Sausage and chips at chip in

Havent been to Sai Kung for a while because it has some bloody serious annoying transport problems.
Once you get there, you can't leave.

Anyway, managed to travel into SK that day without any trouble so I had to have my favourite chips.
I was lucky that day because Chip In had a food stall at the Hebe market so they had some of my favourite pork sausages.

As usual the chips tasted great with a fluffy centre with a sweet aftertaste and the sausages were great with vinegar!!!

Apparently you can vote for them on some online poll which I havent figured how yet because Eggspectation is also on there too!! So get voting.

Peking noodle joint in Sai Kung

Tried this new noodle joint in Sai Kung because I was craving for some spicy food again.

They specialize in two types of noodles: flat and round

 
The menu has Chinese and English.

 
Ordered the lamb in Sichuan peppercorn broth and chose the round noodles.

The presentation was a bit boring but the broth was extremely strong and had a strong numbing sensation.

I made the wrong choice choosing the round noodles because they were too chewy and firm and the broth was too salty to the point that it tasted bitter.

Anyway, next time I will choose the white pepper broth with the flat noodles.
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[b]The bill:[/b] $48
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] Could be better
[b]Saltiness levels:[/b] super salty, kidney calcification
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Jeng Noodles::
Shop 1, G/F Ko Shing House,
9 King Man Street,
Sai Kung
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The best Caribbean food

Caribbean food is popular in the UK but in Hong Kong it is scarce.

Mandy's Private Kitchen has been in Hong Kong for years but I did not discover it until now because Mandy used to cater private dinners and now she has a lovely restaurant in Sai Kung.
According to the SCMP, Mandy Nathali started her private kitchen in 2010 which serves Caribbean and Trinidadian food.

Shortly after this place opened, Rummin' Tings opened in Central but the food here has so much passion and love in it.

Anyway, I came here a few times because there were so many things I wanted to try.

When the food came, I had the same excitement as I did with African food because it was colourful and spicy.

Here were all the things I ate!!

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Sorrel punch HKD$40:

This non alcoholic punch is made with hibiscus so it has a rosy taste.
Not the beverage for me because I can't handle flowery drinks.
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Mini Jamaican patties-veg HKD$60:


These patties are basically mini pasties filled with finely chopped vegetables in the middle paired with a dip.
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Jerk chicken served with carnival salad, rice and peas HKD$125:

This dish was divine because the chicken was amazingly soft and juicy and the taste was complex because it was sweet, sour and fiery.
The carnival salad was just like a colourful carnival because it had carrots and purple cabbage which made it vibrant.
For the rice and peas I was looking for the peas but peas actually means beans in Caribbean style food.
Anyway, the rice was heaven because there was so much Thyme in it which made it really fragrant.
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Curry goat HKD$140:

The rice and salad were the same as above.
The curry goat was quite bony but the curry was addictive because there was thyme, cumin and fiery scotch bonnet peppers that made it appetizing.
[The scotch bonnet peppers are grown locally by Mandy herself!!]
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Caribbean dips HKD$55:

This was pita bread and crudites served with three colourful dips: flamingo, Shado beni and Solomon gundy.
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The Flamingo was my favourite because the colour was pretty, it was made with gorgeous beetroots and my favourite cumin spice.

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The Shado Beni had a strong raw carrot taste to it.

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The Solomon gundy was nice and fruity because it had mango.

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Trinidadian potato salad HKD$20:

Once you've had this, ordinary potato salads won't taste good anymore because this one is so flavourful with spring onions, herbs and lots of other herbs!!
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Socca beef stew HKD$130:

The beef stew was just as good as the goat curry, again with lots of spices.
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Feeling hot HKD$65:

Spicy beef and tomatoes cooked with scotch bonnets.
The beef was spicy which was sweet and fiery with onions in it.
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Corn bread HKD$20:

The cornbread was sweet and savoury so it was a bit confusing for my tastesbuds.
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I can't wait to come back again for the Jerk chicken, goat curry and new dishes but Sai Kung town has major transportation problems.
Hopefully there will be less people in the winter.
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Improved dessert choices at Sweetheart Dessert (Sai Kung)

I rarely eat Chinese desserts because all the choices revolve around mango, red beans and they are 9 times out of 10 too sweet.

On this visit to Sweetheart Dessert, I was surprised to see mangosteen in one of the desserts but I didn't try it because it probably has seeds in it.

Anyway, tried the apple puree which was surprisingly nice but a bit too sweet and the fruits in the dessert such as watermelon didn't go well with the taste.

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Rice rolls at 金山粥店

This place is famous for rice rolls so decided to try it.
On my way there, I could smell it a mile away because the oil smell was sickening and the meat didn't smell fresh.

Since I was already there, I decided to try it.

The rice rolls are made at the front of the shop with the rice roll mixture stored in the red bucket.



There was a dine in area too.


They open at 6 in the morning which is pretty early, but then the elderly people in Sai Kung normally get up at 5am!!
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Rice rolls with chives and dried shrimp:

Basically I found them too soft.
The taste was ok but it wasn't delicious that I had to make a special trip into SK for them.
It was slightly different to the rice rolls in the city because it had sesame and pork bits in the rice rolls as well.
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Nice veggie burger at Burger deli

Tried the new veggie patty but as I didn't want the bun I had it without just like Beef and Liberty.

I had it with guacamole which was really nice because the veggie patty and the guacamole went deliciously well together.

The veggie patty had rice and cheese in it and it was not too crispy so the cheese in the middle was slightly stringy.

The patty tasted like the one at Texas burger and Fat burger.

As usual, I was tempted by their little tuck shop selling poptarts, gobstoppers, Nerds etc.

New Thai restaurant in Sai Kung

Ban Thai Restaurant is located on the quiet end of Sai kung and they are surprisingly busy for a new restaurant.

The menu had English with pictures and a hardback cover which was impressive.





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Soup:

Started off with the soup which was good because it was not the defacto chicken and wintermelon soup. The taste was more flavourful because there were lots of spring onions and preserved vegetables.
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Thai salami with rice:

Tried the Thai salami with rice and the rice was the best because it was delicately flavoured and fragrant.
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Ban Thai Restaurant (Sai Kung)

Burgered at Burger Deli

On my first visit, I did not try their burgers so tried them this time.

I was able to dine there because they have extended their opening hours.
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Sweet potato fries:

Wow!! Sweet potato fries in Sai Kung!!
They were sweet and savoury with a crispy crunch.
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Prawn burger:


The prawn burger was quite nice because there was a fair bit of prawns in the patty mixture.
It was on a bed of juicy tomato slices and lush lettuce which complimented it nicely.
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Vegetarian burger:

As well as that I had their vegetarian burger which is rather unique compared to other places because it does not have a vegetarian patty but a huge portobello mushroom.
It has lettuce and tomato slices drizzled with hollandaise sauce.
The burger was simple and delicious with an earthy juicy mushroom that was filling and light.

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Burger Deli (Sai Kung)