[Review 6519] Eating from a Cauldron!! @ 鼎皇臭臭鍋 Cauldron Hotpot

18/04/2018
鼎皇臭臭鍋 Cauldron Hotpot
尖沙咀金馬倫道34-36A號福僑大廈地舖
G/F, Fook Kiu Mansion, 34-36A Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eating-from-a-cauldron-e3027326

Eating from a Cauldron!!
2018-04-18  677 瀏覽
Cauldrons also spelt Caldrons were found in the medieval times when people believed in Witches.
When I heard about this place, it aroused my interest as I thought it was going to be one of those themed restaurants/cafes but it turns out to be a Taiwanese Hotpot place.
It is located in TST so there are now two Taiwanese style hotpots.

On the menu, there are eight different hotpots and the LUNCH DEAL is really good because you can add $12 to get the Braised Meat Sauce Rice or the Sesame Onion Salted Fish Sauce Rice.
The Sesame Onion Salted Fish Sauce Rice is a must because it was so damn good, it was hot fluffy rice topped with finely diced crisp but sweet onions topped and minced salted fish that isn't too salty.
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The Braised Meat Sauce Rice tasted better than anticipated because it was not sweet like other restaurants in Hong Kong and there was a fragrant shitaake mushroom taste.

For the hotpots, it was really difficult choosing one so ended up getting the spicy one and the house special.


I ordered the house special because it had my fave fermented tofu, duck blood and pork blood cake.
The glass vermicelli tasted really delicious as it absorbed the broth.



The Taiwanese spicy hot pot was also good because of the Sichuan style broth.

I really liked the cute dumplings in the spicy pot.

Finished with the drinks which were $8 extra for each.
The plant tea is not made of plant but topped with black biscuit crumbs aka soil hence the name.
It was nice and creamy topped with salted cream cap on top and the tea tasted like earl grey.



Hopefully the food is consistently good on the next visit as I do intend to come back for the rice.

[Review 6518] Stylish, healthy and delicious @ Today's Food Lab

18/04/2018
Today's Food Lab (已結業)
上環文咸東街6號順發樓地下6B號舖
Shop 6B, G/F, Sen Fat Building, 6 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/stylish-healthy-and-delicious-e3027275

Stylish, healthy and delicious
2018-04-18  1184 瀏覽
Discovered this joint a while ago but it was closed on Sunday so went back on a weekday.
The menu is simplistic with six choices.

C2 with slow cooked chicken was definitely the choice for me.
It has Broccoli puree, cauliflower puree, chicken breast, celeriac, leek core, chia seeds and mixed grain rice with
complementary cinnamon and ginger orange tea.
I chose this because I love cauliflower and broccoli and they were both pureed which is comforting as it tastes like baby food which I eat as well.

I was really impressed when the food came, even though it was in a box, you could see that it was fresh.
There was no browning on the edges of the celeriac and leek cores which are tell tale signs of vegetables that have been cut for a while.


The portion was big enough to satisfy my hunger as it wasn't those bird portions for girls who pretend to eat.
As well as the portion, the taste was fantastic as the celeriac and leek core bits gave the puree flavour while giving it a fine presentation along with the chia seeds and paprika powder.
I was really lucky to try some of A1 which was the Shrimp Potato Shredded Fruit Salad.

To my surprise, I thought it was Salad paired with yoghurt to finish as a dessert but the yoghurt is actually the sauce for the salad made with Taros!!
It was consistently good as the chicken, again, you can see the ingredients are fresh, colourful and tasty.
After adding the taro yoghurt, the taste was even better and the taro sauce also went well with the chicken breast.
The taro yoghurt was not the usual yoghurt as I imagined but non dairy and made of taro and their secret vinaigrette.
Finished with the pumpkin soup which was very smooth and natrual without any other flavourings.

Overall, I was more than impressed because the food was fresh and delicious and it is good the way they have thoght about presentation and the play of colours to make it colourful as well healthy.
I hope the chicken stays on the menu because I will be back.

[Review 6517] There is something fishy about these noodles @ 麵麵 Noodle Noodle

20*/04/2018
麵麵  Noodle Noodle
旺角彌敦道726號1樓
1/F, 726 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/there-is-something-fishy-about-these-noodles-e3026951

There is something fishy about these noodles
2018-04-20  1763 瀏覽
Went here with a friend who wanted to try this place.
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Before I went, I took a look at the photos and deduced that it was a noodle shop but I couldn't find work out what sort of noodles they serve because they looked white but didn't look like rice noodles or Yunnan noodles.
When I got there, discovered that this restaurant serves FISH NOODLES ( noodles made of fish).


This makes it quite unique because the only time I ever encounter fish noodles are hotpots where you squeeze these pouches for fish noodles.

To my amazement, there are two types of fish noodles: fish noodles and craft fish noodles.
The difference is the texture and amount of fish in it, the fish noodles has 70% fish meat while the craft fish noodles has 50%.

Started with nachos, something I never imagined!~

[Nachos On The Boat] is basically crispy fish skin topped with cheese, meat sauce and guacamole.
It was a fun combination to eat and I love fish skins especially with guacamole or mayonnaise.
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All noodles come with three appetizers: cherry tomatoes which are sweet and punchy, beancurd sheets in a creamy seaweed sauce and their homemade chili sauce.


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[Fish roe paired with fish dumplings served with craft fish noodle]:
The noodles were very creamy as they used mentaiko so it was like an Asian version of carbonara.

As a fan of Sichuan noodles, the [Roasted Australian M7 Wagyu Craft Noodle] was one of my favourites.
It was topped with thinly sliced beef which were lean and juicy.

Last but not least was the [Crispy Twinnie Roe] in broth which is made with 70% fish meat.
The texture reminded me of konjac noodles as they were very springy but it was like eating strands and strands of fishballs.
The good thing is, that you end up consuming a lot of fish in one go!


The crispy fish rolls were damn good because they were really crispy and tasty.
There are two different ones, pure fish and fish with cuttlefish pieces.
Personally I liked the one with cuttlefish.


Overall, I was quite impressed with these noodles because they were boneless and didn't have any bad fishiness in them.
The decor is clean and modern which is rare in MK and the best thing is that it is on the 1st floor so you can always take the stairs up/down.
Finished with the hot and cold fruit teas which were not too sweet.

[Review 6516] Just salmon sushi @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

19/04/2018
爭鮮外帶壽司  Sushi Take-Out
鑽石山港鐵鑽石山站18號舖
Shop 18, Diamond Hill MTR Station, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-salmon-sushi-e3026922

Just salmon sushi
2018-04-19  188 瀏覽
I was still hungry so grabbed a box of salmon sushi.
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Normally I get the loose ones but I couldn't be bothered to choose that day.
I like the way how they have improved the sushi boxes, there is an area to put soy sauce and wasabi.
There is a warning on the labelling to be careful of small bones so they've got their arzes covered!


The base of the box now has ridges which prevents the sushi from moving around when you carry it.
As for the taste, the salmon was fresh so there was not much complaints.

[Review 6515] Peking duck burger @ Veggi Monster

1804/2018
Veggi Monster (已結業)
上環永樂街1號世瑛大廈地下1B號舖
Shop 1B, G/F, Cheungs Building, 1 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peking-duck-burger-e3025373

Peking duck burger
2018-04-18  95 瀏覽
Veggi Monster has lured me here again.
Since my last visit, there are so many new burgers so it was really hard choosing as each burger was unique.
There was a new kimchi burger as well.

In the end I had the Peking Duck!
Everything was in harmony, from the usual duck sauce, cucumbers and the vegi patty.

The Flame Rex was also damn good because I loved the Sichuan flavours so it was very satisfying but to truly satisfy my hunger, I always eat two burgers on every visit!


The advantage with veggie burgers is that they taste good at any temperature, the taste does not change muchbut for meat burgers, the texture and coating changes.

[Review 6514] Omurice option at LCK @ niji KITCHEN

15/04/2018
niji KITCHEN (已結業)
荔枝角長義街9號D2 Place二期3樓310號舖
Shop 310, 3/F, D2 Place, 9 Cheung Yee Street, Lai Chi Kok

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/omurice-option-at-lck-e3025359

Omurice option at LCK

2018-04-15  724 瀏覽

Went here for Omurice as there was quite a few to choose from.

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I would have had dessert as well but they have not been launched yet.

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The spork (Spoon+fork) you get is great for spooning the sauce and rice!

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I really liked the miso beef goulash because the sauce was rich and went well with the rice.

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Also had the curry pork tonkatsu.

The pork was very crispy and while the curry was not strong but great with the rice.

I really liked the pickles but some people might find it too acidic.

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The Japanese tea was a great finish because it was delicate and soothing.

[Review 6513] Creative tapas @ Sueno

14/04/2018
Sueno 
灣仔皇后大道東137號
137 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creative-tapas-e3024428

While the crowd is at the newly opened ramen joint, I decided to check out the tapas here.
It was really hard choosing the dishes because every dish was captivating.
In the end, these were the dishes that I had:
Salmon combo: salmon rilettes, salmon roe wonton and crispy fish skin
The surprise was at the very bottom, the salmon roe wonton which was delicately dipped in batter and fried.
The [Golden mini fish and chips] were fresh anchovies coated with salted egg yolk served with tartar mayonnaise. It was very evilicious with the richness and saltiness of the salted egg yolk.
The Oxtail rice was really satisfying because I love rice, it was very appetizing.
Ordered the [Paravian Roasted Chicken] because it was marinated in dark beer, cumin seed, rosemary. The cumin flavours were very pleasing.
The roasted quail was stuffed with wild mushrooms and minced beef on a bed of crispy olives which complemented it very well.
I am glad I got my fix here because it was satisfying as well as creative.