[Review 4466] Interesting Sichuan menu @ 川香鹽焗雞酸辣米線餐廳

16/07/2015
川香鹽焗雞酸辣米線餐廳
灣仔軒尼詩道254號地舖
G/F, 254 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/interesting-sichuan-menu-e2469623


I came across this joint on my way to Icelicious so stopped for some food.

The menu was interesting so I tried these black noodles with shredded chicken because I didn’t know what they were.

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Chicken with fern root noodles (蕨根粉):
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It came with lots of toppings such as pickled beans, crunchy soya beans and other pickled vegetables.
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The noodles beneath were black and tossed in sauce, which was fragrant, and delicious infused with Sichuan spices (not an expert in Sichuan food) while the chicken was surprisingly good because it was flavourful and the chicken was springy!

I saw these snacks in the fridge near the entrance but don't know what they are:
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Interesting finds on the menu:

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Stir fried pork trotters skin!
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frogs legs with Sichuan pepper!
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Sichuan beef on cocktail sticks!
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hand shredded/Sichuan Duck!
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Interesting fern root noodles(蕨根粉)!
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??肝膏??
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??? and stir fried pigs tail!
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Stir fried beef with thin rice vermicelli!
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Chili pork trotters!
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[Review 4465] Meat cakes not worth the hype @ 大頭佛城隍廟

15/07/2015
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/meat-cakes-not-worth-the-hype-e2469369

Went here because of the meat cakes.
They cost $15 each which is quite cheap.

Tried the pork and beef.
THE RECEIPT IS RATHER STRANGE BECAUSE THE MENU SAYS THE PORK HAS BLACK PEPPER AND IT DOESN'T.
The staff there were a bit unattentive.
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Pork with preserved vegetables:
The pastry was thick and dense and the pork in the middle was tasteless.
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Signature beef cake with black pepper:
There was a lot of juice as expected but again the pastry was dense and thick and the black pepper was dead and tasteless.
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The bill: $30

[Review 4464] Hidden peace and quiet @ Prime Deli 品味餐廳 (將軍澳)

15/07/2015
品味餐廳 Prime Deli
將軍澳貿泰路8號茵怡花園商場地下E及H號舖
Shop E&H, G/F, Verbena Heights Market, 8 Mau Tai Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hidden-peace-and-quiet-e2469105

This place is well hidden! It has been here for at least a year and no one has bothered to review it.
Anyway, it was my second time and the decor is much nicer and they have these bright and bold glasses which look out of place in this wet market!
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There are orange and green glasses as well but I think blue is the best for Hong Kong milk tea!
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It was creative that they had a grill on top of a portable stove to turn it into Korean style grill!
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I had the scrambled egg with prawns and it was surprisingly delicious, the egg was fluffy with succulent prawns.
There was a small amout of Msg which made it taste good but not abused.

[Review 4463] Fish & Chips any day @ Fish & Chick

15/07/2015
Fish & Chick
西環堅尼地城新海旁街25號地下6號舖
Shop 6, 25 New Praya, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-chips-any-day-e2469104

Glad to see Fish and Chick have more offerings on the menu.
Prior to this visit, I have been here two times.

First time for the fish and chips:
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/western-district-fish-chick/2338608?tc=sr2&con=rvw
Beetroot salad on the second time:
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/western-district-fish-chick/2367880?tc=sr2&con=rvw

The fish choices are getting better and they even have haddock which is commonly served in the UK and they have lunch sets that have the signature chicken and fish and chips which were not available during my earlier visits.

That night we had other items as well as the signature dishes.
Here was what we had:
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I don't normally drink alcohol but this one was pretty so I tried some and the strawberry taste was stronger than the cider so I ended up drinking half a glass.
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Crab croquettes:

As you can see, it is almost 90% crab so it had a soft texture with a lovely crab taste.

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Fried mushroom salad:

The mushrooms were good, they were juicy and earthy mushrooms in a light crispy coating.

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Fried prawns:

To be honest, they tasted like prawn cutlets covered in simple breadcrumbs served in Chinese takeaways in the UK.
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Panfried seabream with ratatouille:

The panfried fish selection is a great option for locals who fear fried food!
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Salted cod and egg brandade:

I liked this dish because it was silky mashed salted cod that was not too salty topped with a cute quail egg!
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Hake fish and chips:

The fish was nice and flakey and the batter was light.

The meal wouldn't be complete if we didn't order extra mushy peas because the mushy peas were delicious.
Not quite the hand cut chips but once you have vinegar and mushy peas with it, the type of chips won't matter.
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Roast chicken:

The chicken smelt nice and the chicken was tender rubbed with lots of herbs.
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Lemon and poppy seed

The cake was served warm, so there was this lovely cake aroma with lemon and the poppy seeds which gave it a nice crisp texture when you ate it.
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Panna cotta:

The panna cotta was silky and creamy with a slight white chocolate taste.
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Definitely coming back for other fishes such as haddock with mushy peas and VINEGAR!

[Review 4462] iEatCheese! @ iEAT (黃大仙)

14/07/2015
iEAT
黃大仙睦鄰街8號現崇山商場地下G3號舖
Shop No.3, G/F, Lion Rise Mall, 8 Muk Lun Street, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ieatcheese-e2468777


Discovered this place because of the $12 shop nearby.
I was attracted by the Brie and Camembert which was only $21.5 each and it was nicely packaged.
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There was ready to eat Kuzu mochi which comes in a big bag!
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Both were creamy and delicious but for best results leave the cheese to warm up in room temperature so that the texture becomes softer and molten.
Camembert:
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Brie:

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[Review 4461] Bowled over by Super bowls at Pret A Manger @ Pret A Manger

14/07/2015
Pret A Manger
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1015號舖
Shop 1015, 1/F, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bowled-over-by-super-bowls-at-pret-a-manger-e2468776

Pret A Manger have launched these colorful super bowls of salad which comes in three flavours.
There are International variations but Hong Kong has SESAME CHICKEN NOODLE SUPER BOWL, KOREAN PORK NOODLE SUPER BOWL and the SCOTTISH ROAST SALMON SUPER BOWL.
I went for the chicken because it was light and refreshing with lots of cashew nuts and sesame.

The noodles tasted good with or without the sesame sauce and the colourful pickled cabbage made the salad appetizing.


Finished off with a fragrant Earl Grey tea.

For nibbles they have this popcorn bar which looks delicious.