Second Best Chippy on Tripadvisor: Fishcotheque

A few years ago I spotted this fish and chip shop in Waterloo called the Fishcotheque and made a mental note to visit but obviously I forgot about it.
I was recently at Waterloo again so paid a visit to Fishcotheque which is now rated the second best London chippy on Tripadvisor.

Prices are cheaper for takeaway and there is a service charge dining in even though it says "service charge MAY be charged".

Anyway, I decided to dine it because I like dowsing my chips in salt and vinegar.

All their chips are fried to order because you can see a big strainer of chips by the fryer.

I only had the chips because I wanted see how good their chips was so I had the small.

When they arrived, there was a lovely chips smell as well as a fishy aroma which gives it that delicious authentic chippie taste.

The colour was perfectly blonde with no browning and veins and chip size was uniform with a few super long ones.

Good chips are when it soaks the salt and vinegar and gives that moreish salt and vinegar kick followed by a silky potato centre which almost melts into a silky potato liquid in your mouth!

Overall, it was good but the exterior of the chip was a bit dry with a chew like wafers that had gone off but I believe it was because the chips got dehydrated sitting in the strainer until it was ordered to be fried.

2021 Lava mooncakes from Hang Heung

Hang Heung 恆香老婆餅 is an old school brand where wife cakes come to mind but now they even have lava mooncakes!!!

For mid autumn festival, they have a range of mooncakes to offer.
The one that impressed me the most was the award winning lava mooncake which is a pleasure to eat.
(HKD338, early bird HKD198 until Aug 22)

Then there is the traditional mooncake which comes in a luxurious tin.

(HKD382, early bird HKD223 until Aug 22)

Last but not least is my favourite flakey pastry mooncake which is made using the Hang Heung Signature flakey pastry that they use for their wife cakes.
(HKD198, early bird HKD138 until Aug 22)

To order:
www.hangheung.com.hk
#恆香老婆餅 #恆香

2021 Kee Wah Mooncakes

This year, Kee Wah Bakery has come up with Line Friends with Kee Wah Bakery Star shaped tins with mooncakes inside for HKD40 

Then there is the Starry Starry night box which has two custard and two chocolate mooncakes and comes with a bag for HKD150.

If you spend over HKD50, you can get the Line Friends bag, umbrella or cooling cloth at special prices.

For Earl Grey and custard lovers, you can get the custard duo for HKD235.

Although, everyone loves a modern mooncake, they still do the traditional ones with double yolks and lotus paste.

Exclusive online offers:

As well as the offers above, there are two special offers which only be purchased online and you can get

the set of four star tins with the Line Friend umbrella for HKD218 or the Starry Starry night set with the bag and cooling cloth for HKD226.

Promotional details:

#keewahbakery #奇華餅家 #ssgkeewah #mooncakes   #奇華月餅 #keewah

 

Sexy and naughty waffles at Zizi Factory

If you are looking for an unusual yet naughty waffle experience you can visit Zizi Factory in Covent Gardens where they serve fanny and willy shaped waffles with various sauces and toppings!

Zizi Factory is opened by three French guys with the same dream all from different backgrounds making an awesome threesome team.

Similarly La Rotisserie is also opened by a few French guys, same old story!

Value rice special at Chicken Hut, Ilford

While I was Ilford, my eyes were drawn to this Value rice special for which was only £1.99.

I had my doubts on the quality but then I changed my mind when I thought to myself that I was willing to pay £3 for something so why not try it.

Before I tried, it did cross my mind why it wasn't expensive but then their wings and chips was only £1.50 respectively.

When I got the value rice, it was almost the same as the product shot which wasn't bad.

I tried the rice first and was impressed how flavourful the rice was.

It turns out they were really smart and used the chicken drummettes and chicken bones to make broth and cook the rice with it along with cardamon to make the rice tasty.

You can think of it like the KFC gravy flavoured with chicken oil so I reckon they boiled the rice with the chicken bone stock as I found some chicken which looked like it had been boiled.

The good thing was that it was actually good and you could taste it was from fresh chicken.

Moving on to the chicken wings, they were a bit dry but in terms of flavour the coating was super spicy.

Overall, it wasn't bad for that price and there was so much rice that it was probably good enough for two.

Rating: 4/5