[Review 6171] Green steamed sponge @ 老點點心竹筒飯 Lo Dim

03/09/2017
老點點心竹筒飯 Lo Dim
旺角染布房街12-14A號依利大廈地下A號舖
Shop A, G/F, Lisa House, 12-14A Yim Po Fong Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/green-steamed-sponge-e2863102

Green steamed sponge
2017-09-03  68 瀏覽
Went here because they had my favourite pandan sponge.It tasted good as expected, soft and fluffy with a fragrant pandan flavour to it.
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For carbs, had the pork knuckle braised in plum with rice.
It was good the pork knuckle was served separately.
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The wontons in wine was really good because it was really appetizing.
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The prawn dumplings were ok.

The soup was the best because it tasted very natrual and there was no MSG in it.

[Review 6170] Spam musubi @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

03/09/2017
華御結  Hana-Musubi
觀塘海濱道83號One Bay East宏利大樓地下W1號舖
Shop W1, G/F, Manulife Tower, One Bay East, 83 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spam-musubi-e2863091

Spam musubi
2017-09-03  275 瀏覽
Ever since Hana Musubi opened, I have always wanted to try the SPAM Musubi because I love spam but never got to get it because they frequently rotate their flavours.
You can also get spam musubi at Hawaiian joints in Hong Kong.
Finally got hold of it because they are promoting Okinawan fare at the moment.
The ingredients are mayo, black pepper and spam.

I was anticipating it to taste good and it tasted so damn good on first bite.
The rice was soft and not clumped together that it tasted like it was freshly made and the filling was just delicious because the black pepper was not too strong but made the mayonnaise and spam come together in harmony.

[Review 6169] The Christmas burger @ 2DP

02/09/2017
2DP
尖沙咀厚福街12至12號A藍馬商業大廈地下
G/F, The Lamma Tower, 12-12A Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-christmas-burger-e2862327

The Christmas burger
2017-09-02  85 瀏覽
Since my first visit, I have been wanting to come back for the vegetarian burger which happens to be a good deal at lunch because you get soup and a drink.
Anyway, the burger was definitely the star of the show.
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They make their own patty which has a meat like texture yet tastes different to the one at Green Common hence another option for vegetarian burgers.


Initially the patty tasted like British pork sausage because of the herbs and then it tasted like the stuffing you get at Christmas with turkey so I loved it because these two are my favourites.
It turns out the patty is made of chestnuts hence the taste is really similar to stuffing.

[Review 6168] L'Eclair de Genie Mid-Autumn collection 2017 @ L'Eclair de Genie

02/09/2017
L'Eclair de Genie
太古太古城道18號太古城中心2樓236-237號
Shop 236-237, 2/F, Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/leclair-de-genie-mid-autumn-collection-2017-e2862261

L'Eclair de Genie Mid-Autumn collection 2017
2017-09-02  35 瀏覽
Since the opening L'Eclair de Genie at Pacific Place and Prince’s Building in autumn 2015, there are now branches in Kwun Tong, Olympic and Tai Koo.
For Mid Autumn festival, they have launched two festive eclairs and limited edition Mid-Autumn festival mooncakes.
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The man himself Christophe Adam was in Hong Kong to showcase the new collection.
No 286 Chestnut Umeboshi is filled with vanilla mascarpone cream and chestnuts from France, following a layer of umeboshi confit which gives it a salty kick to complement the chestnut.
It is garnished with a white chocolate golden rabbit, golden leaves and chestnut cream to give it that Autumn festive character.
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No 287 Red bean sesame is very buttery and a popular pick because it is infused with smooth red bean cream and sesame crisp garnished with a rabbit and lotus pattern on pink.

La Lune Mooncake gift box are 4 colourful milk or dark chocolate shells filled with goodies.
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Two contain fruit jellies (lemon yuzu lemongrass, coconut pandan) and the other two are caramelized nuts (caramelized hazelnuts, almonds).

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The jellies which appear to be wrapped in plastic are 100% edible because the wrapping is just rice paper.

Fruit jellies (pate de fruit) are a traditional French sweet treats that are made with natural fruit juice.

[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.