[Review 7812] Tornade omelette to the next level at Le Menu @ Le Menu

22/06/2020
Le Menu 
灣仔告士打道72號六國酒店1樓
1/F, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong, 72 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tornade-omelette-to-the-next-level-at-le-menu-e3757328

Tornade omelette to the next level at Le Menu
2020-06-22  1381 瀏覽
As well as delectable buffets at Le Menu, you can get an instaworthy lunch with the Tornado omelette 旋風蛋叉燒飯 or if you are hungry you can pay a little more to include salad buffet and a drink.
When I saw them post this on FB, I was definitely captivated because they have given the Tornado egg with a local Chinese twist with the use of Barbeque pork and spring onions.

Finally went for late lunch and I was the last to have it.

When it arrived, it was stunning like a swirled omelette generously sprinkled with crisp green spring onions and sweet purple shallots.

The Barbeque pork is piled on top of the rice beneath this pretty omelette skirt.I seriously recommending watching videos on youtube on how they make it because it is so magical watching the chopsticks twist in the middle of the omelette to get the tornado effect before the egg gets cooked.

Anyway, back to my Tornado omelette, there is a side of house made sauce which tastes like the soy sauce from that famous place Shun Hing in Tai Hang infused with spring onions.
Adding their secret recipe sauce makes it complete.

Every spoonful was divine with the omelette and spring onions in your mouth while the slices of barbecue pork are tender, lean and flavourful complimented by their house special sauce which tastes like fragrant soy sauce with the sweetness of stir fried spring onions and shallots.

六國酒店
Le Menu, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hotel
72 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai

[Review 7811] 2020 Nutritious Zongzi combo at Royal Plaza Hotel! @ 帝京餅店 Cake Shop

11/06/2019
帝京餅店 Cake Shop
此店前身為麥萄坊
旺角太子道西193號帝京酒店大堂
Hotel Lobby, Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/2020-nutritious-zongzi-combo-at-royal-plaza-hotel-e3746687

2020 Nutritious Zongzi combo at Royal Plaza Hotel!
2020-06-11  213 瀏覽
I am sure there are many omnipork zongis around but this is the first year Royal Plaza Hotel has omnipork in the nutritious combo which includes:
-Morel Mushroom, Chestnut and Omnipork
-Matsutake, Dried Longan and Coix seed
-Osmanthus Quinoa and Red bean
The omnipork one is amazing because the pairing of morel mushrooms and chestnut make it tasty as well as festive.

Tried the Matsutake with dried longan and coix seed last year along with the osmanthus quinoa and red bean which are both nourishingly light as well as fulfilling.
The Morel Mushroom with chestnut and ominpork was definitely the star of the show because the flavours of the morel mushrooms which are earthy with a strong umami taste complement the omnipork nicely.
Then we have the nutty chestnuts that are wholesome and festive to add a little sweetness to the taste!

[Review 7810] 2020 Kee Wah Zongzi!! @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

11/06/2020
奇華餅家  Kee Wah Bakery
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1029號舖
Shop 1029, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/2020-kee-wah-zongzi-e3746632

2020 Kee Wah Zongzi!!
2020-06-11  15 瀏覽
It is the time of year when shops are selling Zongzis to celebrate dragon boat festival.
Kee Wah have come up with a variety of creative dumplings especially the duck with fruit peel which reminds me of the duck leg soup with rice!
The vegetarian Zongzi this year has lotus seeds and gingko.

Zongzis are eaten hot so all you have do is boil them for a bit and they are ready to eat.
(To be honest, I put them in the microwave and they come out fine.

Here were the ones I tried.
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Braised Duck Leg meat with Mandarin Peel:
Fruit peel and duck are always delicious but taste better in a zongzhi because it is more fulfilling than soup.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Lotus Seeds and gingko:
As well as nutritional lotus seeds and gingko, the quinoa adds fibre to it hence you don't get that guilty feeling when you're having a zongzi!



★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Betty’s xo sauce rice dumpling with pork belly:

Glutinous rice, pork belly, xo sauce (garlic, shallot, chinese ham, dried shrimp, red pepper, dried scallop, dried shrimp).
This was my favourite because it was spicy which makes the sticky glutinous rice more appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Red bean paste with mandarin peel zongzi:
I love the pairing of red bean paste and mandarin peel because the bitterness of the peel balances the sweetness of the red bean paste.






★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 7809] Marks and Spencers Apple Turnover @ Marks & Spencer 食品專門店

01/04/2020
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店
Marks & Spencer Food Store
尖沙咀彌敦道132號美麗華商場地下G37號舖
Shop G37, G/F, Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/marks-and-spencers-apple-turnover-e3693073

Marks and Spencers Apple Turnover
2020-04-01  176 瀏覽
Marks and Spencers has the best sweet treats so went there to get my cream cravings.
Got the Bramley apple turnover which contain delicious freshly whipped cream.
The apple turnovers have to be eaten asap before the pasty gets soggy. I love that lovely balance of tart crisp apple cubes and cream encased in the light puff pastry dusted with powdered sugar.
I am not sure if they have changed the recipe because the one I tried in December 2018 had sugar on top but the one here clearly had caster sugar (powdered sugar) which is delicate and gives it some subtle sweetness.

[Review 7808] Pretty pink palmiers @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

28/02/2020
奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery
赤鱲角暢達路1號香港國際機場機場客運大樓 (禁區) 離港層西大堂6樓食東西6W530號舖
Shop 6W530, 6/F, Restricted Area - HKIA Terminal, Hong Kong International Airport, 1 Cheong Tat Road, Chek Lap Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pretty-pink-palmiers-e3668137

Pretty pink palmiers
2020-02-28  11 瀏覽
A while ago my friend got me some palmiers from Kee Wah Bakery which were pretty and pink.
It is difficult to see from the photo but they were rosy pink
Each one was delicate and crispy with a buttery aroma complimented by the sugar coating.
She ago got me some Taiwanese pineapple cakes.
My favourite had to be the egg yolk.

There was literally half an egg yolk inside which was evilicious with the buttery shortcrust pastry.

[Review 7807]Chicken with dyed yellow skin? @ 味閣海南雞飯專門店

08/02/2020
味閣海南雞飯專門店
觀塘觀塘道418號創紀之城五期(apm)2樓cookedDeli
cookedDeli, 2/F, apm Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-with-dyed-yellow-skin-e3658669
Chicken with dyed yellow skin?
2020-02-08  199 瀏覽
Went here for some Hainan Chicken as I have not tried it before.
Hainan chicken costs HKD58 including soup, rice and a drink.
Anyway, didn't have any expectations even though it was over priced compared to this nice place in Central which is considerably cheaper.
Well, there was not much chicken in the dish to comment but mainly chicken skin and bones.
The chicken skin was such a dark yellow colour it makes me wonder if it has been dyed or how long the tank of chicken broth has been there.
Visibly different to corn fed chicken.

The rice was cold and oily, the typical stuff and the soup tasted weird.
Wasn't really edible and a waste of money.

[Review 7806] Tempeh from Indonesia goes West then East @ 天之樂素食 Tempeh Burger

10/02/2020
天之樂素食  Tempeh Burger
中環利源東街21號地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F, 21 Li Yuen Street East, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tempeh-from-indonesia-goes-west-then-east-e3657120

Tempeh from Indonesia goes West then East
2020-02-10  1322 瀏覽
Tempeh comes from Indonesia, so you will know what it is if you have tried it.
If you haven't it is basically fermented soy beans that form a soy bean cake in the fermenting process.
Tempeh is popular in the West as it is high in protein which makes it a good vegetarian ingredient.
I like it the way the West have taken it to the next level by making modern Tempeh with green peas, quinoa and even peanuts.
As well a Tempeh, Jackfruit is another fruit from the East which is popular in the West.
In the East, Jackfruit is just a fruit, while in the West they use raw jackfruit as a vegetarian ingredient in dishes.

In the UK, we have Tempeh Man which serves Tempeh Curries and you can also buy ready to eat Tempeh at the supermarkets available in original and curry flavoured as well as Tempeh kits to make your own Tempeh at home.
The fermentation process is started by culture that contains Rhizopus mold which grows and binds the beans together.
Think of the white mold like the white mold for Brie depending on what culture they use.
The prices of Tempeh in Hong Kong vary from a few dollars at Indonesian shops to a whopping HKD78 for a few tiny pieces which I had at NatrualLead in TST.

Finally, Hong Kong has a specialist Tempeh shop in Central where the owners have lived in the US before which makes sense.
Hence their menu is quite comforting for expats offering pizzas, baked potatoes and the signature burger.
It was really difficult making a choice as I wanted to try everything but clearly the baked potatoes is not a popular choice for locals because they just don't eat starchy things.

As much as I would have wanted to try the burger, I ordered the curry tempeh rice so that I could compare it to the UK but unfortunately I was given the baked one with brocoli and cheese but according to the receipt it was what I ordered but I didn't check at the time because the curry was also hkd48.


Although it wasn't the one I wanted to try but it was still delicious.
The tempeh pieces were sticky and firm yet soft similar to refried beans in a tomato sauce that was really tasty.
Beneath it was quinoa rice which is healthy as well so overall I was extremely pleased with my lunch.

I was really lucky, they gave me a bag of original tempeh to try which I happily munched as a snack.
The pieces of tempeh were nice and soft.
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Also had some for dinner paired with marmite and the two go together so damn well.
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Definitely coming back for more!
Will probably try the jacket potato and burger next time.

The menu: