[Review] Patty King Patties

Spotted Patty King and Electric Rooms a while ago when I was on the bus so made a note to visit them.

Along this stretch, there are quite a few Jamaican shops.
Patty King stood out because they specialize in Patties which are golden yellow pastries that look like turnovers filled with meat or savoury fillings.

As well as patties, they also serve sides like Callaloo, Jerk Chicken, Rice and peas, ackee & salt fish etc.
They also serve Patty and Coco bread which is bread filled with a patty.

It was my first visit, so I decided to get a vegetable patty which was heated up for me.
I would have ordered more but I had just finished a huge breakfast at the Electric Rooms nearby.

The vegetable patty was quite nice with a slight spiciness so overall you can think of it like a turnover shaped pasty made with flaky pastry.

Patty King:
10 Knight Hill
West Norwood London

[Review] Krispy Kreme Festive donuts

Krispy Kreme used to be an addiction of mine where I used to try all the flavours, however in the recent years, there have been too many donut shops popping up taking donuts to the next level with over the top decorations and toppings etc.

Drawing near Christmas, Krispy Kreme have launched a range of festive donuts which drew me back, basically not overly fancy yet affordable compared to modern donuts these days.

What captivated me were the square parcel shaped donuts with shimmer on them.

The cherry parcel was my fancy.

Once again I was rekindled with the sugar satisfaction from the Krispy Kreme donut that was filled with delicious tart cherry jam.

Although there was no almond, I strangely tasted almond in the icing which was to my liking.

[Review] Doner Spring Rolls at German Doner Kebab

After trying the Doner Durum Wrap I was hooked so decided to go back and try the Doner Spring Rolls which is a crispy spring roll filled with doner meat.
The price was 1.99 for 2.

Taking a bite, it was far more delicious that I had expected because of the juicy slice of Jalapeno which made the spring rolls moreish as it was bursting with tangy flavours that complemented the doner meat amazingly.
If only they could make these morsels a bit bigger as they are so addictive.

To summarize, I think German Doner Kebab is different and good as they use good quality doner meats.

Doner Durum Wrap:
https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2019/11/german-doner-kebab.html

[Review] Yolkin Pandan Coconut Icecream

I have been meaning to try Yolkin because a while ago I saw a post for Pandan Coconut icecream but their Instagram does not welcome DMs so I just forgot about it.

Finally stumbled upon Yolkin as I was in the area and to my delight they had Pandan Coconnut icecream as well as Hong Kong flavours like White Rabbit Candy, Egg Tart and Hong Kong style milk tea.

To me Pandan is such a lovely flavour but it isn't that popular in Hong Kong but then it originates from the southeast so I was really chuffed that Yolkin had it.

At Yolkin, you can just get ice-cream or the ice-cream sandwich.

The decor at Yolkin is hip and trendy with bar seating at the front of the shop and some tables at the back end.

Self service water is also provided the counter which is appreciated when having desserts.

The pandan coconut icecream was far better than I expected, it was not too sweet with a strong pandan taste while the texture was thick and sticky or mastic should I say just like American Frozen custard which is made with eggs.

Overall I would recommend Yolkin be it for ice cream or Macaron ice-cream sandwiches.

According to timeout Yolkin was a street stall turned shop by founder Sammie Le who made ice cream from egg yolks not used from making macarons.

Yolkin
24 Rupert Street

[Review] Itsu Asian inspired food

itsu is a British chain of Asian inspired food that boomed in 2017 with over 90 branches in the UK with 50 in London.

It appealed to me recently because of the Asian inspired buns and the Christmas dumplings.

Went to three different branches.

The first branch I visited was in Camden where there were lots of customers.
Dumplings were selling like hot cakes and replaced quickly by the kitchen.

There were so many gyozas to choose from: prawns and spinach, chicken and spring onions etc as well as the Christmas Cracker.

The Christmas Cracker gyozas appealed to me as it was like a Christmas dinner inside a gyoza.
They are filled with cranberry and turkey in a red dumpling wrap.

Overall, the Christmas gyozas were quite nice but a little sweet because I was expecting the dumplings to be tart.

On another visit, I was at itsu, Westfield where I did not buy anything but observed the decor was nice.

Another time, I was in Farringdon where I went in for the hoisin duck steamed buns which is another creative pairing not seen in Hong Kong yet.

I liked the idea of duck and hoisin sauce in a bun but sadly I couldn't taste any hoisin sauce and it just tasted like a BBQ roast pork bun.

Although I was not wowed by their food, I love their creativity and probably will come back and try other new creations.

https://www.itsu.com/

[Review] China Town - Wan Chai Corner

Wan Chai corner has been around in Chinatown for quite a while.
They serve Chinese roasts and the usual fare.

In Hong Kong, Wanchai is a place on the Hong Kong island which is a mix of residential and offices.
It has changed so much over the last ten years with Lee Tung Avenue taking it to the next level bringing more hip restaurants to the scene.

As I like Wan Chai, I decided to try Wan Chai Corner for food.

I have always felt that Chinese food in UK is better than Hong Kong without needing much luck or connections.
For example tastings in Hong Kong, sometimes food is presented better but in reality when I return as a customer it is not the case.

Chinese roasts are much better in UK as the meat is fresh while most in Hong Kong stink.

Anyway, at Wan Chai corner, tried the stir fried beef with flat noodles, roast pork and crispy pork belly over rice and this tofu thing in gravy.

Overall, the Roast pork was my favourite, it was soft, moist and succulent.

The stir fried beef with flat noodles were also better than a good majority in Hong Kong, although there are a few good ones over there.

The tofu dish was not mine but just showing it here anyway.

Finished with fortune cookies which is such a China Town thing!

Ask any Hong Konger and they won't know what the hell they are but recently expat Chinese restaurants like Madame Ching are serving them.

The Menu:

Wan Chai Corner:
10 Wardour Street