[Review 4124] Molten scotch egg sandwiches @ Sunday's Grocery

23/02/2015
Sunday's Grocery
西環堅尼地城吉席街66-68號
66-68 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/molten-scotch-egg-sandwiches-e2428005


This was my third visit and I was compelled to come here because of the Scotch sando which is a sandwich with a molten scotch egg in the middle.
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Scotch sando:

The fried items never fail here and they are always fried perfectly.
As you can see the yolk is runny with a vibrant orange colour.

It was easy to eat too because the scotch egg was neatly rested on the sandwich bun so it wasn't flimsy to handle.
Anyway eat bite was amazing because you ended up with egg white, egg yolk, the bun and the scotch egg.
The scotch egg tasted slightly different but it was divine because you could taste pepper and onions which made it moreish which was then enhanced by the scrummy egg yolk.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $80

[Review 4123] Black curry ramen!! @ 一風堂 Ippudo HK

23/02/2015
一風堂  Ippudo HK
金鐘金鐘道93號Lab Concept 金鐘廊1樓F04-F06舖
Shop F04-F06, 1/F, LAB Concept, Queensway Plaza, 93 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-curry-ramen-e2427970


Black curry ramen!!
2015-02-23  925 瀏覽
Saw these captivating photos of the black curry ramen so decided to have it.
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There are two ramens that are not to be confused.
Black ramen and black curry ramen.
The black ramen broth is made with black garlic paired with thick noodles and the black curry ramen broth is made with squid ink and curry powder paired with ramen of medium thickness.
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black curry ramen:
They will give you a disposable paper apron to protect your clothes when you eat.
The curry broth tasted really familiar and then I realized it tasted the same as Nissins curry cupnoodles with a spicier tone.
黑咖喱拉麵個湯底同合味道咖哩杯麵一樣味
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I also ordered the mini bowl of rice with potato which tasted amazing when I poured the remaining broth on to it because it tasted like rice with squid ink with a hint of curry.
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The bill: $7X

[Review 4122] Volcanic eruption!!! @ Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店

23/02/2015
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Cafe
銅鑼灣登龍街1-29號金朝陽中心2期 Midtown 地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Soundview Plaza 2 - Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/volcanic-eruption-e2427953


Went here during the CNY for more desserts.
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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lucky Mandarin:
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Got this one because I have previously tried the rose garden.
It was A light and fruity yogurt ice cream made with mandarin puree and yuzu pieces, decorated with an edible leaf and twig, just like a real mandarin!
I really liked this because the I could also taste citrus peel which gave it another dimension like you were eating a real mandarin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Volcanic dessert:
My friend ordered this because of the gimmick that it would erupt, basically they put crushed dry ice in the cavity and pour hot honey sauce which will then erupt when it gets in contact with the dry ice.

It was a rich and velvety with a strong chocolate truffle taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4121] Oolong tea at Pacific Coffee Company @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

20/02/2015
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
灣仔軒尼詩道302-308號集成中心8-10地舖
Shop 8-10, G/F, CC Wu Building, 302-308 Henessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/oolong-tea-at-pacific-coffee-company-e2426445

I was a bit bored with Jasmine and Earl Grey tea so this time chose oolong tea for a change.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
oolong tea:

When I took the lid off, I could see that the teabag was filled with shriveled tea leaves, sadly they didn't unfold so the flavour was bland.
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The bill: $21

[Review 4120] Big bowl feast @ 萬里緣盆菜專門店 Man Lee Yuen Poon Choi

20/02/2015
萬里緣盆菜專門店  Man Lee Yuen Poon Choi
元朗安寧路11號地下
G/F, 11 On Ning Road, Yuen Long
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-bowl-feast-e2426443


Big bowl feast
2015-02-20  4731 瀏覽
Big bowl feast is eaten during festivals and this shop serves just that so it makes me wonder if they are only open during big bowl season!!

Traditional Village Poon Choi is served in large metal bowls with a perforated metal plate at the bottom to keep food from burning, as it is kept warm on a portable stove as it is being served.
Poon Choi or Big Bowl Feast, is a traditional type of dish originating from Hong Kong village Hakka cuisine.

Basically each of these big bowls cost $1200 and they contain abalone, prawns, chicken, duck, pork, squid, taro, chinese mushrooms, fishballs, beancurd skin, pork skin and chinese radish.
According to an earlier review it was only $920 but there was a free bottle of wine with it.
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Abalone:
Tasted rubbery
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Prawns:
The prawns were quite big and the prawn heads tasted really sweet.
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Soy marinated chicken:
I picked the drumstick part so it was delicious.
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Roast duck:
The duck breast was good.
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Braised pork:
Too fat for my liking
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Taro:
The taro was cut into huge pieces, they were about 7cm x 7 cm block with 2cm thickness.
They were quite hard so the other pieces should be eaten later when it gets soft but it depends if they are still there and not taken by others!
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Oysters:
Found oyster shell attached to one of them, luckily I had that oyster or someone would have eaten oyster shell.
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Chinese mushrooms:
Tasted ok.
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Fishballs:
The fishballs were quite nice and springy and there were no grounded bones in it.
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Beancurd skin:
Very chewy and not soft enough
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pork skin:
did not try
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Chinese radish:
The radishes were cut into big chunks so I couldn't be bothered to try it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall the food was quite good

[Review 4119] A taste of Australia! @ Yamm

19/02/2015
Yamm
尖沙咀彌敦道118-130號Mira Place, The Mira Hong Kong 地下大堂
Lobby, G/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui


I have always wanted to go to Yamm but it is always fully booked.
Managed to get a table while they were doing an Aussie themed buffet until the 28th of this month.
Normally restaurants will feature different themes like British, American, Italian, German, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Korean but Australian food is extremely rare.
Hopefully we will see other themes like Polish, Russian, African, Scottish, Nordic, Egyptian coming up.

For the Aussie themed buffet they had Aussie yabbies which are like Dublin prawns, balmain bugs, baked whole barramundi, whole rack of lamb and others dishes.
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yabbies
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balmain bugs

whole barramundi
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whole rack of lamb
As I have a Western palate, all these were wonderful delights.
They had a nice range of cream cheeses.
-sundried tomato
-black pepper
-almond and apricot

For Asian palates, there was a good range of sushi and the much loved lobsters.
The tomato and lobster claw congee was divine. It tasted a like rich lobster bisque with a light tomato taste.
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There was foie gras too.

If all that doesn't please you, there is a truffle pasta loaded with truffle.

Personally I liked the couscous, breads, the cream cheeses and the lobster claw congee.



Unfortunately I had a bit of a flu so I could only sample a few desserts.


The doughnut was my favourite because it was simple and delicious.

I can't wait to come again and hopefully they will have a different theme on the next visit.

[Review 4118]Rose garden @ Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店

18/02/2015
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Cafe
銅鑼灣登龍街1-29號金朝陽中心2期 Midtown 地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Soundview Plaza 2 - Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rose-garden-e2426096

Saw pretty pictures of the Rose garden icecream at Labmade so decided to get it.
The rose garden was a smooth strawberry yogurt ice cream with real strawberry pieces and a layer of refreshing passion fruit sauce in the centre decorated with handmade meringue roses and red chocolate hearts.
This is definitely my favourite so far because I love natrual tasting strawberry yoghurt and the refreshing passion fruit sauce was balanced by the sweetness of the chocolate pieces.

I also had the banana custard cake which had real pieces of banana in it that was simply delicious.