Pan fried cuttlefish eggs, thats a first! @ Di Di Xiang

I was attracted to this place because of the cuttlefish eggs but as I do not go to MK often I did not try this place immediately.

I happened to pass by and saw pictures of the cuttlefish eggs and realised it was the shop I was planning to try so I went in.

Luckily they had an English menu, but you need to ask for it which is irritating because if I was in a hurry, I would pick another restaurant that has English rather than waste my time asking for one.

 

When I saw the reviews of the cuttlefish eggs I just assumed they were flattened cuttlefish balls but after checking out the menu I found out they were made from Cuttlefish eggs which was even better because not many places in HK have them.

 

According to GKC’s review they have them at Ap Lei Chau market.

The fish noodles were sold out so I had to pick the Chaozhou handmade noodles.

 

 

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Pan fried cuttlefish egg

 

 

When they came they had a slightly golden surface which was good because they were not burnt.
They had a really delicate taste and it was slightly sweet. I did not use the sweet chili sauce on it because I felt that vinegar or chili oil was a better complement.
The major let down was that the pan frying oil or the pan that was used because there was a rancid oil taste which really ruined the cuttlefish egg since it doesn’t have much taste, so the oil taste is very prominent.
As for the texture, it was so soft and foamy but if you compare it to marshmallow it does not melt in your mouth and it is firmer. The texture is really similar to those Japanese white pillows at 三河屋 MIKAWAYA and Issei Nabe.
Cuttlefish eggs are slightly different from roe, which are much tinier, these are liquid filled sacks, which are grounded to make these snacks!
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Special sauce with chaozhou handmade noodles

 

I wanted the fish noodles with the special sauce but they were sold out so had to get the Chaozhou handmade noodles.
The noodles came with soup, but the soup was too salty.

 

The sauce on the noodles was quite nice, there was so much grounded sesame seeds in it and it was slightly sour. Apart from the sauce I did not like the noodles much because they were hard and chewy.
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I was really surprised they had a website too, and it works (depending on what time you check!!).
Apart from this noodle joint they are a fishball manufacturer in China.

www.didixiang.com

Thanks a trillion with a Trillion Cherry Ganache

Shop : Thomas Trillion
www.thomastrillion.com

Heard of this cake shop ages ago but never found it because on that road there are not many eateries.
Only happened to spot it across the road when I could not cross the road due to a red light.

 

 

Went inside Thomas Trillion but as it was late that day, many of the cakes were sold out so I ended up getting chocolates.

The name Thomas Trillion reminded me of some kids’ story which I can’t quite remember.

From the chocolate section, the Cherry ganache looked the best because it was a chocolate covered cherry with a stalk, the shape of the chocolate was a perfect sphere with the cherry inside. It had a flat base so it could be displayed in the cabinet, which I forgot to take a picture of.

Decided to thank someone with chocolate so got the Cherry Ganache and since I wanted to try it myself I bought two.

 

 

 

For the other one I bought the gift box which costs $38, the gift box is similar to a jewellery ring box with one slot for the chocolate and tied with a ribbon, the box costs more than the chocolate.

 

 

I really liked the cherry ganache and it was fun to eat, just like eating a real cherry but more delicious in terms of taste.
The liquor was nice and strong and the chocolate ganache coating was sufficient and not too sweet.

Real glistening rice rolls, the photos did not lie @ Cheung Hing 祥興麵家

In Sham Shui Po, there is a place famous for rice rolls where people go.

Although this is not the one, I came here because the photos on OpenRice consistently showed the rice rolls with a glistening surface.

 

 

 

The must eat item is the shrimp and spring onion rice rolls, the rice rolls with fried dough sticks is nice too but the taste is inconsistent and the rest of the choices do not taste as good as this.

 

They serve crab congee too with crab roe, which is really cheap for $35.

 

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shrimp and spring onion rice rolls

 

 

As expected it was glistening when it came, the spring onions were freshly sprinkled and you can see that they are still as green as grass.
The spring onions were chopped so finely giving it maximum taste. The dried shrimps were clean without sand and shrimp shells.
The taste and texture of the rice rolls were great but the only thing that let it down was the temperature, they were not hot enough.
It would be great if there was more soy sauce and the other sauces served separately or have the sauces on the table so you can control how much sauce you want.
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