Noodles from Phoenix Takeaway in Mitcham

I am always trying Chinese takeaways because I am addicted to noodles.
Tried the chicken noodles twice from Phoenix Chinese Take Away which were a bit soft.
I think there must be two chefs as once it was ok, the other time was too oily.
Same with the Singapore noodles which were oily.
The curries are bland, oily and somehow powdery in texture.
Overall, ok but the noodles were too soft.

Tesco's properly in Hong Kong

Rewind a decade, H&M and Zara were icons in Central, but a few years later H&M had to survive elsewhere with Topshop just arriving to the hood. Sadly Topshop will be closing soon.

Soon after that HMV went bust and the scene in Central changed dramatically.

We saw the rise and fall of Dragon noodles as well as Flamingo Bloom.

Now in 2020, Central finally has a U Select at The L Place while there is Donki at 100QRC.

It feels like Donki has truly brought the local crowd over because they just adore their Japanese goods.

For me, I am glad that U Select has been recognized in city areas like Central and Wanchai because it offers products from Tescos at reasonable prices.

It is interesting how English goods are always costing three times the price when the exchange rate is almost 1GBP to 10HKD since Brexit.

What Da Duck! Finally CRISPY AROMATIC DUCK in Hong Kong!

I am so elated you can now get Crispy Aromatic Duck in Hong Kong.
Before this place opened, I used to go to Marks and Spencers and Charlie's place where the owners used to have a takeaway in UK. 

There is nothing that tastes like aromatic duck because it is so different to Peking duck which I got confused when I came to Hong Kong, I couldn't work out why people were just eating the skin and why the sauces were sweet. 

Anyway, now that What Da Duck is in Hong Kong, you've got to try their duck and prawn sesame toasts.

I am glad there are so many people loving it as much as I do!

Interestingly the font they used in the logo reminds me of PINOT DUCK which used to be Wan Chai and Stanley.

Photos of Aromatic duck from Marks and Spencers Hong Kong 2015:

Photos of Aromatic duck from Marks and Spencers Hong Kong 2019:

Photos of Charlie's place in Hong Kong:

South London Vegan Market at Surrey Street Market every Sundays 10am-4pm

The South London Vegan Market has suddenly appeared and it is every Sunday from 10-4pm.

It is strange because there was no noise and this is the second week already.

There are lots of familiar faces from Spitalfields.

At the stalls, there is something for everyone starting with decadent cakes from Sweet Tooth London

Artisan Philippine Cooking Sauces, chilly products and preserves from @ronib_kitchen

Colourful burgers at @itshandsomemom

Delicious crepes from @queenofthecrepes

Tofish from @unitydiner

My favourite stall had to be the JahBean with the TearJerker Bagel!

   

@southlondonveganmarket 

https://www.facebook.com/SouthLondonVeganMarket

#southlondonveganmarket #veganlondon #vegancroydon #veganbusiness #veganlondoner #veganmarketslondon #croydonevents 

#croydon #plantbasedcroydon #london #londonvegan  #veganmarkets #veganmarketsuk #southlondon #vegantraders #markettraders #veganbusiness #veganbusinessuk

SoSim! an awesome sim deal

Recently found out this awesome sim deal but the frustrating thing was that there was no English to promote it.
As I was going to buy it, hence I am writing this post to remind myself of what the SoSim deal involves.
It is a phone data sim card offered by park n shop with the three network.
The only English info I could find was directly from the three site.
https://web.three.com.hk/prepaid/sosim/index-en.html

Defaulted Package includes:

$33 Infinity data usage 50GB local data (valid for 30 days)

Activation Bonus (valid for 120 days)

50GB social media data

night fever Unlimited data package (23:00-07:00)

10,000 local call minutes

After the 30 days, you can top up the card but if the terms are too confusing to understand, you can just buy another card for HKD33.

Chinese version:
https://weirdjun.blogspot.com/2020/10/sosim-parknshop-sosim-33.html

Places to buy SoSim!

United Centre, FUSION

Westlands Centre, Quarry Bay, FOOD LE PARC

Hopewell Centre, TASTE

Aberdeen Centre, PARKNSHOP

Metro Town, FUSION

Lok Fu Place, FUSION

Prince Edward Road, Kowloon City, PARKNSHOP

Sha Tin City One, PARKNSHOP

Yuen Long Plaza, FUSION

Kingswood Ginza, PARKNSHOP

Fanling, FUSION

Ma On Shan Plaza, TASTE

Cheung Fat Estate, PARKNSHOP

Discovery Bay, FUSION

Citygate, TASTE

[Review] Nandos Limited Edition Peri Peri Gravy

Although I like Nando's, I only go there for new stuff so this time I went there for the limited edition peri peri gravy.

Unfortunately, it wasn't memorable but it was nice dipping the chip in the gravy.

Mixing Nando's famous sauces with the gravy made it extremely tasty.

Nando's The great imitator review! Plant based chicken free wrap

A while ago KFC had the imposter.
Now Nando's has launched The Great Imitator as a burger, pitta or wrap dressed with their new plant-based Vegan PERinaise.

The Great Imitator is made completely from pea protein.

It was really difficult deciding between the Pitta or the Wrap but I decided to get the wrap and Nando's were really helpful and let me have the chili jam on the side because I wasn't sure if it was going to be sweet.

I got the takeaway, so the wrap came in a Tortilla Wrap Sleeve.

Obviously it won't be piping hot but it was still good.

Taking the first bite I got more of the wrap than the filling so I sliced the wrap in the middle and ate from the centre.

There is supposed to be four pieces of the imitator chicken by their books in the burger, wraps and the pita.

For the pita, I found it tastier if you separate two pieces per half wrap to get an even distribution when you eat it.

I was really impressed with the texture and taste of the imitator because it was like eating the roast chicken with some crisp chicken skin on it.

It was also like eating the springy meat off a moist chicken wing so it was certainly a treat and very different to Quorn roasted chicken fillets which taste more like white meat.

Overall, the only thing I personally didn't like was the PERInaise which was a bit sweet although sweet the chili jam fared better because you could taste some tomatoes in it.

Although my first experience was good, I think I am going to try it again without the default sauces and have it with Nando's signature sauces because nothing beats the taste of these sauces.

To summarize, I would definitely recommended this to anyone who is curious and they won't be disappointed.

Now that I have talked about the food, I'll move on to the service.

As I was getting the takeaway, the guy was really patient in explaining the best choice for the vegan, it was extremely helpful that he mentioned that the sauce could be served on the side.

He also offered if I wanted any of the sauce sachets which I did want.

Upon collection, I was lucky I checked the bag because the sauce sachets were not there so I was able to get them.

But had it not been for the guy I would have not known about these sauces which really made everything taste as good as if you were dining there because Nandos sauces are always the star as well as the chicken.

The only thing that I wish was included was some cutlery and napkins.

It would great if they had some chairs outside for people sit while waiting since you are not allowed to wait inside.