Sri Lankan food @ AJ's Sri Lankan Cuisine

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I have been wanting to try this place for ages but I was too lazy to pop over to Sai Kung. I went today as there were other stuff to check out such as Camden Town, Fiesta, and various western grocery stores.

It was a little hard to find at first, as I assumed it was on the seafront side, however it was near Sweetheart dessert.
Its a nice little restaurant that distinguishes itself from its surroundings, wooden front and ceilings, there is a reptile area too, but they are display only.
The staff were very friendly, a British one and one that looks like Louis Koo.

I ordered the starter platter so I could try their starters, I ate the ones that I thought were the most tasty, and left the samosa and fish roti last.
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The fish roti was the best! I never expected it to taste the best out of the five, the filling was purple made with Sri Lankan purple potato, and it was a dense paste of grounded fish and purple potato with hints of black pepper.

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I also liked the Samosa because it was made of chicken instead of the usual pork.


The other breaded items were also good, they reminded me of FINDUS crispy pancakes from UK, but with spicy fillings inside.
The Fish cutlet was ball shaped rather than fillets that you would expect from western cuisine.

As for the Pittu, it was rice mixed with coconut, various pulses and some herbs steamed in a bamboo.
The rice went perfectly with the coconut rich curry.

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Wish the reptiles were ALIVE!

 

New salmon and white sauce bun @ Maxim's bakery

Salmon Pizza:Surprisingly delicious, it had onions, green peppers, salmon and sweetcorn.
The salmon was nice and fishy.
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Bun filled with salmon and white sauce:Again, another one of those Maxims buns that collapses on the first bite.
Not much filling inside, and not much white sauce.
Overall the taste was bland.
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Luncheon ham and egg bun:Tastes the same as the normal luncheon ham and egg bun, except the bits with baked cheese tasted better.

Tuna and truffle bun @ Maxim's Bakery

Truffle is getting cheap these days, they used to be served in high-end restaurants, and then Pizzahut started serving it on their pizzas, and now on Bread, I wonder when it will be sold at a economic price at the local supermarkets.
The truffle used here is nothing like the high-end truffle, but it resembles a slight truffle taste, hence the affordability it can be served here and at Pizzahut.

Anyway, taking the bun out of the bag, the aroma of the herbs on the bun was very overpowering.

As with all Maxim’s bun it is hollow in the middle, with fillings on one side of the bun.

The tuna filling had a strong hint of freshly grounded black pepper aroma, yet the black pepper was not fiery.

The truffle wasn’t that strong, but went well with the herbs and black pepper.

Overall it tasted like the spread SEaLECT Snackit tuna and mayonnaise but it was less creamy.

 

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Chinese toasted flying saucers @ Muzi Cafe

Usually toasted sandwiches are made in sandwich toaster, the finished product is basically a right angled triangle.
In the culture of HK, they have been known to be called "flying saucers" although I do not know why, the usual shape is not round and nothing in resembelance of a flying saucer.
Finally, I have found one that is round!

 

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Steps making the flying saucer
Fillings placed on normal square slices of bread

 

Sandwich in the toaster device

 

Edges cut off with scissors

 

It is the same as the normal toasted sandwiches except the toaster has a round imprint on it, after it is toasted, the edges are trimmed off, which is quite a waste, about 23% of the square bread is thrown away.
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There are four flavours, all are made with cucumber and tomato.

 

The flavours available are:
Tuna
Chicken breast
Duck breast
Salmon

 

Ordered the salmon and tuna.

Tuna toasted Sandwich:
The tuna was in creamy sauce, and was very messy to eat, as the filling kept overflowing when you bit into it.
The typical chinese taste, not my cup of tea.
I would have liked it if it plain tuna and cheese.

Toasted tuna pocket

 

Salmon toasted sandwich:
I was also expecting this to be nice, but there was too much mayonnaise in the middle making it sickly, and the cuts of salmon were not that nice either, it still had brown/grey bits on the salmon.

Toasted salmon pocket