[Review 5129] My canteen for Indian food @ 羅勒印

18/03/2016
羅勒印
度餐廳  Tulsi Indian Restaurant
北角七姊妹道7號昌輝閣地舖
G/F, Fairview Court, 7 Tsat Tsz Mui Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-canteen-for-indian-food-e2556243

My canteen for Indian food
2016-03-18  1209 瀏覽
This has now become my regular place for Indian food when I am in the area.
Both lunch and dinners are good.
For lunch, there is a not so Indian option but it is really good!
It is a fluffy omelette with chicken tikka in the middle paired with baked beans and chewy truffle naan bread.
For dinner, had this special roti which is light and crispy.
(I didn't order this because my Indian friend ordered it.)
My favourite curry there is the butter chicken which has springy and tender pieces of chicken in it.

[Review 5128] Eggette addiction @ 摩豆 Modos

17/03/2016
摩豆 Modos
旺角花園街174號A1舖
Shop A1, 174 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eggette-addiction-e2555873

Before Eggspectation and Modos came along, I have probably had at most 10 eggettes in my life because they don’t particular taste good in my opinion and often too sweet or eggy.

I began to appreciate eggettes when Eggspectation opened in Tsuen Wan, so I trekked all the way for it and it was good as expected.
Since it is quite far away, I haven’t really been back since.
Later I tried Modos’ pandan eggette because I love pandan and it was really nice but didn’t really get it again until a few weeks ago when I discovered they had Taiwanese pineapple cake eggette.
When I got there, I discovered there were more flavours including the existing Borscht soup and Jacob’s Orange.
[To be honest, the eggettes should be eaten right away when it tastes the best hot and crispy instead of taking pictures.]

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Tried the red cheese eggette and the Taiwanese pineapple cake eggette.
I knew the red cheese was going to be good because red cheese is a decent cheese and not tasteless mozzarella.
 0 讚好

The cheese was just damn good because they put some cheese before the eggette mixture is poured in so that there is crispy cheese on the surface giving it a cheesy taste as well as yummy cheese on the outside.
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Next the pineapple was as good as expected because the pineapple jam was chewy and sweet without the annoying shortcrust butter pastry.

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The Jacobs was also delicious because there was a natural orange and chocolate taste that Jacobs have but without the annoying biscuit bits.

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I also had the honey which is eggette filled with honey bo ba pearls but you should brace yourself for bursting hot liquid as it is friggin hot.
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A few weeks ago, waiting time was only 15 minutes and now increased to an hour Thanks to the media and when I got there yesterday, the pineapple and honey were sold out.


The owner of the shop next door is probably getting annoyed with so many people crowding outside.
 0 讚好


I expect the Taiwanese pineapple to be a long term popular flavour.

[Review 5127] Something affordable for locals @ 郁健快餐 Yuk Kin Fast Food

17/03/2016
郁健快餐  Yuk Kin Fast Food
上環太平山街6號寶雲樓地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, Po Wan Building, 6 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/something-affordable-for-locals-e2555872

On this stretch of Tai Ping Shan Road, it is mostly Western restaurants so Yuk Kin and this other Chinese eatery really stick out.
I tried this one because it was empty and I plan to try the other one later.
Prices are reasonable but considerably affordable in the area.

Anyway, the cheapest noodles were around 2X with egg and luncheon ham but as they had chicken on the menu I had chicken with instant noodles.
The chicken looked a bit dry but it was actually tasty and springy while the broth was a clear one.

Although the noodles are seemingly the Nissin brand, they were a bit sticky so I suspect it is the Nissin brand from China.

[Review 5126] Lobster deluxe @ The Pudding Nouveau

17/03/2016
The Pudding Nouveau
大坑京街17A地下
G/F, 17A King Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lobster-deluxe-e2555870


Lobster deluxe
2016-03-17  780 瀏覽
I was surprised they had lobster on the menu so went there to try it.
 0 讚好

It was a lobster themed set with Lobster Thermidor and a lobster creme brulee with bread.


Lobster Thermidor is a French dish that is a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks and brandy stuffed back in its shell.

I tried the lobster brulee first which had a thickish texture and a light lobster taste.



There is a crispy layer of caramel on top just like a creme brulee which I didn’t eat because I don’t like eating sweet and savory together.
Then I had the lobster which was really good because it was sweet, soft and springy unlike some places where it is dry and chewy.

The lobster was in this delicious gravy with lots of chopped button mushrooms that wasn’t too salty, but in contrast the lobster brulee could have been stronger.

[Review 5125] Paella cooking class @ Zafran

16/03/2016
Zafran
中環蘭桂坊雲咸街43-55號余悅禮行地庫
Basement, Yu Yuet Lai Building, 43-55 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/paella-cooking-class-e2555045


Paella cooking class
2016-03-16  5662 瀏覽
Went here to learn how to make squid ink paella, after that we ordered some new dishes.
Here was the squid ink paella we made which tasted delicious.
 0 讚好

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65C Slow-Cooked Egg Fried with Bread Crumbs, Wild Mushrooms and Porcini Cream, Chives and Pinenuts - HKD $80
This dish was divine, an egg with a runny yolk coated in a delicately fried bread crumb coating surrounded in delicious porcini cream.


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Cauliflower puree with lemongrass, asparagus, egg yolk and truffle:
The egg yolk was infused with truffle and they did it by drawing some egg yolk out and mixing it with truffle and injecting it back in.
A nice pairing of truffle egg yolk and silky cauflower puree.


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Salted Cod Brandade, with Black Garlic, Fried Garlic, Parsley Leaf and Oil, with Piquillo Pepper Sauce - HKD $80

Cod brandade never fails, I love the salted taste of mashed cod which is not too salty.
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Palamos Red Prawn Tartare, Sesame Caviaroli, Sea Samphire Asparagus, Avocado, Radish, with Tostadas bread - HKD $190

The tartare was refreshing and everything was finely diced.
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[Review 5124] Chocolate and custard cream puffs @ 英王麵包店 A-1 Bakery

15/03/2016
英王麵包店  A-1 Bakery
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓259-260號舖
Shop 259-260, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-and-custard-cream-puffs-e2555023

Chocolate and custard cream puffs
2016-03-15  367 瀏覽
As well as the caramel and almond cream puffs, I also tried the custard and chocolate the next day.
The custard was too sweet and sickly for my liking but the chocolate one was really good and not too sweet.

[Review 5123] COCO Hazelnut opera @ COCO Cafe Patisserie

15/03/2016
COCO Cafe Patisserie
尖沙咀彌敦道118-130號美麗華廣場The Mira Hong Kong地舖
G/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/coco-hazelnut-opera-e2555022

Opera cakes are normally made with chocolate and coffee but this one was made with hazelnut which was really nice.
There was a fragrant hazelnut taste with velvety layers of chocolate in between.