[Review 6167] CENTRESTAGE x COCO Fashion Matcha Afternoon Tea @ COCO COCO Cafe Patisserie

31/08/2017
COCO  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/centrestage-x-coco-fashion-matcha-afternoon-tea-e2861672

CENTRESTAGE x COCO Fashion Matcha Afternoon Tea
2017-08-31  389 瀏覽
Recently tried the Fashion Matcha afternoon tea at COCO to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the MIRA DINING GROUP.
I admit that I haven't dined at MIRA DINING outlets for a while and I have missed so much, they have come up with some really mouth watering and unique items such the chocolate durian tart, pandan waffles and even chocolate mustard for their meat pairings.
Guests are greeted with a green tea ceremony to start with.
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The Matcha afternoon tea managed to impress me even though I am not mad about Matcha.
It was the Matcha that I liked because it wasn't grassy.
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Presented with this stylish tea set, I always start with the savouries, moving onto the scones and then the sweets.
The savouries and sweets were equally as good which was good.
Starting with the savouries there was: roasted capsicum cupcake with goat cheese topping, matcha cream cheese with spicy cajun shrimp toast, baccola (salty cod) rilettes with sesame, matcha soba noodle salad with sesame.
The savouries were all fantastic but the roasted capsicum cupcake with goat cheese topping was the most memorable because the savoury cupcake was really tasty and the velvety cheese topping was divine.

Moving on to the Korean Matcha Cranberry Scone with homemade Orange Jam flavoured with Japanese Sudachi Lime, it was heavily dusted with Matcha powder that you can see my finger imprint after picking it up!!

The pairing of refreshing orange jam was a match made in heaven because there was a lot of solid orange pieces in the jam and it wasn't bitter complemented with fluffy whipped cream.

The Trendy Sweets comprised of: Taiwanese Matcha Elixir on Lamington & Yuzu, “Metallic Moonlight” Kyoto Uji Matcha infused in Vietnamese 40% White Chocolate Tart, Golden Wire Korean Matcha Latte Pudding by Executive Pastry Chef Jean-Marc Gaucher.

Finished with the Fashion passion drink which was a concoction of passionfruit and green tea.
It had a great refreshing fizz with notes of passionfruit, but most importantly it was not too sweet.

[Review 6166] Returning for hotpot @ canton pot

29/08/2017
canton pot
旺角廣東道1131號香港旺角薈賢居2樓
2/F, Lodgewood by L’hotel Mongkok Hong Kong, 1131 Canton Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/returning-for-hotpot-e2860453

Returning for hotpot
2017-08-29  587 瀏覽
Canton pot offers comfortable and quality hotpots so I returned again.
Not many people have discovered this place so it is nice and quiet.
There is a good variety of hotpot broths ranging from:
Truffle and matsuke:
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Lobster flamed in cognac:

Korean shortrib:
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Sichuan broth:

The best broths were the mushroom and beef short rib because they are light.
I found the Sichuan pot was too spicy even though I usually go for spicy foods.
Meats are a must so we had quite a few which were finished fast as they were that good.
Personally I liked the lamb because it was soft and tender.





The dumplings were delicious especially the tofu bags filled with mushrooms and the springy dumplings.


Finished with this icecream ball which was coated in chocolate and set alight in rum.
The burnt chocolate had this really nice rum flavour infused in it.

[Review 6165] Tortoise jelly @ 海天堂 Hoi Tin Tong

29/08/2017
海天堂  Hoi Tin Tong
清水灣道8號匯八坊M樓M05舖
Shop M05, M/F, InfinityEight, 8 Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tortoise-jelly-e2860436

My friend wanted some tortoise jelly so took her here.
It is a small joint.
Anyway, discovered they had two types of tortoise jelly but my friend wanted the vacuum sealed tubs because it was more hygienic.
I tried some and it tastes slightly different to the ones in the ceramic pots because it is not as bitter and there is a strange taste to it.
It is slightly sweet so I don't think syrup is needed.

[Review 6164] Great variety offered @ 風雲丸 Fuunmaru

28/08/2017
風雲丸 Fuunmaru
灣仔軒尼詩道314-324號W Square地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, W Square, 314-324 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-variety-offered-e2859597

Great variety offered
2017-08-28  58 瀏覽
I rarely eat Tsukemen because they serve the thick type of noodles with it which I don't like but the noodles here are surprisingly good because the texture is like fat spaghetti/udon.These noodles are served with Tsukeman and the broth noodles.
As it was a super hot day, I decided to get a broth noodle because the sizzling one would take a while to cool down.

The fish and pork broth was strong and tasty.
It tasted great with the side of rice I ordered.
Finished with the rice icecream which was so good because it tastes like rice pudding with bits of rice in it.
I love the way the bits of rice was hard and chewy because of the coldness of icecream.
Finished with a hot green tea which was comforting and made the experience complete.

[Review 6163] My favourite dandan noodles @ 上海弄堂菜肉餛飩 Shanghai Lane

28/08/2017
上海弄堂菜肉餛飩  Shanghai Lane
天后電氣道63-81號發昌大廈地下A號舖
Shop A, 63-81 Electric Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-favourite-dandan-noodles-e2859591

I always come here for my dandan noodle fix because the noodles are just right and not too soft with a strong peanut taste in the broth.
The jellyfish here is healthy as it is paired with Chinese radish and it is not oily.Also had the Wuxi ribs which had a punchy sweet and sour taste.
The dumplings are good because I love the way the broth is crystal clear and oil-less that I end up drinking it.
Had two different ones, a vegetable one and a pork one.
The vegetable one was really tasty because the vegetable one is made with the filling that you find in the steamed Shanghai veg bun.
While the pork one had a nice crunch from the siutongchoi vegetable.


Finished with the prune drink, a classic Shanghainese drink which has a smoky taste.

[Review 6162] Dark chocolate pear icecream @ Godiva Chocolatier

27/08/2017
Godiva Chocolatier
九龍灣偉業街33號德福廣場一期G33號舖
Shop G33, Telford Plaza Phase One, 33 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dark-chocolate-pear-icecream-e2859154

Dark chocolate pear icecream
2017-08-27  246 瀏覽
Chocolate and pears always go well together so naturally the same goes for this icecream.
It is a refreshing blend of dark chocolate icecream and pear sorbet.
The dark chocolate icecream is strong in taste while the light sweet pear sorbet mellows it out.
I like the way the sorbet texture is gritty because it tastes like pear puree with real fruit in it.

[Review 6161] Traditional dimsum with pork fat @ 玉桃軒酒家 The Graces Restaurant

27/08/2017
玉桃軒酒家 The Graces Restaurant
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座M樓M1號舖
Shop M1, M/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/traditional-dimsum-with-pork-fat-e2859130

Traditional dimsum with pork fat
2017-08-27  107 瀏覽
The dimsum here is quite traditional in that it contains lots of pork lard and pork fat.
Therefore you have to select carefully if you don't eat that.
As usual I had the prawn dumplings which were flawless and the dumpling skin was taut.
The texture was springy with meaty prawns inside.
The abalone noodles were on promotion so I ordered them, however the staff were not clear as to which noodles were served because they seemed to say it was the thick ones and it turned out to be the wonton noodles.
It was difficult to communicate because it was soooooo noisy.

The noodles were quite nice because the gravy made it delicious but there was not enough gravy for all the noodles.


The rest of the dimsums fared average but the layered custard sponge was really tasty but when you discovered pieces of pork fat, you either love or hate it.