Showing posts with label Korean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Korean. Show all posts

Saturday, June 09, 2018

In love with [Joomak's] Vegetarian Menu

I am always here because of their vegan menu, it is great that they change it regularly.
On this visit, I tried some new items like the snow fungus salad which was light and satisfying while the Vegan Korean chicken was on the fiery side.

There was supposed to be some ice leaves in there but only found one!

The kale pancake is permanently on the menu but it makes sense because it tastes really good.

It is similar to those Chinese bokchang pancakes which are soft with a slight chew loaded with healthy kale and sweet wolfberries.

For drinks, both choices were so damn good especially the black garlic latte with charcoal, it was sweet with a gritty texture.

The yuzu chocolate smoothie which I thought was an odd combination turned out well because it was similar to the pairing of choc n orange which never fails.

Finished with the chia seed pudding which was silky and moreish!

Definitely will be back because on Wednesdays they have a promotion for all you can eat from the Vegetarian menu for $198 until the end of June!

Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Korean style Moule Frites at [The Joomak]

Moules-frites is a popular main dish of mussels and fries from Belgium which is also a favourite in France.
As a fan of this dish, I decided to try the Korean version at The Joomak which is served with fries or Sweet potato fries.
The mussels are either cooked in kimchi tomato or Makgeolli butter sauce.
I chose the Makgeolli butter sauce because I liked the idea how they used rice wine to replace white wine.

The mussels were huge and meaty whilst having an impressive springy texture and the sauce was fragrant and light.
On Mondays and Tuesdays, you can get free refills but you have to reserve that in advance so that they have sufficient supply of mussels and fries to serve.
I also had my favourite Kale Pancake which you can only get at Joomak and added extra bacon for +$8 to give it that slight saltiness and smokey flavour which worked really well.

Finished with the Turmeric latte which was a bit like Masala Chai but better because I love Turmeric.

Will come back again with my vegan friends for the vegan menu.

[The Joomak]
Shop 34, LCX, 3/F, Ocean Terminal,
Harbour City,
3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Oven roasted chicken at Goobne Chicken

Fried chicken is popular because of the Korean trend but it can be unhealthy.
At Goobne, they serve roasted chilled chicken (冰鮮雞).

Tried the chicken with curry powder and the Sichuan chicken, which is covered in sauce.

Anyway, despite all the strong seasonings and spices, it had an odd taste that could not be overpowered by the spices.

The Sichuan chicken fared better because it was in a tasty fiery sweet sauce but unfortunately they also put the signature Korean chili powder in it which made it really spicy.

Thursday, September 03, 2015

Happy Diwali at [School Food]

Took my Indian colleague here for lunch to celebrate Diwali which happened to be the first day of School Food in Tai Koo.
There was a long queue but fortunately we only had to wait 15 minutes and food arrived reasonably fast.
I had my favourite beetroot and crab rolls which were fresh and scrumptious and my colleague had the stir fried beef noodles which he liked.
We also shared some dumplings.

Wagyu rolls exclusive at this branch:




Saturday, May 30, 2015

Korean fried chicken at Chibee

I don’t normally eat Korean food because the localized Korean food has turned me against it as every dish is just sweet and spicy.
Before Korean drama got popular, there were less choices but they were authentic.
Now there are so many Korean places about that range from Korean grills, rice bowls, rolls to desserts.
They used to be congregated in TST but now there are more on the Hong Kong side.
Chibee is located in Causeway Bay, which is great news for people on the Hong Kong side.



I love fried chicken so it is good that there are more options apart from KFC.
Korean fried chicken is slightly different, it is best paired with beer and it typically comes with salad and pickles.
The typical portion is a basket of half a chicken which has a chicken leg, breast and chicken wings.

The staff spoke English which was great because I could ask them about the different fried chickens they serve.

As I can’t eat Kimchi they had non spicy options as well.
The regular fried chicken comes with a side of yoghurt sauce so if you are worried the chicken is going to be dry there is a sauce.
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Pickles:

As mentioned earlier, all the chicken comes with pickles and salad.
The pickles here stand out from the rest because they are coloured and not white which made them pretty.
I asked them whether the colour was artificial and they said they put beetroot in the jar to give it that colour.
The pickles tasted great because they were sour and not sweet like some other places.
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Soy garlic fried chicken:

There was half a chicken here so the portion was big!!

The chicken was tender with a crispy coating drenched in sticky sweet soy garlic sauce.
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steamed dumplings:

When they came I thought they looked like Shanghai style dumplings, inside they were filled with chives and Korean glass noodles.

To conclude they tasted like chive dumplings filled with generous chopped veggies.
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Basil and pesto cream fried chicken:

As I am not familiar with Korean fried chicken I had to ask what this was because I was puzzled how they put cream in the batter mix.
It turns out that the fried chicken is served with a pot of basil and pesto cream sauce for dipping like a fondue.
I chose the boneless chicken for this which was ideal because you just dip them in.
The sauce had a lovely strong basil taste but I found it too creamy.
It would be great if they came up with a cheese fondue sauce for dipping because I love cheese!
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Cheese and ham toasts:

These rolls were crispy filled with ham, chopped jalapeno and cheese in the middle.
They were simply delicious and addictive.
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Fruit punch:

This was a lovely cocktail of fruits with a refreshing tone.
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Beergarita:
My friend ordered this and it just looked fun!
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I will definitely come back again when I have a craving for fried chicken because I don't need to travel to Kowloon or beyond Central on the Hong Kong side.
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Chibee Chicken and Beer (Causeway Bay)
7/F, Circle Plaza, 499 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
2838 5777

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Meokbang is now on the Island

Previously there used to be only one branch of Meokbang that was located in Mong Kok but now they have opened a second branch at Causeway bay which is conveniently near Exit F of Causeway bay MTR station.

This branch is definitely more convenient for me.

Here was what we had:
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Ganjang Gejang (Raw Crab Marinated in Soy Sauce)
A traditional Korean delicacy directly imported from Korea! Made by marinating a fresh raw crab in homemade liquor and soy sauce for 4 days!

The crab came with rice and seaweed soup.

It was sinfully delicious mixing the rice into the creamy orange crab roe which tasted like egg yolk.
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Raw prawns marinated in soy sauce:

For people with high cholesterol levels, they can try this instead of the crab because it is also marinated in soy sauce.
The prawns were sweet with a salty fermented aftertaste.
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panfried seafood pancake:
I love these pancakes because they are crispy with pieces of seafood and scallion in it.

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While the metal grill was heating up, egg was poured into the rims and Mozzarella cheese with diced peppers were put on the other side of the rim.

Started off grilling the ox tongues because they were thinly sliced and easy to cook.


They were simply delicious with lettuce.
On the plate, there were prawns, prime beef spare rib, scallops, pork belly and marinated chicken.

We then had the Prime spare ribs which was a huge piece of meat that was unrolled on the grill, then cut into pieces when it was nearly cooked.

When the cheese melted, I scooped some and had it with the rice and it tasted really nice.
It became more addictive when I added cheese and egg to the rice.
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Octopus

This was Korean style octopus which I found too spicy.
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To soothe our palates, we had these desserts which were like snow!~
Green tea snow ice

Red bean snow ice

The snow ice is basically milk made into snow that is not sweet so they give you condensed milk which acts as a sweetener.
Frankly it tasted great without the sweetener because the green tea powder and sweet pieces of mochi went well with it.

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Meokbang
6/F, Goldmark, 502 Hennessy Road,Causeway Bay

Friday, December 19, 2014

The vanishing Christmas Tree from Honey Creme

Walked past and saw the new softserve so decided to get it because it was colourful.


First they brush the edges of the cup with green syrup which is probably mint.

Then they pour chocolate and cocoa on the softserve.

After that they put candyfloss on top.



More syrup on top followed by crushed candy canes.


This was my favourite out of all the ones I have tried because the chocolate sauce and the softserve go really well together and the overall taste is not too sweet.
The candyfloss got in the way at the beginning so I only had a bit and disposed of it.
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