[Review 7648]Yoghurt drinks in MK @ 一只酸奶牛 A Yogurt Cow

06/08/2019
一只酸奶牛 A Yogurt Cow
旺角豉油街33號地舖
G/F, 33 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yoghurt-drinks-in-mk-e3500961
Yoghurt drinks in MK
2019-08-06  44 瀏覽
Previously tried A Yoghurt Cow in Whampoa and found out that there is a bigger branch in MK so tried it when I was in the area.
MK has more to offer on the menu than Whampoa and you can drink it there as well.

Tried two drinks.

[melon smoothie with yoghurt cap]:
Unfortunately, it didn't taste as good as expected because it wasn't fresh melon so the artificial melon flavouring was weird.
The yoghurt cap on top was just the usual yoghurt which was good.
There were some seeds in it which I thought were kiwi but they said they were chia seeds.
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[avocado matcha]
This tasted much nicer especially the cream cap on top which was made with good cream.
Overall, the staff were really nice for MK standards and explained each drink properly before I ordered.
Will definitely be coming back but I shall stick to the yoghurt rice drinks.
Strangely, there is no English menu when they have branch in Sydney.

[Review 7467] Not mooncakes this time but tea @ 心事如塵茶食亭 Dustykid Tea Shop - Light as Dust

10/08/2019
心事如塵茶食亭  Dustykid Tea Shop - Light as Dust
上環皇后大道中255號曼哈頓大廈地下G01B號舖
Shop G01B, G/F, Manhattan Avenue 255 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-mooncakes-this-time-but-tea-e3500587

Not mooncakes this time but tea
2019-08-10  760 瀏覽
Since my fave French joint closed, this spot has been regularly opening and closing with drinks joints and other stuff.

Went past and discovered something was there again so had a look.
It was drinks so just got a plain cold brew tea as I was thirsty.
I would have ordered the [Light as dust] series but I didn't spot that.
Clearly I wasn't interested in their other drinks because I already had a sweet drink in my hand that was a sweetened drink and clearly not thirst quenching.

Anyway it appears I may have interrupted something as they looked at me strangely but then all hkers are like that.

The shop had cookies, dried fruits and some cakes which I shall check out next time.

The store is branded with DustyKid which appeared on East Ocean Groups mooncakes a few years ago.

As for the tieguanyin, the tea flavour wasn't very prominent but as I was thirsty it didn't matter!

[Review 7466] Improved choices and not just congee @ 海皇粥店 Ocean Empire Food Shop

09/08/2019
海皇粥店 Ocean Empire Food Shop
北角英皇道406-408號地下
Shop 1, G/F., Everwin Bldg., No. 406-408 King's Rd.,, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/improved-choices-and-not-just-congee-e3500347

Improved choices and not just congee
2019-08-09  147 瀏覽
It's been a while since I have had Ocean Empire congee but recently they have added new items on the menu like Taiwanese roti, Sichuan style congee and fried noodles.

There are Chinese cruellers in the glass cabinet by the entrance with a choice of sweet or savoury.
Tried the Sichuan fried noodles with Roast pork:
I was really impressed as it was really tasty with a spicy kick but it would be great if they had luncheon ham Sichuan fried noodles as well.

Also had the Taiwanese roti where you get to choose two fillings.
I chose egg and bacon.
The roti was not that oily and the fried egg was done just right however the bacon wasn't English bacon.

Finished with the cold soybean with grass jelly.

Overall, the experience was good because of the modern choices.

[Review 7465] Great place for chicken pot @ 食雞 Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

06/08/2019
食雞  Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
大角咀洋松街38號地下1-2號舖
Shop 1-2, G/F, 38 Larch Street, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-place-for-chicken-pot-e3500165

Great place for chicken pot
2019-08-06  53 瀏覽
It's been a while since I have last had chicken pot.
Chicken pot was a trend a while ago before the Korean Grills.

Located in Taikoktsui is Winner Winner Chicken which is based on the video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (called sikgaai in Cantonese).
Inside you will find Chicken themed artwork modified from War movies posters.
I was captivated here because it is all you can eat from the menu, vegetables and they have different chicken pots like Turmeric Chicken, Cheesy Chicken etc.

There is English on the menu as well.
At the far back, there is all you can drink drinks, vegetables, tea section and grass jelly dessert.

Started with some refreshing pickles:
 0 讚好

Sauces:
 0 讚好


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I was so upset that the Turmeric one wasn't available so chose the herbal one instead which turned out quite good.
I was expecting the tofu puffs to be oily after soaking the chicken oil but there was not much oil so the tofu puffs tasted good.
The chicken was tender and springy as we took it out as soon as they were ready to eat to avoid it getting overcooked in the pot.
After we finished the chicken, the soup was added and it became the usual hotpot.
The pork and beef slices were fresh.
On the menu, there were some interesting sides like beer sausage.
Finished with the grass jelly dessert.
Will definitely come back to try their other pots or hope they have something new.

[Review 7464] Freshly made taro balls @ 芋圓一 Tarone

06/08/2019
芋圓一 Tarone
大角咀角祥街48號地舖
G/F, 48 Kok Cheung Street, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/freshly-made-taro-balls-e3499590

Freshly made taro balls
2019-08-06  145 瀏覽
A while ago I saw some pictures of the desserts here so made a mental note to visit.

I was finally in the area so went in for desserts.
The taro balls are a must try as they are all made in house.
I ordered the taro mania because it had taro sauce.
At the bottom, it is herbal jelly which is topped with taro sauce and the trio balls.
There are four colours which correspond to taro, purple potato, sweet potato


The taro balls were soft and chewy complemented by the girly lilac sauce.
The only thing that let it down was the grass jelly which came from the can and you can taste too.

[Review 7463] Asian Teas @ 幸茶舍 Bittersweet Teahouse

06/08/2019
幸茶舍 Bittersweet Teahouse
深水埗西邨路19號南昌薈街市地下CF5號舖
Shop CF5, G/F, Nam Cheong Place, 19 Sai Chuen Road, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/asian-teas-e3499588

Asian Teas
2019-08-06  279 瀏覽
Only tried this drinks joint because they had Singaporean Pandan tea.
They had lots of Asian teas on offer like Indonesian coconut tea, Thai Tea and even gingerbread tea which I believe are made with Monins Syrup.
The taste of the pandan tea was ok but the pandan wasn't strong enough.
The tea base they used was Hong Kong style milk tea which is not my cup of tea, hence the name bittersweet is a good way of describing the taste of the tea.
Sweet with a bitter aftertaste.