[Review 5129] Rice in lobster broth @ 村爺爺龍蝦湯.泡飯.燉湯專家

24/04/2016
村爺爺龍蝦湯.泡飯.燉湯專家
油麻地砵蘭街72號地下
G/F, 72 Portland Street, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rice-in-lobster-broth-e2574349


Discovered this restaurant because I was going to this Burmese joint opposite.
There are two branches, the one on Ghetto street is bigger.
They had so many interesting local dishes.
Went for the lobster broth rice with abalone and chicken.
The broth tasted more prawny than lobster and the pieces of chicken were springy and tender.
I got soup as well which was served on a stove that was not lighted.
Anyway, the fish and mustard vegetables were really good but the broth was way too salty to drink.

[Review 5128] Great for tourists @ 宏發燒臘飯店

24/04/2016
宏發燒臘飯店
銅鑼灣駱克道504號地下
G/F, 508 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-for-tourists-e2574340

For tourists visiting Hong Kong, I think this would be a great place to go because the menu has English and clear pictures.

While the English and pictures were good, the service was a bit pushy because they kept recommending this dish and were hurrying me to order.
Anyway, as they rushed me, I ordered the roast suckling pig and pork belly which I thought were ribs because in Chinese it was laam gwut.

The pork belly was a bit too lean for my liking while the pork belly was too fat compared to other places I have tried.

[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.