Mushroom and sweetcorn soup @ McDonalds

Went to McDonalds just to try their new mushroom and sweetcorn soup.

It seems that not many people have ordered it at this branch because they could not find this item on the cashier to input and the temperature of the soup was not even hot so it was probably their first time serving the soup.

I should have told them it was not hot enough but I could not be bothered.

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Mushroom and sweetcorn soup:

 

I quite liked the soup because the sweetcorn pieces were tender, natrually sweet and crisp and the pieces of mushroom were chopped into really fine pieces giving it mushroom taste.
The taste of the soup was rather weak and relied heavily on the sweetcorns and mushroom, perhaps this was why I was able to taste the sweetcorn and mushrooms clearly.
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Seaweed and chinese radish soup @ 金鑽車仔麵茶餐廳

Had the fried eggs and luncheon ham as usual and this time I added extra curry which costs $2.

The lunch comes with drinks which are the usual choices you get in Chinese cafes ie HK style tea, lemon tea etc so I changed it for the seaweed and chinese radish soup because the chinese radishes at this joint tastes really sweet.

It only costs $2 extra if you change from a drink to the soup.

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seaweed and chinese radish soup:

 

As expected the Chinese radishes were naturally sweet and soft.
The seaweed was really clean that there was no sand.
I don't know why but the seaweed had a hint of rose taste in it.
The slight let down was that it was slightly too salty.
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Curry sauce:
It was very coconutty and spicier than I expected.
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Mushoom ravioli and mulligatawny soup @ Delaney's

Usually I come here for roast or order their daily lunch if it looks good.
That day they had mushroom ravioli and mulligatawny soup which is not normally on the menu so I went in for it.
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Mushoom ravioli with pesto cream sauce
Although there were only about five raviolis on the plate it tasted delicious.
The mushrooms inside were wild mushrooms and had a really nice strong taste.
The sauce for the ravioli was really creamy and it there was pesto puree topped on top and tomato sauce in the middle.
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Mulligatawny soup
This was a light watery soup that was curry flavoured.
There was rice in it as well which is similar to the texture of rice you find in the Chinese congee.
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Grilled fish with green peas
The grilled fish was delicious and it was on a bed of generous mash.
The highlight of the dish was the green pea puree on top.
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Mock sharks fin soup @ Snack Express

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Got the mock sharks fin soup and it tasted really bland.

There was not much ingredients in the soup.
It was about 95% soup and 5% black fungas, egg and chicken.

 

The taste of the soup was really bland and does not tastes as strong as the 7-11's version.

Worth coming all the way!! @ 神廚館

So bored, so decided to try this restaurant despite being located in an unconvenient place.

When I was arrived, I saw this little restaurant with its brightly colored banner.
The overall restaurant seemed pleasant and surprisingly neat and clean.

Without further ado, I ordered the signiature Squid patty and rice with fish soup.

Fish soup:
White in colour with lots of spring onions and one piece of tofu puff.
Strong taste of white pepper, not much fish could be tasted.
Anyway not bad.

Squid patty, fried egg and rice:
The best combination, the squid patty was chewy, yet there were still bits of ungrounded squid. Pieces of carrots embedded in the patty. The taste of squid is obviously there.
Was so delicous combining the patty, egg and rice together in one mouthful.
I also poured the soy sauce provided, but it acted as a moistener, because the soy sauce was obviously watered down. Finally the shredded seaweed was a good decoration and enhances the overall seafood taste to it.

Duck tongues soaked in Chinese wine @ 味家作 Original Taste Workshop

Another soup chain has entered hong kong, with a convenient location in LKF, very convenient for people in central.

It offers a wide range of snacks to filling food, such as garlic conch, ducks tongue to mixed grain rice.

For me, I ordered soup, and felt peckish so also to tried the ducks tongue, never tried it before in my whole life!! It appeared a little different to the picture advertised, anyway it tastes good, and strong in wine, but you just have to imagine your eating something other than a tongue!! I was expecting it to be opaque Jelly like and soft like the picture.

I am looking forward to my next visit to try the garlic conches, rice and other little snacks. I would recommend this place to try delicacies as it is neat and most importantly clean.

 

lettuce and fish patty soup @ Cafe De Coral

Ordered a mini roast pork with rice, including HK style tea, and also ordered a lettuce and fish soup.

The tea I gave away, and the rice was nice and soft, and the roast pork was not too fat or lean, with enough soy sauce.

The soup, had bits of lettuce and fish patty, the advantage having it here, is that it is more hygienic than the one served in the congested streets.

Duck leg in dried fruit peel broth @ 名軒美食

Came across their banner showing this duck leg in dark coloured broth, instantly reminding me of the Singaporean version of Pork bone tea, so decided to try it.

As I have never tried it before, I was expecting a strong herb taste like the pork bone dish.

Anyway it turns out, it just tastes like the rice with soup and pieces of wintermelon served in the normal restaurants.

I suppose the duck was nice and soft, and came off the bone very easily, but not the taste I was expecting.

I was also given a duck head with it too, I didn't know whether it was for eating or for fun!!

Also ordered the baked chicken with salt, it just tasted like normal chicken from the chinese roast shops.

Deafened by the screeching sound @ 蛇王燊

Never noticed this little snake joint, despite walking past it every day!!!

Only tried because I saw a picture of the snake soup, just plain broth with no residue or meat strands.

Sat down, and ordered, came almost imediately, however my ears were in such distress with the screams of the kid sitting on the opposite table, and the screeching noise from the tin drawer! OUCH!!!

The soup was piping hot, so a bit hard to taste the full taste, but went back next day for lunch and got a takeaway, ordered the set with snake soup, thick snake soup and snakes belly with fish maw.

The takeout was good, firstly the temperature was not as hot as in the shop, and the rice and meat have been placed in the lunch box without needing to spoon it out.
The meat was descaled nicely with skin attached, the meat in main dish reminded me of fried dace, the texture and taste, the stickyness from the fish maw reminded me of eating ducks feet. The snakes meat had an interesting fiery tinge to it, almost like pepper but slightly spicier than that. A good mix of fruit peel in it too.

As for the thick snake soup, it contained lots of snake meat, basically tastes as good as the fake sharks fin soup but better, because the pork isnt fresh in the sharks fin soup.

 

mind the screeching noise!!!!!!!!!!!

Thai style silver thread vermicelli @ 泰地道 Hot Basil Thai Cuisine

I was rather surprised this placed was fully booked, anyway ordered fish gas bladder soup, stir-fried vermicelli with baby oysters, prawn pot with glass noodles, and prawn paste water spinach.

The fish gas bladder soup was rather peppery and hot in temperature, so it was very hard to taste the soup, until it cooled down, but the peppar taste in the soup stood out the most.

The vermicelli was good, silver thread vermicelli, although it could be slighty saltier as there was not much taste to it.

The prawn pot was ok, there was alot of glass noodles and again very distinctive in black peppar, also there were pieces of pork fat in it too~!

The vegetables tasted how it should nothing spectacular about it.

Fish maw and sharks fin sampler @ 真材實料 The Best Food

Saw a review on this place earlier showing pictures of Fish maw and sharks fin at cheap prices so decided to give it a try.
There was one in Mong Kong I intended to try, but that place and food didn’t convince me enough, this restaurant looked reasonably clean and specialised at these delicacies.

Anyway picked the set for two with braised duck feet with fish maw, and sharks fin soup.
The set also includes a choice of two Chinese dishes, so picked sweet and sour fish, and steamed tofu with scallops and black beans.

First to arrive was the sweet and sour fish, then came the sharks fin soup. The soup was thick clear broth with chinese mushrooms, chicken, sharks fin in it. The taste was ok on its own, you didn’t have to add any red vinegar or sesame oil.
Tofu was the last to arrive, and after all that strong tasting food, the tofu was a bit tasteless.

The braised duck feet was nice and soft, the bones were easily removable, the fish maw was big in size, but needed pepper to balance out the fishy taste.

The sweet and sour fish was really good too, the portion could have been bigger.

However the cost of the set was $258, so if you exclude drinks, main dishes, the fish maw and sharks fin is worth around $80-100, so that’s $40-50 per person for fish maw and sharks fin.
I think this place is a nice place for people who want to have those delicacies at a low price, but don’t expect it to be as good as the expensive ones. What you pay is what you get!