Sunday, October 06, 2019

[Review - 鼎·會館 Ding's Club] Shunde delight's headed by Celebrity Chef Ding!

Celebrity Chef Ding has been rocking the kitchen with his passionate cooking and recipes which are healthy and MSG free.
At Ding's Club, he is collaborating with Chef Lee Cheung and whipping Shunde Cuisine featuring the Shunde feast for six at HK$4,888 which is inclusive of 10% available now until 31st October at this early bird price. 

To start off, began with the meaty lobster which was tasty and not tenderized with cornflour so you can truly appreciate the taste of lobster.

Next was the steamed pork and mud carp patty. 
Again, you can taste the freshness of the pork, but the mud carp patty was the star of the show as the texture was springy like minced prawn patty and it was boneless which is worth mentioning. 
Of all the mud carp patties I have had, they all contain bones and fish scales but this one doesn't.

The next course was soup made of fish and shark fin. 
It was creamy yet light with lots of fine pieces of fish in it, again without any msg and artificial thickeners you can really appreciate the taste and the ingredients.

For abalone lovers, the coating for the abalone was thin and crispy with a touch of salt and pepper.

Spotted Scat served in two ways: Sliced fillet, assorted vegetables. 
Having the spotted scat slices with vegetables were tasty as there were many ingredients to go with it.



Steamed fin and head with dried tangerine peel. 
The fish was complimented nicely by the tangerine peel and sauce which made you hungrier.

Pan fried chicken fillet, assorted pepper, premium soy sauce. 
The chicken fillet was tender and coated with a nice soy sauce glaze, the only complaint would be the bones.

Wintermelon curd filled with matsutake and wild mushrooms: 
Before the noodles, had this refreshing vegetable dish of wintermelon topped with mushrooms.

Braised goose fillet on flat rice noodles: 
The star of the show had to be the noodles beneath which has absorbed all the goose essence.

Dessert finished with the Double boiled fresh milk custard and taro puree and the Traditional sugar cake. 
The milk custard was silky and the taro puree on top was not too sweet without being too starchy.

Overall, I would definitely recommend eating here because of the fresh ingredients they use and they don't use MSG.

鼎·會館 Ding's Club:
23/F, H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, Central
Tel: 23271398

Saturday, October 05, 2019

[Review] Cavendish Bakery

Cavendish Bakery is a local bakery that has been in Eastbourne for at least 45 years on the corner of Cavendish Place.

My grandma got me treats from there like Swiss Buns and the cream slice which they don't seem to do anymore.

Anyway, I have been away for a while so the first thing I did was eat there when I got back.




Had the Steak and Kidney pie, Traditional pasty, Donut with cream and the Swiss Bun.



The Swiss bun is a must because that sweet icing topping is so damn good with the soft bun.

If I could go back in time I would have the cream slice again.

Cavendish Bakery:
73 Cavendish Place

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

[Review] Italian fare at Pomodoro e Mozzarella

Pomodoro e Mozzarella and La Locanda del Duca restaurants are both popular restaurants in Eastbourne.

They are definitely busy during the weekends.
Previously tried La Locanda del Duca next door to it which hasn't been written up yet but the menu is similar.


It was quite difficult to choose something from the pasta menu as it was just pastas in different forms with the same sauces and Grand Padana.


In the end chose Lasagna as I didn't really fancy anything.
When it came, it was surrounded in quite a fair bit of bechamel sauce.

Overall, the lasagna sheets were too stodgy and the tomato wasn't zesty enough.
Not my cup of tea.
Dessert was profiteroles filled with icecream which I did not try.

Pomodoro e Mozzarella:
23-25 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne BN21 4NS
www;pomodoro-e-mozzarella.com
Phone: 01323 733800

Cod FishMaw from Annie Gourmet 永發蔘茸海味行


Annie Gourmet 永發蔘茸海味行 is a specialist that sells Chinese delicacies which are ready to eat or packaged in dried form.
They also have frozen meat as seen at their booth at the Foodexpo.


Got a box of Cod Fishmaw from Annie Gourmet which can be prepared and cooked in different ways.
It has to be soaked for a while before being cooked.

As it was my first time preparing cod fish maw, I got the method online from The Chinese Soup lady.

After soaking a batch of cod fish maw, I made three dishes out of it: soup, chilled appetizer and cod fish maw with noodles.

The chilled is pretty simple, you treat it like jellyfish and toss it in whatever seasoning you like for example sesame oil with some salt but I used chicken gravy as I liked the taste of chicken gravy.

The soup was basically sweetcorn, egg and fishmaw soup, a suggested recipe by Annie Gourmet, another simple treat by just throwing everything in the pot and when you get the acquired taste, cornstarch is added to thicken the soup.



Last but not least was noodle with cod fish maw steak.
Another easy recipe where you just boil some noodles and serve it with cod fish maw with gravy poured on top!


As a first time with cod fishmaw, I was pretty satisfied with the dishes.



www.anniegourmet.com.hk

Monday, September 30, 2019

[Review] Amazing Fish and Chips at Dolphin Fish Bar

Fish and Chips is a national dish so obviously you will find it everywhere in UK.

There is nothing like a good fish and chip with lashings of salt and vinegar.

Dolphin Fish Bar is raved as the best in Eastbourne, it is family run and has been around for over 40 years.

The location was a bit off the radar for me as I don't have a car but I am so glad I finally tried it.

When you walk in, you are greeted by the typical glass cabinet, pickled eggs etc.
The menu is behind the counter.

Without further ado, I ordered the cod and chips with curry sauce.
There are other fishes available but for starters I felt I had to have the cod.


It took a while to come but it was totally worth the wait!!!!

Before even trying it, it was visually impressive.
Every chip was uniformly blonde and perfect.

The fish was evenly coated and the batter had an even coat that was just the right thickness.

After taking pictures, I just dived in, every chip was so delicious, it was soft and fluffy inside with a strong potato taste.
The fish was more than perfect, the cod was flakey and chunky inside the crispy batter.

As for the curry sauce, every chippie has it's own recipe so it depends if you prefer the sauce sweeter, spicier etc.

Basically it was so damn good, I could have it every day if I was nearby!

https://dolphinfishbar.com/
86 Seaside
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7QP
Tel: 01323 722813

[Preview] The Haberdashers Kitchen

The Haberdashers Kitchen is situated on the 1st floor of Closs & Hamblin in Eastbourne.
As well as Eastbourne, you will also find it in Brighton, Winchester and Canterbury.

Although I didn't try it that day, but as a foodie I was captivated by the delicious cake selection, fresh soups, light lunches, made to order sandwiches and hand crafted teas and coffees.



The decor is like a cosy yet spacious tea room with pretty crockery.




https://www.candh.co.uk/haberdashers-kitchen-i70
https://www.instagram.com/clossandhamblin/
https://www.facebook.com/haberdashersK/
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