Flipino congee

Cinta J Express (Wan Chai)
I like getting takeaways from here because there isnt a queue.

At lunch, there is a MAKE YOUR OWN MEAL where you can choose the sauce and the meat you want to go with rice.
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MAKE YOUR OWN MEAL:


For sauces there were:
Tomato curry
carbonara
mushroom
bolognaise

For meat you can choose:
fish
chicken
cervelat sausage
pork chop
or mixed vegetables

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Fish with tomato curry sauce:


The rice was a bit too soft and mushy but the fish was good because it was succulent and not dry.
The sauce was really good because the tomato is really strong and tangy with a hint of curry that is not spicy.
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Flipino congee:


I was surprised they had congee in the Flipino cuisine but there are a lot Chinese items that they serve such as char siu baos and other dishes.
The only difference is that the congee is served with a wedge of lemon.
I tried it without the lemon and found the congee slightly oily with a really strong chicken taste.
It turns out that there are pieces of chicken in the congee which look like they have been fried/pan fried, hence this is why they give you lemon to balance out the oilyness and it makes the congee much more appetizing.


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Price: $38
Service: OK
Yummy factor: ok
English Menu: Yes
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Congee that did not nurse me back to health

Congee One (North Point)

Usually people have congee when they are sick, but the congee here did the opposite for me.

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Congee with oysters:

The congee tasted a bit strange and oily leaving me queasy.
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rice rolls with dried shrimp:

They were quite nice especially with the red sauce.
The red sauce was a life saver and they use the sauce that is paired with roast suckling pig and not the usual red sauce.

The only problem was that the dried shrimp had sand on it.
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rice rolls with dough sticks:

The dough sticks were too greasy and visibly the centre was really oily and yellow.
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One bowl of noodles or one bowl of congee?

This shop was opened about a month ago but as I am not really a fan of Chinese food I wasnt really bothered about trying it.
Walked past again and the bright white decor attracted me like how it did the first time, so this time I decided to try it as there was not many people inside.

 

Most people dine in restaurants that have long queues but sometimes I go for the quieter places because I am not rushed to order and the food quality is not sacrificed for speed.

They specialise in noodles, congee and glutinous rice.

 

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Dried shrimp rice rolls:

 

Although this took a while to arrive, it was presented quite nice and it came with soy sauce and the other standard sesame sauce and bean sauce.
The rice rolls were a tad too soft but with the dried shrimp and spring onions it tasted ok.
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Noodles with pork trotters:

 

 

 

When it came, you could tell the broth was quite strong so the noodles tastes nice after absorbing the broth and becoming soft, however the pork trotters were rather salty.
It was also difficult eating from this bowl because of the shape and size and the trotters could have been cut into smaller pieces.
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Snack platter:

 

This was a platter of six snacks: 2 pieces of fried wontons, 2 pieces of fried dumplings and 2 pieces of fried dace balls.
Fried wontons:
In comparision to the dumplings it was much smaller.
Fried dumplings:
The dumplings tasted quite nice and the prawn filling inside was quite fresh.
Fried dace balls:
As usual these have grounded bones in it but it tasted better deep fried as well because it was not so fishy and it came with clam sauce too.
The clam sauce tasted like clams in fermented beancurd (fu yue).
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Hot ginger and barley drink:
The taste of barley could have been stronger but the ginger was nice and warmed you up.
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Overall, the food here just tasted how it should but I thought it was quite expensive.
I also tried their oyster sauce which was not the Lee Kum Kee Brand but it was quite nice dipping it with the snack platter items and the rice rolls.
On the table there were various of other sauces too.

Creamy congee and salty prawns @ Super Super Congee & Noodles

Felt like getting some congee so came here instead of Ocean Empire because the food there is oily.

 

There is another branch in Tseung Kwan O, but the air conditioning there is even more cold.
The air conditioning here was quite cold but they had lids to cover the food so at least there is something to keep it warm.

The sauces here are self service which is good.
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Dried Oyster and pork congee:

 

The congee tasted really creamy and milky which was not what I was hoping for.

 

You can not taste the dried oysters in the congee so I believe they have a separate pot for plain congee and whatever flavour congee you order those ingredients will be added when you order.
There is some slight dried oyster flavour in the congee if you leave it long enough.
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Stir fried soy sauce noodles:

 

The noodles were slightly dry but the soy sauce was not too strong or salty which was good.
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Prawns with thick noodles:

 

 

The thick noodles itself were ok, but the prawns on top were extremely salty.
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Rice rolls with dried shrimps and spring onions:

 

I was not expecting silky smooth rice rolls but the surface of these felt lumpy.
The rice rolls were not even al-dente.
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Soup:

 

MSG soup.
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