[Review 3998] Rum and raisin gelato at Dolci 2/3 @ 2/3 Dolci

08/01/2015
2/3 Dolci
銅鑼灣恩平道28號利園二期1樓124號舖
Shop 124, 1/F, Lee Garden Two, 28 Yun Ping Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rum-and-raisin-gelato-at-dolci-2-3-e2416252

To me Icecream and desserts are not a necessities but when you come across good ones they become addictive.
I suddenly had a craving for the pistachio gelato but when I got to the counter I discovered the rum and raisin which was new so had that instead.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
rum and raisin gelato:

The gelato was infused with a mild rum flavoring.
Normally I don't like raisins because they are hard and chewy but the ones in the gelato are soft and the texture of the raisins were squidgy like sultanas that popped with sweetness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Other gelato favourites that I like:
Red rice and coconut, pistachio and Earl Grey.

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The bill: $40

[Review 3997] Maxim's Chinese spaghetti bolognaise @ 美心鐵路快餐廳 Maxim's Express

08/01/2014
美心鐵路快餐廳 Maxim's Express
紅磡港鐵東鐵線紅磡站大堂未入閘區閣樓1號舖
Kiosk No.1, Mezzanine Level of Unpaid Concourse, MTR Hung Hom Station, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-chinese-spaghetti-bolognaise-e2416250

As with most Chinese spaghetti bolognaise it comes with a fried egg on top.
Anyway, I really hated the bolognaise sauce because it was too sweet with a strong garlic taste when the onion taste should have been more prominent.

[Review 3996]Third culture kid problems solved here @ Crafty Cow

08/01/2015
Crafty Cow
上環差館上街3-3A號地舖
G/F, 3-3A Upper Station Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/third-culture-kid-problems-solved-here-e2416241

The world is not flat and people move around so you are surrounded with people of mixed cultural backgrounds.
Third culture kid is a term which refers to children who were raised in a culture outside of their parents’ culture for a significant part of their development years.
At Crafty Cow, they bring you Third culture dining which are dishes cooked in the style that they grew up with.
Being a gastropub, they serve a variety of craft beers and bottles.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Numbing bone marrow:
The Sichuan spices were great at adding more complexity and disguising the oily taste of the bone marrow.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck poutine:
duck poutine, crispy house made spaetzle, cheese trio and duck gravy.
This was amazing because I love spaetzle and it was crispy and chewy too covered in delicious thick gravy and melted cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
duck and foie gras gyoza filled with duck confit and foie gras
The gyozas were juicy and filling with duck confit and foie gras inside.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork belly bao:
 5 讚好

This is one of the baos in the B.Y.O.B selection where you choose a filling, topping etc.

When I have pork belly I normally scrape off the fat but the pickles were so delicious that it made the fatty part non-existent.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rocky mountain oysters:
 3 讚好

These were panko battered testes with chimmchurri sauce.
I love trying new and strange things and I liked it.
The texture of the testes were similar to the spongy edge of scallops that don't really have a much taste but the panko coating was lovely paired with my favourite appetizing chimmchurri sauce that had a strong lemon flavour.
 6 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
3oz Austrailian Wagyu Hanger steak:
 4 讚好

At crafty cow, you get to choose a range of salts and sauces and here were the ones we tried.
Sauces: Yuzu Ginger, Korean BBQ, Sherry Brown Butter & Miso Hollandaise.
Salts: Smoked Sea Salt, Fleur de Merlot & Charcoal Black Salt.
The steak was simply juicy, tender and sweet and great on its own but with these enticing condiments you are bound to try them.

On the menu there are more salts and sauce.
 2 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fentimans Cherrytree cola:
Loved the bottle and the taste of cherry cola was different from other brands because it didn't have an artificial taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3995] Huge gingerbread man @ 大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes

08/01/2015
大班麵包西餅  Taipan Bread & Cakes
中環皇后大道中99號中環中心1樓5A舖
Shop 5A, 1/F, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/huge-gingerbread-man-e2416212

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for this huge gingerbread man which is about the size of an A5 sheet.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

gingerbread man:
You can see the size of it compared to the tea spoon on the right.
As it was really big, I had to break it up but the gingerbread man was quite hard and needed immense force to break it and eat it!
The sweetness was just right with a strong ginger taste!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The packaging for it this year is much nicer.

[Review 3994] Good sense of humour @ Lugard

07/01/2015
Lugard
中環擺花街19號地下
G/F, 19 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-sense-of-humour-e2416106

Thanks to a friend for getting me these chocolates.
It had a bright safari theme packaging and I liked the way they were called ANIMAL DROPPINGS with a cute zebra proudly holding them too!
Basically they were chocolate coated almonds which had a creamy Tiramisu taste and a slight sugary texture.

[Review 3993] Hei Lei blueberry cookies @ 喜利餅店 Hei Lee Cakes Shop

07/01/2015
喜利餅店 Hei Lee Cakes Shop
上環禧利街3 號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hei-lei-blueberry-cookies-e2416105

Thanks to Mungkk for these buttery and crumbly cookies that had lots of chewy blueberries in it.

The sweetness was just right.
Apart from blueberry, there are other flavours too.
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[Review 3992] Lovely meat skewers @ 東門町

07/01/2015
東門町
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓K2號舖
Shop K2, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-meat-skewers-at-%E6%9D%B1%E9%96%80%E7%94%BA-e2416104

I was still a little bit hungry so decided to try the skewers here.
There was chicken, beef or lamb.

Chicken was the best because it was juicy, tasty with lots of cumin but the lamb was too fat and chewy for my liking.