[Review 5127] Zumufi special @ Zumufi

23/04/2016
Zumufi
上環永吉街28-36號永吉利商業大廈地下D室
Shop D, G/F, Willy Commercial Building, 28-36 Wing Kut Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/zumufi-special-e2573534

Went here for a light lunch and I mean light because I would need two paninis if I wanted to be full.
Since my last visit, they had some new paninis and I was glad they were vegetarian flavours.
Ended up getting a set because I wanted to try the goguma latte.

The lid was hard to remove so I didn't take it off.
Anyway, the goguma latte was thick and warming with real blended sweet potatoes in it and the sweetness was just right.
As for my Zumufi special, there was rocket lettuce, mushroom, cream cheese and tofu inside.
The rocket lettuce was a bit bitter but the cream cheese and soft grilled tofu was divine and last but not least the panini was soft with a crisp grilled surface.
It was a bit messy to eat as the fillings kept falling out.

After having the panini, I was really tempted to get the ham and brie panini which I will leave for next time and have two in one go!

[Review 5126] Rice bread @ 糧友パン工房 Ryoyu Bakery Studio

23/04/2016
糧友パン工房  Ryoyu Bakery Studio
紅磡黃埔天地百寶坊(第3期)地下2A號舖
Shop 2A, G/F, Pebbles World (Site 3), Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rice-bread-e2573530

This has become my favourite bakery for bread these days but their branches are quite remote.
What makes this bakery special is that they use rice to make rice flour and the texture of the baked stuff is soft and chewy.

My favourite was the cream cheese bun which looks like a big gyoza.
Inside there is soft gooey cheese that tastes like liquid darylea cheese.
The purple sweet potato was too sweet.

The sweet potato was better because it was not so sweet and both had real sweet potatoes in it.

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Hygiene issues:
flies crawling on the buns.

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[Review 5215] Mini cupcakes @ Twelve Cupcakes

22/04/2016
Twelve Cupcakes
太古太古城道18號太古城中心一期3樓310號舖
Shop 310, Level 3, Phase 1, Cityplaza, Taikoo Shing, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mini-cupcakes-e2573525

Got this mini cupcake from a colleague who was leaving.
He ordered a few boxes of them in various flavours.
These were just the right size for everyone because you will always have people worrying about getting fat and cakes being too sweet.
The blueberry cupcake was moist and the sweetness was just right.

[Review 5214] Pistachio cake @ Passion by Gerard Dubois

22/04/2016
Passion by Gerard Dubois
中環擺花街1-7號1號廣場地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F., Lyndhurst Tower, 1-7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pistachio-cake-e2573524


Pistachio cake
2016-04-22  2647 瀏覽
Got this pistachio cake from a foodie and it was so nice.
The cake looks hard and dense but it is really soft and moist that you have to slice it carefully.
Although the pistachio taste was not strong, it tasted amazing because there was a strong caramel flavour just like this caramel cake in the UK.\

[Review 5213] New desserts at Hui Lau Shan @ 許留山 Hui Lau Shan

22/04/2016
許留山 Hui Lau Shan
旺角豉油街60號鴻都大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Concord Building, 60 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-desserts-at-hui-lau-shan-e2573522

New desserts at Hui Lau Shan
2016-04-22  748 瀏覽
Went to HLS and tried some new desserts.
I am not a fan of mango but a fan of pandan.
They had this new mango cream cheese crumble and pandan noodles.
Mango cream cheese crumble:
A nice smokey gimmick serving the dessert on dry ice with water.


Mango pandan cold noodle with ginger and brown sugar:

Tried the noodles on its own and they tasted bitter.
I was quite confused because they said the green tea powder was not mixed properly but the bitterness tasted like the type you get from soda powder.
A nice side of coconut slush which was quite sweet.