Showing posts with label melons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label melons. Show all posts

Thursday, August 17, 2017

[i CREMERiA Café] A dinky cake for $160

To be honest, I think quite a lot of things are over priced in Hong Kong.
This dinky little melon cake costed HKD$160 which is around £16!!!!
Ok, it tasted nice but any cake in UK under £2 could taste as nice as this.
It is funny how HKers are willing to pay HKD$600 (approx £60) for a bunch of grapes!!



[i CREMERiA Café]
Shop 13, 4/F, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Arome bakery melon tart

After trying the melon dessert cup, I got the melon tart the next day.
It was visually prettier and tasted better.


The tart was the usual crumbly short crust base with a layer of chocolate, cream, a small piece of cake topped with glazed pieces of melon on top.


I liked it because it tasted natrual with cream and melon.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Lovely icy desserts on a 7°C day

I love having cold desserts on a cold day because Hong Kong is not cold enough.


This time I chose the melon tofu dessert because it has icy melon slush and I had the durian pancake as well so that I could compare it to the one at Honeymoon dessert.
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Durian pancake:

The size is smaller than the one at Honeymoon dessert and the colour of the pancake was a light lime which is not as artificial as Honeymoon's green.

But according to their menu, it seems that the colour of the pancake should be the same colour as the cover of their menu.
The durian pancake here wins because it has more fresh Durian meat in it and the cream is silkier and lighter with the sweetness just right.
I prefer the pancake here too because it is thinner than the Honeymoon dessert one.

As for the price, I can't remember which one was more expensive.
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Melon tofu dessert:



As it was cold, the slushy melon was not slushy but icy which was lovely and the pieces of melon froze so the melon had a lovely icy texture as well.
Beneath it was silky tofu which was complemented by the icy sweet melon and icy melon slush.
The slush was really nice because it was blended with real melon.
After finishing the dessert I finally felt cooler!
(In the summer, the melon slush is not icy and is just like a smoothie.)


After looking at the menu again, it seems that I have made the wrong choice because the one with grass jelly seems to be cheaper and has sago in it as well as the picture shows.
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The cashier obviously does not like 5 cents because there were plenty of $1 coins in the till.
But anyway their desserts are good so I will be back again and spend it here.

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聰嫂私房甜品 (Tseung Kwan O)
Price: $47
Service: could be better
Yummy factor: ok
Sweetness levels: just right
Noise levels: Noisy
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Sunday, December 09, 2012

Sweet slushy melon refresher @ Sweety Garden

Tried to come here two times before but the first time when they were in Jordan they had just relocated.
I tried again this summer but they were in the middle of being filmed so decided to try it later.
The new branch is located near the DNA mall on the corner which stands out because it is bright pink.

Anyway, thanks to Sweety Garden for inviting me and I was able to try their desserts finally.

It was really nice of them to let me invite IVY so that I could share the slushy melon, otherwise it would be too much if I had it to myself.
The decor in this dessert joint is really nice too matched by their menu and their dessert items.
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Dessert platter:
This was a platter of three desserts: chocolate pudding, molten chocolate and orange cake and vanilla icecream.
The shape of the vanilla icecream was a perfect sphere.
Out of the three I loved the molten chocolate and orange cake because in other dessert houses it is just plain chocolate and with the orange flavouring it had more depth to it.
The chocolate pudding was served in a cute cup and was smooth and silky and not too sweet.
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Melon slush:
Apart from melon there are other fruits to choose from such as watermelon, apple (served in a dragonfruit), papaya, coconut etc.
The melon is seasonal so it depends what melon they have at that time.
The melon that I had was honeydew melon which was lovely and sweet, the melon was grounded with milk to make this lovely slush tower.
The liquid in the slush goes to the bottom, so the top is quite solid and the base is slushier than the top.
After you finished eating the slushy melon, there is real melon fruit in the melon which is already sliced and convenient to spoon out.
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Once again thanks for Sweety Garden for their delicious desserts especially the melon slush because I really wanted to try that.
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Sweety Garden address:
G/F, Delite Mansion, 3 Granville Circuit, Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
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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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