Festive steamed buns for the Bun Festival

Toy Store (Cheung Chau)

I never eat Chinese steamed buns because I don't like the fillings and it is frankly too sweet.



At this stall they had the usual boring lotus seed, red beans and custard, but then I saw two unusual flavours which were taro and pumpkin.

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Steamed bun with pumpkin filling:


There was not much filling inside which was good and the size was smaller than the buns sold at the stalls nearby.
The pumpkin filling was natural pumpkin meat which was not too sweet.
Although these flavours are unusual for Festive buns, you can get these flavours easily at bun specialists such as Tong Kee and Mr Bao Dim.
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McVeggie burger exclusive at Cheung Chau

McDonald's (Cheung Chau)

I would never in my life consider going to Cheung Chau during the Bun Festival because it is packed with people and I wonder why the Island doesnt sink!


But I found out from Mjqueen7e that they had the Veggie burger which is ONLY served at Cheung Chau's McDonalds during Bun Festival so I made a trip there!




It is really weird because in the UK, the Veggie burger is permanently on the menu and in other countries too!
The UK version is basically spicy and contains chickpeas, coriander and cumin.

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Veggie burger:



Basically it looks like the McChicken Sandwich with the same mayonnaise sauce but the Hong Kong veggie version contains shiitake mushrooms.



Although you cannot really see the mushroom pieces, you can taste them, but you could visually see the peas and sweetcorn.
The patty was also made with potato as well but not as bad as the reviews described it because I really liked it.
The taste was similar to the veggie version in UK but without the spices.
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After the satisfying food, it was a nightmare leaving the Island and next year I will go before the main day of the festival for the McVeggie burger.

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The secret touch to the Lamma Island marshmallows

I have always wanted to try these, but on my last visit to Lamma I could not find them.

 

These sweets must be really famous in Lamma, before I tried them I did not know what to expect because in Chinese they are meant to be marshmallows but in English they are called Peanut candy according to their labeling.

When I opened the bag, the smell of dessicated coconut was really nice and coconutty just like toasted coconut.

The texture of it was soft and nothing like a nougat, after I took a bite, it turned out to be marshmallow so the Chinese labelling/description is more accurate.

The marshmallows were lovey and soft with some chew to it.

 

This is the best marshmallow I have tasted. The coconut gave the marshmallow a really nice taste and there were pieces of peanuts in it too!

The big secret is the crispy crunch.
Most people think that the crunch comes from the peanuts which I almost did as well but it was not the peanuts.

After tasting it carefully I realized the crispy crunches were coming from pieces of toasted rice in it.

 

The marshmallow is a must get item from Lamma!!

After reading the reviews, it appears the price is roughly the same as four years ago, but you get fewer pieces per bag!

I wish I tried these marshmallows a few years ago!
Although they seem expensive, the taste is amazing, and they are slightly cheaper than a macaron.

Crunchy tofu with prawn patty @ cheung chau's 甘永泰魚蛋

Again, saw pictures of this crunchy tofu and the lovely white filling inside, I just had to try it.
The filling inside is grounded de-gutted prawn, hence it is spotless.

 

The exterior of it, looks similar to smelly tofu, and the surface is very interesting, a bit like loofah/bamboo pith.
This texture is done by cutting the tofu puffs and turning it inside out, putting the grounded prawn paste inside, placing them on the skewers and then deep fried.
There were alot of reviews that said it was tasteless, but as I didnt eat anything with strong taste before, it tasted really nice.
The outside is extremely crunchy, then when you bite into the part near the prawn, it is slightly chewy, and the into the prawn patty which is then softer.
It costs $10 per stick, and they wrap a tissue around it, my fingers were kept nice and clean, the tofu was not greasy at all.

 

I think without sauce, it tastes good, but if there was lemon or vinegar to put on it, it would taste much nicer.

Just to see it visually! @ Cheung chau's Tin Yin Dessert

I dislike chinese desserts, but I only came here for the transparent mango dumplings.
I didnt expect to like it, but from the photos, they looked like marbles, so I just had to see it for myself.

The desserts there are quite natrual as its shop name suggests, the fruit is just fruit served in the bowl, and the syrup/sugar is optional for you to add.
Although the transparent dumplings were slightly too sweet, and it was too chewy, I would have prefer that texture similar to agar jelly (dye choi go).