[Review 5505] Raindrop cake @ 華 Hana Soft Cream

 13/10/2016
華 Hana Soft Cream
深水埗欽州街37號西九龍中心6樓628A號舖
Shop 628A, 6/F, Dragon Centre, 37 Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/raindrop-cake-e2661248

I don't often go to Sham shui po but went here because I wanted to try QQ rice one more time before they close down.
While I was there, I discovered this joint selling Hokkaido 8 soft serve, stevia tea and this raindrop cake (water cake/Mizu Shingen Mochi).
As it was only $15, I decided to give it a try.
It literally looked like a blob of water an a bit like breast implants surrounded in brown sugar syrup and bean powder!!
Basically it was like eating a very soft jelly with a hint of sweetness, if you want it sweeter you can spoon more of the syrup.
For more pics, please see blog

[Review 5504] Localized Mee Siam @ 土司工坊 Toast Box

12/10/2016
土司工坊 Toast Box
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2037號舖
Shop 2037, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/localized-mee-siam-e2661241

Tried the Meesiam here and it does not taste like the real thing.
It was extremely sweet but I don't think the people here know how the proper one tastes.

[Review 5503] Time for bubble bath @ 歇腳亭 Sharetea

12/10/2016
歇腳亭 Sharetea
天后留仙街1A-1C號金殿大廈地下42號舖
Shop 42, G/F, Golden Court, 1A-1C Lau Sin Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/time-for-bubble-bath-e2661216

I ended up buying this gimmick because it looks like bubble bath.

Basically it is blue stevia tea base and the one I had was lemon and surprisingly it had real lemon.

After shaking it, the drink goes blue because of the chemical reaction of blue pea stevia and sweeteners so you can tell it has real blue pea stevia in it.

$30 is quite expensive but a one off gimmick.

[Review 5502] Hidden gem in Yau Tong @ 金加利冰室

11/10/2016
金加利冰室
油塘嘉榮街2-4號油塘中心嘉華商場地下G31A號
Shop G31A, G/F, Ka Wah Arcade, Yau Tong Centre, 2-4 Ka Wing Street, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hidden-gem-in-yau-tong-e2660625

I can't seem to find this restaurant listed on openrice, therefore I am posting comments at the old address.
However you can find the new address at ipick.
ipick.com hongkong restaurant 306822
嘉榮街1-11號油塘中心嘉富商場1樓139-140號舖
Tel: 23466918.
Surprisingly there are branches of Kim Gary in Singapore and Malaysia.
At this branch, there is a security camera at the entrance, so people can see you on the screen before you come in.
The steak is sodarized but pretty good because it is quite thick and tender.
The noodle and tofu pots were also good.

[Review 5501] Simple and delicious @ 豊洲水産海鮮丼専門店 Toyosu Suisan

10/10/2016
豊洲水産海鮮丼専門店 Toyosu Suisan
灣仔謝斐道415-421號積福大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, Jet Foil Mansion, 415-421 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/simple-and-delicious-e2660051

Simple and delicious
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I don't often have Japanese food because it doesn't taste right in Hong Kong.
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Tried Toyosu Suisan because of the fact it has endless queues and good comments from bloggers who know their Japanese food.
Started with the soup which comes with every bowl.

It had a strong miso taste with lots of fish in it.
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It was really difficult to choose because every bowl looked good.
In the end I went for the Minced maguro and snow crab bowl with yam.

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Minced maguro and snow crab bowl with yam:
To be honest, it was soooo tasty I didn't need any soy sauce.

The ingredients are freshly flown from Hokkaido and the wasabi is freshly grated not the powder.
There were bits of yuzu peel and tomato that did wonders.
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maguro eye:

This was the prized Maguro eye that I have always wanted to order and it is hard finding a place in Hong Kong that serves it.
It had a rich sweet taste and it was very gelatinous.


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I cant wait to come back again and hope that it will be consistently good.

[Review 5500] I love Greek food @ Santorini Greek Taverna

10/10/2016
Santorini Greek Taverna 
灣仔皇后大道東202號QRE Plaza 5樓
5/F, QRE Plaza, 202 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-love-greek-food-e2660014

I love Greek food
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There are two branches of Santorini in Hong Kong, one in Central and one in Wanchai.

Went here for dinner.
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Started with banana and yoghurt smoothie which was a great wake up for the evening.
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Greek food is not complete without dips and it was comforting they had Taramosalata which you can commonly get in the UK.

We got the dip sampler so we could try the other dips.

Taramosalata (100% cod eggs with potato purée and lemon)

Eggplants Dip (Chargrilled eggplant spread)

Fava Beans Dip from Santorini (Yellow fava beans purée served with spring onion, capers and cherry tomatoes)

Tzatziki (Greek yogurt with cucumber and garlic)
My favourites were Taramosalata  and Tzatziki which were both creamy but Taramosalata has a salty twist.
The eggplant dip is on the sweet side while the fava beans dip is nicely spiked with cumin.
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Next was the Sagnanaki Cheese which was runny and stringy in the middle with a mild cheese taste and a hint of salt in it.
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Ordered the Spanakopita which is a classic Greek puff with spinach and feta cheese.
There are other fillings as well but I like spinach.

The Octopus salad was surprisingly tangy and tasty and the octopus had a balanced char grilled flavour to it.

Finished with my favourite rice pudding which was thick and creamy.

[Review 5499] Consistently salty @ 吉豚屋吉列豬扒專門店 Ca-Tu-Ya

09/10/2016
吉豚屋吉列豬扒專門店 Ca-Tu-Ya
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2006-7號舖
Shop 2006-7, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/consistently-salty-e2659448

First time I went here, I had the chicken with garlic and chili a la carte so the chicken and garlic crumbs were placed on top of the rice making it bloody salty.
It appears to have red colouring too because the chopsticks go red.
On the second visit, I went for the set because the rice is served separately.
Anyway, the chicken was consistently salty.
The hygiene could be improved because the plastic cups for the water stink of wet cloths.