apple Cinnamon Mousse Cake) – HKD 48
-Neve (Mixed Berries Cheesecake) – HKD 48

Tried the Abies and Neve which can be indulged alone.
The Abies was delicious light mousse on the outside with delicious crisp pieces of apples in the middle, while the Neve was a rich yet light cheesecake with tart berries in the middle.

The strawberry roll was light, and the strawberry chiffon cake was soft and airy while the cream was infused with Prosecco with a juicy piece of strawberry in the middle.

This year the Christmas gifts were decorative with Christmas tree ornaments containing dragees (red) and chocolate (Navy blue) and the Christmas tin containing individually packaged bite sized Madeleines.

[Review 3874] Stylish Turkey in Asian style! @ 卅二公館 Mott 32

02/12/2012
卅二公館  Mott 32
中環德輔道中4-4A號渣打銀行大廈地庫
Basement, Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4A Des Voeux Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/stylish-turkey-in-asian-style-e2408606


I have always wanted to try Mott32 because of the famous roast pork but unexpectedly my first visit was the turkey.
Inside the restaurant, it was like another world.
Mott 32 is actually a Chinese restaurant which is why it is funky serving turkey as a special dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas so people can break the traditional and still have Turkey while having Asian food!
The Free Range BBQ Roasted Turkey menu is available now priced at HKD1,680 to be booked in advanced.
It is served in three ways which makes it special.
The Whole BBQ Roasted Free Range Turkey, which will be carved at the tableside served with pancakes and three homemade sauces: a plum & lemon, fresh garlic and Chef Fung’s secret turkey sauce.
The second style Turkey salad is a combination of papaya, dragon fruit, melon, scallion, red pepper, cashew nuts and a sweet peanut sauce to be mixed at the table.
The last style is Minced Turkey served with Water Chestnut, Mushroom and Bamboo shoots to be eaten on a fresh, crisp lettuce cup.

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My favourite was the Turkey served in Peking style because I love the pancakes and sauce and it gives you a new eating experience.

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The turkey salad was refreshing and it reminded me of Bang Bang chicken.

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For non red meat lovers like me, the minced turkey was ideal because Turkey tastes so much better stir fried with the finely chopped water chestnuts, mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

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To finish off, we had icecream which was another mind boggling experience! SOY SAUCE icecream.

The taste was similar to salted caramel icecream!

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