[Review 6823] Lingzhi water @ 豪江糕品專門店

04/09/2018
豪江糕品專門店 
北角琴行街22號地下C舖
Shop C, G/F, 22 Kam Hong Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lingzhi-water-e3150057

Ho-gwang is famous for Chinese puddings but as I was thirsty I tried the $18 lingzi water.
It was bitter with a sweetness.

The taste was a little different from what I had imagined because it wasn't mushroomy and I just didn't like the sweetness.

[Review 6822] Delish egg and roast pork rice @ 大哥大嫂私房菜 Daigor and Daiso

04/09/2018
大哥大嫂私房菜 Daigor and Daiso
天后大坑施弼街27-28號地舖
G/F, 27-28 Shepherd Street, Tai Hang, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delish-egg-and-roast-pork-rice-e3148917

Delish egg and roast pork rice
2018-09-04  380 瀏覽
Went to Taihing for lunch as it was close to the library.
To be honest, I was attracted to the shop opposite because of the pretty pastel colours but somehow they said we could sit in this restaurant as they serve the food from over there.
Anyway, the interior of this place was also nice as there were lots of pictures of Hong Kong.
The only thing that was not in harmony was the cloth covering the kitchen as it was Japanese which confused me earlier as this is the first thing you will see when you look through the front door so I thought it was Japanese.
The light above was also nice which can extend into a full circle if there was room but currently looks like an arachnid.
Chose the egg with roast pork.
When it came, it was exactly like the one I had at Shunhing.
The whole thing is quite confusing as this could be the one from Shunhing as on the corner of the menu, it says shunhing kitchen.
Judging by the name, I don't think I have tried what this restaurant specializes in as it is meant to be a private kitchen.
Apart from that, the egg and roast pork was really good especially the pork which was lean yet soft and meaty.
The soy sauce that came with it was sweet loaded with spring onions.
Anyway, I haven't been to TH for a while and it has changed a lot.

[Review 6821] Viet noodles in Wanchai @ 越男仔 De Viet Son

04/09/2018
越男仔 De Viet Son
灣仔軒尼詩道109號地舖
G/F, 109 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/viet-noodles-in-wanchai-e3148815

Went here for a quick lunch with friends.
There is so much to offer on the menu with mix and match noodles, rices etc.
Ordered the signature noodles which come in a sweet and sour white broth.
The broth was really good so I finished the whole bowl of noodles.

The turmeric rice was a bit oily and the utensils are rather sticky.
Apart from that, everything else was good.

[Review 6820] Above average Vietnamese Fare @ 品越越式料理 La'taste Vietnamese Cuisine

04/09/2018
品越越式料理  La'taste Vietnamese Cuisine
旺角彌敦道639號雅蘭中心二期1樓116號舖
Shop 116, 1/F, Grand Tower Two, 639 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/above-average-vietnamese-fare-e3148779

There are so many new Vietnamese restaurants that opened this year.
La taste has been around for years with a branch in Central.
Ordered the Pho which was quite good as it did not have that sweetness to it.
The broth was quite strong so I really liked it.
The vermicelli was topped with delicious prawn cakes and Vietnamese sausage.
I don't know why but young lotus roots are on most Vietnamese menus so ordered that too.
It was tangy and sweet.
Finished with a refreshing pineapple soda.
As well as good food, the Vietnamese Coffee was a brilliant end to the meal as there was a nice roasted flavour to it.
After adding the condensed milk and finding the right balance in taste, the coffee was damn good.

[Review 6819] Delish Turkish joint @ 伊斯坦堡特色轉燒肉餐廳 Istanbul Turkish Kebabs and Grills

03/09/2018
伊斯坦堡特色轉燒肉餐廳  Istanbul Turkish Kebabs and Grills
灣仔灣仔道177-179號保和大廈地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Pao Woo Mansion, 177-179 Wanchai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delish-tuir-e3147059

Istanbul is a friendly joint serving Turkish foods.
As my friend wasn't very adventurous we had the feta cheese pizza which was ok but not exciting as I would normally order the Lahmacun.
Also had the crispy rolls filled with cheese.
The cheese was mild so my friend was ok with it.
I love doner so I had it to myself and beneath it was delicious salad.

For dessert, I had rice pudding which was surprisingly good as it wasn't too sweet with a good creaminess.
While I was there, I enjoyed watching the Turkish Music Videos that was on their TV.
The drinks were good especially the yoghurt drink.

Next time coming back for the Lachmachun.

[Review 6818] Lovely Tea shop in POHO @ 上林茶舍 Green Ginkgo Tea

02/09/2018
上林茶舍 Green Ginkgo Tea
上環太平山街1號地下1A號舖
Shop 1A, G/F, 1 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-tea-shop-in-poho-e3146922


Lovely Tea shop in POHO
2018-09-02  473 瀏覽
I love this tea shop as I practically love drinking any loose leaf teas.
At Green Gingko tea, there are so many choices that it is really difficult to make up your mind on the first visit.

Funnily enough, there is a Chinese Tea shop opposite but Green Gingko is modern and serves Japanese teas.

I was deciding between the Yame hoshino Gyokuro and the White Gyokuro Princess and ended up choosing the princess because Yame was described as sweet on the Chi description but Unami on the Eng description.
[White Gyokuro Princess]
I was told that you could get about 2-3 rounds of tea from it and the temperature for these teas are not as hot as other teas.
Well it was definitely the right tea for me because I could try it straight away whereas other teas I would have to wait for it to cool down so I can't try it as quick as I want.

First Round:
On the first round, I loved it because of the savoury unami taste.
The colour at this stage was clear.
Second Round
On the second round, the taste was slightly grassy.
The colour was murky green.

Third Round
On the third round, the taste was slightly grassy with a mild bitterness.
The colour was light grassy green and slighly clear.


Overall, I loved the tea especially on the first round so I am quite gutted I didn't choose the Yame hoshino Gyokuro for a stronger savoury taste.

I am not sure if the tea leaves are edible here but at this other tea shop, they give you some sort of yuzu soy sauce at the end to eat the tea leaves.

[Review 6817] Value for not freshness @ 肥仔海南雞專門店

02/09/2018
肥仔海南雞專門店 (已結業)
灣仔灣仔道177號地下
G/F, 177 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/value-for-not-freshness-e3146908

Value for not freshness
2018-09-02  1177 瀏覽
I was still starving after dinner so decided to come here to fix the rest of my hunger.
It was late around 8pm so I guess I should have known I was asking for trouble coming here at the end of the day.
Anyway, ordered the Hainan chicken with a drink for $35 which was very affordable.
Unfortunately, the chicken was cold like it came out of the fridge and the rice was very hard.
The chicken wasn't very fresh with a weird rancid odour so I guess that explains that big dollop of ginger puree they gave me.