[Review 4814] Discover your favourite part of Iberico Ham @ QUEMO

21/11/2015
QUEMO
灣仔皇后大道東202號QRE Plaza 5樓
5/F, QRE Plaza, 202 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/discover-your-favourite-part-of-iberico-ham-e2514374

Discover your favourite part of Iberico Ham
2015-11-21  875 瀏覽
Went to Quemo for dinner which is on the 5th floor of QRE plaza.
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Normally when you have Iberico Ham you just eat what you are given but here you can choose and try different parts of the ham.
Different parts taste different.

Started off with Iberico Ham paired with a sharp tasting CAVA.
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The ham tastes strongest nearer the bottom because of gravity which is the bit I like but most people will probably like the part just before the end where it is flavourful but not too strong.
After having the ham, we had the oysters, one was dressed in Gin foam which had a sweet aftertaste to it and makes the oyster really silky and seals in the flavour.


The other one had a stronger dressing which I liked but I personally prefer a sharper taste.
Next, we had a beautiful seabass paired with velvety mash that had pieces of green beans in it contrasted by a crunch.


There was also seasonal vegetables but I think European vegetables would pair better.
The pork terrine was different because it was pulled meat with a piece of crispy pork skin on top.

Before we had the Soupy rice, we has jelly and cream to refresh our palettes.

I love paella so I liked the soupy rice because it had my favourite red prawn where they crush the head at the end and mix it with the rice to make it taste delicious.


There were pieces of cuttlefish which adds to the strong seafood taste and you eat it with a spork so that the soup is retained on the spork.

For desserts, we finished with catalan cream, coconut and ginger mousse and the banana.
My favourite was the coconut and ginger mousse and catalan cream which was light and airy.
I hope to come again for Fideu or soupy rice

[Review 4813] Dining in a modern art filled room @ Popsy Modern Kitchen

20/11/2015
Popsy Modern Kitchen
中環威靈頓街198號The Wellington 5樓
5/F, The Wellington, 198 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dining-in-a-modern-art-filled-room-e2514285

Dining in a modern art filled room
2015-11-20  1819 瀏覽

The Popsy Room in Sheung Wan is a small gallery for artists to exhibit their art with a space for dining but now there is a bigger and better place at the Popsy Modern Kitchen for more people to dine there and appreciate the exhibit.

I loved the décor because it was sparkly and glistening and they had these huge acrylic spheres and flowers.
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For me, I was just mesmerized by the sparkling décor because we were in the room in the corner that was decorated with white and silver elements, which I just love.

In the main room, there were portraits of local celebrities with threatened animals shot in Africa by Sean Lee Davies with a message to protect endangered animals.
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The menu was quite good and offers more choices than the Popsy room with beautifully illustrated pages and I love the way the drinks are called Poptails.
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For dinner, here was what we had:

Started off with a strong macho drink infused with chili, rosemary garnished with floating blueberries followed by some bread and butter.
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Then we had bread:
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Crispy volcano egg:
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Started with this colourful dish with a molten egg on a bed of asparagus puree and chopped mushrooms.

The egg was wrapped in this delicious wafer thin crispy parsley sheet and garnished with strands of fried purple potato, which looked like silk.

I liked the simple flavours because you can taste each of the elements, which don’t really need any special sauces.

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Scampi in the clouds:
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Next we had the angel hair which was beautifully laid on the plate. It looked like a small portion but there was quite a fair bit of pasta in it.

The angel hair was very creamy and I felt that a little more salt or sea urchin flavour was needed but the crayfish balanced it nicely.

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Roast Angus beef tenderloin:
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A nice juicy tenderloin paired with filling risotto that was not too creamy.

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For dessert we had the Earl Grey Disco.
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A delicious earl grey and chocolate mousse paired with rich red berries.

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Popsy Modern Kitchen:

5/F Wellington

Central

[Review 4812] I am what I eat! @ 我係小食

20/11/2015
我係小食
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心3期地下G14-15號鋪
Shop G14-15, G/F, MCP Discovery, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-am-what-i-eat-e2514239

I am what I eat!
2015-11-20  481 瀏覽
I am so glad this joint has been rebranded to 我係小食.
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Previously, it used to be 天將麵包 with one shop selling bakery products and the other selling snacks.

Now it has been rebranded into two independant shops I am Bakery and 我係小食.
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It took me three times to get openrice to add this shop to their database and I don't know why I bothered the third time if the system keeps rejecting this shop.

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I am Bakery

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http://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/restaurant/%E5%B0%87%E8%BB%8D%E6%BE%B3-i-am-bakery/470676?s=3
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Basically they are back with the same food and their congee is amazing.




This time I tried the crispy rolls which are crispy filled with fish meat and it was quite nice but there was some alkaline taste to it.
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天將麵包
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[Review 4811] Boxing day everyday! @ 拳王泰國餐廳 Champion Thai Restaurant

20/11/2015
拳王泰國餐廳 Champion Thai Restaurant
銅鑼灣謝斐道456-458號拔萃商業大廈地下至二樓 (一蘭拉麵旁）
G/F-2/F, Excellence Commercial Building, 456-458 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/boxing-day-everyday-e2514149

Boxing day everyday!
2015-11-20  1205 瀏覽
It’s not Christmas but Boxing Day everyday at this restaurant because the restaurant décor is themed like a boxing ring and stadium with seats and related items displayed on the wall.
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This restaurant serves Thai food at reasonable prices and portions.

Here was what we had:
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cendol coconut drink:
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Spicy crab meat salad stuffed Lychee $78
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This was too good to share because the Lychees were not too sweet stuffed with fiery fresh crabmeat infused with lemongrass and chili.
Beneath the lychees were delicious glass vermicelli that was really appetizing because it was soaked in this delicious sauce.
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thai raw prawns:
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These were chilled raw prawns with a chili garlic dip.
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Hainan chicken:
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The chicken was interesting because it was the first time I have seen chicken soup poured on top of it before it is served which helps to warm and moisten the chicken.
The soup drains into the bowl at the bottom where you can dip the chicken into it or drink it.



The chicken breast was tender and the sauces complemented it nicely.
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Champion jumbo seafood noodle soup $138

The bowl was big and the amount of noodles in it were enough for the six of us!!
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The noodles were appetizing because the broth was spicy with a hint of tomato and lemongrass.
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Tom yum goong:
The tom yum goong soup was similar to the soup broth above but stronger.

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Pad Thai:

The noodles were wrapped in a thin omelette skin.
A popular must order item which has a sweet kick to it.
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Steamed grey mullet with spicy lemon soup in hotpot $178

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Special crab curry:

The crab in thick curry sauce was another popular pick and the curry sauce tasted great with the baguettes.
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Garlic bread:

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Coconut crème brulee:


Frankly I am bored of crème brulee but this one was amazing because it was not sweet and the only sweetness came from the burnt caramel on top which was a thin layer.
The creme brulee was infused with a fragrant coconut taste and you can scoop the coconut flesh which adds another dimension to it.

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Pandan layered cake:

The pandan pudding was fragrant and somehow I managed to taste some banana.
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