Cruffin by Marks and Spencer

The cruffin which is a pastry hybrid of a croissant and a muffin was only previously available at posh bakeries in London and some other countries.
It is meant to be crisp and flaky like a croissant and soft doughy like a muffin on the inside. You can get it at Marks and Sparks as well as this Japanese inspired Chinese bakery A1 group but their version is weird as it is covered in icing.

At Marks and Sparks, there are three different flavours – chocolate and hazelnut, Seville orange and strawberry and Marc de champagne, at £1.50 in the UK and $25 in Hong Kong.

I was a bit disappointed because it was not doughy and soft in the middle and it was just a croissant all the way through but shaped like a muffin.

Never the less, both the Strawberry and orange flavours were good because jam and croissants always go together.
The chocolate was a bit rich and tasted like a pain du chocolat filled with nutella paste.

McDelivery!! Hong Kong's McBreakfast

I used to assume McDelivery was only available from lunch to midnight but when I found out that they deliver breakfast too, I decided to order breakfast because the queues are always long at McDonalds.

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Fish muffin:


Tried the fish muffin which was new.
It is basically the same as the filet-o-fish but in a muffin.




It was really nice because the muffin was chewy and dusted with a delicious maize powder.
The fish muffin was good but there was not enough tartar sauce and not enough cheese which gives it a salty flavour.
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Breakfast set:


I got this because of the scrambled eggs with mushrooms and the rashers of bacon.
The scrambled eggs were disappointing because the mushrooms did not have any flavour and the bacon was dry and hard.
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Garden spinach muffin from Starbucks

Starbucks serves the same food and drink at every branch, but to me it is just a place to kill time.

This time I dined at the Caine Road branch, with IPC Foodlab and Eric Kayser opposite.

It was lovely and relaxing at this branch.

I tried the garden spinach muffin which was a savoury muffin with young green spinach, broccolis, green beans and cheese.


The muffin was green because of the spinach.


I loved the taste of this muffin because it was truly savoury and cheesy with a peppery kick to it.
It was heated as well which brought out the lovely cheesy aroma.

Back for some new sweet treats

I don't really dine here because there is a regular tea house that I go to.

I have not had much luck with this place because I missed their Victoria sandwich when they opened and they were always closed or busy when I came.

Found out about the Strawberry and basil scone so went there for it because I missed it last year.
Before I came, I phoned to reserve one and their phone went dead after I spoke to them but luckily they still had a few left.

When I got there, the queue was flowing outside the door.

People can now sit on the tables outside or at the bar table in front of the counter.
There used to be a table on the left but it is not there anymore.

Apart from the scone they had this new Thai sausage and kimchi quiche which was quite creative.

They had this new sweet potato muffin so I got it as well.

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Strawberry Basil Scone:

It looked like an American biscuit.

On a closer look, you can see pieces of strawberries and green basil leaves.
The pairing of strawberry and basil was interesting which was why I tried it.
I loved the fruity taste of the strawberries but the basil was not strong enough to taste it.
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Daigaku Imo (Honey Glazed Sweet Potato) & Cream Cheese savoury Muffin:



The savoury muffin did not taste that savoury and it was really dense and hard perfect for eating with a fork.
It did not fall apart like your usual muffin.
There was lots of texture from the black sesame seeds and sweet potato however the sweet potatoes were not soft enough and I could not taste the clumps of cream cheese in the muffin.
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teakha (Sheung Wan)

Price: $4X
Service: OK
Yummy factor: ok
Sweetness levels: just right
Napkins provided: yes
Noise levels: Noisy
Glass of water provided: self service
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Mushroom and egg muffin from KFC in Hong Kong

Kentucky Fried Chicken (Wan Chai)
I don't usually get breakfast but when I do have a chance to get breakfast, it is hard deciding which place to go, and then which item for breakfast.
In this case I chose KFC because I have never tried the muffin with mushroom and egg and I got two sets because I don't know when I wil have breakfast again!

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Mushroom and egg muffin:


The mushroom and egg muffin was really nice but I would have preferred scrambled egg or omelette because the yolk was a bit dry.
The mushroom and cheese sauce on the other hand were really nice.
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Fried dough stick:

The dough stick did not taste as nice as the one I had previously, this one was too hard and chewy.
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Soy milk:
Too sweet
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Coffee:
Tasted quite good because it was quite watery which is good for a non coffee drinker.
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Juicy J's delicious eggs benedict and hot dogs

Olopon dog @ Juicy J's (First visit):
http://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2012/04/juicy-js-delicious-japanese-inspired.html

After the last hot dog I was already craving for another, so went for another one and had the eggs benedict as well.

This time I tried the Piri Miso dog which has grated radish, miso sauce and seaweed.
I asked for the spring onions instead of the seaweed.
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Piri Miso Hot dog - $28
The miso sauce was darker than the Ponzu sauce and the hot dog bun was crispier this time.
Again I really liked this hot dog and the hot dogs I have tried at Juicy J's because they are the best fusion hot dogs I have ever tried because of the sauce, bun, grated radish and spring onions.
MOS Burger and Freshness burger also have hot dogs but they do not taste as good as the ones here and it is just Japanese Mayo.
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J's Eggs benedict $48
This was a set for $48 which was really reasonable in terms of price.
It was a muffin split into two each with a poached egg on top with Hollandaise sauce.
There was some fried potato wedges and some salad.
I was really surprised by it because the sauce was thick and the taste was how it should be, the quality is as good as The Flying Pan.
I felt the muffin was too crispy that day, but the eggs were poached just right with a runny centre.
I really loved the sauce and wish there was more Hollandaise sauce!
The potato wedges were really nice too and the oil was fresh so the wedges kept the potatoey taste and the flavoured coating on the wedges were extremely delicious.
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Tea:
The set came with tea which was also impressive because there was a choice of English breakfast tea, Earl Grey, Jasmine, green tea with lemon.

 

So it was such a perfect finish to my eggs and benedict with some real proper tea!
The tea was served in a proper way too, the tea bag was immersed in boiling hot water and milk and sugar were given as well.

 

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Apart from that I felt their customer service was really attentative and they listen to EVERY customers needs.
I found something odd on my potato wedges and they were really apologetic and investigated into it, not like the Chinese customer service where it is not an issue.

Good light brekkie @ 榕樹頭咖啡館 Banyan Cafe

For a good breakfast, Flying Pan is the best no doubt, but if your in a rush, this is my ultimate choice. Although it is slighty more expensive than other breakfasts, I would rather pay more for prestige quality.

For taste, I would give it 4.5/5, because the drinks are HK style otherwise I would give it 5/5.

I ordered the "Pick your own 3 choices" with tea/coffee included.
I chose scrambled eggs, cheese, mushrooms.
The breakfast also came with buttered wheat bread (untoasted).

In addition to that I also ordered the Banana and Walnut cake.

The breakfast was perfect, the eggs were not too greasy, the mushrooms were excellent, they resembled the earthy dense european mushrooms.
The cheese was amazing too, it was real cheese off the block, not the burger cheese slices.

Finally I had my banana cake, and that was fantastic, moist and warm. Not too sweet, yet there was a strong natural banana taste.

The Best!!! If the Pumpkin cake was available I would have ordered that too.

Yummy cheese

 

Yummy banana cake

ROCCA bakery part 2: Johnston Road

Discovered Rocca in the middle of a market. On the way leaving the market, I saw some cakes being brought over to Rocca, so there must be another cake shop nearby, it turned out to be another Rocca branch.

Basically the range is the same as the other branch, except the shop is slightly smaller, they had mini ring donuts topped with colourful icing, but they were sold out the next day.
As well as sweet items, they also do local bakery too at an affordable price.

I just got the chocolate cup, mini muffins and a piece of chocolate fudge.

The chocolate cup was basically blackforest in a cup, layers of chocolate mousse, jelly, crunchy chocolate, and a cherry on top with a piece of edible gold flake.
The cherry on top was heavily soaked in alcohol, liquor like.

The mini muffins were cute too, there were three flavours, chocolate chip, blueberry and wheat.
There are normal size versions too, but the mini ones cost 3.5 each.
The wheat one has a strong taste of cinnamon.

As for the chocolate fudge, it costs $9 and for the one with nuts it costs $10, I chose the plain one to try, the woman at Rocca kept saying the texture was like praline, that melts in your mouth.
It was slightly like that, and the best thing was that it was not too sweet, however its texture reminded me of the vegetarian cakes that do not contain egg.
The chocolate fudges were individually wrapped in opaque crisp packet, so it was like unwrapping a gift.

The shop is decorated quite nice, as good as C Bakery opposite, but the bakery products are not as expensive. Along the Johnston Road area, there is quite a wide range for bakery lately with C bakery and Pomme, and now the addition of Rocca and Ginger Bakery.