Ein netter Kuchen mit einer rührenden Geschichte

I came here because of the recent craze for Juchheim’s Baumkuchen rolls.

 

 

 

I hesitated trying them because there is another brand called 森の卷 Gâteau Roulé sold at TASTE which were hard and extremely sweet.

The ones here fared slightly better, they were softer and less sweet and had some crisp coating on the outside.

 

 

It was nice but failed to impress me to get it a second time, however I will try the Gâteau Roulé again to see if they taste different since it was a long time since I last tried it.

Although the name Juchheim is German I was rather intrigued why these Baumkuchen rolls originated from Japan.
It turns out that Karl Juchheim was a Prisoner of War in Japan. Before he was sent to Japan, he was surprisingly based at Jiaozhou Bay in the Shandong Province of China.
Jiaozhou is known to the Germans as Kiautschou.
After World War 1 started, Tsingtao was sieged and Karl was sent to interment camps in Okinawa thus starting his Juchheim business there!

Pastries @ Das Gute

In Hong Kong, space is limited everywhere, this bakery has three cabinets inside with a walking space enough for one person!!!

Got three sweet items, apple lattice, blueberry custard danish and a pineapple puff.
The apple and blueberry danish tasted quite nice, the pineapple one wasnt that nice, the pineapple was a bit too moist and made the pastry soggy.
The blueberry custard was protected by a clear sheet of plastic, cleverly stuck to the four corners of the pastry by a white dot of icing.

Apple lattice

 

blueberry custard danish

 

Pineapple bun

 

 

German lunch buffet @ King Ludwig Beerhall

Food here was excellent, the choice of food was acceptable.

The best item was the crunchy pork knuckle, it has truly crunchy skin, and the pork was still tender and not dry.

For the desserts, there were many items ranging from fruit to bread pudding.
There was raclette cheese too!

Service was excellent, they start your buffet off with a plate of fine pork knuckle cuts, sausage and sauerkraut.