[Review 7661] [Omnipork Tofu] Fairwood Wanchai vs Polam @ 大快活 Fairwood

16/08/2019
大快活  Fairwood
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓204-207號舖
Shop 204-207, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/omnipork-tofu-fairwood-wanchai-vs-polam-e3508141

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[Omnipork Tofu] Fairwood Wanchai vs Polam
2019-08-16  47 瀏覽
My quest for vegetarian food is all about having acquaintance with it.

Ever since Fairwood launched the omnipork series I have been meaning to try the Omnipork tofu but their omnipork menu is on rotation.
I think there are 4 vegetarian dishes that are on rotation which means a 0.25 chance of that dish on the menu plus the probability of it not being sold out and the probability I haven't made plans for FOOD!

It was Friday night and I was in Polam to visit the newly opened USelect so I tried my luck!!!

It was on the menu and still available to order as it was 6ish that time as most people dine out on Friday nights.

Evenings are better as you get table service just like McDonalds.
If it wasn't for omnipork, I doubt I would be dining here as the meat isn't edible because you just get fat and bones which I end up not eating.
This was my second time having this dish as I had it the previous night in Wanchai and it was too salty.

It looked promising here as the sauce was like gravy and it wasn't so dark or paste like.
Here they give you kidney beans which I didn't get at WC.
It was salty but not as salty a WC.
It was the best omnipork tofu I have tried because you can taste the Sichuan peppercorns, salted vegetables (jaachoi) and shiitake mushrooms.

The taste is similar to the omnipork tofu at Green Common Deli recipe from TASTE. Kowloon Tong but GCD is sweeter.
Again, I was still hungry afterwards but I still plan to try their omnipork curry.

[Review 7660] Exclusive hotpots at the K11 Sichuan House @ 霸王川莊 Sichuan House

18/08/2019
霸王川莊  Sichuan House
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館3樓314號舖
Shop 314, 3/F, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/exclusive-hotpots-at-the-k11-sichuan-house-e3507460

It has been a while since I have last been to Sichuan House.
The K11 branch has hotpot which is exclusive.
There is a nice bar area.
In the middle, there is a display of all the herbs used in the hotpots which you can smell and see what they look like.

Condiments:
The food at Sichuan House is authentically spicy so I ordered a grapefruit slush as a cooler for when things get hot!!

The menu:
We had the pickled fish pot and the Sichuan pot.
Both were super fiery as this restaurants guarantees that authentic spiciness.


For hotpot items, we had vegetables, seafood and meat which were all fresh and tasty.
As the food was really spicy, we finished with their house made gelato!!!

The Sichuan pepper had a really strong numbing feeling so beware!

[Review 7659] Dinky but delicious patisserie joint @ Patisserie Joanna

18/08/2019
Patisserie Joanna
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓地下36號舖
Shop 36, G/F, Ko Fu Building, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dinky-but-delicious-patisserie-joint-e3507311

Dinky but delicious patisserie joint
2019-08-18  500 瀏覽
At first I thought it was opened by a friend who lives in SK but it wasn't.
It seemed worth trying as all my non SK foodie friends have bookmarked it.
There were only two seats so I went on a rainy day when there were less people.
It was fate that I had the strawberry mille feuille because had the earl grey roll or strawberry roll been available I would have had trouble deciding.
I have never had a decent mille feuille in Hong Kong but this is the best I have ever had because the pastry is light and literally melts in your mouth.
The one in TH is no match for this at all.
The filling was fluffy and not too sweet complimented by the juicy slices of strawberry.
As well as the filling, the cream on top was real fluffy cream so every part of it was delicious.

[Review 7658] Delectable icecreams @ Hushush Ice Cream Coffee

18/08/2019
Hushush Ice Cream Coffee
西貢福民路58-72號高富樓地下33號舖
Shop 33, Ko Fu Building, 58-72 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delectable-icecreams-e3507292

Delectable icecreams
2019-08-18  462 瀏覽
Obviously this place specializes in ice-creams but they keep changing the flavours so you have to try your luck and see if there is one for you on on your visit.Wanted to try the pandan one a while ago but it was difficult finding a time to go to SK because it is a waste of time as you can't get out.
Finally went on a rainy day and tried the Coconut sugar vanilla icecream with cocao nibs topped with pistachio crumbs.
I chose this because it had cocao nibs.
I loved the icecream as it wasn't too sweet and the cocao nibs really made a difference because I just love the crispiness and the flavours that come out from it.
The pistachio wasn't really necessary but I added it anyway.

[Review 7657] Another Chinese bakery @ 文化烘焙 Culture Bakery

18/08/2019
文化烘焙  Culture Bakery
西貢萬年街11號地舖
G/F, 11 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-chinese-bakery-e3507282

Another Chinese bakery
2019-08-18  166 瀏覽
This used to be GC, then a bakery supplies joint and now this.
Saw the Portuguese egg tarts so decided to give it a try.
They looked good but not to my liking as the filling was too eggy, runny  and too sweet.
The pastry was weak and floppy that it relied heavily on the tin case.
The donut was weird, clearly a Chinese style donut, it was yellow inside.
The sugar and cinnamon was ok but it just had the same texture as all the Chinese bakeries, not fluffy or risen.

[Review 7656] Not your usual tea shop @ 皇茶 Royaltea by Tea Circle

16/08/2019
皇茶  Royaltea by Tea Circle
旺角廣華街1號仁安大廈地下22號舖
Shop 22, G/F, Yan on Building, 1 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-your-usual-tea-shop-e3507265

Not your usual tea shop
2019-08-16  49 瀏覽
Discovered this place while I was dining at Potato King as they are doing a combo with them.
From the outside, it looks like the usual takeaway tea shop but inside it is quite spacious with a small bar table.

The thing that makes it different is that they serve alcoholic drinks which makes it an ideal place for drinks or a Friday night.
They have live music in the evenings according to their FB.
While I was there they had some good songs so I had a good time.
For drinks, we had teas sweetened with Momordica so it was sugar free.
We chose oolong and puer.

Both teas did not taste too sweet which was good yet you could taste a faint hint of Momordica.
Puer  sweetened with Momordica:
Oolong  sweetened with Momordica:
I will keep this place in mind if I am in the area.

[Review 7655] Vegetarian dishes with Omnipork at TEAWOOD @ 茶木‧台式休閒餐廳 TeaWood Taiwanese Cafe & Restaurant

15/08/2019
茶木‧台式休閒餐廳 TeaWood Taiwanese Cafe & Restaurant
旺角彌敦道628號瓊華中心10樓
10/F, King Wah Centre, 628 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-dishes-with-omnipork-at-teawood-e3505612

Vegetarian dishes with Omnipork at TEAWOOD
2019-08-15  31 瀏覽
I am so glad that TEAWOOD has extended their menu with more vegetarian dishes.
TEAWOOD is modern and relaxed with different themes at different restaurants.

They have two new omnipork dishes.

There are also some other dishes that are worth trying because it uses Taiwanese ingredients such as white bittermelon and fried wax apple.
Tried the eggplant with spicy omnipork and it was similar to the Chinese eggplant with mince but the one here had a nice basil aroma.

It was a good dish with rice.
Also had the hand pulled noodles with omnipork in spicy tomato sauce.
It was nice and filling just like fettucine but the texture was chewy and firm.
The spicy tomato sauce was spicy and tangy which made it moreish.
We also had the white bittermelon which is also recommended as the white bittermelon is imported from Taiwan.
There were other Taiwanese snacks like Sweet potato with prune powder and fish tofu.
Overall impressed that Teawood has made the move with omnipork.
Finished with the purple potato milk which was a soothing and sweet finish.