[Restaurant Review] Australian Dim Sim (dimmies) at Belushi

Recently saw Dim Sim on TV but didn't know you could get them but when I found out that Belushi's had them I decided to give them ago.

A dim sim is a Chinese-inspired meat and vegetable dumpling-style snack food, popular in Australia and to a lesser extent in New Zealand.
The name means dim sum in the creator's native dialect.
It is made of minced meat (usually pork, lamb or chicken), cabbage, and seasoning, encased in a wrapper similar to that of a traditional shumai dumpling.
They are typically rectangular, or sometimes a larger circular shape sold in fish and chip shops, service stations, corner shops, and some Chinese restaurants and takeaway outlets in Australia.

When they came, they were big and round.

Tried them without any sauces and I felt that they tasted exactly the same as Chiuchow meat roll 潮州炸粿肉 and Vietnamese Spring rolls but miles better and palatable because the meat is good quality and you won't find any weird chewy bits.

They were a bit sweet by default so I didn't use the sweet chili sauce that was given.

The dim sim tasted nice with BBQ sauce and mustard.

Vinegar, Brown sauce or Worcester sauce would also go well with it but they were not on the table.

[Little Birdy] Aussie chicks alert!!

My friend told me about this place so I had to go and check it out because I love chicken.

It is slightly different to Roast chicken and potatoes but they had my favourite chips with chicken salt!
They use free range chicken that are hormone free according to their website.

Since this place specializes in chicken, I had to have chicken with chips but they have the Birdy pack which also includes a salad and chips so I got the pack.
For salads, there were so many choices!
The chicken was roasted perfectly and fuss free while the chips were so good with that chicken salt sprinkled on it.

I purposely paired it with the detox salad which is cabbage and carrots.

My friend had the DG's chicken and waffle with additional small Romaine salad.

Small romaine salad:

Finished with the Iced Tea and Lemonade with Cayenne Pepper.

The lemonade was spicier than I imagined.

Plastic straws are not used here which is quite good.
It is good to see another Aussie joint in Hong Kong!

[Little Birdy]
15-17 NEW STREET, SHEUNG WAN, HONG KONG
OPENING HOURS: 11:00AM-10:00PM (MON-SUN)
http://littlebirdy.com.hk/

Battered oysters at Hooked

Hooked (Mid-Levels)

Came here again and was glad to see some changes!!!!!!

PICKLED EGGS ARE NOW SOLD HERE!!!



FINALLY, THERE ARE CHIP FORKS FOR PEOPLE TO USE!!!!

This time had the oysters, 3 for $40.


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Oysters:

The oysters were huge and they were about the size of big chicken wings.
I was surprised that they did not shrink after being fried.
Anyway, the batter was golden and thin while the oyster was creamy and juicy.




The oysters were just amazing and the salt enhanced the taste effortlessly.
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Pressed Juices selling fast

Pressed Juices is an Australian brand by Leo Pegoli which started when he returned to Melbourne after his sports scholarship in the USA.

Quoted from their website:
Pressed Juices extracted by cold pressing is the most nutritionally complete juice available, and contains up to 5 times more vitamins, minerals and enzymes than juice made by any other method. Each morning our fresh produce is slowly cold pressed - no additives, no pasteurisation or preservatives, just live juice - and immediately bottled to ensure a shelf life of up to 3 days when refrigerated. Whether you're interested in a detox or cleanse program, or a daily juice to get in more servings of fruit and vegetables, Pressed Juices can help you feel your best both physically and mentally.

At the store, they have so many series to benefit the body in different ways and they have samples so that you can taste before you buy.




By the time I got there, 98% of their juices were already sold out!!


These were the juices I liked.
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greens 3:
apple, celery, cucumber, ginger, kale, lemon, lettuce, parsley, spinach

The greens 3 was refreshing because it had lemon juice and my other favourite greens.
This was the ultimate one for me as it was natural and unsweetened.
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boxed water:


I got this because I liked the carton.
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almond mylk:
almonds, dates, filtered water, sea salt, vanilla bean

For the sweet drinks, I loved this one because it had a strong vanilla taste and it was quite thick and filling.
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zest 4:
coconut, cucumber, lemon, pineapple
The zest 4 was soothing and appetizing because of the pineapple and coconut.
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Everyone has different preferences, the three above reflect the flavours I like.

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Pressed Juices (Central)

Hollywood Road

Antipodeaness

When this place opened last year, I had high expectations and there were so many items I wanted to try.
But everytime I got there, it was always closed.

It was finally open on this visit and there were only two items I tried because the rest weren't launched yet.

The items I wanted to try were:
Chicken Mushroom & Tarragon Pie
Cheese Strata with Prosciutto, Basil & Spinach
Breakfast Ravioli drizzled with Creamy Sage & White Wine Sauce
Shakshuka with handmade pita bread
[Shakshuka is a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, and onions, often spiced with cumin]

This was the menu they were serving.



The menu may have changed by now because I tried this in October 2013~

While I was waiting for the food, I took photos of their cute salt and pepper shakers and ketchup bottle.



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Rolled up spinach omelette:


This was a rolled-up spinach omelette with goats cheese & dried tomatoes on a slice of toasted sourdough!
The omelette texture was really interesting just like a swiss roll.
It was soft, moist and fluffy with strong spinach taste which went nicely with the goats cheese.
I don't know how the spinach omelette was made, but it took alot of effort and time!
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Louise Slice $20:
The Louise cake is an old fashioned New Zealand favorite consisting of a thin layer of cake or biscuit topped with raspberry or plum jam, coconut meringue and then baked in the oven.
I got it because it was really similar to this British jam and coconut slice.


It tasted quite similar to the one I had at school but it was too sweet.
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Just the usual breakfast fare

Perhaps I am not an Auzzie, so the food at The Cupping Room did not really connect with me.



The seating was cramped and the environment was noisy.





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Pasta arrabiata with aubergines:

The arrabiata sauce was rather spicy and the spiral pasta was too al dente for my liking.
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Breakfast:

The breakfast was overpriced and it was the same usual items eg mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, scrambled egg, sausage and hard bread which did not taste better than other places.
Woops, no baked beans!
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Fishalicious Fish tacos

Seasalt (Mid-Levels)

"one man's misfortune is another man's gain"

Found out about the new fish tacos through an unfortunate reviewer who didn't get a chance to try the fish tacos.

Before I went, I called to make sure they were still serving them.

LUCKILY they answered the phones because when they first opened, they did not answer the phones.

Outside the shop, there was a board promoting the Fish Tacos.

From Monday to Friday, there are other offers going on, please refer to the Weekly deals.


The restaurant decor was much the same as my previous visit.


It was nice of them to provide water as well.

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Fish Tacos:

The strip of fish was covered uniformly in batter and fried nicely.
The coating was crispy and thin just like tempura.
I really liked the fish taco because of the sauce was extremely acid with a very hot fiery kick balanced by the julienne crunch of purple cabbage and chopped coriander with piping hot fish in the middle.

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