KFC's Spudastic tomato flavoured Potato party

I love potatoes so i just had to try this, however the KFC in Hong Kong is not as good as the KFC in UK.

In UK, we have fries/chips and not the Criss-cut Fries that come as a standard in Hong Kong, and they also have chicken gravy as an option for chips.

Anyway, since the Potato party 反斗薯 was slightly different I decided to try it.
They are hash browns in the shape of discs and stars which are bite sized.

I was disappointed they also had the criss-cut fries with them because the star of the snack is really the hashbrowns.
I can understand they are trying to give you more variety because it is called potato party, but I dislike these criss-cut fries.

When you open the box there is a tomato scent and the tomato flavouring is sweet and artificial.
If you have tried the Walker's tomato crisps you can actually taste ketchup, but the tomato flavour on these hash browns tastes neither like tomato or ketchup.
The taste is very sweet and not sour at all, it tastes of paprika and carotene flavouring.

Delicious beef sandwich @ La Rose Noire Bakery

I love the sandwiches here because I can get a proper sandwich that is not Chinese style.
The sauce and the cheese is not Chinese which is great.
The sauce is proper western mustard which is not sweet and the cheese as you can see is not the processd cheese slices.

Anyway the sandwich I had was plain, simple and delicious with cucumber slices, tomatoes, cheese, mustard and thinly sliced roast beef!

All the sandwiches are freshly made that day and you can request for special sandwiches to be made as well.

 

Spinach noodles in tomato soup @ 羅坤發粉麵 Lo Kwan Fat Noodles

After seeing the appetising pictures posted on Openrice, I was there to try the spinach noodle in tomato soup, honestly if the noodle had been white or yellow, I probably wouldn’t have read the review in much detail, but it turns out the green noodle is spinach noodle.

When I got there, I poked the picture of it, and didn’t know what “ngau gan” was, as I couldn’t see clearly from their picture, so asked the waitress.
Anyway I got this very impressive answer; well “ngau gan” is just “ngau gan”!

It turns out when I got the noodles, the “ngau gan” is just beef tendons.

The bowl was filled with halved tomatoes, plenty of beef tendons and the green spinach noodles.

Took a sip at the soup, not very sour, but not artificial tomato soup, as for the noodles not that tasty, but after waiting a while for it to soak up the soup, it was ok.
As for the beef tendons, I selectively ate them, as they usually contain animal hair in them.
It was quite soft, and strong in that beef belly marinade.

The place was not as clean as described, but OK to eat there.

 

Savory Olive cherry tomato mousse cake @ caffè HABITŪ

Was intending to try the Molten sea salt chocolate cake, but it was sold out, so opted for the tomato mousse cake with Olive oil.

A bit strange, the combination reminded me of Italian Panini, anyway tasted a bit weird but ok.
The bits of tomato tasted hard and sweet, like glazed cherry.

Also ordered Breakfast tea as well, but I can never understand why people never give milk with tea, unless you request for it.

Quick junk food @ 華樂園

Cheap, with various combinations and sauces such as fried chicken/pork chop with basic items such as luncheon egg and ham.
Curry sauce was very watery, it was good that it was watery, because the fried items was very dry.
The onion sauce tasted like the tomato sauce from Heinz baked beans.

Tomato and rosehip drink @ 水研社茶品專賣店

I was initially hesitant in trying this drink because of Rosehip, but it tasted really nice.

The drink had bits of tomato in it, without the tomato puree.

It was slightly syrupy, but not too sweet.

Tomato and rosehip drink @ 水研社茶品專賣店

I was initially hesitant in trying this drink because of Rosehip, but it tasted really nice.

The drink had bits of tomato in it, without the tomato puree.

It was slightly syrupy, but not too sweet.

Noodles in pineapple broth @ 肥牛粉 PHO DELIGHT

Previously this used to be a Singaporean restaurant Pasar, then it closed down, next came Satay City which didnt stay for long and now PHO DELIGHT.

I can imagine it being busy for lunches, but after office hours, Wan Chai is not a likely place for dinner.
There is also another branch in Causeway Bay which would probably fare better being in a shopping and working location.

The menu basically offers noodles in soup, the usual rices, however the prices are a bit expensive for simple noodles.
I ordered ho-fun with prawns in sour soup, it was basically noodles in tangy sauce with a few prawns on top, and pieces of pineapple, tomato.
The soup was quite acidic, and the ho fun was a bit too soft, but overall it was ok, so lets see how long they will be here for.

The other spicy beef noodles were very spicy, it was so spicy, you could feel the heat of the chilli when you smell it,
Taking a tiny sip of the soup, was enough to make me go red!

I wanted to try the grilled beef, but the sour soup sounded more interesting, so if they are still here on my next visit, I shall give it a try.

Super delicious crab paste noodles @ 河內越南餐廳

I was surprised that there were not many reviews on this place, but after seeing the photos of the noodles topped with red crab paste, I just had to have it.

Before going in, I asked if they had the crab paste noodles, and the waitress said yes, so I went in.
After I sat down, the waitress pointed out the crab noodles on the menu for me, it was right at the bottom of the list and easily missed.

It was a bright bowl of vietnamese noodles, decorated with spring onions, onions, tomato and coriander.
The taste of the herbs was a bit too overpowering for my liking especially the coriander.

The crab paste was very aromatic, it looked a bit like boiled egg white strands.
The soup was savoury and full of crab flavour and slight hints of tomato, and the vietnamese noodles were the best I have had, because they were thin, similar to angel pasta, and soaks up more flavour.