[Rye House] Comforting Nordic Food

Ever since I went to Swedish National day, I have fallen in love with Nordic food because I can relate to it.
Discovered Rye House from another Swedish event where they were doing a collaboration with the Mäckish Girls a while ago during the weekend.
After trying that, I was determined to come back to try the food from Rye House!

There is so much on the menu and they have a salad bar as well.

The reason why I can relate to Nordic food is that they use a lot of bread and potatoes which is basically the same as the diet in UK.
Interestingly their snacks are really similar to us in terms of flavours and they also have this similar snack to Wotsits!!

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Started with the Egg Pie which was on my mind since the first visit!


This was so delicious because the pastry tasted like a thin crispy Ryvita tart filled with potatoes that were silky and viscous topped with creamy egg just like the stuff you get in egg mayo sandwiches.
It is so comforting to see lots of similar ingredients like their prawn and dill filling which tastes just like our Prawn and Mayo filling but with dill in it.
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Next was the Nordic Hash (Pyttipannu) , again a really simple but comforting dish that is good on a winters day.
It was diced and fried cubes of potatoes that were fluffy and soft with a perfectly browned edge complemented by fresh organic eggs and pieces of meat.
Basically a delicious dish that you can eat all day or for brunch.

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Last but not least was the Finnish Creamy Salmon Soup .

I loved it because it wasn't heavy with chunks of pink salmon and lots of dill.
There was a little butter in it to give it that beautiful golden glow as well enhancing the taste.
All was good and I was shocked that even their hot chocolate was so heavenly.
Will definitely come back again.

I appreciate them using environmentally friendly straws which are actually real plant straws.
Basically using rye straws for drinking which are biodegradable!

[Rye House]

Shop G10, G/F, Bank Of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Admiralty

Tel: 39968950

Mon - Fri: 07:30 - 18:30

Sat: 09:00 - 14:00

Sun: Closed

[Review 7088] A nice bowl of Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles @ 港麵子 (已結業)Nooodies

 01/01/2019

港麵子 (已結業)Nooodies
九龍灣偉業街33號德福廣場一期1樓F1號舖
Shop F1, 1/F, Telford Plaza I, 33 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-nice-bowl-of-sichuan-dan-dan-noodles-e3261837

A nice bowl of Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles
2019-01-01  741 瀏覽
As well as Nooodies, there is another noodle joint in Sai Ying Pun called NOODIES that opened in 2015.
I bet if NOODIES didn't exist, Nooodies would probably have used that name and not needed that extra "o" to be different!

Anyway, both joint offer a choice so that you can try different noodles.
Here they have the tasting choice for $108 which lets you try three different noodles in small portions but unfortunately I came here in the afternoon when it isn't served.

Ordered the Dandan noodles!

I can't quite understand why they needed to camouflage the broth and bowl together.
A different coloured bowl might have made it look much nicer.
Apart from presentation, it was damn delicious and I wish there was a vegan option with omnipork as I don't really eat pork in HK as it is usually not fit for consumption.

The noodles for damn good because the broth was so tasty, it was a right balance of Sichuan spices as well as the nutty broth without being sweet.

Second visit, it was bland and deteroriated.

[La Famille] Festive cakes

La Famille is a famous for its soft and dreamy Chiffon cakes.

I remember going to their cozy joint in Tai Hang.
They now have more to offer including these pretty jelly cakes with flowers in it.

For Christmas, they have launched three cakes for Christmas.

Each Christmas cake is quite different, personally I prefer something simple so chose the white one which has the signature chiffon cake inside smothered in delicious Hokkaido cream with fresh strawberries.

This cake will be available from the 17th but as it was my friends birthday they were able to make this cake.
The taste was as good as expected with the pairing of fluffy chiffon and dreamy cream.

[Kee Wah Bakery] Christmas 2018 goodies

Thank you Kee Wah Bakery for sending me a a big box for Christmas which was filled with sweet treats.

There were panda cookies!!
HK85

A Christmas tree tin filled with nougats, cookies and cookies.
HKD88

A Candy box.
HKD55

All these can be found at any branch of Kee Wah Bakery and if you buy them in sets you get more discount.
For more information see the detailed flyer at the shop.

www.keewahbakery.com.hk

[Review 7040] Cheesy Blueberry Pie @ McDonalds Hong Kong @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

12/12/2018

麥當勞  McDonald's
中環港景街1號國際金融中心2樓2022號舖
Shop 2022, 2/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheesy-blueberry-pie-mcdonalds-hong-kong-e3244319

Cheesy Blueberry Pie @ McDonalds Hong Kong
2018-12-12  96 
Earlier this year, McDonalds launched the Mixed Berries Custard Pie for one day only on pi day 3.14 ie March the 14th.Now they have launched the Cheesy Blueberry pie!!!
The name doesn't sound quite right being cheesy because you wouldn't describe a cheesecake being cheesy.
Anyway decided to try it in the hopes of it tasting like custard because the version at Pakistan is actually blueberry custard!
The packaging was quite nice.
After taking a few bites,  it tasted how I had expected it to be, the blueberry side was sweet just like eating blueberry jam and the cheesy side tasted like custard.
So for people who do not like cheese, you can't taste any cheese and luckily it doesn't because I don't think it would taste nice.
I don't think McD would be that daft to make something taste weird.
Clearly the packaging and name doesn't quite match because the white on the illustration looks more like cream than cheese!

[Prohibition] A great place for steak and drinks

I never would have guessed Prohibition was a great place for steaks and drinks.
It is located in the new hotel next to Ocean Park which is right outside the MTR station.
There is a lovely pool beside it.

You are greeted by a bar where you can have drinks before or after dinner or even with your meal.

The drinks are instaworthy and there are more on the menu to be discovered.

As well as steak, there are lots of fab food so it is best to go in big groups and they have long tables to accommodate.

Started with the Scallop Ceviche which was on a bed of refreshing mango lime sauce.

Next was the Lump Crab Cake with (yuzu and cod roe tartar sauce). A must when having steak, there was so much chunks of crab in it.

The Beer battered prawns with Lime chili sauce were really comforting because of the batter and the fact they look like the sweet and sour prawns you get in English style Chinese takeaways and Chinatown!

I absolutely love pastrami so the Pastrami meat platter was a real treat with pickled pearl onions and refreshing gherkins.

For soup, there was Seafood chowder which was loaded with seafood with  a strong lobster bisque taste.

The moment we were all waiting for had arrived!!!  STEAKS!! We had the USDA Prime bone-in Ribeye, one was rubbed with 28 days bourbon & oolong tea dry aged, while the other one wasn't. USDA Prime bone-in Ribeye  There was 28 days bourbon & oolong tea dry aged The aged version was more intense in flavor yet it was juicy and tender.

The Canadian certified angus beef Porterhouse was my personal favourite because you get the tenderloin and strip either side of the bone. The tenderloin is my favourite part.

The sides we had were mac and cheese, creamy spinach and loaded mashed potatoes which really completes that steakhouse experience.

To finish, we had the Flamed Alaska. By far this is the best Flamed Alaska because the icecream inside was good especially the pistachio icecream and the meringue on the outside was like thick marshmallow goo.

Will definitely be back for drinks and more beef!!

[Prohibition]
G/F (Portion C) at Club Wing,
Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel,
180 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang