[Review 4944] Chiffon cupcakes filled with cream @ Italian Tomato

10/01/2016
Italian Tomato
上環德輔道中317-321號啟德商業大廈地下G及H號舖左舖
Shop G & H, G/F, Kai Tak Commercial Building, 317-321 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chiffon-cupcakes-filled-with-cream-e2532479

Saw these fancy chiffon cupcakes filled with cream so decided to try them.
They reminded me of these brown sugar cupcakes filled with cream from hoixe.

Brown sugar cupcakes from Hoixe:
http://m.openrice.com/en/review/2312378
I got two, one filled with maple custard and cream and the other was chocolate filled with chocolate cream.
The cakes were a bit dry but luckily they were not too sweet.

[Review 4943] Are you the one? @ The One Bakery

10/01/2016
The One Bakery
尖沙咀柯士甸道105號地舖
G/F, 105 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/are-you-the-one-e2532439

Discovered this bakery after having hotpot at The Drunken pot.
Went in because I saw lots of green coloured cakes which happened to be my favourite pandan flavour.
Brown sugar wheat roll:
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A very blue cake:

There were fancy red velvet cakes in the cabinet and mini mousse cakes.
I ended up getting the pandan swiss roll which had whole red beans on the surface.
When i paid, i saw this plain red velvet cake made with beetroot juice so got it as well.

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red velvet cake:





too sweet
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Pandan roll with red beans:
Not fluffy and it was a bit dense lacking pandan flavour.

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[Review 4942] Mentaiko Day! 明太子の日 @ 鱈卵屋 Tararan-ya

10/01/2016
鱈卵屋 Tararan-ya
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道499號永光商業大廈14樓
14/F, Circle Plaza, No. 499 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mentaiko-day-%E6%98%8E%E5%A4%AA%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5-e2532013

Mentaiko Day! 明太子の日
2016-01-10  738 瀏覽
I used to come here for lunches but they only open in the evenings which is a pity.
There is a really good deal just like their lunches but it starts at 10pm.

There is an all you can drink session until 3am which includes 3 sides or you can choose the late dinner which comes with Japanese rice, soup and three sides.
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I tried the dinner and my friend had the drinks.

Premium mentaiko:
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The salty mentaiko is delicious with rice, but they give you some on your rice anyway.
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Avocado mentaiko salad:
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This was creamy soft avocado cubes with mentaiko.
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Mentaiko and soymilk croquette:
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The croquette was filled with silky smooth potato and mentaiko filling which gave it a salty flavour.
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Mentai Japanese sauce Inaiwa udon:
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I am not really a fan of chewy udon so this just tasted ok to me.
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Tender Mentai Dashi egg roll:
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Anyone who likes egg will love this tender egg roll filled with delicious mentaiko but I found the egg slightly sweet.
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For my second bowl of rice, they gave me Mentaiko and seaweed flakes to season the rice which made it tasty.
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They had shochu in interesting flavours such as barley, sesame and sweet potato.
My friend got the shochu which turned out clear like water but there was no sweet potato taste and the alcohol taste was very strong.
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I had the oolong tea which was non alcoholic.
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Jan 10th is Japan's Mentaiko day and they have some promotion going on until April.
For more details, see their FB.

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They also have Mentaiko products on sale at the restaurant.


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I got the Mentaiko and sugar pretzels which are sweet and spicy with a mentaiko aftertaste but they don't look like pretzels to me.




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