Showing posts with label Spanish ham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spanish ham. Show all posts

Saturday, April 07, 2012

Parma ham and Roast pork @ Maur's Kitchen

Came here especially to try the parma ham and Roast pork because it was sold out on my first visit.

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Parma Ham:
It just tastes how you would expect it, slightly chewy and waxy with some smokey saltiness.
Usually it is served as a starter with melon but it was interesting having it with Chinese noodles and as a luxury gimmick as well which matches their other items such as abalone and chinese wine egg.
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Roast Pork:
The chef Maureen was really nice and gave me two different cuts, one was the belly part and the other was the lean part.
It was different from the Chinese roast pork which is dry, this one was lovely and moist with lots of juice but not quite gravy.
Although there was no red beancurd in the pork, I could taste it slightly.
The roast pork was amazingly soft and juicy and it reminded me of the roast pork that was served at CANTOPOP cooked by the Sous vide method.
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Noodles:
Last time I forgot to take pictures of the noodles so here are the pictures from this visit.
There were snow pea sprouts which were more elegant than the usual Chinese greens they put with the noodles.
The julienne potatoes tasted much better than my first visit because they were not so oily.
The noodles were better this time as well because they were not clumped together.
As they are always experimenting with different types of noodles to match their broth, there are some noodles which I would love to try with this broth such as Angel pasta, instant noodles, spinach noodles and new bamboo vermicelli.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Executive fine lunch @ Dap JP‧Wine‧Dine

I have been meaning to go to DAP for along time, just that it’s a bit of a trek from Wanchai station, through the sunny congested roads of Spring garden lane.

Anyway with the coupon from Openrice, and Openrice holding an event there, this place must be good, so this was the final momentum making me go!

After my first visit, I was given another discount, so I have been twice already for lunch.
The first visit, I didn’t take any pictures, but the setting and furniture was relaxed European French style. The modern tables were facing the large windows with long curtains and the sun shining through, over looking some tall buildings in front of the green hills.

On my first visit, I had 4 courses.
Amuse: Oyster
Entrée: Asparagus with Cod roe
Main: Salmon
Dessert: Cheesecake

The oyster was fresh, and I liked the effort the chef stuck the oyster shell on the plate with sticky dough, so that it doesn’t slide about. The oyster was detached from its shell drenched in its lovely sauce, so it was easy to eat.

Then came the Asparagus with salmon roe, tender asparagus with large salmon roe sprinkled on top.

After the Entrée was finished, I was served the Salmon, a reasonable chunk of pink juicy salmon, and I do mean juicy, it wasn’t dry at all, very soft and supple, almost like jelly!

As for dessert, the cheesecake was served with berry sauce, not too sweet, and smooth that it melts in the mouth.

On my second visit, I had 4 courses which I did take pictures:
Amuse: Kimamoto oyster with ponzu
Entrée: Antipasti (Parma ham and melon, sautéed black mussels, Tomato and mozzarella)
Soup: Chicken consommé with inaniwa and Spring onion
Pasta: Orecchiette with river prawn and lobster cream sauce.

The oyster was as good as the first week, but this time even better with the salmon roe.
Then came the Entrée, which was fun to each, I firstly at the Parma ham and melon, soft ham with sweet melon, then I ate the tomato and mozzarella, creamy cheese with tomato, and finally the mussel, I was surprised they were fresh and soft, not the frozen ones.

As for the soup, I just had to check it out, because it had noodles in it, after having the soup, I had the pasta shells with prawn and lobster sauce, there were many prawns in it, and the sauce was quite rich.

Overall, I like Dap, because what is stated on the menu is what you get, and I credit the menu, because the chef/management have actually researched into it with all these fancy Japanese and French vocabs!
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Saturday, March 31, 2012

squid and prawn saffron rice @ UNOMAS

I was a bit disappointed as I was looking forward to a variety of Tapa's and now it is only the fixed lunch set with starter, mains and dessert.
It is pricier than the tapa's set too.

Anyway since I was already there I ordered the bread with serrano ham as a starter, and the squid and prawn saffron rice with vanilla dessert.

The bread with ham was quite nice, the ham was soft like smoked salmon, and the taste was like cheese.

The rice was a bit hard, my jaw was practically tired after eating it.

The dessert was nice and creamy, and not too sweet.
Overall the food here is good, but service is bad, you practically need to ask them for a glass of water or they will not give you one.

if they have the tapa's lunch I will come back again.
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