[Review] Patty King Patties

Spotted Patty King and Electric Rooms a while ago when I was on the bus so made a note to visit them.

Along this stretch, there are quite a few Jamaican shops.
Patty King stood out because they specialize in Patties which are golden yellow pastries that look like turnovers filled with meat or savoury fillings.

As well as patties, they also serve sides like Callaloo, Jerk Chicken, Rice and peas, ackee & salt fish etc.
They also serve Patty and Coco bread which is bread filled with a patty.

It was my first visit, so I decided to get a vegetable patty which was heated up for me.
I would have ordered more but I had just finished a huge breakfast at the Electric Rooms nearby.

The vegetable patty was quite nice with a slight spiciness so overall you can think of it like a turnover shaped pasty made with flaky pastry.

Patty King:
10 Knight Hill
West Norwood London

[Review] Guanabana Restaurant

Guanabana Restaurant has been here since 2007 serving Latin Caribbean cuisine from all over South America & the Caribbean.
Hence on the menu, you will find a mix of Caribbean and Tex Mex food like Tacos and Fajitas.

As a fan of Caribbean cuisine, I went for the Jerk wings and Jollof rice.
They had this on the brunch menu but did not suggest us to order it as it had extra plaintains for the same price.

The food was tastier than it looked.

The chicken wings were deliciously spicy with a punch that didn't linger and the Jollof rice was also spicy and went wonderfully well with it and the sauce from the chicken.

Overall, I was really glad I checked it out.
There is also an extra compulsory 12.5% on top of the bill.

Guanabana:
85 Kentish Town Rd, London NW1 8NY

The best Caribbean food

Caribbean food is popular in the UK but in Hong Kong it is scarce.

Mandy's Private Kitchen has been in Hong Kong for years but I did not discover it until now because Mandy used to cater private dinners and now she has a lovely restaurant in Sai Kung.
According to the SCMP, Mandy Nathali started her private kitchen in 2010 which serves Caribbean and Trinidadian food.

Shortly after this place opened, Rummin' Tings opened in Central but the food here has so much passion and love in it.

Anyway, I came here a few times because there were so many things I wanted to try.

When the food came, I had the same excitement as I did with African food because it was colourful and spicy.

Here were all the things I ate!!

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Sorrel punch HKD$40:

This non alcoholic punch is made with hibiscus so it has a rosy taste.
Not the beverage for me because I can't handle flowery drinks.
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Mini Jamaican patties-veg HKD$60:


These patties are basically mini pasties filled with finely chopped vegetables in the middle paired with a dip.
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Jerk chicken served with carnival salad, rice and peas HKD$125:

This dish was divine because the chicken was amazingly soft and juicy and the taste was complex because it was sweet, sour and fiery.
The carnival salad was just like a colourful carnival because it had carrots and purple cabbage which made it vibrant.
For the rice and peas I was looking for the peas but peas actually means beans in Caribbean style food.
Anyway, the rice was heaven because there was so much Thyme in it which made it really fragrant.
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Curry goat HKD$140:

The rice and salad were the same as above.
The curry goat was quite bony but the curry was addictive because there was thyme, cumin and fiery scotch bonnet peppers that made it appetizing.
[The scotch bonnet peppers are grown locally by Mandy herself!!]
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Caribbean dips HKD$55:

This was pita bread and crudites served with three colourful dips: flamingo, Shado beni and Solomon gundy.
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The Flamingo was my favourite because the colour was pretty, it was made with gorgeous beetroots and my favourite cumin spice.

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The Shado Beni had a strong raw carrot taste to it.

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The Solomon gundy was nice and fruity because it had mango.

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Trinidadian potato salad HKD$20:

Once you've had this, ordinary potato salads won't taste good anymore because this one is so flavourful with spring onions, herbs and lots of other herbs!!
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Socca beef stew HKD$130:

The beef stew was just as good as the goat curry, again with lots of spices.
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Feeling hot HKD$65:

Spicy beef and tomatoes cooked with scotch bonnets.
The beef was spicy which was sweet and fiery with onions in it.
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Corn bread HKD$20:

The cornbread was sweet and savoury so it was a bit confusing for my tastesbuds.
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I can't wait to come back again for the Jerk chicken, goat curry and new dishes but Sai Kung town has major transportation problems.
Hopefully there will be less people in the winter.
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Reggae and food at Rummin' Tings

As my town was no where near Birmingham in the UK I did not get to try the Caribbean joints there which served the basics such as curry goat, beef stew and jerk chicken.

Finally tried my first dose of Caribbean food in Sai Kung, a famous Caribbean restaurant that initially started out as a private kitchen.
Since then I have been addicted to Caribbean cuisine so when this opened I had to try it out.

Rummin' Tings is a bar pumping amazing Reggae music with a variety of rum cocktails.



I only tried the saltfish accra that night because I already had dinner.



It was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with a delicious piping hot filling revved up by the spicy sauce and tamarind sauce.
I couldn't quite taste the saltfish but you could feel the silky fish texture in it.
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