[Review 7199] Crispy Tofu covered with Salted Egg Yolk Sauce @ 豆腐時代

10/02/2019
豆腐時代 (已結業)
藍田啓田道50號啓田市場地下1087號舖
Shop 1087, G/F, Kai Tin Market, 50 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin4
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-tofu-covered-with-salted-egg-yolk-sauce-e3300593

Crispy Tofu covered with Salted Egg Yolk Sauce
2019-02-10  194 瀏覽
Tofu is a popular and healthy ingredient in  Hong Kong.
There are so many shops serving it such as Kung Woh which is on the traditional and greasy side.

A few years ago Tofuism was very popular with a modern approach where they had shops everywhere but somehow they started to die down with one or two shops currently remaining.

Trending now is Tofuage where they have two branches at Wong Tai Sin and Lam Tin.

I went to both locations and prices are slightly different because I believe one has dine in and the is a takeaway so they have to adjust prices accordingly.

I visited Lam Tin first and the golden tofu was cheaper, you get 7 pieces for HKD20 while at WTS it is $22 for 6 pieces.
Same goes for the Tofu cheese balls which cost HKD20 here and HKD22 at WTS.
The golden crispy tofu was delicious cubes of fried tofu covered in salty egg yolk paste.

For drinks, I had the chocolate tofu slush which I wouldn't recommend as the original tasted much better after trying it at WTS.
It is basically silky tofu at the bottom which is then topped with tofu slush from the dispenser and if you order flavoured ones you get a squirt of flavoured syrup in the cup.

[Review 7198] Hainan Chicken @ 凱泰船屋

10/02/2019
凱泰船屋
黃大仙竹園道15號竹園廣場竹園街市地下93號舖
Shop 93, G/F, Chuk Yuen Market, Chuk Yuen Plaza, 15 Chuk Yuen Road, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hainan-chicken-e3300592

Hainan Chicken
2019-02-10  317 瀏覽
There are two places at the Food Market that serves chicken and rice, tried this one first but sadly the flavoured rice was sold out.
The sauce given was too garlicky for my liking but there were other sauces on the table which were good.
The chicken was ok as I requested for the white meat but it wasn't really memorable.
I don't recall much on the taste but the chicken meat was tender and fresh and that's it but I think I definitely tried it at the wrong moment as the flavoured rice wasn't available and there was a 20% surcharge as it was during the CNY.

[Review 7197] Dramatic 30 minutes @ 包點料理 Bao Dian Liao Li

10/02/2019
包點料理 Bao Dian Liao Li
將軍澳調景嶺彩明街1號彩明街市1樓78號舖
Shop 78, 1/F, Choi Ming Market, 1 Choi Ming Street, Tiu Keng Leng, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dramatic-30-minutes-e3300589

Dramatic 30 minutes
2019-02-10  323 瀏覽
As I always say, eating good food is always luck and timing.
Walked past this joint and the prawn hargau looked good so ordered some to try.
It tasted good as expected as the texture of the prawn and dumpling skin was springy and the filling was delicious.
(Sadly I ate it too fast and forgot to take a picture).
Anyway, took a walk round the market and decided to get some more as it was delicious but after 30 minutes, the prawn dumplings tasted so different.
The dumpling skin and filling was too soft and the taste was different.
Had I not tried it again I would have probably had a good memory of this joint.

[Review 7196] Tasty Mock Shark Fin Soup @ 食住上

10/02/2019
食住上
黃大仙竹園道15號竹園廣場地下竹園市場CY95號舖
Shop CY95, Food Town, G/F, Chuk Yuen Plaza, 15 Chuk Yuen Road, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasty-mock-shark-fin-soup-e3300460

Tasty Mock Shark Fin Soup
2019-02-10  354 瀏覽
At Food Town there are quite a few stalls that serve Mock Shark Fin soup but I chose to try this one because it had fish maw and mock shark fins in the soup.

The soup is clear and runny compared to the usual ones.
According to the shop, they have deliberately not added any starch to it.
It was crammed with so much Shitaake mushrooms, shredded chicken, Chinese ham, vegetarian shark fin and fish maw etc.

I found it a bit too salty otherwise it would have been perfect.
Finished with the lemon barley water which was not too sweet with a good tangy lemon flavour to it.

[Review 7195] Kale themed dishes @ 杏香園 Hang Heong Un

09/02/2019
杏香園  Hang Heong Un
九龍城衙前圍道74號地下
G/F, 74 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kale-themed-dishes-e3300071

Kale themed dishes
2019-02-09  287 瀏覽
This joint comes from Macau and they specialize in desserts.I am not a fan of Asian desserts so obviously came here  because the Kale themed dishes were worth trying.
They had Kale Rice, Kale dumplings, Kale Jelly and even Kale Cheesecake.
Ordered the Kale dumplings where there is a choice of vegetarian or pork.
I was tempted in ordering the vegetarian ones but then I thought pork would be tastier.
Boy was I naive in thinking that I would get fresh pork in Hong Kong.

The soup was good as there was no msg but the pork was not f r e s h but s m e l l y.
It must be normal getting meat that has gone off in Hong Kong I guess and it really ruins the Farm Direct brand that they are doing a crossover with.
Anyway, I'm forced not to eat meat these days because its just not e d i b l e!!
To be honest, I didn't finish it as I found a strand  of h a i r which is obviously not mine in the dumplings.
After I paid, the lady Thanked me for coming so I Thanked her back for the strand of surprise in my soup which I gave back to her!

[Review 7194] Strange minced pork @ 川滬客棧 Shanghai & Szechuen Cuisine

08/02/2019
川滬客棧 Shanghai & Szechuen Cuisine
油塘高超道38號大本型3樓308-312號舖
Shop 308-312, 3/F, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/strange-minced-pork-e3299169

As I was still hungry went here for some dandan noodles.
It was just HKD30 a la carte which was pretty good.
When I got it, the presentation was rather poor, it was pale and weird.
What I didn't like was the minced pork which wasn't minced pork but pieces of disgusting fat.
This is the reason Hong Kong puts me off eating meat as you don't get real meat but strange stuff.

Next time, I will probably ask them to leave out the meat as it doesn't make any difference anyway.
It had coriander too which I will have to remember to request it left out.

It turns out the peanut stuff is at the bottom of the bowl so you have to mix it together.

Apart from the weird meat, the taste was quite good and the portion was big.
Do remember to look out for weird blue fibres which I got as well.

[Review 7193] Renowned Chinese fare in TST @ 翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village

08/02/2019
翠亨邨  Tsui Hang Village
尖沙咀彌敦道132號美麗華廣場一期食四方5樓507號舖
Shop 507, L5, FoodLoft, Mira Place One, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/renowned-chinese-fare-in-tst-e3299032

There two branches of  Tsui Hang Village in Hong Kong, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui.
I have only been to the one in CWB a few years ago and tried some of their CNY Pudding occasionally.
Went here over the new year and found out that Tsui Hang Village will be celebrating its 45th anniversary this year.
As well as that, Tsui Hang Village is michelin recommended hence the reason it is always packed with people so expect a noisy scene.

For the Chinese new year gathering, my friends decided to start it off lavishly so we had some great stuff!

Began with the Double boiled Abalone and fish snout soup in a mini papaya which was loaded with abalone and fish maw.
Next was the Wok seared cod fish in premium soy sauce.
This was my faovurite because I just love cod and it was crispy drenched in a delicious soy sauce glaze.
The Baked whelk stuffed with meat was rather filling.
The Deep fried crispy chicken topped with spring onion and soy sauce was a marriage two of my favourite ingredients, sping onions and soy sauce.

The Honey glazed BBQ Pork is a signature and evidently popular so it disappeared fast.

For something filling we had the Stir Fried Glass vermicelli which had delicate pieces of egg in it.

Finished with the Sweetened almond cream with egg white which is a classic Chinese dessert.