[Review 7543] Not my cup of tea @ 珍香園 Jan Heung Yuen

03/07/2019
珍香園 Jan Heung Yuen
柴灣華廈街2號環翠商場地下G08號舖
Shop G08, G/F, Wan Tsui Commercial Complex, 2 Wah Ha Street, Chai Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-my-cup-of-tea-e3460467

Not my cup of tea
2019-07-03  801 瀏覽
I didn't have any expectations so I didn't get any disappointments here.The items were very affordable but they just didn't impress.
The only thing that tasted alright was the gyoza and the rest were too oily.

The green pepper thing has been refried many  times and the fish mince in the middle has shriveled up.

The Chinese naan was too dry and heavy, again very oily.

The savoury tofu didn't taste good because it was ruined by the over fried oily burnt dried shrimps.

[Review 7542] Vegetarian Fried Chicken in Hong Kong @ 2DP

30/06/2019
2DP
尖沙咀厚福街12至12號A藍馬商業大廈地下
G/F, The Lamma Tower, 12-12A Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-fried-chicken-in-hong-kong-e3458372

2DP is a really successful vegetarian joint that opened in 2017.

Every time I visit, there is something new on the menu.
This time I was captivated by the vegetarian fried chicken and the menu is pretty convincing so I am glad Hong Kong has  it now.
A few years ago, Temple and Hackney and Temple of Seitan in London started vegan fried chicken and it was so successful that they debuted at the Vegan festival in USA.
Last week London's KFC launched the vegan chicken burger THE IMPOSTER which was sold old within four days.



On the menu, there are two types of fried chicken.


There is fried chicken and chicken drumsticks.
The chicken drumsticks are beancurd sheets wrapped around sugarcane sticks and the fried chicken is made with Seitan which is a chewy protein-rich food made from wheat gluten.
Ironically seitan was already used in China during the 6th Century and recently rediscovered as a  wonderful ingredient for vegan fried chicken when it had always been around.



I was quite surprised at the size when it arrived because I thought they were going to be the size of chicken nuggets from the menu but they were actually quite big.
The coating was crispy and convincing covered in flakey batter.
Taking a bite, it was chewy just like chicken flavoured by spices so it was quite comforting but I recommend waiting for it to cool down so you can taste it properly.
It is also made with chickpea mash which is full of protein.
Adding the ketchup makes it more appetizing although I prefer it without the sauce.

Next, I had the veg bacon sandwich which was very filling with egg, floss and peanut butter.


Veg bacon is quite addictive because it is salty and smokey.


Moving on to desserts, I LOVE MELON so had the melon shaved ice which is made with frozen Hokkaido milk so it was like eating creamy snowflakes that melt in your mouth with juicy melon balls.




Also had the Silky tofu which was nourishing with peach tree gum and grass jelly.


This was sweet and satisfying.

Finished with the fizzy mango and passionfruit soda.

Overall, quite an amazing experience and can't wait to come back when they launch new items again.

[Review 7541] Goodbye to Happy Cow @ HKU @ 快樂牛雪糕專門店 Happy Cow Ice Cream

30/06/2019
快樂牛雪糕專門店 Happy Cow Ice Cream
薄扶林石塘咀香港大學綜合大樓地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Composite Building ,The University of Hong Kong, Shek Tong Tsui, Pok Fu Lam
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/goodbye-to-happy-cow-hku-e3458338

Goodbye to Happy Cow @ HKU
2019-06-30  102 瀏覽
Happy Cow has been serving vegan ice creams for at least six years.I was lucky I got to visit their ice cream factory in 2013.

Happy Cow is a brand of dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free, low glycemic vegan and most importantly Kosher icecream.
The main ingredients include guar gum a natrual thickener, coconut sugar (brown) which gives their ice-creams a brown colour.
All their flavours have an extremely coconutty taste attributed to coconut milk and coconut sugar, and the texture is thick and creamier to other ice creams.

Happy Cow has a cute cafe at HKU which unfortunately is going to close down soon.
That day I got my favourite cherry fudge which is sweet and satisfying with chunks of fudge and cherries.
The texture was thick and gooey.
Also got the mint and chocolate which is always soothing.
The chocolate chips in it are delicious.
The scoops are probably better as the texture is not as frozen as the ones in the cabinet.

[Review 7540] A wasted visit @ 大茶飯 Tai Cha Fan

29/06/2019
大茶飯  Tai Cha Fan
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心1樓137B號舖
Shop 137B, 1/F, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-wasted-visit-e3457086

After all that queuing we finally got a table.
Unfortunately, everything I wanted was sold out so I wanted to leave but friend want to stay.
The duck blood was a bit disappointing as the sauce was too sweet.

The intestines were smelly but that was expected however the tendons were nice and soft so that was the only delicious item.

[Review 7539] Indeed a superfood bar @ ÍAÇA Superfood Bar

28/06/2019
ÍAÇA Superfood Bar
灣仔巴路士街17-21號樂景大樓地下4號舖
Shop 4, G/F, Lucky House, 17-21 Burrows Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/indeed-a-superfood-bar-e3456841

It has been friggin hot lately so desserts are the only solution for cooling down.
I didn't feel like ice cream so smoothie bowls are the best option as they are healthy.
ÍAÇA Superfood Bar was my choice because of the ingredients they use.

I love the decor and vibes, it felt very tropical just like the Amazon.
On the menu, there are three main smoothie bowl choices.
I had the Cupuaçu Acai bowl because of the Cupuaçu.
Cupuaçu comes from Brazil which is famous for its nutrition and antioxidants.
It had acai berries which are also from Brazil with health benefits as well.

Cupuaçu Acai bowl:

The Cupuaçu Acai bowl was really refreshing and the taste of Cupuaçu was like pear and banana while the acai berries tasted like mixed forest berries.
On top of that was delicious fruits.
The kiwi still had its skin on however the staff reassured me the fibres on the outside have been shaved so you can eat the skin as well.

The smoothie bowl was definitely refreshing and healthy so I highly recommend it as this is the only place that has Cupuaçu.

[Review 7538] Not Birdman but Wingman @ Wingman

28/06/2019
Wingman
中環閣麟街37-43號祥興商業大廈6樓
6/F, Cheung Hing Commercial Building, 37-43 Cochrane Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-birdman-but-wingman-e3456833

Not Birdman but Wingman
2019-06-28  100 瀏覽
Wingman specializes in chicken wings!!Wingman also has two meanings in English which I had difficulty explaining it Chinese, but anyway here is the English is definition.
In flying terms Wingman is the plane flying beside and slightly behind the lead plane in an aircraft formation.
In social terms, a Wingman is a person who supports a friend in need of support when approaching a potential date.Birdman is a festival where people dress up as birds and jump off the pier to win by the longest distance flown.


Anyway, Wingman is founded by two guys represented by the art on the wall.
On the other side, there is scene from Pulp Fiction represented by neon art.

Taking a look at the menu, there are wings, wraps and sharing platters.
Lunch menu:


I liked the black rubber gloves which felt like surgical gloves.


As I was there for the wings, I decided to try 3 different flavours as it was really difficult to choose.
There were some interesting flavours like coffee which I imagine would taste sweet and bitter.

The three flavours that I ordered were Honey Hoisin, Cajun and Buffalo.
As they were all strong flavours, it was hard to choose the lightest flavour to start with so tried the hoisin first.

With the spring onions and sweet hoisin sauce it just tasted like Peking duck which was really delicious.
Next was the Cajun which were quite spicy.

The Buffalo sauce wings were my favourite because they were really tangy and I love that tangy taste.
Traditionally Buffalo wings are served with blue cheese sauce/ranch sauce with veggie sticks so it would be great if they topped it with some diced celery and bit of the blue cheese sauce drizzled on.
Although the chives on top do make you think of sour cream.

Overall, I loved their wings and hope to come back for their wraps.

[Review 7537] Back for fake prawns @ 百味食品 Bai Wei Shi Pei

28/06/2019
百味食品  Bai Wei Shi Pei
旺角西洋菜街1號兆萬中心G10號舖
Shop G10, CTMA Centre, 1 Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-fake-prawns-e3456824

Back for fake prawns..
Bai Wai has been around for ages!
A few years ago I tried the vegetarian prawns which were obviously Konjac.
Recently I was in the area again so out of curiosity I decided to see if those fake prawns were still on the menu and they were so got some.
Ordered the fake prawns, mock shark fins and spinach noodles which came to HKD12.

I had them without any of the sauces because all their sauces are sweet.
Although it wasn't tasty I was surprised how oily it was because I got oily lips after eating it.
The fake prawns just tasted like chewy konjac and the spinach noodles had a bit of grassiness and that's it.