[Review 4998] Fit for a modern Chinese Cinderella @ 唐宮壹號 Tang's Cuisine

28/01/2016
唐宮壹號 Tang's Cuisine
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心8樓
8/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fit-for-a-modern-chinese-cinderella-e2538260


Fit for a modern Chinese Cinderella
2016-01-28  5309 瀏覽
I love Tang's Cuisine because the food is delicious and it would be fit for a Chinese Cinderella to dine here with huge golden birdcages in the restaurant.
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There is a nice modern twist to the food as well which makes it glamourous.
Every course was memorable but the starter and ending was fantastic because of the Western elements and it was my first time trying Nostoc.
We started off with a platter that had red wine cherry goose liver, Crystalline ice plant salad and slow cooked salmon.
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The cherry goose liver was velvety and fragrant complimented by the mouth watering red wine gel coating.
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The Crystalline leaves are always a favourite of mine because I love that texture with all these studded droplets of fluid on the leaf that burst when you eat it.
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The salmon was smooth and delicate.
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Tang’s golden roasted pigeon:
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The pigeons served here are only 20 days old which give it a delicate and tender texture.
During dinner, they will give out half a pigeon to each diner.
The pigeons are currently on promotion at $38 each.
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Chinese soup:
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A nutritious soup boiled with fish maw.
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Sauna abalone steamed in wolf berry and chrysanthemum tea:
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The abalone preparation was quite entertaining to watch because rose wine was poured on to the pebbles and set alight, and then wolf berry and chrysanthemum tea was poured over it and the lid put on to let it steam like a sauna resulting in abalone with a floral fragrant complimented by fine salt.
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Sparkling stars (fish)
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Basically this was fish done in three ways: fried, in light gravy and minced.
A fish lovers delight.
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For vegetables we had this hollowed out wintermelon filled with prized Chinese fungas and crispy Chinese ham surrounded by pea sprout leaves.
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The following dimsum are auspicious dishes for the New year with with a creative prawn dumpling which looks like a mandarin because the dumpling pastry is made with yuzu which makes it appetizing.

The Roast goose puff was elegant filled with shredded duck in rich gravy.
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Steamed coconut with nostoc 葛仙米:
As you can see I was obsessed with the nostoc because it was the first time I saw it.
They are seaweed pearls which are pretty in different shades of green/brown.
There was so much nostoc in it.
The Nostoc was like these big crisp tapioca seeds swimming in sweet young coconut soup.

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Healthy vegetable juice:

It was really nice how they ended the meal with two different fresh vegetable juices which help to digest and detox.
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[Review 4997] Flaky purple cakes @ 庭昌麵包餅店 Ting Cheong Bakery

27/01/2016
庭昌麵包餅店  Ting Cheong Bakery
西灣河筲箕灣道162號地下
162 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/flaky-purple-cakes-e2538062

I didn’t really notice this bakery until these triangle things caught my eye.
Then I was drawn to these purple potato cakes above them which cost $3 each or $7 for three so decided to get three.
Luckily they tasted good and the casing on the outside was flaky and the appearance is basically the same as Wife cakes but filled with purple sweet potato.
There was a weird stickyness when you ate it and a slight astringent mouthfeel after eating them but it is interesting to see these old shops staying in the trend.






[Review 4996] Another authentic Indian option in Sai Wan Ho @ 咖喱煲 New Curry Pot

27/01/2016
咖喱煲 New Curry Pot
西灣河海寧街10號地舖
G/F, 10 Hoi Ning Street, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-authentic-indian-option-in-sai-wan-ho-e2538061




Saw this listed on OR which got me interested because the name reminded me of The curry pot in Wanchai which did yummy buffets for lunch but closed down.

Anyway, this joint is located in SaiWanHo so it is a bit far fetched and the MTR is annoying because it takes me twice as long to get to the road level compared to other MTR stations.
Finally made it and the staffs there were pretty friendly.

Had the mushroom korma which was really good and the curry was spiced just right with lots of chunky slices of mushroom in the curry.

They also give you hot water on a cold day which is really thoughtful of them.

[Review 4995] Festive red Chinese pudding @ 樂雅軒中菜廳 The Balcony

26/01/2016
樂雅軒中菜廳  The Balcony
油麻地窩打老道23號城景國際1樓
1/F, The Cityview, 23 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Te
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/festive-red-chinese-pudding-e2537552










Festive red Chinese pudding
2016-01-26  922 瀏覽
The Chinese pudding here is worth trying because there is a modern twist to it which makes it less boring.
They also have turnip pudding as well.
I got the Raspberry, basil seed and red bean pudding which is the most convenient Chinese New Year pudding because it is READY TO EAT!
It had nice layers of red beans, basil seeds and raspberry jelly which tasted really good because I love raspberries while the basil seeds gave it some crunch complemented by the starchy red beans.
I think this pudding goes well served with cream or strawberries.

[Review 4994] Sous vide steak sando @ 慢煮工業 Under Vacuum

26/01/2016
慢煮工業 Under Vacuum
尖沙咀麼地道63號市政局百週年紀念花園小食亭
Kiosk, The Urban Council Centenary Garden, 63 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sous-vide-steak-sando-e2537548


Sous vide steak sando
2016-01-26  1169 瀏覽
I was in the area for dinner so decided to try the sandwiches here because the name sounded interesting.
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It is called Under Vacuum because most of the stuff is slow cooked where food is cooked in vacuum sealed pouches immersed in water.
I was greedy and tried the slow cooked beef steak with cheese and the smoked salmon with egg.
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slow cooked beef steak with cheese:
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The steak was good as expected, it was lean and soft yet there was a decent beef taste to it complimented by the black pepper.
There was also cheese in it but next time I request for it without because I don't eat processed cheese slices.
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smoked salmon with egg:

The smoked salmon was good because there was delicate egg in between but I didn't really enjoy it as well as I could have because it was difficult eating it on the benches because you are more focused on holding the sandwich so that the egg doesn't fall over the place.
I also found the dressing that went with the lettuce too strong and sweet that it overpowered the egg and salmon.
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Anyway, hope I will be back in the area soon for another beef sandwiche and short ribs.

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