Durian Paratha @ Ali Baba Curry House

 

I rarely order Parathas because the ones I have tried before were oily and spicy.
However this place offers Durian which is not bad for a dessert.

 

It tastes like a chewy Indian crepe!
The paratha was filled with Durian puree which was evenly distributed and it was not too sweet.
For Durian lovers I felt that the taste of Durian was weak, but for people who cannot stand Durian it may be strong for them!
I was quite impressed with the paratha because my fingers were not oily after eating it.

 

It would be fun and delicious if they could make a chocolate paratha or caramel paratha.
Anyway, I think I will get a plain one next time and put some sweet sauce on it and write an update!
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How the Durian Paratha was made:
Durian puree is put on the paratha

 

The paratha is folded in square

 

The paratha is heated until it is ready to eat

 

Finished product

 

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Menu : 金雞去骨海南雞專門店 Golden Chicken

煎鹹魚肉餅 as good as the one at 清水灣電影製片廠

I don't usually write about local Sai Kung food, but since others have written about it I decided to as well.

This place renowned for their boneless chicken Hainanese style.

Anyway, I am not sure if this restaurant is Thai Style or Chinese style because they have an introductory about their chicken and how it is made to suit Hong Kong tastes.
But the items found here such as the chicken and braised pork knuckles are found in Thai Restaurants.

As for the drinks it was Chinese style so if it is Chinese style then it doesnt matter, but if it is meant to be a Thai style restaurant then I would have hoped to see Lime cordial or Iced lime on the menu or even Iced longnan water.

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Chicken:
The chicken was lean and the skin separated from the meat easily.
The chicken that was given was value for money not like some restaurants where they just give you bones or fat.
I really liked the quality of their chicken because it was clean and the meat was white without any veins or blood in it.

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Pork and Salted fish patty:
Each patty had been rolled flat to perfection before it was fried.
It looks like there is only one piece of patty but there was another patty beneath it.
The taste of this patty tasted exactly the same as the 煎鹹魚肉餅 @ 清水灣電影製片廠 (Not to be confused with the old TVB building in CWB).
However the version here was slightly sweeter so I prefer the one @ 清水灣電影製片廠.
The patty was crispy and crunchy on the outside and soft on the centre. It has been made so that it is thin and can be easily fried.
It is slightly sticky but the quality of the patty was good, there was no grounded bones or pork tendons.
I am not sure if the canteen at 清水灣電影製片廠 is open to the public, but there are always police dining in there, as well as the 煎鹹魚肉餅 another signature dish crispy chicken thigh steak with crunchy vegetable coating on it.

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Pumpkin soup:

The soup was really nice and there was lots of pumpkin in it which gave it the rich golden colour.

It was not artificially sweet which was good and you could taste the savourness from the meat used in the soup, and there was green carrots as well as red carrots.

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Rice:
The rice had crispy pieces of garlic in it

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Kale and oyster sauce:
For the vegetables I felt they were quite Chinese.

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AYCE : Sauce

Menu : Ali Baba Curry House Sai Kung

To try: DURIAN PARATHA tastes like.

WOTSITS x McD's Cheese rush Shake Shake fries

I am so glad there is a new shake shake seasoning that I havent tried.

The new one is called Cheese rush and claims that it has strong cheese flavour.

The colour of the seasoning is orange, after putting the seasoning on the chips, it smells the same as WOTSITS (cheese puffs by Walkers).

The taste and colour was the same as wotsots which are very cheesy with some saltyness however the Cheese rush seasoning was a little bit sweet which ruined it,

 

 

 

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Wotsits:

 

 

Quick French crepe romance in Sai Kung

Apart from the dine in creperies in Wan Chai, the last time I had a quick crepe was at this French Creperie located in a supermarket called VANGUARD in the back streets of Wan Chai on Jaffe Road.

The prices at that joint were really cheap around $2x-$30 but the crepes there were different to the ones served at La Creperies, Kramphouse and Fleur De Sel.

Crepes @ Vanguard

http://supersupergirl-food.blogspot.com/2012/02/cafe-liegeois.html

Anyway, discovered this small joint in Sai Kung serving French Crepes, the shop was really nicely decorated with pretty pastel LED lights.

I was expecting the crepes to cost more because Sai Kung is a tourist town, but they were really cheap $25 for savoury pancakes and around $15-$20 per sweet crepe!!

I have always loved Galettes so I ordered a savoury one, there was cheese + egg + Chinese red sausage pancake, but I opted for the Cheese + mixed vegetables which has mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes.

I requested it without the tomatoes because I didnt want the crepe to go soggy.

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The joint has an open kitchen, so I was able to watch him make the crepe all the way through.

I saw him take out whole potato which I thought was raw because it was still in its skin, so I was a little hesistant whether the potatoes would be soft enough.

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Anyway the pancakes were made and presented exactly like the ones at La Creperies, Kramphouse and Fleur De Sel with the edges folded in to make a square shape.

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The potatoes were amazingly soft and a perfect match with cheese and mushrooms, however if they were not the canned mushrooms it would taste better, but the taste was good enough and I really loved it.
The amount of cheese was generous compared with the crepe joint at Vanguard. I think it was Mozarella cheese that was used in the crepe.
I asked the owner how he managed to make the potatoes soft enough and he said they were boiled before hand so this guy really knows his stuff! The crepe was cripsy on the outside the filling was soft inside, the crepe base was the familiar buckwheat mixture found the authentic creperies.

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Chocolate mousse cup
Tried the chocolate mousse which was also made by the owner.
Mousse is also another item that originates from France.
The mousse is very different from the usual mousses because the ones I have tried are usually made with whipped cream and this one you can taste the whipped egg white and the smoothness of the egg white.
Although saying that, the appearance of the mousse bubbles are coarser because it is made of whipped eggs whites and not cream which does not affect the smoothness of the mousse.

 

 

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The owner is really friendly and was a Chinese expat living in France for years.
I made the mistake of speaking English because he only speaks Chinese and French!!!!
It was good timing to discover this joint because of the coming Le French May - Le French GourMaymonth in May.
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Le French GourMay
For the fourth year in a row, Le French GourMay will offer visitors of Hong Kong and Macau one month to discover the best of French wines and gastronomy. From 1 to 31 May, local Hong Kong and Macau restaurants, starred chefs and fine food designers, as well as wine importers and distributors will celebrate the month of “gourmands” and “gourmets” with dedicated menus, wine tastings, promotions and workshops.
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It reminds me of the French Market held at the Eastbourne promenade where the French come over and have stalls selling French produces.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

CREPE FRANCAISE - 5 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung, Tel 5622 6370
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