Juchheim........Juchheim...roll

Thank you 糖小妹 for getting me this delicious Juchheim roll.

I did not know there was a taste difference between the whole Juchheim slice version and the smaller size which were pieces of Juchheim rolls cut and bagged.

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Juchheim roll:Before I opened the bag, I could already smell the roll.


After opening it I broke a piece off because I was too lazy to get a knife, hence the rough looking edges!
The taste of the roll was lovely and soft, with crisp sugar granules lightly dusted on the outer layers of the cake.
The eggyness was quite strong.

ஜ Seaweed ╬ Chocolate ⇨ Seaweed Chocolate ஜ

I have always wanted to go Che Che New York but the confectionary is well hidden!
From the front of the shop and the entrance it appears to be a boutique selling handbags, so unless the bags catch your eyes it is easily missed.

I was attracted by the wrapper for this chocolate bar and it turns out to be seaweed so that was why I got it.
After reading some of the reviews they have other interesting flavours such as chocolate with chili and chocolate with jerky!!
All with nicely designed wrappers with nice illustrations.
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Seaweed Chocolate:
Before I broke a piece of chocolate I thought it was just seaweed essence in the chocolate or bits of seaweed embedded in it but when i broke it I was astonished to find layers of it in the middle!





The texture of this chocolate was interesting because it was like eating chocolate wafers.
The chocolate on the outside is gradually melted and swallowed leaving the crispy seaweed.


The taste was quite nice because it was dark chocolate so it was not very sweet with a sudden contrast of saltiness from the seaweed.
The seaweed taste was not that prominent but you could feel it was there because of its crispiness and melt in your mouth texture just like a wafer.
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Wrapper and labelling:
Interesting to see that it contains tuna and shrimp!!

Cute puffin!

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Refreshing apple and manuka honey drink

Xiao Tian Gu (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Tried this new drink which was not on the menu previously.

It was stewed apple with manuka honey and jelly.
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Apple and manuka honey drink:


The taste of the apple was not strong or tart enough and as a whole it was too sweet.
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A nice range of coloured straws including gold and silver.

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Chipping in for new items on the menu!!!

Chip In Fish & Chips (Sai Kung)

After the CNY I was back for more fish and chips because they have put more popular items on the menu that was not previously there.


salt and vinegar at the counter! yay~

The new items are:
*battered sausage
*mushy peas
*cheese and pickle sandwich

The great thing is that the prices have not gone up much.
The only slight bad news is that their Chip supplier have run out of chips so they are currently using an American supplier and the chips taste slightly different.
It is only temporary, so when their Belgium supplier is back I will get a chip butty with curry sauce.
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Seafood basket:





As well as fish and chips, this was also my favourite, because it was literally a skewer with prawn, fish and squid dunked in batter and deep fried with the skewer in it.
I liked the skewer because the pieces are smaller and easier to eat.
It would be good if they had fish bites (pieces of fish in batter) for kids.
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Mushy peas:


The mushy peas were scrumptious because they did not have mint mixed in it and they tasted fresh.
The colour was the natural green pea colour you would normally see and it was not the dark leafy green that you get in the usual mushy peas that come from the can.
The ingredients in the mushy peas were simple, it was milk, salt, pepper and butter and the quality of the peas tasted like the lovely Green giant brand which are famous for plump and sweet peas.


Since they were hand mushed there were a few peas that were not mushed adding to the lovely texture because they would burst with sweetness and they do not have that starchy texture that I do not like.
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Chips:


Although these chips were the American brand, they tasted ok because they were fried just right.
They were soft inside and crispy on the outside.
Compared to the the Belgian brand, the Belgian ones are sweeter and not that hollow inside.
I am so glad they have salt and vinegar at the counter so you can add more when needed.
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Cheese and pickle sandwich:




ere was generous pickle in the dusted soft bap with sliced cheese, it was not cheddar which is a good alternative for vegetarians.
It was similar to the cheese and pickle sandwich I had at FLAME in Wan Chai.
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Anyway I can't wait to come back for more food.

Back for my favourite French baguettes @ Chez meli melo

Chez Meli Melo (Sheung Wan)

Located right next to La Rotisserie lies this really nice baguette shop.

This joint is a popular pick for the French and expats who want to sink their teeth in a real baguette.

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Parisien - Ham and guerkins:


With an authentic baguette and nice fillings nothing can go wrong.
This time I tried the Parisien which had ham and guerkins and it was great because the saltiness of the ham and the refreshing guerkins were a perfect match.
However it would taste nicer if the baguette was warmer.
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Pumpkin and black pepper soup:


This was complimentary from the owner and it tasted really nice because it had freshly cracked black pepper in it and the taste of pumpkin was natural and unsweetened.
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Chocolate cake:


The chocolate cake was delicious.
It was moist chocolate cake on the outside with soft chocolate filling in the centre that was not too sweet.
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Soups @ Hana-musubi

Soups at Hana-musubi Mar 19, 2013
Hana-musubi (Wan Chai)

On my last visit, the musubis and soup were great and I have been back for it.

However on this visit, it was late in the day, so the soup had been in the pot for the whole day and it got a bit concentrated and lumpy so the taste was too salty.







My previous visit at Hana-musubi:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2221219

(On my previous visit, the chicken soup looks much nicer on the photo)

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Homemade lobster soup:





The lobster soup was to strong and salty.
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Chicken and collagen soup:




The chicken soup was also too concentrated and lumpy and it tasted slightly sour.
The vegetables in it were too mushy.
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Although the soups were not good this time, the customer service was still good and friendly.

A very pricey box of chicken skin and bones

A very pricey box of chicken skin and bones Mar 19, 2013

陽明燒臘飯店 (Wan Chai)
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Chicken with rice:


The chicken here was quite expensive because it was a box of chicken with rice for $27.
There was not much chicken and it was mainly bones and skin so I was grateful for the generous scoop of spring onions and ginger oil.
The rice was too hard for my liking.
As you can see I got the odd bits, the bottom of the bone for the drumstick, chopped up chicken wings, and lots of sharp brittle bone fragments on the rice.
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