[Emack & Bolio's] How many scoops of icecream can you handle

A famous icecream connoisseur has hit HK and obvously popular with never ending queues day and night.

There are so many flavours of icecream and cones to choose from.

As well as icecream they have SWEET TREATS to satisfy chocolate cravings.

The record number of scoops is TEN but I decided to have THREE.

Top scoop: deep purple cow = blackberry, black and white chocolate
Middle scoop: Serious chocolate addition -  chocolate and chocolate sauce
Bottom scoop: Cake batter

Only took two photos because it was dripping and the strong forces of gravity were attacking it.
The icecream was sweet and thick with chunks of chocolate in it and gooey sweetness.

Anyway, I will be back again to try other flavours.
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[Emack & Bolio's]
G/F, 26 Cochrane Street, Central

Purple Potato with Smokey Bacon icecream at Lab Made

Found out from social media that there was a new Purple Potato with Smokey Bacon icecream at Lab Made, so went there for it.

Basically, it was a lilac coloured fragrant ice cream mixed with lots of starchy purple sweet potatoes topped with more purple potato mash, whipped cream and bacon!
It was a nice pairing of mildly savoury purple potato and bacon which was delicious and in the middle, there were rice crispies which gave it a nice crunch that amplifiied the crispy texture of bacon.



Lab Made has successfully established themselves as the number one nitrogen icecream in HK.
The good news is that they have HOMIES, which are tubs that you can buy to take home available in four popular flavours.


-Almond Chocolate Vanilla (杏仁朱古力雲呢拿 HK$105),
-Fancy Ferrero (金之莎 HK$120),
-HK Custard Bun (奶皇包 HK$120),
-Sea Salt Milk Gelato with Caramel (海鹽牛奶焦糖 HK$120).
All HOMIES will be packaged with Dry Ice to keep it cool.

I got the HK Custard Bun which is crammed with lots of salted custard egg yolk filling and extremely addictive.
It was definitely good having the tub because you can really dig in with a big metal spoon!

Ribena and LabMade crossover

Tried two new flavours at Lab Made which are made with Ribena.
These flavours are available until the 5th August.
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Peanut Butter & Ribena Jelly Ice-cream:

There was extra cream on mine because I requested for more.
The pairing of peanut butter and Ribena was surprisingly delicious because the saltiness of the peanut butter and the berry taste of Ribena was really nice.
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Diced & Iced Apple Ribena Sorbet:


This was more refreshing and girls will love this because it has lots of diced apples in it.
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Limited Edition: Godiva Earl Grey chocolate chip icecream

A few months ago saw the Earl Grey chocolate chip icecream on Godiva’s menu but the price was covered because it wasn’t available yet and Godiva HK didn’t know when it would be launched because I contacted their HQ in April 2015.

Happened to see this flavour available when I walked past in July so I bought one.

The Earl Grey chocolate chip flavour was the best compared to the other tub flavours that I have tried in the Godiva range because it was not that sweet.

There was a natural Earl Grey flavour and the chocolate icecream was not that overwhelming with delicious pieces of heart shaped chocolate chips found in all Godiva’s tub icecreams......

Luxurious ice lollies [ISEE iSEE Handcrafted Icy Desserts]

Icelollies and softserves are not a necessity but when they are really delicious they become a necessity to me.
They started becoming a necessity when Lola's icepops came around because they tasted natrual but unfortunately they do not have fixed shops.

It just so happens that ISEE ISEE and Icelicious have just opened serving these handcrafted icelollies so I had to try both.
ISEE ISEE is more expensive but they also served icy desserts like Icelicious.
It is nice how the menu is made up of huge wooden lollisticks.

When I got there, the flavour I wanted to try was sold out so I had to get the Cheesy Raspberry which is served in a cup!


The icelolly tasted quite milky but the cheesy taste was not that heavy and the raspberry part is the bit in the middle so you can't really taste it until you get to that part.

To be honest, I think the Earl Grey is probably one of the best flavours but it was sold out.

I will probably come again when they have another flavour that attracts me.

Chapman To was here???

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NOT going to try their savoury stuff EVER again!~ Ice Cream Gallery

Previously tried their lobster and escargot icecreams at their Kwun Tong branch which were horrible not because it was lobster or escargot but because it was sweet.
I have also tried their sweet icecreams which fared better.

This time they came up with this interesting congee flavour with fried dough sticks.
Before ordering I asked the staff if it was SWEET OR SAVOURY and she said it was definitely not sweet hence I ordered it.

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Congee icecream:
油炸鬼白粥

The texture was a failure because it was hard and powdery.
When you put the spoon in it, it was crumbled into frozen chalk.

The worst part was the taste because it was so chalky and sweet when I was expecting a savoury taste.
Even if I had a real cold congee it wouldn't be sweet!
Anyway, apart from congee, there were also gingko nuts in the icecream.
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Rum and raisin gelato at Dolci 2/3

To me Icecream and desserts are not a necessities but when you come across good ones they become addictive.

I suddenly had a craving for the pistachio gelato but when I got to the counter I discovered the rum and raisin which was new so had that instead.
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[b]rum and raisin gelato:[/b]

I loved it because the gelato was soft and the texture of the raisins were soft and sweet like sultanas which popped with sweetness while the gelato was infused with a mild rum flavoring.
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Other gelato favourites:
Red rice and coconut, pistachio and Earl Grey.

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[b]The bill:[/b] $40

[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] good
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right

[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
www.2third-dolci.com/

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Still the King of Pork bone tea!~!~

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:: Singmalay series: No 33 ::
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It has been a while since I last wrote any reviews on Singaporean food or Malaysian food because there are not many new ones about.
The last one I visited was Nyonya Coming in Sai Ying Pun.
Decided to revisit Bak Kut King for their famous pork bone tea and some other dishes.
Here was what we had and it was interesting to similarities of Malaysian food and Thai food.
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Grapefruit and prawn salad:

Started off with a refreshing salad to begin dinner.
The grapefruit was juicy and the prawns were springy.
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Malacca Grilled fish cakes:

This looked similar to Thai fish cakes with lots of lemongrass in it, but unfortunately I am not fond of lemongrass so found it a bit too strong.
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Pork bone tea:

The pork bone tea was served with fried dough stick slices and black soy sauce.
It had a rich herb taste followed by sweetness and a hint of pepper.
As a personal preference I would like the dong gwai to be stronger which can be requested before you order.
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Malaysian crispy pork knuckle:

The pork knuckles were amazing because the meat was soft with a hint of saltiness and the skin was extremely crispy with a slight chewy under side!
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Stir fried winged beans with prawn paste and squid:

This was amazingly, a delicious combination of pungent prawn paste and squid.
The beans were crisp with a sweet centre.
Winged beans are grown in Asia where the humidity is high, and you can find them in most Thai and Indian shops looking like a long frilly leaf.
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Salty lemon soda:

I loved the soda because they gave you imported soda and not lemonade or 7up.
A real thirst quencher.
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Grilled stingray in Sambal sauce:

This is my favourite fish because the texture is soft and comes off the bone easily.
The Sambal sauce gave it a delicious kick of sweet and spiciness and the stingray was moist and delicate.
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Toast with kaya and ube icecream:
This was a huge cube of toast filled with kaya in the middle paired with ube icecream.

This is a must eat item because the kaya paste is divine and not too sweet and the ube icecream is a perfect match with delicate taro flavours that does not over power the kaya taste.

The only thing that I did not like was the butter because it made it a bit heavy.
Apart from ube icecream, I would also like to try pairing it with unsweetened whipped cream or even better clotted cream!!
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To summarize I definitely recommend the stingray, pork knuckle, winged beans and the toast as dessert.
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Bak Kut King
Address: Shop 1, G/F, Wan Sha Tower, 45 Wun Sha Street, Tai Hang
Phone:2972 2266

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Tsuen Wan's Icecream Brothers

Wandered into this mall because my friend needed the loo.

So while I was waiting, I had the tofu icecream.





The icecream was really hard and the spoon could have been bigger.
However the icecream did have a strong soybean taste.
The menu is in English, Indonesian as well as Filipino.

Coconut with red rice gelato at 2/3 Dolci (Central)

I was in Central again and wandered by because I had nothing to do.
Unfortunately, I spotted a new flavour which was really enticing so I had to give it a try!

It was coconut with red rice.

I do not really like coconut but I tried their sample which was quite pleasing so I decided to get a scoop.
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Coconut with red rice gelato:


The gelato was smooth and sticky with hard and chewy grains of red rice which was delightful and the coconut flavour was subtle and not too creamy.
This was definitely a nice flavour and I was glad I got it.
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Strawberry gelato from 2/3 Dolci

Went here ages ago because I was in Central and needed something cold to cool down.
Had the strawberry icecream which had a natrual strawberry flavour with real pieces of strawberries in it and the sweetness was just right.

Captivated by the butterfly : Oddies (Wan Chai)

I was drawn to this place after seeing pretty butterflies on the softserve.

It is a small shop which stands about one or two people.

The shop is plain white with artistic bits and pieces here and there.




The toppings were stored in these lovely glass jars.




When I went, there were three Italian soft gelato desserts to choose from: Oddies garden, red odd and white sand.
They were all unique which made it difficult to choose.
The oddies garden has matcha panna cotta at the bottom with fresh mango, sesame crumble, caramelized almond meringue, edible pansy flowers garnished with a beautiful butterfly on top.
The Red Odd was visually attractive because of the dotty strawberry jelly and smoked vanilla icecream.


Last but not least, the White sand had pineapple foam, honey sheet and a liquid filled bubble.

In the end I went for the White Sand and had some eggettes as well.
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White sand:
Italian low fat soft gelato served with lychee, coconut crumble, cherries in kirsch, coconut condensed milk sorbet, coconut explosion, pineapple foam, millefeuille crisps and honey sheet

I was really glad I chose this because there were so many different but tasty elements in this.
The gelato was impressive because it was not too sweet and it went really well with the refreshing pineapple foam, then there was delicious cherries which were soaked in Kirsch.
Then at the bottom, there were fresh pieces of lychee.

I had the molecular bubble last which was a burst of lychee extract.
It was a great way to end the dessert because it was like a mini shot of juice.

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Dark Chocolate gelato:

The chocolate gelato was rich and smooth.
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ham and cheese:

The ham and cheese was really good because the eggette was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with melted cheese here and there.
As a personal preference I would prefer a stronger cheese.
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So Mexican:

The taste was a bit different to what I was expecting because it tasted more like Chicken tikka.
Anyway, I liked it because of the strong flavours.
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Next time I am going to try the vanilla rice pudding eggette which should be interesting!

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Oddies (Wan Chai)