Showing posts with label Pandan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pandan. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2023

The Pandan doughnut returns along with the new pandan Lamington at Crosstown doughnuts

My favourite pandan doughnuts are back and this year there is a new pandan lamington so tried it because I have already tried the doughnut.
The lamington is like a moist cake which I found too moist.
It was a bit too sweet for my liking because of the white chocolate coating so I recommend the pandan doughnuts.








Friday, December 06, 2019

[Review] Yolkin Pandan Coconut Icecream

I have been meaning to try Yolkin because a while ago I saw a post for Pandan Coconut icecream but their Instagram does not welcome DMs so I just forgot about it.
Finally stumbled upon Yolkin as I was in the area and to my delight they had Pandan Coconnut icecream as well as Hong Kong flavours like White Rabbit Candy, Egg Tart and Hong Kong style milk tea.

To me Pandan is such a lovely flavour but it isn't that popular in Hong Kong but then it originates from the southeast so I was really chuffed that Yolkin had it.
At Yolkin, you can just get ice-cream or the ice-cream sandwich.

The decor at Yolkin is hip and trendy with bar seating at the front of the shop and some tables at the back end.
Self service water is also provided the counter which is appreciated when having desserts.

The pandan coconut icecream was far better than I expected, it was not too sweet with a strong pandan taste while the texture was thick and sticky or mastic should I say just like American Frozen custard which is made with eggs.


Overall I would recommend Yolkin be it for ice cream or Macaron ice-cream sandwiches.





According to timeout Yolkin was a street stall turned shop by founder Sammie Le who made ice cream from egg yolks not used from making macarons.

Yolkin
24 Rupert Street


Sunday, April 21, 2019

Quality beef time @ Maruju Aburi Farm

Recently I got addicted to the Wagyu sando so I decided to go and try everywhere that has it.

Maruju Aburi Farm has it so decided to go there one evening.



This branch specializes in Wagyu beef and they have two other branches in Kwaihing and Mongkok which serves a slightly similar menu.

On every table, there is a classy little glass bottle of lemon juice which you can add to your food.
I had in mind what to eat but the pandan coconut frappe came as a surprise, firstly I didn't expect to see this on a Japanese menu and secondly it was so good.
There were so many items to choose from so ordered beef sausages, wagyu beef sando and eel Tamagoyaki egg rolls.
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Tamagoyaki egg rolls:
These egg rolls were soft and delicate with sweet eel in the middle.

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Maruju Farm Beef Sausage:
These beef sausages certainly gave me a surprise in the sense that they were softer than you would expect and they contains herbs in them which make them taste like English pork sausages.
Definitely the best beef sausages and they didn't contain any of gristle.
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As well as beef, I love chicken so we had the Chicken Feast where they use chickens from the South Iwate Prefecture.
On there platter, there was chicken wings, thigh, breast, breast cartilage and skin.
Four chickens are needed for the breast cartilage skewer as you only get one piece of breast cartilage per chicken.
My favourites were the thigh and wings.
Adding the fresh lemon and the lemon from the glass bottle made it more appetizing.

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Premium Whole Wagyu Beef Platter 2 Pcs ($580)
This was a really good way of sampling the Australian Wagyu Beef which is clearly labelled and for each different cut, you get 2 slices.
On the platter, there was Tri-tip, Sirloin, Oyster Blade, Tongue, Brisket, Shank, Rump, Top-round and Outside Skirt.
Evidently I liked the Top-Round and Outside Skirt which is meatier and tasty.





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Now to the Wagyu toast:
The toast was extremely thin and crispy so when you eat it the beef is more prominent but saying that the sauce they used was sweet and spicy and tasted like concoction of spicy siracha + burger sauce.
The Wagyu in the middle was meaty and tender.



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Overall, I was really impressed with everything especially the sausages.

[Maruji Aburi Farm]
Shop 342D, 3/F, MOKO, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok

Monday, December 25, 2017

[Thai Bin Lo] Thai style hot pot

If you like Thai food, I think this is a great place for hotpot because the appetizer, dessert and drinks cabinet is all you can eat including chicken, Thai salad, etc.






For the main hotpot broth, you get a choice of Thai style soups such as tom yum kung, coconut chicken, curry etc.
I chose two because it was only $10 extra for two different pots.



For me, the best bit were the noodles because they have Thai Mama noodles and Cambodian noodles which I had first before the broth get oily.

With the Cambodian noodles, I like the way, the softness of the noodles is up to me.




It was nice eating out of bamboo bowls for a change.
Both noodles were good but I prefer the Instant noodles.

After having the noodles, it was time for the beef and seafood.


You get half a grey mullet which goes nicely in the tomyumkung as the strong broth balances the strong flavour of this fish.
I put the pandan leaves in the coconut pot which were used to garnish the seafood platter and it enhanced the coconut broth even more because pandan and coconut always go well together.

The huge oysters didn't shrink in the hotpot and they had a very strong taste to it.

For drinks had the fizzy cucumber which was refreshing and soothes the spicy food.
As well as the hotpot I was really satisfied with the appetizer bar so I hope to come again soon.
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[Thai Bin Lo]:
9/F, King Wah Centre, 628 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
23678876



Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Pandan softserve at Modos

I have been meaning to try the tofu puddings at this place but couldn’t find it on the first attempt because I was in the wrong part of MK.
I managed to stumble across it when I was not looking for it and ended up trying the softserve because I love pandan flavoured things.
The joint was nice but out of place in MK because it would probably do better on the HK side.
Anyway, the annoying loudspeaker at the counter was pumping out music which made it hard to order and ask about stuff.

There is a loyalty card given to you when you buy desserts but it is kind of confusing because you get a stamp for spending over a certain amount which is not mentioned on the terms and conditions on the card.

There were quite a few options for the softserve but I went for the plain pandan because I wanted to see how it tastes.




There are two fancy ones, one has red beans and mochi and the other one has softserve and tofu pudding with a molecular ball of pandan syrup to release sweetness when you eat the tofu pudding.



★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pandan softserve:

The pandan softserve was really nice with a fragrant pandan taste but it didn’t need that extra syrup because it made it a bit too sweet for my liking.
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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pandaniac (normal):

The drink was amazing because I love water infused with fresh pandan leaves but the pandan syrup made it a bit too sweet for my liking.
The colour of natrual pandan and mint is not green when the flavour is extracted but green colouring is used to make it look more attractive.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pandaniac (without syrup):

Tried it without the syrup and it tastes like water with a fragrant pandan aftertaste.
The pandan flavour is not as strong as the above because the pandan syrup is a pandan concentrate which maximizes the pandan taste.
Anyway, it was nice having a sweet free one because it tastes the same as the pandan water given at this Thai restaurant in Wan Chai.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
I can't wait to go back and try the tofu pudding and one of the fancy dessert cups.
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Modos: https://www.facebook.com/ModosHK/
The bill: $65
Service: OK
Yummy factor: Ok
Sweetness levels: bit too sweet
English Menu: Yes
Music Levels: too loud
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Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Only the dessert and drink was good at Q1

Went here especially for the pandan desserts and avocado smoothie.
The attitude of some of the staff are a bit rude so expect that or don't go.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
avocado smoothie:

Thick and creamy with a rich savoury avocado taste.
I liked it because it was not sweetened.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Tomato Crab Soup Pho:

The herbs were fragrant but the soup lacked crab taste and the noodles were too soft.
The Vietnamese sausages were generous thick slices but they were unfortunately a bit too rubbery.
The blood jelly cubes were really dark and looked like it had blood poisoning or have been stewed for days.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Vietnamese style crispy bun:


The pickles were too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pandan and mung bean dessert:

The dessert was surprisingly good because the mung bean paste was really silky and not starchy but the pandan jelly was a bit too chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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