Very good value at $10 for 5.
The custard filling is rather nice, it tastes of custard and vanilla, and not so much of egg.
Apart from the egg tarts, its other bakery items are good too.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
egg tarts @ 將軍堡 Tseung Kwan Castle Cafe
This is my favourite place for egg tarts, especially when the pastry is just right and golden brown.
Very good value at $10 for 5.
The custard filling is rather nice, it tastes of custard and vanilla, and not so much of egg.
Apart from the egg tarts, its other bakery items are good too.
Very good value at $10 for 5.
The custard filling is rather nice, it tastes of custard and vanilla, and not so much of egg.
Apart from the egg tarts, its other bakery items are good too.
Black pepper chicken burger @ 新金鐘食堂
Came here for a late afternoon tea, ordered noodles with pork skin with radish, and black peppered chicken burger.
The noodles were OK and tasted how they should, the pork skin reminded me of unshaven stubble.
Anyway the chicken burger was the best, it was much better than I expected, the chicken was thinly cut, also nicely grilled. It was a little different to what I imagined. I was expecting a round bun, but it was a long shaped bun. Also I thought there would be black peppar sauce, however it was chicken marinated with black peppar, then dressed with salad cream.
We thought the food was so good, we ordered an extra tea set, it was already past the tea-time hours but they let us order it.
Apart from their tea, their menu is also quite extensive and very cheap too!
The noodles were OK and tasted how they should, the pork skin reminded me of unshaven stubble.
Anyway the chicken burger was the best, it was much better than I expected, the chicken was thinly cut, also nicely grilled. It was a little different to what I imagined. I was expecting a round bun, but it was a long shaped bun. Also I thought there would be black peppar sauce, however it was chicken marinated with black peppar, then dressed with salad cream.
We thought the food was so good, we ordered an extra tea set, it was already past the tea-time hours but they let us order it.
Apart from their tea, their menu is also quite extensive and very cheap too!
Mee Siam @ 土司工坊 Toast Box
After I saw their new addition of the Mee Siam, I had to give it a try. They finally had something new on their menu since they opened.
As commented in my previous reviews, the Laksa is the most tasteless in Hong Kong, however today it was hotter than usual, also the prawns still had guts attached.
Anyway, the Mee Siam is not as strong as the one at Katong, the coconut milk is very prominent in the soup base. Slighty fruitier than the Katong one, and not spicy at all.
I would recommend it to people who haven’t tried Mee Siam before, to see if they can accept that sort of flavour, and if they can, they can try the stronger one at Katong, which is also at its true spicyness.
For Toastbox, I feel their food is a gentle representation for Singaporean food.
As commented in my previous reviews, the Laksa is the most tasteless in Hong Kong, however today it was hotter than usual, also the prawns still had guts attached.
Anyway, the Mee Siam is not as strong as the one at Katong, the coconut milk is very prominent in the soup base. Slighty fruitier than the Katong one, and not spicy at all.
I would recommend it to people who haven’t tried Mee Siam before, to see if they can accept that sort of flavour, and if they can, they can try the stronger one at Katong, which is also at its true spicyness.
For Toastbox, I feel their food is a gentle representation for Singaporean food.
Snowflake ice with Valrhona chocolate @ 糖仁街 China Town Dessert
My second visit to China Town dessert.
This time I had the taro snowflake ice with hazelnut syrup topped with Valrhona chocolate balls.
It tasted as good as last time, however slightly different this time with the Valrhona chocolate, rich dark chocolate blending with faint taste of Taro.
The taro base is not as milky as the one at Sweet CC, this one is more icy.
This time I had the taro snowflake ice with hazelnut syrup topped with Valrhona chocolate balls.
It tasted as good as last time, however slightly different this time with the Valrhona chocolate, rich dark chocolate blending with faint taste of Taro.
The taro base is not as milky as the one at Sweet CC, this one is more icy.
麻薯波'd donut Pon de ring donut @ 芭琳莎 Princess Donut
Basically as stated by their shop, not a donut!
I got the plain charcoal one without the fancy rainbow coloured candies, and found its chewyness and texture to be like the 麻薯波 sold at A1 bakery, Panash, those cheese/chocolate/cranberry flavoured Pontikeges.
Anyway I quite enjoyed my plain one, not too sweet, but when i finished it, I did feel I had a greasy mouth. It was not so greasy at the beginning, only towards the end it felt greasy.
Just like Babedolphin mentioned, it did have a slightly runny centre, same as the 麻薯波's.
I got the plain charcoal one without the fancy rainbow coloured candies, and found its chewyness and texture to be like the 麻薯波 sold at A1 bakery, Panash, those cheese/chocolate/cranberry flavoured Pontikeges.
Anyway I quite enjoyed my plain one, not too sweet, but when i finished it, I did feel I had a greasy mouth. It was not so greasy at the beginning, only towards the end it felt greasy.
Just like Babedolphin mentioned, it did have a slightly runny centre, same as the 麻薯波's.
Fried cheese with Olives @ Ireland's potato
After my food bingeing trip at MK, this was my last stop, and to finish it off it wasn’t that nice.
I got the fried cheese with Olives, I love Olives, however there was a lot of Pesto mixed in it.
I thought it had been over fried, the breadcrumb was rock hard, and broke the plastic fork when using it to break the cheese ball in half.
Also if the shop had been more air conditioned, I would have liked it more, it was baking hot in there, and the fried cheese was piping hot too, had to wait ages for it to cool down.
Next time I will try the apple pie.
I got the fried cheese with Olives, I love Olives, however there was a lot of Pesto mixed in it.
I thought it had been over fried, the breadcrumb was rock hard, and broke the plastic fork when using it to break the cheese ball in half.
Also if the shop had been more air conditioned, I would have liked it more, it was baking hot in there, and the fried cheese was piping hot too, had to wait ages for it to cool down.
Next time I will try the apple pie.
The rise and fall of Gindaco
Since my last visit, probably years ago, I found it less busy than it was, it used to be packed with long queues, and people crammed inside eating at the stand tables.
However there is plenty more choice for snacks in Mong Kok these days, especially Dundas street, the Taiwan food street of HK, at least 5 Taiwanese beverage shops have opened there.
Anyway back to the food, they have two more flavours than just the original one, the original with octopus filling topped with egg salad, and the prawn filled one with thousand island sauce.
I was deciding whether to order the Yuk Ji one or the Prawn one, I should of known Yuk Ji was egg! If I knew that was egg, I would have tried the Prawn one, probably would of had a different taste sensation.
The one I got just tasted like the original one, however with the egg salad, made it more rich and creamy.
However there is plenty more choice for snacks in Mong Kok these days, especially Dundas street, the Taiwan food street of HK, at least 5 Taiwanese beverage shops have opened there.
Anyway back to the food, they have two more flavours than just the original one, the original with octopus filling topped with egg salad, and the prawn filled one with thousand island sauce.
I was deciding whether to order the Yuk Ji one or the Prawn one, I should of known Yuk Ji was egg! If I knew that was egg, I would have tried the Prawn one, probably would of had a different taste sensation.
The one I got just tasted like the original one, however with the egg salad, made it more rich and creamy.
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