Free Chestnuts at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong during the festive season

Did you know that Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong gives out free roasted chestnuts at their lobby during the festive season.

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Mrs Fields Christmas cookies 2014

Thanks to All Gain International for this Christmas jar of cookies.

(Moose Plastic Cookie Jar)
Inside there are six cookies.

As usual, these cookies were soft and chewy, the chocolate one was my favourite because I love the chocolate chips.

Christmas burger at Texas Burger

Went here during the Xmas period.


Tried the new lamb burger and the PP burger.

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Chocolate trilogy:

Started off with the chocolate trilogy milkshake which had a rich chocolate taste.
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Pulled lamb burger:


The lamb burger was really good because it was pulled pieces of lamb with melted cheese on top, a great alternative to pulled pork but I have liked more cheese on top.

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PP burger:

This was my favourite because PP stands for Portobello mushroom and Prosciutto.
The prosciutto was a nice surprise because it was crispy and delicious and the portobello mushroom was juicy and earthy.

A lovely light burger that is not totally vegetarian but people who are not fond of meat will probably fall for this.

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Camembert wedges with strawberry sauce:


The camembert wedges were gooey and stringy inside like mozzarella cheese with a light camembert taste.
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Purple Christmas magic

For the coming Christmas, Maxim's have launched three pretty cakes.

1. X'mas Tree $138
2. La Foret Blanc $128
3. X'mas Reindeer $188

The X'mas tree is a cake with mixed fruits, cream on a chocolate butter cake base coated with crispy chocolate rice which is covered in sweet potato cream, decorated with white, yellow chocolate pearls, chocolate Holly leaf and a golden chocolate star.

The La Foret Blanc is basically a white chocolate cake with Bavarois cream and crispy salted caramel.

Last but not least is the Reindeer which is a chocolate mousse cake with hazelnut, dark chocolate, marshmallows and crispy chocolate.

As well as cakes, they also have a fruit puff assortment.

Tried the sweet potato which was visually good to look at as well as being delicious because I loved the soft chocolate spongecake in the middle which tasted really nice with the mixed fruits and the velvety white cream and silky sweet potato puree on the outside.
When I was collected the cake, they put it in an Angry Bird cake box (errr I don't think the Xmas cake was supposed to go in that box!!!)

Thanksgiving 2014 Turkey at Blue Butcher

Every year Thanksgiving is getting better because more restaurants are serving turkey.
A few years ago it was really scarce that I had to keep an eye on the calender so I wouldn't miss it.

At Blue Butcher, they are now serving a whole turkey which is enough for 6-8 people priced at $1860 or half a turkey for $930 with homemade stuffing, mash, candied bacon, Brussel sprouts and trimmings.
Dessert is finished with a scrumptious pumpkin pie.

(All turkeys must be ordered 72 hours in advance.)

That night we had Turkey and some of their other dishes so lets start with the Turkey first.

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[b]Green Goddess:[/b]

Started off with this drink which was a concoction of cucumber, dill, Vanilla gum and citrus.
The taste of dill in the drink was surprisingly good and it was such a healthy drink.

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[b]Roast Turkey:[/b]

Now to the star of the show, the turkey was sliced surrounded by the vegetables, stuffing, mash etc.
I tried both the breast and leg which were both incredibly soft and supple but I have to admit the leg was tastier.

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[b]Pumpkin pie:[/b]

The Thanksgiving meal ended with my favourite pumpkin pie which was not too sweet with a strong cinnamon flavour to it.
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Other dishes we had:

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[b]Kurobua BBQ pulled pork sliders:[/b]

These sliders were packed with pickled chili and aged cheddar which had a tangy smokey taste.

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[b]Veal sweetbread nuggets:[/b]

The nuggets came with black truffle emulsion and lemon.

You don't often see sweetbread on the menu so this was a must order item because it is delicious.
They are similar to chicken liver which has a soft mushy yet velvety texture and with the crispy coating they taste a bit like fried pieces of chicken.

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[b]Jarred foie gras and chicken liver:[/b]

The pate was lovely and velvety balanced by the sharpness of the onions.

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[b]Macaroni and cheese with egg:[/b]

This was amazing because the cheese was rich and the addition of the half cooked egg made the macaroni tastier.

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[b]Pig belly and cheek:[/b]

The pig belly was on a bed of lentils and Granny Smith apple slaw.

It was a nice mix of pork, starchy lentils and tangy apple pieces.
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Stylish Turkey in Asian style!

I have always wanted to try Mott32 because of the famous roast pork but unexpectedly my first visit was the turkey.

Inside the restaurant, it was like another world.

Mott 32 is actually a Chinese restaurant which is why it is funky serving turkey as a special dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas so people can break the traditional and still have Turkey while having Asian food!

The Free Range BBQ Roasted Turkey menu is available now priced at HKD1,680 to be booked in advanced.
It is served in three ways which makes it special.
The Whole BBQ Roasted Free Range Turkey, which will be carved at the tableside served with pancakes and three homemade sauces: a plum & lemon, fresh garlic and Chef Fung’s secret turkey sauce. 

The second style Turkey salad is a combination of papaya, dragon fruit, melon, scallion, red pepper, cashew nuts and a sweet peanut sauce to be mixed at the table. 

The last style is Minced Turkey served with Water Chestnut, Mushroom and Bamboo shoots to be eaten on a fresh, crisp lettuce cup.

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My favourite was the Turkey served in Peking style because I love the pancakes and sauce and it gives you a new eating experience.

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The turkey salad was refreshing and it reminded me of Bang Bang chicken.

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For non red meat lovers like me, the minced turkey was ideal because Turkey tastes so much better stir fried with the finely chopped water chestnuts, mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

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To finish off, we had icecream which was another mind boggling experience! SOY SAUCE icecream.

The taste was similar to salted caramel icecream!

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www.mott32.com

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