[Review 6265] Sorrowful Rice 2.0 @ 粵軒 Canton Room

26/10/2017

粵軒  Canton Room
灣仔告士打道72號六國酒店1樓
1/F, Luk Kwok Hotel, 72 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sorrowful-rice-2-0-e2900668

Sorrowful Rice 2.0
2017-10-26  1953 瀏覽
Sorrowful rice 黯然銷魂飯 is a bowl of Cantonese barbecued pork, with an egg, on rice.inspired by Stephen Chow’s 周星馳 1996 movie, The God of Cookery 食神.
This dish was launched a year ago hence this is version 2.0.
To be honest, I haven't tried version 1.0 and it was my first time trying Sorrowful rice so I was really excited.

It is available from 30/10/2017-24/01/18 on Mondays to Wednesdays for dinner which includes a crispy crab claw, soup and puerh and osmanthus dessert.
The roast pork is served in a big slab just like the way you buy it from the shops and it gives the satisfaction of having a whole piece of roast pork to yourself.

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They use pork collar butt which is the best cut and the the roast pork is served with this glistening almost translucent glaze that is too beautiful and mesmerizing to eat.


To eat, you have to mix everything together especially the liquid yolk and the finely chopped onions underneath the roast pork so the sweetness of the onions come out and the creamy yolk lubricates the grains of rice.


For me every spoonful of rice was heaven because of the onions, egg yolk and the crisp egg white. There was also some lard which brings out all the flavours.
Moving onto the pork, it was just sensational, the meat was lean but tender and I finally satisfied my roast pork craving with this huge piece of pork!!


Saying that I desperately needed a knife and fork because the chopsticks were a bit difficult for me.

[Review 6264] Quick dimsum fix @ 點點心 Dim Dim Sum

25/10/2017
點點心 Dim Dim Sum
灣仔天樂里7號地下
G/F, 7 Tin Lok Lane,, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-dimsum-fix-e2900579

Went here with a friend before going somewhere so I didn't eat much.
The menu has changed and quite different to the menu a few years ago.
Ordered the prawn dumplings which were springy and loaded with chopped prawns.
Next were the purple potato croquettes filled with Portuguese filling.
The appearance is quite dark because the of the fried purple potato.
When you take a bite, the Portuguese filling and the purple lining is revealed.
It was a nice change from boring minced pork croquettes which got attention from people around me as they were surprised to see a purple dimsum.

The menu:

[Review 6263] Fate again @ 早安越南 Chao Chao

25/10/2017
早安越南  Chao Chao
紅磡黃埔天地美食坊(第8期)1樓115號舖
Shop 115, 1/F, Gourmet Place (Site 8), The Whampoa, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fate-again-e2900086

Went here for the avocado smoothie but they didn't have it.
In the end just got three drinks, preserved prune soda, salty lemon soda and tri coloured coconut milk.
The tri coloured drink looked really different to the menu.
It was very sweet as well.
The prune soda was quite nice with a subtle sweetness and preserved prune taste.
It had a good deal of fizz when the soda was poured onto the preserved prunes so there must be quite a lot of chemical reactions going on between the preservatives and the soda water.
Personally, the salty lemon was my favourite because it tasted natrual but the salty lemon lacked flavour as I poked it extremely hard with the spoon but it didn't help release much flavour.
Had the black Da Nang noodles which were tasty but again there were not much noodles in the bowl.
The soup was good though, it tasted like tom yum gung.

[Review 6262] Modern Chinese dishes in a pleasing environment @ 魚塘鴨子 The Pond

25/10/2017
魚塘鴨子  The Pond
尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號ELEMENTS圓方演薈廣場(頂層)R002-003號舖
Shop R002-003 (Roof Level), Civic Square, ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modern-chinese-dishes-in-a-pleasing-environment-e2899797

This is a great place to go for Chinese food because the vibes and environment is modern and chic yet on the menu you can still find Peking duck and other goodies.
By the stairs, there are fresh fish on ice which you can order and choose the way you want it cooked.
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The price of the fish includes the cooking.
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We had the Kinmedai which is a prized Japanese fish served as fish soup.
As expected it was fantastic because the fish was delicate and the broth was full of fish sweetness.
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For starters, we had Sichuan translucent beef slices, drunken chicken, Sweet and sour spare ribs, diced beef with goose liver and mustard sauce, chilled sea blubber.
The translucent beef slice was wonderful with a sweet and spicy kick.

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Diced chicken with dried chili (laat ji gai):
I love spicy food and this was divine because it was crispy pieces of chicken that was evenly spicy and the chicken was tender.

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The steamed assorted dumplings (pork, duck and prawn) were colourful and delicious and the duck was special for me because you rarely get duck dumplings and the green one was also good because the dumpling wrap was made of fragrant pandan.

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The Peking minced pork pastries reminded me of flat sausage rolls but the meat was very moist while the pastry was chunkier and flaky.

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Barbecued Peking duck:
The crispy duck skin was served with sugar which gives it a sweet twist while there was a colourful side of vegetables including watermelon radish which tastes like carrot.
The pancakes with duck, vegetables and sauce put together was flawless.

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[Review 6261] Cakey muffins @ Marks & Spencer 食品專門店 休息中 Marks & Spencer Food Store

24/10/2017
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店  休息中
Marks & Spencer Food Store
中環蘇豪荷李活道32號建業榮基中心1樓
1/F, Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cakey-muffins-e2899495

Cakey muffins
2017-10-24  933 瀏覽
Went here a while ago but they now have my favourite cakes turned into muffins.
There were three flavours: Lemon, Victoria sponge and Blackforest.
Each of the muffins are filled inside.
The Victoria one was simply delicious with smooth buttercream on top and sweet strawberry jam in the middle.
The blackforest one was disappointing because it was too sugary sweet and fudge like.

[Review 6260] 24 hour Guizhou Lamb noodles in the heart of MK @ 貴州遵義黔營羊肉粉

21/10/2017
貴州遵義黔營羊肉粉
旺角通菜街86號利群大廈地下E號舖
Shop E, G/F, Lee Kwan Building, 86 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/24-hour-guizhou-lamb-noodles-in-the-heart-of-mk-e2896991

24 hour Guizhou Lamb noodles in the heart of MK
I went here because they specialize in Lamb from Guizhou.
The name of this place is called 貴州遵義黔營羊肉粉 but the English name SIMPLEJOY [on Instagram and also printed on the napkins] is rather random and has nothing associated to Guizhou.

Anyway, it is hidden behind the stalls of Ladies Market so there is some sense of privacy when dining there
It is open 24 hours so a convenient place for early breakfast or midnight dinners!!

They have an English menu.
In Hong Kong, the items on the menu would be deemed as Hardcore but it is pretty common and they seem to eat anything over there!!
Not for the faint hearted because they have BRAINS, PLACENTA, PAIR OF EYES, TESTICLES, PENIS, you name it!
I tried the toothpick lamb which somehow wasn't served on toothpicks.
They were small juicy tender cubes of lamb seasoned with chili and spicy.
Each piece of lamb was scrumptious and not too spicy.
Next were the eyes! A pair of lamb eyes.
It was a surprise because I hadn't a clue how it was going to be served.
In my mind it was two eyes rolling about on a plate but it turned out to be eyes in the soup but they were not floating around.
I was also disappointed that the eyes were cut in half as I couldn't find the lens or vitreous humor.
There wasn't much taste to it but the texture was like springy chewy chicken cartilage.

Optional cumin and chili on the table.
Anyway, next time I will be back for the noodles!!!

[Review 6259] Hairy crab season is here @ 上海姥姥 Shanghai Lao Lao

20/10/2017
上海姥姥  Shanghai Lao Lao
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36號翡翠明珠廣場1樓Festiva 7號舖
Shop 7, 1/F, Festiva, JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hairy-crab-season-is-here-e2896910

Hairy crab season is here
2017-10-20  340 瀏覽
Hairy crab season this year started off for me with Hairy Crab Roe dishes from 上海姥姥 Shanghai Lao Lao.
There are so many branches in Hong Kong.

I was captivated by their Hairy Crab roe poster at Wong Tai Sin and all over the MTR stations.
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As I was in Causeway Bay the other day, I went there with friends and we had other dishes as well.
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Sliced Pork Terrine:
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Started with this classic terrine where the jelly melts in your mouth while the pork bits are really tasty.
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Mung Bean Noodles with Shredded Chicken:
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This one was my favourite, springy mung bean noodles in a thick peanut and sesame dressing complimented by refreshing julienne cucumber.
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Smoked Fish with Mixed Spices:

The fish was crisp and sweet with a play of spices that were not spicy.
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Noodles with Hairy Crab Roe:

I love noodles and these have to be eaten asap while it is hot and delicious.
There was so much crab roe to cover every strand of noodle.
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Assorted Mushrooms wrapped in Crispy Bean Curd Sheet with Hairy Crab Roe:

This had to be the star of the show, the dish that was advertised on the poster, it was crispy with juicy mushrooms in the middle served with a generous pile of crab roe to compliment it.
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Scrambled Egg White with Hairy Crab Roe:

Another classic dish was the scrambled egg white covered in an abundance of crab roe, great with rice.
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Steamed Pork Dumplings with Hairy Crab Roe:

The pork dumplings are a must in Shanghai cuisine and these were bursting with rich crab roe and pork in the middle.
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Mini Glutinous Rice Balls in Fermented Rice Wine Soup:

Dessert ended with a sweet touch of soft chewy glutinous rice balls in sweet fragrant Osmanthus flowers and rice wine soup.
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Finished with the warming Fresh Lemonade with Ginger and Honey and the Chrysanthemum tea with Wolfberries and Honey.