Not as tasty as the first visit at Djiboutii

Went here on a Saturday and they didn't have the lunch deal so I ordered the chicken and they asked me if I wanted rice or fries so I thought the rice came with it but it did not so it was another extra $65.

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Rice $65:

I shouldn't have ordered this because I was having another lunch immediately after this.
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Roast chicken:

This was not as tasty as my first visit, much of the chicken skin was gone and it was too garlicky which overpowered the other aromatic spices.
The salad dressing was too sweet but it still had my favourite cumin spices in it.

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Cranberry tea:

This was nice and acidic but the floral notes were too strong for my liking.
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Kudzu drink at Kung Lee 公利

Passed by for a drink and ordered the sugar cane water but when I was just about to pay I spotted the Kudzu so decided to have that instead and the woman was really nice and let me change to that.

I don't think they have kudzu drink at the Central branch.

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Kudzu drink:

Compared to the place across the road, the kudzu taste was bland but as I was thisty it didn't bother me.
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Chiuchow fare at Tai Ping Kitchen

For Chiu Chow marinated dishes Ar Hung's delicacies used to the number one choice, but it has moved.
This place serves similar fare to Ar Hung.

It is nice that they have an ENGLISH.

One of the chefs is young and cute.

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Noodles mixed with house sauce and BBQ Pork:



The noodles were tasty with lovely slices of BBQ pork but the alkaline taste was a little strong.
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Goose liver in Chinese wine:


The goose livers were infused with a fragrant strong wine taste but it would be great if the texture could be softer and not so dry.
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Rice with chicken, goose, tofu and egg:

The chicken stole the show because it was really silky and tasty, while the goose texture could have been softer.
Anyway, the sauce that they put on the rice was good because it was not that oily.
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Sunday brunch again at Jashan Indian Cuisine

Despite having curry at Dicken's bar the previous day, I was still craving for curry and Indian rice so I went to Jashan for Sunday brunch which is their standard Sunday deal.

As usual there was a brilliant choice and there are lots of vegetable dishes like okra and potatoes, vegetable curry and mutter paneer (peas and cottage cheese curry).

They give you chaat and dosas to start.

As expected the curries were satisfying but they were a little too spicy for my stomach otherwise I could have eaten more.

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Jashan - Celebrating Indian Cuisine.

1st Floor, Amber Lodge, 23 HollywoodRoad,
Central, Hong Kong. 

Tel: 3105 5300 / 3105 5311

Great Indian curries and rice

Dicken's bar is famous for British fare and Indian curries which is popular in the UK.

There is nothing like a good curry so I came here because I had a craving for curry and specifically Indian rice because the grains of rice are soft and longer.

As it was the brunch session, they had other items as well and they had roast and my favourite Yorkshire pudding.

I mainly got curry and rice because that was all I wanted to eat.
The fish curry was slightly salty and the lamb curry was good.
Both were spicy but the spiciness was adjusted to suit peoples palates.
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Dickens Bar's

UG, The Excelsior Hong Kong, 

281 Gloucester Road Causeway Bay.

Northern Italian delights at Assaggio Trattoria Italiana

It's been a while since my last visit and the Chef has changed.

It is now headed by Francesco Gava who specializes in Northern Italian cuisine.
From the colourful pastas at the kitchen you can tell he is very creative and artistic with these flower shaped pastas, candy shaped pastas which are coloured by beetroot and squid ink.


The menu has improved with each section listed clearly.


Here was what we had:
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Gnocco Fritto, Pecorino Cheese Biscuit:


To start off had these great Italian starters, the precorino cheese biscuit was crispy with tasty cheese in the middle which are simply addictive.
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Cold Cuts Platter:

Next we had the cold cuts which comprised of a good selection of proscuitto crudo, coppa, mortadella, soppressata venata, porchetta, salame di napoli, speck, bresaola and salame felino.
The mortadella and crudo were my favourite.
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VITELLO TONNATO:
Roasted Beef, Tuna Sauce

This is a well-known Italian cold appetizer, sliced veal covered with a creamy, mayonnaise-like sauce that has been flavored with tuna.
The tuna sauce was so velvety and creamy but you could still taste the fine tuna fibres in it.
The veal was really tender and melted in your mouth along with the tuna sauce, I would have thought I was just eating Tuna if I was blindfolded. An interesting pairing of fish and red meat, but saying that tuna is darker than most fishes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
INSALATA DI MARE:
Seafood Salad

The seafood salad was refreshingly simple because it was seafood and salad drizzled with olive oil. There was more seafood than salad and the octopus was the best.
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CREMA DI ZUCCA E FORMAGGIO DI CAPRA:
Pumpkin Soup & Goat Cheese

The highlight of this soup was that they did not use thickeners, but they put Italian rice in it which is similar to congee to thicken it up, however these were filtered away because the locals are not quite ready for risotto style soup yet.
It was beautifully presented with pumpkins seeds, goats cheese and beetroot soaked Italian rice to give it a colourful contrast.
The soup had a rich sweet pumpkin taste infused with a thick milky rice flavour.
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RAVIOLI AL MERLUZZO:
Homemade Cod Fish Ravioli

I love ravioli and these were filled with mashed cod fish which was delicious.
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TAGLIATELLE AI FUNGHI:
Homemade Tagliatelle, Fresh Mushrooms & Parmesan Cream

The tagliatelle is made with more egg yolks than the standard pasta which makes them extremely chewier with firmness.
It was tossed in creamy sauce which hung to it well.
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RISOTTO PORRI E SALSICCIA:
Italian Sausage & Braised Leek Risotto

The risotto was flavourful because there were so much crisp leeks in it that made it sweet and the Italian sausage was a double treat because it was mixed in the risotto and garnished with crispy pieces of Italian sausage to give it that extra crunch.
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MAIALINO AL FORNO:
Roasted Suckling Pig


The roasted suckling pig was crispy as I expected, but the suckling pig meat was surprisingly soft as cotton which was like eating chicken. The meat came off the bone really easily too.
For improvements, it would be good if there was some apple or cherry jam to jazz it up.
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TREVIGANA:
Gorgonzola cheese, cotto ham, radicchio leaves, mozzarella and tomato sauce.

Gorgonzola is a gorgeous strong tasting cheese which gave every bite of pizza a nice flavour which went well with the soft cotto ham and crisp sweet radicchio leaves.
As well as the taste, it was really colourful with the purple salad leaves.
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MILLEFOGLIE ALLE MORE:
Blackberry Thousand Layer Cake

These were light layers of puff pastry with custard and blackberry sauce.
A nice contrast of crispy pastry with sweet custard and tart berry sauce.
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BISCOTTI:
Cantucci, tegole and Paste di meliga

A nice collection of Italian biscuits that are great with coffee.
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BOUNET:

The Rum-Chocolate Pudding was strong and rich with a nutty texture.
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SEMIFREDDO AL LAMPONE:
Raspberry Parfait, Chocolate Cream & Meringue

This was simply the best, in the middle it was oozing with vibrant raspberry sauce encased in a frozen whipped raspberry parfait with sweet meringue pieces to complement it.
A wonderful raspberry experience.

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Assaggio Trattoria Italiana:
6/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai