Saturday, March 24, 2012

Who is the real manufacturer or is it a JV?

Walked past and saw these packaged puddings exactly the same as the ones at Prince Edwards.
At that moment, I did not realise the name of the shop was different, I just recognised the packaging and the flavours.
The range they sold was exactly the same as the range at Prince Edwards.
As I did not try all the flavours last time at Prince Edwards, I bought the other flavours here.

After I checked Openrice I realised that this shop was called Hop Hing and the one at Prince Edwards is called Dai Kee, but
the range is exactly the same.
However they cost more here and are slightly bigger per slice.
They cost $15 for 3, but at Dai Kee, they cost $4 per slice and you can just buy one if you want.
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MIDDLE in the photo
Pumpkin and Custard:
This was quite nice and not too sweet with pieces of pumpkin.
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LEFT in the photo
Almond:
This was my favourite one because it had the lightest taste.
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RIGHT in the photo
Taro and Sago: This one tasted nice, but its texture made itself the odd one out from the other two I tried.
It was firmer than the other two, and there was more ingredients in it such as taro pieces and sago.
It was the sweetest and had the strongest flavour of the three.
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Price: Yuen Long Hop HingWebsite: http://www.yuenlonghophing.com/
Sweetness levels: Just right
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Joyful dining at Joy Hing

I was planning to buy food from Joy Hing, however the day I was supposed to go I had gastroenteritis, the next day I was still throwing up food so I couldnt go, then the following two days I was not in town.
Today I finally went but the item I wanted was unavailable, so I ordered pork trotters in abalone sauce with rice and a side of chicken feet in abalone sauce.
However when I took the contents out from the bag, I realised I was given soup instead.
Wrong item!! its not meant to be soup :(
Wrong item!! its not meant to be soup :(
 
I called them up and was surprised that I could come back for a refund or collect the dish at a later time.
Yay! chicken feet in abalone sauce
Yay! chicken feet in abalone sauce
 
Anyway, when I went, I was impressed that they kept records of my phonecall and the details.
Not many Chinese restaurants will bother with customer service especially when they have a good reputation of customers.

When I went, it was my first time dining because I usually get takeouts.
On the table there were disposable chopsticks and spoons, and they even had tea on the table and paper cups.
As well as that, there was a big jug of soy sauce to pour on the roast meat if you felt that it was not salty enough.

Most Chinese roast meals are unhealthy, but I felt that this one was quite healthy, at least they did not pour oily soy sauce or have roast meats tasting like syrup.
The accompanying spring and ginger sauce was not salty as well.
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Pork trotters in abalone sauce wiv rice
Pork trotters in abalone sauce wiv rice
 
Pigs trotters in abalone sauce with rice
This was the takeaway I had. After walking approximately 10 minutes on a windy cold road, the rice was amazingly hot that it burnt my mouth!
It was about 10 degrees that day, and I am surprised the rice was still piping hot.
The pigs trotter were hairless and soft that they came off the bone easily.
The abalone sauce was not the thick sauce I was expecting but a watery one.
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roast pork and chicken liver wiv rice
roast pork and chicken liver wiv rice
 
Roast pork and chicken liver with rice:
The rice was not as hot as the takeaway but just right.
The roast pork here is slightly different to the roast pork from other places, it it slightly crispy and glazed on the outside.
It has a few spots that are charred which seem to be a result of real spit fire roasting and not the electric roasting.
The centre of the roast pork is soft and juicy and not overly sweet or salty.
As for the chicken liver, it was surprisingly silky in the centre with the occaisional crispy bits that have been charred on the outside.
The livers also had chicken hearts attached to it which I should of tried.
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Chicken feet in abalone sauce
This tasted the same as the pork trotters, however the chicken feet were smaller than expected, and the soybeancurd sheets were nice and soft and full of abalone sauce flavour because it soaked the sauce.
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Ginger and spring onion sauce
This is the best ginger and spring onion sauce because it is not salty at all, and you can put lots of it with your rice providing they give it to you.
It was nice dining there because you can ask for a side of ginger and spring onion sauce even if you didnt order chicken.
Since the ginger and spring onion sauce is not salty, you can always adjust accordingly with the soy sauce.
But for me, the saltiness was just right.
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Shop: Joy Hing Roasted Meat
Service: Brilliant with great customer service
Yummy factor: I'll be back, but it is located really far away.
Healthiness levels: Quite healthy
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Marinated goose livers and hearts

Ordered the marinated goose livers with rice.

When I opened the box, there were slices of duck heart in there as well.
The liver was over cooked and too dry that it was dark brown.
As for the duck hearts it was also over cooked but not as dry as the liver.
I felt that there was more sliced hearts in the box when there should be more of liver because I ordered liver with rice.

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Shop: Lo Pak Restaurant
Service: OK
Yummy factor: Not as good as the first time I tried it.
MSG levels: slight
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Don't forget your dessert included in da set lunch

The set lunches now include a dessert and the food was as good as before.

Anyway after finishing the main dishes, I was waiting a long time for the dessert because they seemed to have forgotten about it.
Then when I told them they just came over with a bill, so I asked where the dessert was, and she just walked off.
Then about five minutes later, she came over with the dessert with no apology and just placed it on the table.

The dessert was just chocolate cake with icing sugar, it was not too sweet, moist and soft.
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Shop: Coyote
English menu: Yes
Service: could be improved
Yummy factor: OK
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Typhoon Shelter fried chicken at KFC

I have not tried the Typhoon Shelter crab before so I do not know what it tastes like but I would imagine it tastes garlicky because it is cooked with garlic, spring onions, red chili and black beans.
Anyway I got one piece of Typhoon shelter fried chicken and wanted to try the coffee egg tart but it was sold out.

When I opened the box, it smelt of garlic, however it just looked like an ordinary fried chicken, the herbs shown on the product shot were barely visible in the real thing.

The taste of the chicken was quite nice, it was garlicky and spicy. The spicyness was not as strong as the spicy fried chicken.

There was also the lemon and butter hot wings I wanted to try but unfortunately I am allergic to that type of chili and luckily there was only a tiny amount in the Typhoon Shelter fried chicken.
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