Born and raised in a UK seaside town, I am used to fresh seafood and not so far from home is Brittany another seaside town where they have quality seafood as well.
At EPURE, Executive Chef Nicolas Boutin brings you the best experience with blue lobsters from Brittany until the end of this month with the THEMATIC dinner.
I was really impressed with this dinner because every course was uniformly sumptuous and the blue lobster was delicately sweet and springy.
Began with the chilled soup and amuse bouche. The petit pois tarts were divine because they just pop in your mouth with sweetness and it is so difficult to get fresh peas in HK.
Peas are a must in French food!
The chilled soup was amazing because the tiny mussels at the bottom were sweet and fresh while the mussel foam on top smoothed it out contrasted by the refreshing vegetable jelly.
The first of the lobster course was the Blue Lobster with Heirloom Carrot, Baby Artichoke and Elderberry Vinaigrette. The fruity, sweet elderberry vinaigrette made a perfect pairing with lobster.
Next was the Blue Lobster with Shellfish Consommé, Petit Pois and Celery. The consomme was rich and strong owing to the lobster tomalley mousse contrasted by the sweet green peas and crisp celery.
The third course was a bit like surf and turf wtih Blue Lobster, Blonde d’Aquitaine Beef, Spring Onion, ‘Grenaille’ Potato Tarragon and Red Wine Sauce. As well as the lobster, the potatoes were also fluffy and tasty.
For desserts, the choice was hard because there was the Seasonal & Essential Artisan Cheese Selection or the Mille-Feuille because both are good! The Caramelised Mille-Feuille is prepared by your table with fresh strawberries, lime zest and Chantilly cream.
The cheese platter is wonderful but the Caramelised Mille-Feuille is definitely recommended because it is visually stunning with all those layers and it is such an experience when you eat it.
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I didn't know what to expect here but I am always trying out SingMalay foods. When I arrived, it just instantly looked like Pret x mangxr with soups, noodles, wraps, salads, desserts etc but Asian flavours like Rendang beef, Vietnamese salad etc.
If you eat there it feels so Hong Kong as there are so many red taxis going along that road. I decided to get THE PENANG noodle because you get the fun of adding hot water to it like a pot noodle since there is a soup paste at the bottom which dissolves into a broth. The hot Prawn Popiah wrap was filled with prawns, Taiwanese sausage, tofu, jicama, carrot, beansprouts and Hawkr's special Popiah sauce. I really liked it because it was crammed with so much stuff. My friend had the Javanese Beef Rendang which was very aromatic as there was fresh turmeric and galangal taste to the beef. For dessert finished with the pudding which contains sabja seeds at the bottom. I liked it more than chia seeds because it does not irritate your throat and it was not too sweet.
Discovered V-Care Asia at the food expo 2017 press conference.
This brand is quite famous because I remember seeing it a few years ago at various shops.
Tried all health drinks and here is what I thought.
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Si Wu Tang Four Herbs soup.
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Health benefits claims:
Reduces symptoms of menopause, reduces menstrual cramps, improves blood circulation, improves skin complexity for rosy skin.
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Si Wu Tang Four Herbs Drink:
Basically you make this drink by putting the herbs bag into the cup and adding hot water and letting it infuse for 7 minutes or longer for a stronger taste.
The colour of the drink was quite dark and the smell of Dongwai was strong.
As for the taste it was really nice, personally I liked it strong so I left it for 8 minutes and there is a hint of sweetness which is good.
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The Si Wu Tang Four Herbs Drink can be bought from CR Care, Apita, UNY, Piago, Yata, AEON, Health Plus and Sasa.
The soup comes in a box of 10 sachets with the herbs contained in a filter bag.
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Vegetable Soup.
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Reduces blood pressure, detoxifies the body and reduces acidic urine, detoxifies blood, strengthens body cells and improves the functions of vital organs, improves immunity and slows the ageing process.
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The soup was clear with a caramel coloured tone.
Basically it had a strong taste of Chinese mushrooms and a hint of sweetness.
The soups come in a sachets which are convenient because you just add 250ml of hot water and it ready to drink.
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Health benefits claimed by this product:
Detoxifies the body, antioxidant properties, slimming properties, helps constipation.
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The soups come in a sachets which are convenient because you just add 200ml of cold water and it ready to drink after stirring it.
The soup was green.
Basically it had a strong taste mint with a hint of sweetness which is good for people who do like not the taste of raw vegetables.
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Contains:
Barley leaf, Wheat grass, spinach, carrot, angelica keiskei, broccoli, coriander, celery, pepper, perilla, basil, corchorus aestuans, medlar, kiwi fruit, apple, strawberry, lemon, ginger, coriander, parsley, cumin, rosemary, mint, linseed, pumpkin seed, walnut, soy lecithin, bee pollen, chlorella, fiber powder and fructose.
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As well as these health drinks they also have Guava and Mulberry leaf tea, Golden red root tea and Burdock and Red date tea.
The cruffin which is a pastry hybrid of a croissant and a muffin was only previously available at posh bakeries in London and some other countries.
It is meant to be crisp and flaky like a croissant and soft doughy like a muffin on the inside. You can get it at Marks and Sparks as well as this Japanese inspired Chinese bakery A1 group but their version is weird as it is covered in icing.
At Marks and Sparks, there are three different flavours – chocolate and hazelnut, Seville orange and strawberry and Marc de champagne, at £1.50 in the UK and $25 in Hong Kong.
I was a bit disappointed because it was not doughy and soft in the middle and it was just a croissant all the way through but shaped like a muffin.
Never the less, both the Strawberry and orange flavours were good because jam and croissants always go together.
The chocolate was a bit rich and tasted like a pain du chocolat filled with nutella paste.
I love cheese so when McDonalds came out with this Quattro Cheeseburger with 4 slices I had to get it.
The burger was a little different from the product picture and would have tasted better if they arranged it like the picture with cheese slices in between the beef instead of 2 cheese slices on the bottom and top of the burger.
Anyway, requested for extra ketchup, onions and mustard because it just tastes so much better with more sauce.
It was definitely delicious with the extra cheese and sauce especially the white cheese as it is tastier.
