Japanese style Lemon Meringue

Went here because I saw the new Lemon Meringue on their FB.

It looked different to the usual ones.

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Lemon meringue:
When it came it certainly looked different, it was a rectangular block slice that was seared on all sides.



There is no short crust pastry base which is replaced with a thin piece of black sesame cracker.

I liked the thin layer of lemon curd which had fine strands of lemon rind in it that were not bitter but gave it a nice zesty taste with a generous layer of fluffy but not sweet meringue on top.
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米珈琲 (西貢) Bei Coffee

A delicious bacon sarnie from Burger Deli

Went there on a weekend so had to get there early before the damn people flock into sai kung.
As soon as I got my feed, I scrammed the hell out of there.

This place is going to be popular and busy on the weekends if they extend their opening hours.

Wanted to try their breakfasts but all the seats were occupied so got a bacon sarnie.

These people know what they are doing because they served the bacon sarnie in a sandwich with HP sauce.

The English menu was Chinglish free with 99% Western items except one Asian snack which was the prawn toast.

At the shop, they also sold cakes, expat confectionary, teas and drinks.


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Bacon sarnie:
The sarnie was nicely toasted, lightly buttered and the saltiness of the bacon was just right complimented by the fruity brown sauce.


Hope to visit again on a rainy day so there won't be many people and it will be easier to get a seat and try more stuff.
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Burger Deli:

G/F, 2 Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung

A big hotpot to myself at Cook Idea

In Sai Kung, it is mainly boring seafood, crappy Chinese food and Western food.

Sai Kung is getting better these days because there is more Western food.

Chinese food is definitely not an option because villagers don't seem to cook it right.

However, this place is really cool especially their hotpots.

On my last visit I had noodles but I could smell the hotpots smelling good so came back for it.
They were really nice and let me order a hotpot and just noodles.

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Hotpot with chicken in herbal soup:


The soup was rich with a strong chicken and herb taste. It had the usual herb bitterness which was balanced by the sweetness of th red dates.
On this visit, I had white meat which was lovely and tender.
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The hotpot was a bargain because the noodles and hotpot did not cost more than $60.

Nice modern restaurant in Sai Kung

I found out about this new restaurant from a fast food owner in Sai Kung so decided to check it out.


It is opened by a local actor called Brian Wong 黃澤鋒 with chefs from Ireland and Portugal, which explains why they have my favourite English food on the menu.

They offer All day breakfasts and Portuguese snacks and on the second floor they serve Mediterranean food which I am looking forward to because the one and only Mediterranean restaurant Revolution Gallery Cafe has closed down.

I was really surprised with the prices because they were really affordable.
Grilled ham and cheese toast is only $48, English breakfast is really a good deal for $98 and if your looking for something light you can get beans on toast for $30.
For Portuguese flair I have got my eyes on the Bacalhau fish croquettes which only cost $45.



But unfortunately they were closing when I got to Sai Kung, so I only tried their Serradura pudding.
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Serradura pudding $36:

Serradura is a layered chilled dessert made up of a sweetened, vanilla whipped cream and crushed biscuits.
It was really nice because it was not too sweet and the layers were light and silky balanced by the biscuit crumbs which were finely crushed.
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Flavor (Sai Kung)

Shop No 43-45, G/F., Hoi Pong Street,Sai Kung

New coffees launched at Bei Coffee

Went into Sai Kung again because I was bored and managed to try a new coffee and their apple crumble!

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Photos of the coffee joint:


Environmentally friendly tissue.

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apple pie:

I was quite surprised the apple pie was freshly made, the apples were sliced when I ordered it.

There was a hint of coffee in the apple crumble because they like to add coffee to their food and the apples were crisp and tangy so the apple crumble was not too sweet.
The crumble had a nice buttery smell without being too heavy.
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Coffee with Earl Grey:

This coffee will be launched in May and basically it has earl grey in it.
As a non coffee drinker, I would prefer less coffee and more tea, but it was not that bitter.
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Ironman coffee:

Video of the coffee being hand dripped by Bei Coffee's Michael shows the new coffee that will be launched which claims to be a strong one.
The rate of the water being pour in affects the taste.
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The third coffee that will be launched is the Coffee with Rose which would be interesting but I don't like rose.

For more information of this Coffee shop, please see:

https://www.facebook.com/bei.coffeekan

Lime soda with black truffle

Went past this restaurant ages ago in the evening but they didn't serve the noodle sets.

This time I went past they were serving it.

They actually specialize in hot pots which seem quite cheap compared to other places.


As well as the food, the drinks were INTERESTING! This is probably the first place in Hong Kong to have black truffle with soda!!

The decor in the restaurant is quite nice.

They make their own chili sauce which costs $5x per jar.


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Vermicelli with chicken in wine:

To be honest, the wine was not strong enough but the broth was full of chicken flavour and yellow chicken oil which made it rich and tasty with the noodles.
I also overheard that the chicken skin contains no fat but I did not try it because I don't like the taste and texture of fatty things.
Anyway, I will try their hotpots next time because their herbal one smelt pretty strong.
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Black truffle and lime soda:



This was interesting because black truffle in the drink was quite nice with 7up/sprite with a hint of savoriness.
I would prefer black truffle with soda water because I don't really drink flavoured fizzy drinks but because it was black truffle, I had to try it.
The Chinese and English name didn't quite match because the Chinese said that it had salted lemon but in English, it just said that it was black truffle and lime soda.
Anyway, I hope to try it again with soda water and salted lemon because the salted lemon would definitely make it nicer.
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Cook Idea (Sai Kung)

G/F, 17 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung

Traditional desserts don't work for me

After trying the strawberry series, came back to try the Durian pancake and this other grass jelly dessert with durian in vanilla sauce.
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Durian pancake:


There was a pile of these in the fridge which must mean they were made a while ago.
The cream tasted artificial and the durian meat was not that fresh.

I prefer the pancakes at Chung's because the pancakes here are thick and not so soft.
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grass jelly dessert with durian in vanilla sauce:

The grass jelly dessert fared better because I loved the vanilla sauce with ice crystals that cool you down.
The durian meat was quite heavy but it was the most expensive element in this dessert.
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Price: $5X
Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: Could be better
Noise levels: Noisy
Glass of water provided: No
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Experience Olde Hong Kong in Sai Kung

As you know, it's a sin for me to dine in Sai Kung because it is mainly Chinese food that is not up to scratch or the type that I like.
If I do dine in Sai Kung, it is only for Western food!

I dined at Olde Hong Kong Tea House because it was special.

The decor was different and the dishes they served were worth trying.



The glasses they used had an interesting bubble at the bottom.


In the afternoon, they serve Chinese high tea sets!!

The menu is beautifully designed illustrating that old Hong Kong touch!

Lunch is from 12-4pm which is good for late people.

The food choices were classic and interesting if you check the Chinese version for:
-country duck meat fettuccine
-braised chicken noodles in soy sauce
-Traditional style baked fish intestines in custard

Here were the dishes I ordered:
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Mixed mushrooms casserole rice:
(yuen jup gau goo boot jai faan)


I ordered this because the name was funny, it was called boot jai faan ie served in a bowl!
It was a great filling and meatless dish of mixed mushrooms in light gravy paired with piping hot rice beneath it.
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Uncut bbq pork with rice:
The pork they serve for BBQ pork is different from other places because they use a different cut of pork called 梅頭肉.
It was hard googling the English for 梅頭肉 so I gave up.


It was a juicy slice of pork which had a texture similar to pork neck meat without being too fat.
The texture was springy and it was covered in light gravy that was heavily infused with Shaoxing wine.


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Olde Hong Kong Tea Cafe (Sai Kung)
Price: $2XX
Service: good
Service charge: 10%
Yummy factor: good
Portion sizes: big
Glass of water provided: yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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