[Review 6506] Ichigen in Hong Kong @ 一幻拉麵 Ebisoba Ichigen

12/04/2018
一幻拉麵  Ebisoba Ichigen
灣仔皇后大道東119-121號欣景閣地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Yan King Court, 119-121 Queen`s Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ichigen-in-hong-kong-e3022492


Ichigen in Hong Kong
2018-04-12  1044 瀏覽
Ichigen is a famous ramen joint from Japan with its signature broth made with small shrimps.
There are 3 types of seasoning, miso, salt and soy sauce and 2 types of noodle to choose from.
The basic noodles come with a slice of roast pork, half an egg sprinkled with pretty pink crispies made of flour mixed with red ginger and prawn broth.
The broth was rich with unami as expected with a slight bitterness which hung to the noodles well.
Also had the BBQ pork rice which is exclusive in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the pork was tender and moist drizzled in this sweet and spicy sauce.
The prawn riceball is also a must order, rich in prawn flavours.
I felt that it tasted like firm lotus leaf wrapped rice infused with prawn flavours.
As a tea lover, I finished with oolong tea.

[Review 6505] My fave cheesecake so far @ Express Bar By Lassana

11/04/2018
Express Bar By Lassana 
銅鑼灣興發街88號地舖
G/F,88 Hing Fat Street, Causeway Bay, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-fave-cheesecake-so-far-e3021733

My fave cheesecake so far
2018-04-11  46 瀏覽
I love Durian and to be honest it tastes the best on its own.I don't mind eating durian flavoured things but only if they use real durian because artificial durian tastes weird like artificial strawberry and banana.
Anyway, I wasn't sure about the durian cheesecake but since everyone was saying how good it was I tried it.
Previous failures I have tried before include durian cheesetart and durian cheese pizzas at other places.
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When I took the lid off, you could really smell the durian.
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The amount of caramelized sugar was just right which didn't make it too sweet and the durian flavours came through surprisingly well and I could find bits of real durian in it.
The cheesecakes from this place are always light.
If you like the texture dense, then eat it straight from the fridge but if you like it soft and fluffy then leave it out for a while at room temp before eating.

[Review 6504] Red Velvet Cake @ 東海堂 (已結業)Arome Bakery

11/04/2018
東海堂 (已結業)Arome Bakery
旺角港鐵旺角東站18號舖
Shop 18, Mong Kok East MTR Station, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/red-velvet-cake-e3021479

Red Velvet Cake
2018-04-11  136 瀏覽
I have been wanting to try this cake for ages so finally tried it.The texture of the cake was moist and firm and the buttercream in the middle was tasty.
However the frosting on top was a little bit too sweet and had a strong condensed milk taste as well as white chocolate.

[Review 6503] Strange name @ 賞茶 A Nice Gif

11/04/2018
賞茶  A Nice Gif
沙田沙田正街3-9號希爾頓中心3樓37R號舖
Shop 37R, 3/F, Hilton Plaza, 3-9 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/strange-name-e3021462

Strange name
2018-04-11  175 瀏覽
The English name for this shop is [A nice gift] so I thought it was a gift shop when I saw it on the shopping directory.
It turned out to be a tea shop so decided to check it out.
The teas are reasonably priced from $17-28.
Tried the oolong with cheese milk foam.
Despite asking for it without ice, it was still blended with ice.
Anyway, you could taste the oolong but it was quite artificial.

[Review 6502] Vegetarian food in a peaceful place @ 隨然有機玄米菜食料理

10/04/2018
隨然有機玄米菜食料理 (已結業)
Naturalead Organic Veggie Café
尖沙咀寶勒巷10號4樓
4/F, 10 Prat Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-food-in-a-peaceful-place-e3021044

Naturalead Organic Veggie Café is a new Vegan joint in TST.When I got there, I was surprised how quiet it was.
The menu was quite simplistic so I ordered pasta and rice because I love carbs.
They use organic brown rice and veggies which are not treated and refined carbs and sugars are not served here.

To start with I had the Tempeh in Teriakyi sauce which was really good, it was soft and full of unami flavour.

The Gomoku brown rice was very moist and had a nice chew to it.

The spaghetti was colorful and appetizing with lots of vegetables.

Overall, the food was healthy and delicious but the portions were a little too small for me.

[Review 6501] Asian grocery store @ 唯皇 (已結業)King of the Sole

09/04/2018
唯皇 (已結業)King of the Sole
灣仔灣仔道134號地舖
G/F, 134 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/asian-grocery-store-e3020806

Asian grocery store
2018-04-09  385 瀏覽
The King of Sole opened a while ago on Wan Chai Road but it has been hard trying to make a visit because the location is a bit awkward.
Tried the Laksa vermicelli which was more like glass noodles.
The flavour wasn't bold enough and the noodles were too soft.
Although the menu says stir fried noodles, it was more like noodles with the soup drained off and then mixing it  with laksa sauce.

The soup fared better, it had a dollop of crab paste in it, again quite bland.

[Review 6500] Egg Tart Quiches @ Quiche Yoroizuka

08/04/2018
Quiche Yoroizuka (已結業)
將軍澳重華路8號東港城2樓259C號舖
Shop 259C, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/egg-tart-quiches-e3020203

Even since Quiche Yoroizuka opened a joint at SOGO, I have always been curious because the display quiches look plastic like candied toys covered in resin, savory egg tarts and stuffed yorkshire puddings.
Anyway, finally tried it since they now have a joint at East Point City.
I wasn't sure what the real thing would look like because the Japanese either make the displays identical to the real thing or it can totally be different.
In this case, it was nothing like the plastic displays which is reassuring and the size is so much smaller than the displays!!
To my surprise, the size of the quiche was much smaller and the same size as an egg tart.
The taste was ok, but it was more like a flan because the pastry was soft and floppy.