Second visit to Street meat

Went to Street Meat again because I wanted to have the yoghurt chicken again.

The portions were slightly smaller this time and the roti that they used for the lamb has been carefully halved so that it was a thin cracker!

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Flushing lamb wrap:
Sous vide lamb with grilled leeks and Xinjiang spices.

This was gorgeous and flavourful, there was quite a lot of sauce too which made it difficult to eat but the flakey roti pastry held it together.
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Midtown Halal bowl:
chicken sous vide with secret white greek yoghurt sauce and iceburg lettuce

This was my favourite because there was rice beneath it which was crispy and sticky, while the chicken was tender in generous appetizing yoghurt sauce.
The chicken was slow cooked but the portion was tiny this time.
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Street Meat

50 Wyndhan Street

Central

Lab Made Cafe in CWB

Tang lung street used to be a street dominated by cars and red minibuses, it was dark and dirty.

Butao was the first brave restaurant to settle a branch there followed by a few others.

Now with the newly built Soundwill Plaza, Tang lung street is so much more glitzy with Jamie Olivers, The Point pizza and pasta and Lab Made.

The road is partially cordoned off which makes it safer for people.

Anyway, this new branch of Lab Made fits the scene and you can dine there comfortably for a coffee or cake as well as their famous nitrogen icecream.


That day I had the salted caramel icecream which tastes similar to the grill a corn.
It was slightly salty balanced by the caramel sauce with pieces of crunchies in it.



Next time I am going to try the volcanic lava cake!

Brunches at Crafty Cow!!

The brunch hours here are good because it goes on until 4:30 so 2pm is still not too late to get out of bed!

Anyway, they brunch is priced at $148 per person with a drink.

I went to Crafty cow for brunch because of the potato rosti and I love potato rostis.

Sadly, they didn't have potato rosti that day so I was served salad.

Apart from that minor glitch everything else was good!

Luckily I sat by the bar because I could see what the brunches looked like.

Here was the Big ass truffle grilled cheese and B.E.L.T being served.

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[b]Beetroot juice:[/b]

It was freshly pressed beetroot juice so the taste was natural with bits of beetroot in it.

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[b]smokey heart Reuben:[/b]

This was thin slices of cow's heart topped with cheese and pickle.

It was grilled to perfection and the cheese was still stringy.

The cow's heart tasted like beef pastrami and it was complemented nicely with the crunchy pickle.
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[b]Wagyu steak salad:[/b]

The beef was soft, sweet and juicy which went well with the crisp salad leaves and delicious soft tasty potatoes.
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[b]The bill:[/b] $398
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] good
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right
[b]MSG levels:[/b] None
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Toilets:[/b] yes
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] reasonable
[b]Noise levels:[/b] None
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Crafty Cow.
G/F, 3 Upper Station Street Sheung Wan
https://www.facebook.com/craftycowhk

Brunch at Americanos

Since my last visit, there are new breakfast items so I went here for brunch.

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[b]Iced tea:[/b]

It was iced earl grey so I really liked it.
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[b]Huevos Americanos:[/b]

The taco wraps were not soft enough but the runny egg yolk and delicious toppings made up for it and the bacon was the best because it was crispy and not too salty.
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[b]breakfast burrito:[/b]

The breakfast burrito was really tasty because it was loaded with cheese, egg, black beans and guacamole.
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Americanos:
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[b]The bill:[/b] $1xx
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] good
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Toilets:[/b] yes
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] small
[b]Noise levels:[/b] None
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes

[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Lunches at Ba Yi

To be honest lunch here is better than the evenings because you can get a taste of mutton at a better deal.
Lunches are under $50 and there is no service charge.

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[b]Cumin spiced mutton with rice :[/b]

I loved flavoured rice and this had shredded pieces of pumpkin in it garnished with raisins and onions.

As well as the rice, the lamb was tasty but the rice gets heavy towards the end because it has quite a lot of oil mixed into it.

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[b]Noodles:[/b]

The noodle was in a delicious broth and there were lots of diced vegetables and pieces of tofu in it.

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[b]Goat's milk pudding:[/b]

The pudding was made from goat's milk powder but it still tasted ok because it was very creamy and silky.

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Ba Yi Restaurant:
G/F, 43 Water Street, Western District
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[b]The bill:[/b] $1xx
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] good
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] no
[b]Toilets:[/b] yes, cute toilet
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] big
[b]Noise levels:[/b] None
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Claypot for lunch

I was surprised to see claypot meals being offered during lunch time so I gave it a try.

There were two versions: normal rice or glutinous rice.

I chose the squid because it looked good and the glutinous rice was too heavy for lunch.

The advantage of choosing this is that you don't need to give the kitchen the ticket but wait for your number to be called out to collect.
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[b]Claypot rice with dried squid, diced chicken and poached egg:[/b]

I don't normally have food served in claypots because they have a weird smell but Fairwood does not normally serve these dishes hence the pots are new and don't have that weird smell which makes me throw up.

Anyway, I really enjoyed it because the rice was good and the patty was tasty with the pieces of squid and egg yolk mixed into it.
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[b]The bill:[/b] $40
[b]Service:[/b] self service
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] ok
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] big
[b]Noise levels:[/b] Noisy
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Mei Foo's hidden golden nuggets of treasure

If I am ever at Mei Foo I always have to stop here for some nougats.
This place is only famous to the small majority that know it but quite famous for Chinese expats because they buy boxes of nougats and cookies as souvenirs.

Hopefully I will be back soon because the nougats are addictive and I regretted not getting the chicken biscuits and the abalone biscuits.

This time I got the nougat variety pack which has all eight nougat flavours:
Original flavour, crispy chocolate, crispy coffee, crispy black sesame, almond nougat, almond and prune, ginger and almond and blueberry and hazelnut.

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[b]Original peanut[/b]

The peanut flavour was quite nice because it was crammed with lots of peanuts in it.
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[b]crispy chocolate[/b]

This one was my favourite because it is crispy and chewy and tastes just like a mini lion bar!
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[b]crispy coffee[/b]

Not a fan of coffee so and I found it too sweet.
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[b]crispy black sesame[/b]

Not a fan of sesame so it just tasted ok.
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[b]almond nougat[/b]

This one was quite addictive because there were lot of crunchy almonds in it.
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[b]almond and prune[/b]

As well as the chocolate, this was also my favourite because it was very chewy and soft.
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[b]ginger and almond[/b]

The ginger one is quite different compared to other ones because it has a fiery kick to it.

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[b]blueberry and hazelnut[/b]

This one was quite sweet but I loved the hazelnuts.
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After trying all the flavours, my favourites are the prune and the crispy chocolate.

http://doordoorbakery.com/

McD's prosperity beef burger n twister fries 2015

Initially hesitated to try the prosperity burger because I thought it was just the same as the usual black pepper burger except the shape is different.
But anyway got the set because of the twister fries.

In 2012, McDonalds also served this exact set for Chinese New Year!~!!
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/wan-chai-mcdonalds/2213461
In 2015, they have serve it in a Hello Kitty Burger box and they give you burger envelopes for Chinese new year!


As I got the set mainly for the fries I didnt have any expectations for the burger, I just expected it to taste like the black pepper beef burger.
The twister fries were as good as before but not hot enough. However I was surprised the burger tasted nice.

The black pepper was not so strong this time and the sauce was sweeter than the black pepper version.
So overall this burger was nicer than expected because the black pepper taste did not overpower the rest of the burger.
If you are a beef lover you will be disappointed because the beef taste is light and the patty is very soft.