Showing posts with label Cane sugar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cane sugar. Show all posts

Sunday, April 22, 2012

《公Lee》《Kung利》@ 月滿莊士敦道

Kung Lee could not have chosen a better spot in Hong Kong to sell their famous cane sugar drinks and Cane Sugar pudding!
Located right next to Southern Playground and the Southern Stadium, there is bound to be people needing to rehydrate themselves after strenuous sports!

Also smack in the heart of Wan Chai, round the corner from the MTR exit, near the trams, near the footbridge leading to the exhibition centre, and a must pass point for people heading towards Queen's Road East.

As well as that, it is also a passing point for people going to the Arts Centre and Performing arts academy!

Anyway it is really good to see it in Wan Chai, although the cane sugar drink costs $1 dollar more but I am saving a few dollars by not having to travel to Central and hiking up the hill!

Since I can always grab a drink, I got the Cane sugar pudding which is usually sold out, it costs $12 which is the same price as the Central branch.

The puddings are made on site and not transported from the Central branch as enquired by many people that day.
The shop floor is tiled with those old green tiles which is surprising that you can still source them nowadays!
Anyway the pudding tasted as good as the Central branch and the sweetness was just right.
It leaves a sweet aftertaste as well and the texture of the pudding was quite firm.
While many historic buildings are being preserved in Wan Chai it is fun to see another addition with some historic feel added to it.
At the moment the interior is quite plain and I wonder if they will bring more iconic items to the shop.
If this branch existed a few years ago it would be cool to see it included in the film 《月滿軒尼詩》(Crossing Hennessy)!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sugar cane juice beats the thirst @ Kung Lee

I have a sweet tooth and I love savoury snacks but not for Chinese food.
The sweetness in Chinese desserts seems to taste weird and overly sweet, even their crisps are sweet.

I am not sure if the sugar used in Western food is different to the Chinese one, but the Chinese sweetness stings the throat and causes a build up of phelgm.
Unless it is plain water or sugar-free drinks it does not quench my thirst, because the sweetness of the drinks just makes more thirsty.

Anyway I assumed that it would be another one of those "been there tried that" reviews because I only wanted to try their famous Cane sugar juice and Cane sugar dessert.

From the reviews some people have said it wasnt too sweet and some said it was too sweet.

I sat down and the sugar cane dessert was placed on my table by the lady before I even ordered, but I was going to order that anyway.

Wanted to try the sugar cane juice and the hot sugar cane drink so I ordered the sugar cane juice first to see how sweet it was.
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Sugar Cane dessert:
The sugar cane dessert texture was similar to those steamed red bean puddings in a bowl (butjaigo) but softer.
The first piece was hard to get as it was all stuck together.
The sweetness was not that sweet so it gave me confidence to order both the sugar cane juice and the hot sugar cane drink.
Sugar cane dessert
Sugar cane dessert
 
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Sugar cane juice
After trying the dessert, I ordered the sugar cane juice.
It was not that sweet and similar to drinking nectar or the sap of some plants.
It was slightly grassy but pleasant.
Sugar cane juice
Sugar cane juice
 
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Hot sugar cane
This was slightly sweeter than the cane juice, but it was lighter and reminded me of that drink with waterchestnuts and carrots.
hot Sugar cane drink
hot Sugar cane drink
 
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I think the sweetness of the sugar cane juice varies from time to time depending on the season for sugar cane and the concentration, just like the way soy milk tastes stronger and sweeter from the bottom of the jug.

Although the shop is old, they had many interesting decorations inside like the green thing which is made of green drinking straws.
On top of the fridge there is a huge paper cup with a story cut out.
The story of how sugar cane juice is processed from washing the sugar cane, to peeling the sugar cane, extracting the juice and drinking it.
making cane juice pictorial - washing
making cane juice pictorial - washing
 
making cane juice pictorial - peeling
making cane juice pictorial - peeling
 
Chinese word thing made from green straws.
green thing made from green drinking straws
green thing made from green drinking straws
 
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