[Review 4373] Honeylicious honey bee cake @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

06/06/2015
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
中環港鐵香港站HOK 29號舖
Shop HOK 29, Hong Kong MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/honeylicious-honey-bee-cake-e2457222

Maxim’s have launched a sweet honey cake for the summer.
There are two cakes in the series, a honey cake and a honey mousse cake.
Both are pretty in appearance but the the bee hive is cuter.
It is a cute bee hive shaped cake with a layer of honey kanten jelly on top garnished with a chocolate honey stick and two chocolate bees.
Made with Blue Hills Leatherwood Honey which was awarded gold in 2014 by Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards.
The cake is covered in honey mousse, with runny honey, a layer of lemon jelly with apple pieces, a soft layer of cake and chocolate cake in the middle.
The poster claims that honey will flow out when you slice it from the centre.

I found it quite a challenge cutting this cake because there is a hard white chocolate thing that holds the honey which is hard to cut hence the honey does not really flow out when you cut it.
 0 讚好

Here’s how it looked after I sliced it (The honey didn't quite flow out!).

Although the honey in the middle didn't quite reach the desired effect, the cake was really nice, the fluffy layers of cake with sweet lemon jelly and pieces of apple paired together nicely with the fragrant honey infused mousse.

[Review 4372] Kee Wah's coconut rolls @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

05/06/2015

奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

太古太古城道18號太古城中心二期1樓139號舖

Shop No.139, Cityplaza 2, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kee-wahs-coconut-rolls-e2457193

Thanks to a friend for getting me these crispy rolls.

They were moreish and crispy with a light coconut taste that was not too sweet.

[Review 4371] Tasteless @ 大頭佛城隍廟

05/06/2015
大頭佛城隍廟
上環禧利街8號地舖
G/F, 8 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasteless-e2457192

Went here for the scrambled egg with prawns and vegetable rice because the picture looked good.
When it came, it did look good with a decent egg smell and fluffy texture but unfortunately, it was totally tasteless that I had to add sauces to it.
On the bright side, I would recommend it to people on a low sodium intake!
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The bill: $40

[Review 4370] Not just curries @ Curry Box By Tim

05/06/2015
Curry Box By Tim
上環禧利街16號地下
G/F., 16 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-just-curries-e2457189

Not just curries
2015-06-05  1118 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try Curry Box by Tim but from the reviews the curry seems to be very spicy which is why I havent tried it yet, but it is nice that they have rice rolls as an option to pair with curry which is different from rice or bread.

Finally went because I found out there were other non curry options and they had my favourite braised vegetables in red beancurd which can be paired with baguette slices as well.
 0 讚好

When I got there, it was empty and there was no one at the counter.
 0 讚好

Luckily they opened a few minutes later so I didn’t have to try this other place nearby.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Braised vegetables, fungus and glass noodles in fermented red beancurd:
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As expected, it was nice but it was watery so I treated it as a strong vegetable soup.

The vegetables were too soft and the baguette slices were too brown for my liking.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Next time I will try the curry tofu with rice rolls.
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The bill: $45

[Review 4369] My first zongzi this year 2015 @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

04/06/2015
奇華餅家  Kee Wah Bakery
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1018B號舖
Shop 1018B, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-first-zongzi-this-year-e2456998


It is the time of year when shops are selling Zongzis to celebrate dragon boat festival.
I dread this time of the year because of the hot summer to come.
Anyway, Kee Wah have come up with a variety of dumplings and they even a dumpling with a touch of Taiwanese flare.

Zongzis are eaten hot so you have to steam them but as I don't have a steamer, I put them in the microwave and they still tasted good, but I had to put a piece of wet paper hand towel on top to keep the dumpling from drying out.

Here were the ones I tried
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Betty’s xo sauce rice dumpling with pork belly:


 0 讚好

Glutinous rice, pork belly, xo sauce (garlic, shallot, chinese ham, dried shrimp, red pepper, dried scallop, dried shrimp).
This was my favourite because it was spicy which makes the sticky glutinous rice more appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chinese ham and supreme dried scallop rice dumpling with two yolks:

The size of the zongzi was comparatively bigger than the other ones and it was like a Kinder surprise dumpling because it was loaded with surprises!

Ham and Egg yolk:

Whole chestnut:

Whole dried scallop:
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The second egg yolk:

I loved the five spice powder and double egg yolks which gave the overall dumpling extra saltiness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Fresh meat and preserved sausage zongzi:


It was loaded with a huge shittake musrhoom and slices of preserved sausage which gave the overall zongzi a sweet and savoury taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Walnut and date zongzi:

This was a sweet one which was filled with thick sweet walnut and date paste, and the glutinous rice was firm and chewy.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4368] New gathering place at the Townhouse #@ Townhouse

04/06/2015
Townhouse
中環蘭桂坊德己立街30-32號加州大廈23樓
23/F, California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-gathering-place-at-the-townhouse-e2456857


New gathering place at the Townhouse
2015-06-04  4885 瀏覽
Fans of Glasshouse are going to love this place because it is part of the Gaia group so they serve some dishes from Glasshouse as well as some new dishes.

It is located on one of the top floors of the California building with great views of Central.
At the entrance there is a lively cocktail bar.
 2 讚好

The environment was relaxed so I took my time ordering and ordered more after the small bites were enjoyed.
 1 讚好

Here was what I had:
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herbs garden:
 1 讚好

After mixing the tea, it turned into a pretty purple drink.
It was a refreshing mix of lime juice, basil leaves and blue butterfly tea which turns purple.
The drink was really refreshing and acidic.
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Hibiscus dance:
 1 讚好

This was a mix of hibiscus, sisou leaves and peach and the combination of the ingredients tasted like ribena and roselle tea.
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Salted quail, deep fried:
Started off with the fried quail which really started my appetite going.
Each piece of coated quail was so scrumptious with tender quail meat and a delicious salty coating that it didn't need the extra salt that was given.
I could have done with more of this!!
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cheese rice rolls, bacon and 62 deg C egg:
I was really glad the waiter recommended this because I just assumed they were noodles in a cheese sauce (according to the wording on the menu) but the waitor said they were rice rolls which made them even more interesting.
The rice rolls were panfried with soy sauce and topped with cheese and onsen egg which tasted surprisingly nice.
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My Pad Thai:
Normally for pad thai noodles, it is Cambodian noodles but here they have been replaced with squid ink noodles which were al dente and tastier.
After the egg was added, the noodles were much silkier.
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Duck soup noodles:
This was probably the best duck noodles I have had if they can keep the standards because the duck was fresh and the broth had a fragrant aniseed flavoring with a clear and non oily strong duck broth.
[yat lok is also famous for duck noodles but I haven't tried so I can't compare].
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Fresh shaved coconut:
 0 讚好

To be honest, it did not taste as good as the one at Glasshouse because the malibu couldn’t be tasted and the texture was like a sorbet and not shaved slushy ice served at the Glasshouse.
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Fondue set:
 1 讚好

This was fun to eat, dipping bits and pieces in the bubbling custard sauce that was not too sweet.
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