Delicious coconut egg white munchies @ Orchid Padaria

I have always been a fan of Orchid Padaria Bakery but their shops were located in the New Territories or KCR stations which is not in my path.
Now they have a few shops in the city which is really good.

Previously I have tried their sawdust puddings and they were good.
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This time when I went in, there were quite a few interesting items such as the cheese triangles, and macarons.
The cheese triangles can be bought in packs or in twos.

 

Anyway in UK we have Dairylea so it would be interesting to try a different brand that is not imported in the UK.
I really regretted not getting some.
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I spotted some bite size snacks which looked like mini coconut macaroons which are not to be confused with the French Macarons as seen in the above picture.
Coconut macaroons are really sweet snacks made with lots of coconut, almond and starch which gives it firmess.
The ones here looked light and they are called Coconut and egg whites and a bit like baked meringues.
When I opened the packet, I could instantly smell the coconut which was really nice.
I loved the size of them.

 

 

Anyway, the taste was great, it was not too sweet but it got sweeter after I had quite a few.

It had the same texture as crispy meringue and there was so much dessicated coconut in it.
If you leave them for a while, the humidity will make them chewy and they also tasted gorgeous chewy, so I am going to get another pack and deliberately leave it in the open for a while to make them chewy.

 

Vietnamese sausage and prawn salad @ 山地人越南法包專門店 MR. Vietnamese Baguette House

Arrived at this baguette house, previously Toppings, was amazed how it had been redecorated.
It looks very green like a health shop, with pretty displays, and cute little bottles of their own branded fish sauce (not for retail).

Anyway ordered the Vietnamese sausage and prawn salad, and the baguette with abalone mushrooms to takeaway.
After a long journey home of bumps and humps, I was very surprised the baguette was still intact and the fillings had not fallen out.
For the salad, I was given three tubs of chilli vinegar, frankly two is sufficient.

Now to the food, the baguette was bursting with different tastes with every mouthful,
sometimes I could taste the black pepper, coriander, spring onion, then the meaty mushrooms, and then the sausage. However I couldnt taste the duck liver pate, the thing I was most looking forward to. Maybe I will order the liver toast next time.

As for the salad, the cabbage and carrots were sliced nice and thin, soaking up the sauce well, however the Jelly fish was cut in little squares. I would have preferred shredded jelly fish, which was be easier to fork out with the greens. Surprisingly I could taste some liver in the salad. I have the same opinion as FoodieWil that the salad tastes a little too sweet for my liking.

Refreshing lime water @ 山地人越南法包專門店 MR. Vietnamese Baguette House

After a delicious satisfying burger from Toppings, I was a bit thirsty so saw some drinks here, either young coconut or lime water.

Anyway I picked the lime water, it was displayed nicely in the drinks counter, already prefilled, with a wedge of lime in the cup.
It tasted nicer than expected, no artificially cordial syrup taste to it.

Not too sour or too sweet, and it was very refreshing.

Their menu was pretty much the same since I last came, so nothing new on the menu for me to try.

Cuttlefish burger @ Toppings

The cuttlefish patty is also hand made by them too. Inside the cuttlefish patty, it contained bits of sweetcorn, and to my amazement I found some caraway seeds that gave it some texture and spice to it.

Everything is the same as before, you can choose the toppings and sauce yourself.

Still the same good old staff.

 

My voice isnt loud but i am not deaf @ Joda's cup

After battling and choking through the polluted streets of Fortress Hill, I finally made it to Joda's cup, located right on the main streets with plenty of buses and cars passing by.

The environment made it extremely difficult for me to order, I had to repeat myself about three times for my order to be heard, I even waited till there was only one or two customers to order.

Ok my voice may not be loud, but I am not deaf, the waitress repeated what I ordered very loudly to emphasize she couldnt hear me.

When they finally called my number, one of the staff realised she had put normal amount of sugar when I requested less sugar and no ice. So I had to wait another few minutes for the right one.

Anyway, I finally got my elegant Jasmine tea, with flower buds floating at the top.
It tasted very strong of Jasmine just like the expensive Jasmine teas.

It differentiates itself from other Taiwanese tea's in HK with the inclusion of flower buds, just like the one in Jordon that contains pieces of fresh fruit which I am going to try.

 

Green mango slush drink @ Joda's cup

After trying the freshly brewed Jasmine tea, I came back for the green mango and black sugar tea.

The green mango was excellent, just at the right sweetness and it had bits of mango in it.
As for the black sugar tea, its basically hong kong style tea with black sugar syrup, which was not that evident in taste.

I would recommend the slushes for fast coolers to the hot weather, and the Jasmine tea for refreshers.