I was expecting the potatoes to be soft boiled with lots of chives, but the potatoes were hard in the middle.
The bacon was really fatty and made the salad oily because it was chilled making the sauce much heavier than it was intended to.
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Showing posts with label Salads. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Farmhouse potato salad @ Marks & Spencer
Felt like eating something light so grabbed the potato salad.
This was the first product of Marks and Spencers I did not like.
I was expecting the potatoes to be soft boiled with lots of chives, but the potatoes were hard in the middle.
The bacon was really fatty and made the salad oily because it was chilled making the sauce much heavier than it was intended to.
I was expecting the potatoes to be soft boiled with lots of chives, but the potatoes were hard in the middle.
The bacon was really fatty and made the salad oily because it was chilled making the sauce much heavier than it was intended to.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Fresh Lemon chicken salad @ Original Taste Workshop
Although this is a product of Original Taste Workshop, it is sold exclusively at 7-eleven.
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Fresh Lemon chicken salad:
This small packet of salad looked appetizing so decided to get it.
Basically it was julienne carrots, onions, cucumber, black and white sesame seeds and shredded chicken in lemon juice with some chinese White vinegar.
Overall it was nice and refreshing, I would have preferred the lemon to be stronger.
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This small packet of salad looked appetizing so decided to get it.
Basically it was julienne carrots, onions, cucumber, black and white sesame seeds and shredded chicken in lemon juice with some chinese White vinegar.
Overall it was nice and refreshing, I would have preferred the lemon to be stronger.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Vietnamese sausage and prawn salad @ 山地人越南法包專門店 MR. Vietnamese Baguette House
Arrived at this baguette house, previously Toppings, was amazed how it had been redecorated.
It looks very green like a health shop, with pretty displays, and cute little bottles of their own branded fish sauce (not for retail).
Anyway ordered the Vietnamese sausage and prawn salad, and the baguette with abalone mushrooms to takeaway.
After a long journey home of bumps and humps, I was very surprised the baguette was still intact and the fillings had not fallen out.
For the salad, I was given three tubs of chilli vinegar, frankly two is sufficient.
Now to the food, the baguette was bursting with different tastes with every mouthful,
sometimes I could taste the black pepper, coriander, spring onion, then the meaty mushrooms, and then the sausage. However I couldnt taste the duck liver pate, the thing I was most looking forward to. Maybe I will order the liver toast next time.
As for the salad, the cabbage and carrots were sliced nice and thin, soaking up the sauce well, however the Jelly fish was cut in little squares. I would have preferred shredded jelly fish, which was be easier to fork out with the greens. Surprisingly I could taste some liver in the salad. I have the same opinion as FoodieWil that the salad tastes a little too sweet for my liking.
It looks very green like a health shop, with pretty displays, and cute little bottles of their own branded fish sauce (not for retail).
Anyway ordered the Vietnamese sausage and prawn salad, and the baguette with abalone mushrooms to takeaway.
After a long journey home of bumps and humps, I was very surprised the baguette was still intact and the fillings had not fallen out.
For the salad, I was given three tubs of chilli vinegar, frankly two is sufficient.
Now to the food, the baguette was bursting with different tastes with every mouthful,
sometimes I could taste the black pepper, coriander, spring onion, then the meaty mushrooms, and then the sausage. However I couldnt taste the duck liver pate, the thing I was most looking forward to. Maybe I will order the liver toast next time.
As for the salad, the cabbage and carrots were sliced nice and thin, soaking up the sauce well, however the Jelly fish was cut in little squares. I would have preferred shredded jelly fish, which was be easier to fork out with the greens. Surprisingly I could taste some liver in the salad. I have the same opinion as FoodieWil that the salad tastes a little too sweet for my liking.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Green princess salad @ Applegreen
Finally tried this place, after seeing all the scrumptious pictures.
It can be very delicious or it can be ordinary depending on what you pick.
The buffulo wings were a bit of a disappointment, not cooked thorough enough, as it is still red and bloody around the bones.
The fries in cajun seasoning were aromatic, and fried just right.
The Green princess salad, was elegant and presented as stated, slightly too small as a portion. But I suppose quality is better than quantity.
Then finally the seared Ahi Tuna was the best, tuna wrapped in seaweed then fried in a tempura batter, half cooked, with the wasabi soya vinegar sauce was a perfect match.
It can be very delicious or it can be ordinary depending on what you pick.
The buffulo wings were a bit of a disappointment, not cooked thorough enough, as it is still red and bloody around the bones.
The fries in cajun seasoning were aromatic, and fried just right.
The Green princess salad, was elegant and presented as stated, slightly too small as a portion. But I suppose quality is better than quantity.
Then finally the seared Ahi Tuna was the best, tuna wrapped in seaweed then fried in a tempura batter, half cooked, with the wasabi soya vinegar sauce was a perfect match.
Ramen salad @ Yoshinoya
The Yoshinoya salmon and roe rice bowl always tastes consistent, the only draw back is that it is not available as a take out item, which is understandable as the fish roe may go off.
I also tried their noodle salad side dish, which is ramen topped with fish roe, and shredded cucumber. I was expecting some sauce to pour in, it turns out the sauce is already mixed in, a light coloured thick sesame Japanese mayonnaise at the bottom.
Didn’t really taste that good to me, but if you like grounded sesame, it should be OK.
I also tried their noodle salad side dish, which is ramen topped with fish roe, and shredded cucumber. I was expecting some sauce to pour in, it turns out the sauce is already mixed in, a light coloured thick sesame Japanese mayonnaise at the bottom.
Didn’t really taste that good to me, but if you like grounded sesame, it should be OK.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Service Madly Lousy = SML
Apart from the Quarry Bay MiscoCool, this is the second restaurant featuring communal tables but in larger lounge.
The whole concept is fresh, and vibrant, nice for the young chics and boys to show their pride in a lively lounge. It also reminds me of school dinner days too, a rejuvenation of youth, relive the young days again, sitting amongst other hip and cool people.
If you do not fancy being on display, I guess it needs time getting used to, like California fitness gym for a specific part of the target market.
Anyway, sat down in the middle of a large bench table, people started filling beside us, but there was no one sitting on our left hand sides, so we placed our bags there. We were ushered to place the bag on one side, then a while later, the waiters from the opposite side ushered us to place the bags on the other side, playing shuffling bags here if u've played shuffling chairs!!
Food ordered:
Chicken Confit & Foie Gras with Truffle SaladBasically two pieces of sliced baguette served with salad and a pot with shredded chicken, bits of foie gras topped with poppy seeds. The chicken was not dry or chewy, and the bits of silky foie gras buttered the chicken, but there was not that much of foie gras. I thought it should have been layered chicken, then foie gras then the poppy seeds.
Prawn Toast with truffleSame comment as Babedolphin, no taste in truffle, overly greasy, I suppose the bitterness of the alcohol sauce took away that greasy taste.
Honestly I have had better prawn toasts at Takeaways in UK.
Octopus salad in olive oilThis was a very good mixed of diced yellow peppers, leaves, onions and the octopus, the octopus was chopped tentacles which were very big in diameter, I thought the octopus would be chewy, but it wasn’t at all. There was also some sort of jelly that had formed on the octopus, so it is probably the tinned version.
Lamb kebabThis was a huge stick of minced Lamb on a stick, I tried it with the olive oil from the salad, it was quite nice, and the lamb was strongly covered in Cajun powder. The yoghurt sauce that came with it was lovely, pure sour yoghurt.
Mushroom risottoThis had a very strong smell, but not that strong when I ate it, the texture of the rice was a bit hard, like red grain rice.
I was contemplated to order the Hangar steak and chips, but then I decided to order two desserts, which finished the meal quite elegantly! I wanted Gnocci too, but it wasn’t listed on the menu anymore!!
Pot of chocolate w/chocolate mousse & fudgeThis was yummy chocolate mousse with bits of chocolate cake covered with white cream and topped with two pieces of fudge.
Lime cream w/vanilla pineapple & coconut jellyThere were bits of coconut jelly with cutely diced pineapple pieces, layered with lime cream at the bottom, refreshingly delicious, leaving you with a slight hungriness that you will be back for more next time.
Lastly, we tried to paid for the bill, but one of the dreaming waiters either forgot to print out the bill or there was something wrong with the order, so had to ask another waiter got it for us.
Price wise, I think it’s quite reasonable for around $300 considering we ordered food with truffles, foie gras. I think for a good meal, its best to pick out the fine stuff rather than the stuff you can get anywhere, or it just defeats the purpose.
The whole concept is fresh, and vibrant, nice for the young chics and boys to show their pride in a lively lounge. It also reminds me of school dinner days too, a rejuvenation of youth, relive the young days again, sitting amongst other hip and cool people.
If you do not fancy being on display, I guess it needs time getting used to, like California fitness gym for a specific part of the target market.
Anyway, sat down in the middle of a large bench table, people started filling beside us, but there was no one sitting on our left hand sides, so we placed our bags there. We were ushered to place the bag on one side, then a while later, the waiters from the opposite side ushered us to place the bags on the other side, playing shuffling bags here if u've played shuffling chairs!!
Food ordered:
Chicken Confit & Foie Gras with Truffle SaladBasically two pieces of sliced baguette served with salad and a pot with shredded chicken, bits of foie gras topped with poppy seeds. The chicken was not dry or chewy, and the bits of silky foie gras buttered the chicken, but there was not that much of foie gras. I thought it should have been layered chicken, then foie gras then the poppy seeds.
Prawn Toast with truffleSame comment as Babedolphin, no taste in truffle, overly greasy, I suppose the bitterness of the alcohol sauce took away that greasy taste.
Honestly I have had better prawn toasts at Takeaways in UK.
Octopus salad in olive oilThis was a very good mixed of diced yellow peppers, leaves, onions and the octopus, the octopus was chopped tentacles which were very big in diameter, I thought the octopus would be chewy, but it wasn’t at all. There was also some sort of jelly that had formed on the octopus, so it is probably the tinned version.
Lamb kebabThis was a huge stick of minced Lamb on a stick, I tried it with the olive oil from the salad, it was quite nice, and the lamb was strongly covered in Cajun powder. The yoghurt sauce that came with it was lovely, pure sour yoghurt.
Mushroom risottoThis had a very strong smell, but not that strong when I ate it, the texture of the rice was a bit hard, like red grain rice.
I was contemplated to order the Hangar steak and chips, but then I decided to order two desserts, which finished the meal quite elegantly! I wanted Gnocci too, but it wasn’t listed on the menu anymore!!
Pot of chocolate w/chocolate mousse & fudgeThis was yummy chocolate mousse with bits of chocolate cake covered with white cream and topped with two pieces of fudge.
Lime cream w/vanilla pineapple & coconut jellyThere were bits of coconut jelly with cutely diced pineapple pieces, layered with lime cream at the bottom, refreshingly delicious, leaving you with a slight hungriness that you will be back for more next time.
Lastly, we tried to paid for the bill, but one of the dreaming waiters either forgot to print out the bill or there was something wrong with the order, so had to ask another waiter got it for us.
Price wise, I think it’s quite reasonable for around $300 considering we ordered food with truffles, foie gras. I think for a good meal, its best to pick out the fine stuff rather than the stuff you can get anywhere, or it just defeats the purpose.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Velvet beetroot salad @ Le Traitor
Beef lasagne:
The lasagne sheets were very al-dente with fair amounts of minced beef in between the layers, and there was creamy cheese on the top.
Beetroot salad:
This was my favourite, it was a mix of beets, red cabbage and it tasted like coleslaw with natrual sweetness of beetroot.
The lasagne sheets were very al-dente with fair amounts of minced beef in between the layers, and there was creamy cheese on the top.
Beetroot salad:
This was my favourite, it was a mix of beets, red cabbage and it tasted like coleslaw with natrual sweetness of beetroot.
Potato salad @ Il Bel Paese
Finally got a real potato salad with proper creamy mayonnaise and finely chopped chives.
Overall, it was very nice but the potatoes could have been softer.
Overall, it was very nice but the potatoes could have been softer.
Saizeriya success in Hong Kong
Saizeriya is a success in HK since it opened, but it never drew my attention before.
Being located in Nan Fung plaza in TKO, I just assumed it was a local chinese-italian restaurant.
After seeing all those positive reviews on Saizeriya, I decided to try it someday, but the strange thing was, HK Epicurius hasnt reviewed it yet. After consulting HKE, it turns out he had a better deal trying it in China, it is nearly 40% cheaper than the already cheap prices in HK.
HKE’s review in China:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2051443
When I sat down and looked at the menu I realised it was a Japanese branch. It was established in Japan in 1968 and then opened their first overseas branch in China in 2007.
Other branches in HK are located in Tsz Wan San and Tsuen Wan.
The restaurant has been in the news in Japan for serving pizza with melamine-tainted dough from China in October 2008.
Saizeriya is not limited to Italian food; gratin and Hamburg steaks were also added to the menu
From the pictures posted by others, it didn’t really stand out against the other Italian places such as Pizza express or Amaroni’s so I was totally sceptical about the food there.
I also heard the food was ridiculously cheap too so I didn’t have the expectation it would taste good, the total bill for ordering starters and mains etc was under $100.
Ordered squid ink risotto, Chicken demi-glace, Prawn cocktail.
Squid ink risotto:The rice was nice and soft, although slightly bland.
Prawn cocktail:This salad tasted the best, especially the sauce, it wasn’t too sweet and the sauce may be slightly savoury for others.
Chicken with Demi-glace sauce:This was the highlight of the meal, tender and juicy chicken thigh with crisp chicken skin.
The sauce was interesting, it tasted like yellow bean sauce, however demi-glace is meant to be a rich brown sauce in French cuisine traditionally made by combining equal parts of veal stock and sauce espagnole.
Apart from the food served to your table, the rest is self-service, which enables the staff to primarily take orders and bring food faster to people.
The drinks are available at the drinks bar, which is self service, same with the condiments.
To pay for the bill, you need to bring the bill outside to pay.
Being located in Nan Fung plaza in TKO, I just assumed it was a local chinese-italian restaurant.
After seeing all those positive reviews on Saizeriya, I decided to try it someday, but the strange thing was, HK Epicurius hasnt reviewed it yet. After consulting HKE, it turns out he had a better deal trying it in China, it is nearly 40% cheaper than the already cheap prices in HK.
HKE’s review in China:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2051443
When I sat down and looked at the menu I realised it was a Japanese branch. It was established in Japan in 1968 and then opened their first overseas branch in China in 2007.
Other branches in HK are located in Tsz Wan San and Tsuen Wan.
The restaurant has been in the news in Japan for serving pizza with melamine-tainted dough from China in October 2008.
Saizeriya is not limited to Italian food; gratin and Hamburg steaks were also added to the menu
From the pictures posted by others, it didn’t really stand out against the other Italian places such as Pizza express or Amaroni’s so I was totally sceptical about the food there.
I also heard the food was ridiculously cheap too so I didn’t have the expectation it would taste good, the total bill for ordering starters and mains etc was under $100.
Ordered squid ink risotto, Chicken demi-glace, Prawn cocktail.
Squid ink risotto:The rice was nice and soft, although slightly bland.
Prawn cocktail:This salad tasted the best, especially the sauce, it wasn’t too sweet and the sauce may be slightly savoury for others.
Chicken with Demi-glace sauce:This was the highlight of the meal, tender and juicy chicken thigh with crisp chicken skin.
The sauce was interesting, it tasted like yellow bean sauce, however demi-glace is meant to be a rich brown sauce in French cuisine traditionally made by combining equal parts of veal stock and sauce espagnole.
Apart from the food served to your table, the rest is self-service, which enables the staff to primarily take orders and bring food faster to people.
The drinks are available at the drinks bar, which is self service, same with the condiments.
To pay for the bill, you need to bring the bill outside to pay.
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