[Review 3891] EDO Japanese Restaurant from Macau @ 江戶日本料理 Edo Japanese Restaurant

07/12/2014
江戶日本料理 Edo Japanese Restaurant
銅鑼灣伊榮街1-5號 J Plus Hotel by Yoo 1樓
1/F, J Plus Hotel by Yoo,1-5 Irving Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/edo-japanese-restaurant-from-macau-e2409458

EDO Japanese Restaurant from Macau
2014-12-07  1566 瀏覽
Tried the Lunch and Seasonal specials at EDO Japanese Restaurant.

For lunch had the whole grained soba salad from Yamagata in salad style and weekend oyster lemon hotpot.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
whole grained soba salad from Yamagata in salad style
 0 讚好

The soba was jazzed up with the julienne Chinese radish and carrots which gave it extra crunch, after adding the sesame sauce, the noodles were nice and tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
oyster lemon hotpot:


This was delicious, there was oysters in a simmering pot with lemons slices which made the oysters very appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
From the seasonal menu, tried the following:
Seko crab
Thin sliced horse head fish
Suppon turtle in tofu soup
Lobster with truffle sauce
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seko crab:
 0 讚好


This was a beautifully presented box with crab and roe in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thin sliced horse head fish:


I thought that this dish was creative because it was thinly sliced fish with the sauce made from the liver of that fish which was rich and creamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Suppon turtle in tofu soup:

As I am not an expert on Japanese food I thought that this was Chinese because it had turtle in it, but after looking it up, it turns out they really do have turtle soup.

It was interesting because I have never tried Turtle before and my first time trying it was in a Japanese restaurant.

The soup had a strong herbal taste because this soup is supposed to warm people up in the winter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lobster with truffle sauce:

The lobster was mixed in creamy truffle sauce and the texture of the lobster was springy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The dessert ended with creamy Hokkaido milk pudding and the best Warabi cake I have ever tried because it was really soft coated in delicious bean powder.













★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3890] Purple Christmas magic @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

06/12/2014
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
將軍澳唐德街1號將軍澳廣場1樓1-002號舖
Shop 1-002, 1/F., Tseung Kwan O Plaza, 1 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/purple-christmas-magic-e2409158


For the coming Christmas, Maxim's have launched three pretty cakes.

1. X'mas Tree $138
2. La Foret Blanc $128
3. X'mas Reindeer $188

The X'mas tree is a cake with mixed fruits, cream on a chocolate butter cake base coated with crispy chocolate rice which is covered in sweet potato cream, decorated with white, yellow chocolate pearls, chocolate Holly leaf and a golden chocolate star.
 0 讚好

The La Foret Blanc is basically a white chocolate cake with Bavarois cream and crispy salted caramel.

Last but not least is the Reindeer which is a chocolate mousse cake with hazelnut, dark chocolate, marshmallows and crispy chocolate.


As well as cakes, they also have a fruit puff assortment.

Tried the sweet potato which was visually good to look at as well as being delicious because I loved the soft chocolate spongecake in the middle which tasted really nice with the mixed fruits and the velvety white cream and silky sweet potato puree on the outside.

When I was collected the cake, they put it in an Angry Bird cake box (errr I don't think the Xmas cake was supposed to go in that box!!!)









[Review 3889] A slice of watermelon bread @ Tomakukki Teahouse

05/12/2014
tomakukki 喫茶店 (已結業)
Tomakukki Teahouse
灣仔莊士敦道181號大有商場1樓112號店
Shop 112, 1/F, Tai Yau Arcade, 181 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-slice-of-watermelon-bread-e2409071


Previously, this shop used to be Nicoles Patisserie but now it is called Tomakukki but they also sell Nicole's cookies.

The star at Tomakukki is the watermelon bread.

I have always wanted to try it because it is a loaf of bread that looks like a watermelon.

Thanks to mkk for sharing a slice with me.

It doesn't have any distinct watermelon taste so it tastes like normal bread and it tastes nice with jam or spread that you would normally put on it.




[Review 3888] Returned for more Indonesian food @ 福橋印尼小食 Fook Kiu Indonesia Food

05/12/2014
福橋印尼小食 Fook Kiu Indonesia Food
天后銀幕街15A號舖
Shop A, 15 Ngan Mok St, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/returned-for-more-indonesian-food-e2409050

Returned for more Indonesian food
2014-12-05  471 瀏覽
Went back for more satays.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken satay:

 0 讚好

The chicken satays were just a good as before but I didn't like the sauce because there was a strong lemongrass taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Yellow rice with corn fritter:

The rice was soft and fluffy but the ginger taste was not strong enough and the corn fritter
was a bit dry and the pickles were too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★







[Review 3887] Dessert time at Ice Pop @ ICE POP Nitrogen Ice-cream

05/12/2014
ICE POP 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
ICE POP Nitrogen Ice-cream
銅鑼灣邊寧頓街9-11號登龍閣地下B舖
Shop B, 9-11 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dessert-time-at-ice-pop-e2409039


Dessert time at Ice Pop
2014-12-05  1625 瀏覽
Went here again because my friends wanted to try the icecream with the syringe which I tried earlier.
 0 讚好

There were two more different flavours this time so tried it as well.

The lemon cake which I was hoping to try was sold out so tried the yuzu cheesecake and the tropical cheesecake.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Yuzu cheesecake: and the Tropical cheesecake:


Both were dense and creamy, but I preferred the tropical because it had a stronger taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Apple crumble:


It was just as nice as before and the taste of the icecream was milky which went well with the delicious apple pieces
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Gingerbread:

There was a strong ginger and cinnamon taste but it was quite sweet
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★








[Review 3886] Not Swiss cheese but Swiss noodles! @

05/12/2014
Foxtail & Broomcorn (已結業)
上環蘇杭街84號地下
G/F, 84 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-swiss-cheese-but-swiss-noodles-e2409038

This was my second visit and things have improved.

On this visit, I found out why they were called Foxtail & Broomcorn because two of the earliest grain varieties used in noodles were called Foxtail and Broomcorn.

I really like this place because it is headed by a Swiss guy so the food has been improved to be less oily which is exactly how I feel about Chinese food.

Another great example is Man Mo Cafe which serves dim sums headed by another Swiss guy.

The decor here is modern and stylish.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Started with House made fruit tea that was gently sweetened and it had tones of orange, grapefruit and apple in it.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
For starters we had Spicy pulled pork and cucumber which I thoroughly enjoyed because the pulled pork was lean and spicy.

Traditionally it is served with fatty pork slices called white meat which I don't eat.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The next starter was even more delicious because I love Indian spices, it was Tandoori fishcake with sesame sauce and apple salsa HKD35
The fishcakes were delightful to eat.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tokyo: Fresh ramen noodles paired with Harissa beef ribs in a hearty chicken broth (HKD 78).

Did not try this!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Hoi An: Inspired by Vietnamese bún chả, Hoi An features shirataki noodles topped with a slow-cooked vanilla salmon (HKD 98).

This was my favourite because the salmon was soft and delicate, the noodles beneath it were mixed with a garlicky vinegar dressing that tastes like the sauce used in Thai style chicken feet.
I would like the dressing to be more acidic though.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Taipei: Shanghainese noodles topped with a 5-spice confit of pork in a Taiwanese sauce (HKD 68).

This was another dish I really liked because they improved it by using chunks of pork and not minced pork, each strand of noodle was covered in thick delicious sweet sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Gurney: An adaptation of Malaysia’s famous Hae Mee, Gurney consists of yellow Hokkien noodles served in a rich pork and prawn broth topped with spicy sambal pulled pork and poached tiger prawns, garnished with home-made sambal (HKD 88).

This was the best broth because it had a strong prawn and shellfish taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Kansai: For vegan diners, Kansai consists of thick udon in a mushroom-soy dashi, topped with sautéed mushrooms and tofu hambaagu (HKD 68).


Since my last visit, the tofu pattes have improved, you could taste the earthy mushrooms as well as the tofu
The broth has a sweet taste to it
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Kuen Dadar:

These were pandan pancakes filled with coconut, a great dessert for people who like coconut
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pecan cake with salted caramel:

As I have Western tastebuds, I liked this one because it was soft with pecans in it and the caramel sauce was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

I will be back for lunch because apparently you can choose the noodles with a choice of broth.

To summarize my favourites here are
noodles: somen
appetizer: Tandoori fish cak
broth: prawn broth
dessert: pecan cak
drink: fruit tea

















[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...