[Review 5589] Bittermelon series @ 上座水餃 Shang Zuo Dumpling

22/11/2016
上座水餃 Shang Zuo Dumpling
紅磡德民街31G號黃埔新邨安華樓地下K2號舖
Shop K2, G/F, On Wah Building, Whampoa Estate, 31G Tak Man Street, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bittermelon-series-e2682091

Went to Whampoa because the MTR now stops there.
There are so many eateries that whatever restaurant I tried, I just felt I should have tried the other place because all of them looked good.
Dined here because they had a sauteed bittermelon series.
The bittermelon is probably cooked in a big batch and they just add whatever you order in it such as fish, chicken etc.
I chose the plain bittermelon because I don't really eat meat as it is never fresh in HK.
The sauteed bittermelon was nice and soft in this tasty black bean gravy but perhaps a bit too salty.

[Review 5588] Chinese pastries @ 恆香老餅家 Hang Heung

22/11/2016
恆香老餅家 Hang Heung
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道555號崇光百貨B2樓21號舖
Shop 21, B2/F, Sogo, 555 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-pastries-e2682080

Only got them because some friends from UK wanted to try some local stuff.
All I can say is that it is different but not delicious.
It was just flakey pastry filled with sweet wintermelon paste and other one was weird sweet lotus paste and a savoury preserved egg.

[Review 5587] Tortoise jelly @ 健康工房 HealthWorks

22/11/2016
健康工房  HealthWorks
佐敦港鐵佐敦站JOR12號舖
Shop JOR12, Jordon MTR Station, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tortoise-jelly-e2682065

The tortoise  jelly was bitter but it wasn't extremely bitter that you needed syrup.
Towards the end I put some syrup in because I didn't like that medicinal taste.

[Review 5586] Great fish soup base @ 魚米家魚湯米線 Yue Mic Ka

22/11/2016
魚米家魚湯米線 Yue Mic Ka
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1015號舖
Shop 1015, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-fish-soup-base-e2682060

Went here again for a quick dinner.
Ordered the set which comes with a main, appetizer and drink.
For the appetizer I had Chinese radish in fish soup which is always my favourite. The broth had a strong fish taste and the Chinese radish was naturally sweet infused with a strong fish taste.
The Singaporean rice noodles were quite salty and spicy.
For drinks I had the coffee.

[Review 5585] Bony chicken @ 香港雞皇

22/11/2016
香港雞皇
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓D座地下
G/F ,Block D, Ko Fu Building, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bony-chicken-e2681447

I was attracted by this braised duck dish on the menu so asked what it was and she said it was just braised duck which was very helpful.

Tried to order it but it was only available in the evening so I went for the chicken.

Just when I remembered to ask for breast meat it was already chopped so it was too late.

In HK, I prefer breast meat because there are no bones and the chickens here tend to be smaller and tender.

The soup was quite good, you could taste that it was chicken broth but the chicken itself was too bony and skinny for me to eat and the texture was a bit hard and stiff.
The rice was yellow but it does not have any special taste to it.

[Review 5584] Black chicken poops @ 許姑娘家鄉茶粿 Mrs. Hui Traditional Chinese Rice Pudding

22/11/2016
許姑娘家鄉茶粿  Mrs. Hui Traditional Chinese Rice Pudding
西貢市場街21號地下
G/F, 21 See Cheung Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-chicken-poops-e2681446

I love the Chinese name of this black thing, it is called chicken poop.
Previously tried them at Tai O but the ones here are stuck together and not as cute .
All I can say is that they were sweet and chewy with a grassy taste.

[Review 5583] Too sweet @ 海記合桃坊甜品 Hoi Kee Walnut Place

22/11/2016
海記合桃坊甜品 Hoi Kee Walnut Place
九龍城南角道47號地下
G/F, 47 Nam Kok Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/too-sweet-e2681445

This spot used to be some other dessert shop but I can't remember what.
Anyway, I used to go to Hoi kee for the Hot grounded Pistachio paste which is now discontinued.
They had a new purple potato series so went in for that.
I was contemplating between the Mashed purple sweet potato and taro with herbal jelly in coconut soup or the Mashed purple sweet potato and taro with sago in coconut soup.
In the end I got the one with herbal jelly because I love herbal jelly but it turned out to be a very wrong decision.
The portion was big but the grass jelly was too sweet so it ruined the whole thing.
I wish I had chosen the other dessert with sago.