[Review 4047] Peruvian donuts @ Chicha

25/01/2015
Chicha
中環卑利街26號地舖
G/F, 26 Peel Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peruvian-donuts-e2420912

To be honest I came here just for the Peruvian donuts which are made with sweet potatoes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
PICARONES:
FRIED SWEET POTATO DONUT WITH ORANGE SPICED SYRUP
On first taste, they were weird, they had this acidic bitterness to it which was wrong.


After I spoke to the Chef he tried it and told me that the yeast was not cooked.
Anyway he said he would make another one but the problem was he didn't personally redo the flour mixture hence the kitchen staff used the same batch of flour which had too much yeast hence it came out tasting weird again.
A few comments on openrice seem to mention the weird taste so if they work on the recipe it should taste good!

http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2395310&tc=sr2&con=rvw
味道有點怪的，但當與底下的橙汁焦糖醬混合後，味道則很棒
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2310368&tc=sr2rvw&con=rvw
不過我食到有少少微酸味
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2382350&tc=sr2&con=rvw
但就帶點苦澀。(可以是啡色的焦糖漿所致)
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SUSPIRO DE LIMENA:
LADY FROM LIMA SIGHS, RICH CARAMEL AND PEDRO XIMENEZ SOFT MERINGUE
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This was really nice because it was really sweet with lots of gooey marshmallow and caramel.
However I couldn't finish it because it got a bit too sweet and sickly.
They could have used a better brand of sweet crackers because the ones they served were not that good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

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The bill: $1xx
Service: OK

[Review 4046] Rummin' Tings to rumble your tummy @ Rummin' Tings

25/01/2015
Rummin' Tings
中環蘇豪荷里活道28號地舖
G/F., 28 Hollywood Road, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rummin-tings-to-rumble-your-tummy-e2420902


Rummin' Tings to rumble your tummy
2015-01-25  1710 瀏覽
Felt like Carribean food but Sai Kung was too troublesome so came here for it.
 0 讚好

Had the following.
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Mac and Cheese:
 0 讚好

Tasteless cheese and I didn't like the ribbed macaroni.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Veggie patties:
 0 讚好

These were amazing filled with spinach and okra, after adding chili sauce to it, they tasted much better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
dutty doubles:
 0 讚好

This was quite nice but hard to eat because the chick pea curry was runny.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
cook up stew:
 0 讚好

The ox tail was soft but there were too many brittle bones in it and the sauce was too sweet and tasted like Chinese style Western oxtail.
The rice was disappointing because it was literally rice with kidney beans.
Other places put herbs in the rice and peas.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $2xx
Service: good

[Review 4045] BIttermelon with noodles @ 豆花妹撈米線

25/01/2015
豆花妹撈米線
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓百佳超級廣場美食街
ParknShop, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bittermelon-with-noodles-e2420900

This place is a good for fast, cheap, filling and tasty food.
The small bowl of noodles is always good in the late evenings to fill your hunger without overloading your stomach.
This time they had bittermelon so I chose that but unfortunately it was too sweet for my liking but the noodles were just as good as always because the meat sauce was tasty and spicy.

[Review 4044] Back for Spam musubi @ Pololi

25/01/2015
Pololi
中環嘉咸街35-39號地舖
G/F., 35-39 Graham Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-spam-musubi-e2420887


Back for Spam musubi
2015-01-25  3957 瀏覽
Had a carbs craving again so went here for the Hawaiian sashimi bowl.
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This time I had the shoyu ginger and the cubes of tuna were mixed in lots of soya sauce which was perfect with rice.
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As well as that I had the spam musubi and it was so good that I had two.
 0 讚好

The first one I had was not that firm so it didn't hold together well.
 0 讚好

The second one was much better and did not change shape when I took a bite into it.
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The spam was addictive because the saltiness of the spam was just right and the egg in the middle made it extremely filling.

[Review 4043] Beef tendon ramen @ 黑龍 Koku Ryu Ramen

25/01/2015
黑龍  Koku Ryu Ramen
灣仔汕頭街29號地舖
G/F, 29 Swatow Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-tendon-ramen-e2420650

To be honest I was actually going to another restaurant on the same street but for some strange reason I came here instead.
Ordered the beef tendon ramen because you don't often find beef tendon ramen.
The broth was nice and thick with a slight stickiness to it but there was not much beef tendon in it.
Overall it was a bowl of satisfactory ramen but it wasn't really memorable.

[Review 4042] Year of Goat Special Edition Cookie Gift Tin @ 龍島 Lucullus

25/01/2015
龍島 Lucullus
中環港鐵中環站14號舖
Shop 14, Central MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/year-of-goat-special-edition-cookie-gift-tin-e2420642

My colleague was sent a tin of cookies by one of his clients so I got to eat them as well.
Apparently they are worth $238 and they come in a nice tin in a festive red bag.
In the tin, there are 5 chocolates with a sheep, Chinese gold coin and a peach blossom tree.

The flavours were Almond, Strawberry Marble, Chocolate Almond, Coffee Chocolate, Cranberry, Flax Seed, Blueberry and Original.
It was great fun sharing these cookies which were crumbly and delicious with a buttery scent.

[Review 4041] Cheese craving satisfied!! @ 彩虹廚藝學院 IE Kitchen Academie Culinaire

25/01/2015
彩虹廚藝學院 IE Kitchen Academie Culinaire
鰂魚涌華蘭路20號華蘭中心5樓502室
Room 502, Westlands Centre, 20 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheese-craving-satisfied-e2420641


After having the cheese and ham brioche I was craving for cheese again so I attended the cheese fondue class ($650 for two ppl) where you get to eat cheese fondue as well as learn how to make it!
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I was surprised to learn that the ingredients were simple, it was cheese, starch, white wine, Kirsche, black pepper, paprika and garlic.
NOTE THERE IS NO MILK IN THE RECIPE however local restaurants put milk in the fondue because they think milky is cheesy!!!
Err I don't think so somehow!

We started off with a plate of appetizers of air dried beef and bayonne ham accompanied by pickles to balance the waxyness of the meats.

After we finished the appetizer, the Chef demonstrated how to make the fondue!
It was simpler than I thought.


I have skipped the steps here but it is pretty easy.
Anyway, the fondue was finally ready to eat and it was divine dipping soft bread into the piping hot melted cheese.
The cheese was moreish because the acidity of the white wine decreased its heaviness.

There were three breads available: Brioche, white bread and walnut and rye.
The white bread and walnut and rye were good for dipping because it was soft with a good yeast taste but the brioche was a bit too heavy for the fondue because it was buttery.
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After finishing the fondue we had the apple tart for dessert which was a sweet ending.

As well as the fondue classes, they also sell fondue packs for $200 which includes all the ingredients, fondue forks, burners and sufficient wine for the fondue experience.