[Review 6645] Pork Chop bun at [Yoshinoya] @ 吉野家 Yoshinoya

27/06/2018
吉野家  Yoshinoya
藍田匯景廣場4樓2號舖A部份
Portion A, Shop 2, 4/F, Sceneway Plaza, Lam Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pork-chop-bun-at-yoshinoya-e3083176

Discovered this new pork chop bun at Yoshinoya so decided to try it.
It seems that no one has ordered it before as it was like a new task to them and it took about 20 minutes.
The noodles were too soft.
The pork chop was in a soft sweet bun, there were some onions and salad cream sauce so the taste was rather Hog Kong style but then pork chops buns are from HK!
Worth trying but not my cup of tea.

[Review 6644]Mini Apple Crumbles @ Deluxe Bakery

27/06/2018
Deluxe Bakery
上環德輔道中212-214號德輔商業中心地下A號舖
Shop A, G/F, Des Voeux Commercial Centre, 212-214 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mini-apple-crumbles-e3083170
Mini Apple Crumbles
2018-06-27  215 瀏覽
I was captivated by the Swiss Rolls in the fridge.
Got the Earl Grey and Pandan.
Both rolls had a lovely soft and fluffy texture but the cream was nasty.
It left a film of thick grease over my tongue.
Although I didn't like that salted sweet buttercream, the overall taste of these rolls reminded me of cakes in China Town.

Also got the Mini Apple Crumbles which looked like mini cupcakes but then they could be mini muffins.
They tasted like a hybrid of cake and muffin because it wasn't too soft or crumbly topped with biscuit crumbs and cinnamon on top.

[Review 6643] [Arome Bakery] Milk puddings @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

27/06/2018
東海堂 Arome Bakery
荔枝角深盛路9號宇晴匯2樓9號舖
Shop 9, 2/F, The Pacifica, 9 Sham Shing Road, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/arome-bakery-milk-puddings-e3083167

[Arome Bakery] Milk puddings
2018-06-27  132 瀏覽
Currently Starbucks and Arome Bakery have puddings in nice sturdy plastic tubs.
Previously tried Starbucks and now I am trying Arome Bakery.
In terms of packaging, the Arome Bakery tubs are stronger and better with a spoon inside.
As for the flavours, there were Matcha and Milk Pudding.
The texture is totally different from Starbucks because it is soft and silky like tofu and disintegrates in your mouth.
In terms of taste, it was very creamy and milky but it was too sugary sweet in taste and smell for my liking.

[Review 6642] Patisserie Mon cher dans Central @ Patisserie Mon cher

25/06/2018
Patisserie Mon cher (已結業)
中環擺花街25號中環大廈地下
G/F, Lyndhurst Building, 25 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/patisserie-mon-cher-dans-central-e3081732

Patisserie Mon cher dans Central
2018-06-25  29 瀏覽
Patisserie Mon cher used to do these cute Hello Kitty cakes which were really popular.
They now have a branch on Lynhurst Terrace selling cream cakes and softserve.
As I love cream, I went there for the Cream Roll but it was sold out.
The fruit sandwiches looked good but I ended up having a lemon mousse cake and a softserve to cool myself on a hot day.
There are some cute toppings for the softserve but I like mine plain.

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The softserve was really creamy and full of flavour without being too sweet.
It was really good that they used Hokkaido Milk to ensure an above average softserve.
The lemon was soft and fluffy with a light lemon jelly topping while the portion was just right for one.

[Review 6641] The best of Singapore x The Fullerton Hotel @ 沙嗲軒Satay Inn

24/06/2018
沙嗲軒Satay Inn
北角城市花園道9號城市花園酒店地下低層
B/F, City Garden Hotel, 9 City Garden Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-of-singapore-x-the-fullerton-hotel-e3081686

The best of Singapore x The Fullerton Hotel
2018-06-24  609 瀏覽
From now until the 9th August, Satay Inn at all Sino Hotels will be serving highlights from The Fullerton Hotel Singapore headed by their guest chefs Kelvin Wong and his team.
You can also catch them at the hotels on the following schedule:

City Garden Hotel: Now - 23/6/2018
The Royal Hotel and Pacific Towers - 24/6/2018 - 27/6/2018
Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel - 28/6/2018 - 1/7/2018
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I was there on the 22nd and tried the Tasting Menu ($328 per person) which can also be ordered a la carte.

Appetizer platter:
Crispy Pork Rolled Bean Curd Loh Bak with Cucumber and Red Onion, Nonya Mango with fresh mint, chili, red onion and ginger flower and Mackerel Fish Otak Otak with coconut cream.
I liked the Otak Otak as it was made with Mackerel and the texture was like Salmon Terrine while the salad was refreshing.
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Soup: Kambing Soup (lamb soup):
This was my favourite as it was strong with lots of spices just like mulligatawny.
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Guest Chef preparing Teochew Bak Chor Mee at the live cooking Noodle Station.

Teochew Bak Chor Mee:

The noodles were very sweet and spicy!
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Degustation of main courses:
Wok fried Crayfish in creamy salted egg sauce, Kurobuta Pork Rib Bak Kut Teh and Baked Sambal Stingray with Chincalok and calamansi.
The crayfish was so damn good because of the sauce and the bak kut teh had a nice peppery tone.
Some people might find the stingray quite spicy even though it has been toned down for the tasting menu.


For desserts, I loved the Durian Bubar Terigu which was not too sweet packed with healthy ingredients.


Cheng Ting:

[Review 6640] In search of my favourite faan hup @ 鳳凰燒臘飯店 Fung Wong Roasted Meat Restaurant

23/06/2018
鳳凰燒臘飯店 Fung Wong Roasted Meat Restaurant
黃大仙鳳凰新邨銀鳳街26號地下
G/F, 26 Ngan Fung St, Fung Wong Sun Chuen,, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/in-search-of-my-favourite-faan-hup-e3079624

For years, I was fed food from here which I didn't even know.
At that time, I didn't really explore Chinese BBQ meat so didn't realize I was having such delicious food as I took it for granted.
Every location and time we had these faan hups, the food was hot and the meat tasted fresh.
Often, the faanhups would be waiting for a while before we ate them but the rice and meat would still be hot and there wasn't any polystyrene odour in the food.
I only made an effort to find the source when I was leaving that company and found out that it was in some village in Wong Tai Sin, not that near the MTR which was why I didn't go earlier.
After exploring roast meats in Hong Kong, the quality and taste was just not as good as this place and I just couldn't understand how the roast faan hups here won the other restaurants.

After googling this shop, I found an article which confirmed that this was the shop I was looking for because he also got the source from a PA at TVB.
Quoted from Weirdjun at Blogspot
"TVB 無論在天涯海角拍戲都要番黎鳳凰村 買飯盒"
Hence true as the crew are always working at different TV Stations.

Basically, the roast pork was damn good because it isn't too sweet or salty with a nice crispy edge.
The scallion oil is also amazing so is the salted egg.
Anyway, it was comforting that I found it, however dining in a restaurant with strangers is so different to eating out at different locations be it inside/outside from a polystyrene box with a bunch of celebs and crew.
I haven't dined at the TVB Canteen, but this hidden one at Clear Water Bay studios where the cops go for meals is damn good but not sure if it is still around.
The salted meat patty and the pan fried chicken is also recommended but I wonder if it is still around.
The service here is cocky but they deserve to be cocky!

[Review 6639] Noodle specialist @ 無麵不歡 - 中華私房粉麵 Noodleholic

22/06/2018
無麵不歡 - 中華私房粉麵 Noodleholic
此店前身為 甲天下正宗桂林米粉
旺角通菜街1A -1L號威達商業大廈地下M號舖
Shop M, G/F, Witty Commercial Building, 1A-1L Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/noodle-specialist-e3079595
Noodle specialist

I'm not familiar with what type of noodles this restaurant serves because it is listed as Gweilin noodles yet on the menu you find Chongqing Noodles and other goodies.
This is the lovely side of MongKok, you will find different Chinese joints by Ladies Market.

The snacks will blow your mind away especially the black tofu which I found crispy and spicy.

The Egg dumplings were unique and I haven't seen anything like it in Hong Kong because the dumpling skin is made of egg and inside was the usual dumpling filling.

For noodles, had the noodles in pig's stomach broth with chicken which is heated on a mini stove.

The soup was nice and peppery.
I had the Chongqing noodles and the portion was big compared to other places.
After mixing everything together, there is a nice Spicy kick to it with the occasional crunchy soybeans.
As well as these noodles, there are some black coloured noodles which I don't know what they are so a little description with the pictures might help.
I will probably come back and try the black noodles.