[Review] Crumble to the next level at Humble Crumble

I love a proper English pudding but these days they are getting scarce especially custard because most restaurants/bars replace it with ice cream partly due to demand and partly due to convenience.

This is where Humble Crumble comes in, a modern crumble reinvented to the next level which is stylish as well as comforting.
Humble Crumble started off at Primrose Hill Market as a pop up stall and they were so successful that they now have a permanent booth at Old Spitalfields.

On the menu, they have different flavours, the traditional apple crumble is always on the menu while there will be others on rotation like berries and some fancy ones they had in the past like sweet cherries and apple, rhubarb etc.

It is really ingenious yet original how the pudding is served by layering the elements because they are made to order yet not baked which saves time.

The fruit layer goes in the pot first, then the crumble, then the optional custard.

Other toppings can be added like torched marshmallow, meringue crumbs and edible rose.

As soon as I found out that Humble Crumble were at Old Spitalfields, I had to pay them a visit because there are tables for you to enjoy the food.
On the menu that day was either apple crumble or mixed berries so I went for the apple topped with custard.
For people don't like custard, there is also clotted cream and clotted cream ice cream.

I wasn't sure about the extra marshmallow but decided to have it anyway for decorative purposes but it actually complimented the apple crumble nicely without being too sweet or over the top.
This is where the crumble layer comes in perfectly like gravel, the spoon goes in the pot effortlessly and having the marshmallow gave me the excitement like trifle when you dig your spoon into three layers.
To summarize, I really enjoyed the apple crumble as everything was perfectly balanced and the marshmallow gave it that extra sweet kick to balance the apple.

It would be great if they offered different crumble types like chunky crumble to fine crumble or a mix to choose from.
Well, we never know because we might possibly see fancy crumble like chocolate flavoured crumble, oats or quinoa added to make it healthy.

New pie shack on Queen's Road

I love pies from TTPP.

This joint is located on Queen's Road East.
Locals might find it a bit pricey, but expats are going to love this!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese and onion quiche:

Bland and tasteless.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Strawberry rhubarb orange blossom crumble:

Loved the rhubarb chunks because it was acidic complemented by the strawberries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spinach pignoli nut quiche:

This was also bland but I loved the spinach.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet blueberry hill crumble bites:

Really cute bite sized crumbles filled with delicious blueberries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tai Tai Pie Pies:
Shop 1, G/F,
Shun Feng International Centre,
182 Queen’s Road East,
Wan Chai

Scrumptious pies any day any time from Tai Tai Pie Pies

Tai Tai Pie Pies (Admiralty)

I have always wanted to get pies from TaiTaiPiePies but never made it to their popup stalls at the markets.

Previously I tried their pecan pies when they did a joint venture with Secret Ingredients and Blue Smoke for Thanksgiving.

I was so glad to see them at Great supermarket and try other flavours which I could not get my hands on before.

However, there are still some flavours I would like to see such as: Spinach Pignoli Nut Quiche, Asparagus Cheddary Quiche, Cheese & Onion Quiche, B3P (Big British Breakfast Pie), Country Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, Coconut Dreams Cream Pie, Prosciutto Wrapped Figilicious Pie.

Their online ordering did not work for me because they only did the family sized pies but here you can get bite sized ones.

The pies here are all cold and refrigerated when you buy them so you need to reheat them when you get home.

All the pies are cooked right through so theoretically if you don't heat it up properly you will not get food poisoning.

They have an oven to reheat the pies if you should need it.

Basically they had savoury pies and sweet pies.

I was surprised to see Asian flavours: Three Cup Chicken Pie, The Hong Kong Beef Curry Pie, The Hong Kong Chicken Curry Pie, P10, Perfect 10 Vegetarian Hong Kong Curry Pie.

Although I do not like Chinese food, the tastes of the Asian Flavours probably taste good because TTPP pies are delicious.




After placing my order, they packed the pies in the bag and all I had to do was take them to the counter and pay.

It shows that they trust their customers and make life easy for them!!!

Most retail stalls will not give you your goods until you present the receipt.
Let's hope no one abuses this system by running away with some delicious TTPP's!!

In the box, there are some clear heating instructions.

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The Ultimate Cottage Beef Pie:

I was really glad I got the cottage beef pie, it had chunks of sweet suede in it and the mash on top was delicious and dreamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Drunken Apple Crumble:

The alcoholic taste wasn't very strong but still a decent apple crumble.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wholly Heavens Chocolate Sin Pecan:

The pecan chocolate pie was lovely and gooey with thick but not cloyingly sweet chocolate!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wholly Heavens Pecan:

The pecan pie was also delicious and I am sure anyone would like it, the sweetness was just right with lovely pecan nuts and chewy filling on a delicious butter shortcrust.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fishalicious Pie:


The pepper taste was a bit too strong for my liking because it was stronger than the fish.
But I liked the peas and carrots in it giving a balance to the spicy pepper taste and the pieces of fish.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tart Cherry Sweet Crumble Pie:


This was my favourite, deliciously buttery crumbs on top with tart cherries on the bottom.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Apple crumble and custard @ H-Tea-O Tea Garden

Had a craving for apple crumble and custard, so came here for it.

I came during tea time hours, and ordered the apple crumble and custard.

I waited at least 15 minutes for it, luckily I didnt order anything else, the apple crumble is ready made, and the custard is ready made, all that had to be done was to re-heat it.

The apple crumble and custard tasted ok, the crumble wasnt proper crumble.
The custard was'nt that hot either, although it tasted good overall, the service could have been quicker, same with waiting for my change, it took ages.

Amazing golden apple crumble milk pudding @ Daniel's

I was very surprised with this dessert, it tasted so good I would have expected it from a dessert joint rather than a Chinese cafe.
Came across the restaurant in Wan Chai, but went to the CWB branch.

I ordered the Sawdust with milk and egg white pudding, there were 5 flavours: original, pudding, mango, red beans and apple.
Basically the pudding is topped with the flavour of your choice.
For my dessert I had the apple.

The apple topping was very very sweet, its appearance was stewed diced apple pieces in thick golden apple sauce, exactly the same as the filling in McDonalds apple pie minus the cinnamon flavouring.
I tried the pudding initially without the apple, it was smooth and silky and even better than the milk pudding at Yee Shun. The sawdust was finely grounded biscuit crumbs, which were crunchier than the normal sawdust served in other places.
The milk pudding was not overly creamy and didn’t leave a sour taste like other dairy items.
The decorative cream at the top was good too, smooth and creamy.

Firstly it was like eating milk crumble, then it felt like apple crumble.

It would be good if they had more layers of the sawdust in between the milk pudding, and it would be milk crumble and then by adding another layer of apple, it would become apple milk crumble! Wouldn’t that be fun!

Overall there is wide variety offered there. However some dishes are plainly weird!
Soft pork bone with clams (bit strange pork served with shellfish)
Imitation abalone and fatty beef slices (bit weird beef and abalone).

The restaurant was very noisy, as with all Chinese places.
Also the staffs product knowledge could have been improved, I enquired about a noodle dish as I wanted to know which noodles were served, and they answered “ordinary” noodles which really explains it considering there are many types ie egg noodles, wonton noodles, etc.

 

Apple crumble @ Stick Stick's

Not very crumbly, and there was a layer of cake in it too, which made it not so authentic as an apple crumble.
The taste was OK.

Maxim's snowy mooncakes 2010

Since the snowy mooncakes were introduced, they have much improved,
the earlier ones didnt have so many flavours, and they were overly sweet.
Most were made with mung bean paste which was nasty.

I chose black forest and apple pie crunch after checking they did not contain mung bean paste.

There are two apple ones, fuji apple crunch and the apple pie crunch,

The product shot of the apple pie crunch appears to be brown and chocolately in the middle however when it was cut open, it was just sandy brown.
The apple pie crunch was a bit too sweet and strong in cinammon, I wish there were more bits of apple in it too.

The blackforest tasted nicer, with berry filling in the centre.

Overall the mooncakes are ok, but the full list of flavours are not listed on their website.
I am a bit surprised in this technological generation, their website it not fully up to date with the latest promotions, this was not the first case I couldnt find their lastest products, last time i tried to look up their new tea drink from MX, it wasnt on their website either.

Anyway, since the website was not very up to date, I decided to take a picture of the flavours, because their crappy leaflet dosnt list all the flavours either.

I was told no photos were allowed, but this is stupid, they obviously do not want more people to know about their products.

pdt shot of blackforest + apple pie crunch

 

 

 

Apple pie crunch

 

Blackforest