[Review 6510] Vegetarian series @ 馬丁王越式法包 Vuong's French Sandwich

13/04/2018
馬丁王越式法包  Vuong's French Sandwich
佐敦德興街1號B4地舖
Shop B4, G/F, 1 Tak Hing Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-series-e3022641

This is probably the 6th visit to Vuong because their Vietnamese baguettes are really tasty.Usually I go to the HK branch but they have moved all their operations here.
Luckily they still serve my favourite double cheese baguette.
As well as meat, they serve quite a lot of vegetarian options like Vegetarian Vietnamese Baguette and Vegetarian noodles.

On this visit, I had the new vegetable salad which comes with a choice of two dressings: Vietnamese or Japanese.
The Japanese sauce on the right is suitable for vegetarians because it does not contain garlic.
It is made with olives and vinegar.
The Vietnamese sauce on the left contains fish sauce which was given for my noodles.

I tried the noodles without any sauce. I found it palatable so if you really wanted to be health conscious, it tastes ok without but of course better with sauces.
Personally, I liked their new Japanese sauce because it wasn't sweet and the vinegar is appetizing.
The vegetable salad was huge and nutritious with pine nuts and seasonal veggies like lettuce, cucumber, onions, pickled carrots, coriander and tomatoes.

Finished off with my favourite vegetarian baguette which was packed with delicious flavours as usual from the chilis and pickles.


The cheese baguette is another must order item as well, but unfortunately I was full so I finished off with the salty sprite which has a prominent salty lemon taste to it.


I WILL BE BACK FOR THE CHEESE BAGUETTE!

[Review 6509]Wheelchair friendly @ 茶煲 Tea Pot

12/04/2018
茶煲  Tea Pot
將軍澳寶琳北路18號寶林商場3樓1C號舖
Shop 1C, 3/F, Po Lam Centre, 18 Po Lam Road North, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wheelchair-friendly-e3022523
Wheelchair friendly
2018-04-12  187 瀏覽
Hong Kong is a tiny place, there is no space for anything let alone wheelchairs, strollers and children.
I was impressed that this place was wheelchair friendly as well as humane.
Most restaurants in HK dislike the elderly as well as children, but the sad fact is that HK is a place where age, gender and looks are important.
The scary thing is that you rarely see any people over 50 being employed whereas age is not a factor in other countries.
Air hostesses are considered old when they are over 35 in HK whereas it is pretty normal elsewhere.
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After that nice tea place nearby was forced to close due to renovation, I decided to try other tea places in the area.
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I didn't order much but the dishes I tried were pretty good.
For carbs, had the fried noodles with beef, the oil was fresh and it wasn't too oily.
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For dimsum, had the custard buns and steamed bun.
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The custard bun was top notch, it was fluffy and soft while the filling was runny and not too sweet.
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To my surprise, the best dish was the chicken feet because they were soft and infused with a strong herb taste from the herb broth that it was cooked in.
Although, they were slightly salty, it really needed that salt to go with the Chinese herbs.

[Review 6508] Quirky cart noodle joint @ 花臣車仔麵 Pherson Cart Noodles

12/04/2018
花臣車仔麵 Pherson Cart Noodles
旺角黑布街74號地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 74 Hak Po Street, Mong Kokmemo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quirky-cart-noodle-joint-e3022513

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The difference with this noodle joint is that you can order through the self ordering kiosk but the limitations is that you have to pay by octopus and the interface  does not seem to have English.
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There is an area to return your trays, dispose of food waste etc.
Interesting decor or it could be fengshui:

They had this really evilicious crab meat and salted egg yolk paste so I decided to try it.

I drank the soup first so that I could mix the paste in the noodles.


The best thing was that the paste was not too salty yet you could still taste the crab meat and starchy yolk.




My friend had the cart noodles with various of toppings which looked delicious as well.



Overall, the noodles were great so I definitely recommend the crab paste and the fresh beancurd skin to go with and try their other noodles.

[Review 6507] I love the new menu @ 何蘭正 65 Peel

12/04/2018

何蘭正 65 Peel

中環蘇豪卑利街65-65A號地舖

G/F, 65-65A Peel Street, Soho, Central

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-love-the-new-menu-e3022506

I love the new menu

2018-04-12  4036 瀏覽

Went here again because the menu has changed.

There were some interesting items so I had to go and try them, I found it quite hard choosing the dishes because every dish had some elements that I liked.

Started with the Hong Kong inspired cocktails Salty Lemon and the Sweetened Red Bean.

The [Salty Lemon] was gin and salted lemon, I really liked the saltiness.

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The [Sweetened Red Bean] was really pretty, I liked the colourful sprinkles and cream and it was sweet because of the rum and red beans at the bottom.

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Now to the food!!!!

The [Roasted US asparagus with oyster puree, ser wong fun duck liver sausage] was phenomenal because ser wong fun duck livers sausages are guaranteed to be good and they cooked it in the best way by frying it which made it crispy.

I never imagined that the frying process could make it taste that intense and all the fats are fried off. 

By the same concept, I think black pudding could taste just as good deep fried.

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-Sichuan spicy slow poached pigeon:

I chose this because I like Sichuan Flavours and it turned out really good because the texture of pigeon was really velvety and all the meat flavours were concentrated.

The best thing was the dried beancurd sheets under the pigeon because it literally absorbed the flavours!

If only I had a bowl of plain rice to go with it.

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-Braised Wagyu beef cheek in satay sauce with seared rice rolls

The beef cheek was soft and gelatinous as expected so it did not disappoint.

Beneath the meat was these lovely al dente rice rolls which gave me a satisfied feeling because I just need carbs in my meal to feel full! 

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Finished with the [papaya, lily flower milk, snow swallow and hazelnut parfait].

I found this strangely comforting because the flavours were delicate and it was not too sweet.

The hazelnuts that were sprinkled on top made it heavenly as the nutty taste and the lily flower milk went together nicely.

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Overall, I was satisfied with all the dishes I chose.

[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.