Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Seriously delicious Chinese cookies

Nga Yuen Cake Shop (North Point)

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for these extremely delicious cookies.


I have never tried these Chinese cookies before even though I have bought some for Ivycwk at a different shop.


I am not sure if all the shops taste as good as these or this one was exceptionally good.

They are freshly baked everyday according to Mjqueen7e.

The texture of these cookies are really crumbly, and collapses into fine crumbs in your mouth and the taste was amazing because it tasted like a combination of McVities digestives and McVities Rich Tea biscuits.

The drop of chocolate in the middle made it even more delicious without being too sweet and that part tasted like chocolate covered digestives without the wheat bits.

They seem to be able to keep for days because I had a bag of crumbs left which I ate a few days later and they still tasted fresh.

Usually I never eat biscuit crumbs but these cookies were delicious and crumbled easily so I saved the crumbs.


I wish the size of these biscuits could be slightly smaller to fit in ones small mouth.

The brand new look of Mian

Mian (Quarry Bay)

Previously this shop was located at North Point famous for serving Chinese pappardelle noodles.

The new Mian is much more hip and modern located on the same street as Yo Bago.




The menu is nice and simple too.


I came back for the pappardelle noodles and to try the savoury rice which was a new addition.

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Pappardelle noodles and beef cheeks:


The portion size is much bigger than before and the taste was good as before so the standard has been kept!
The beef cheeks were lovely and tender.
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Savoury rice:


The rice was really nice especially with the celery leaves on top giving it a nice aroma.
I just felt that the rice was too mushy and salty.
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Mian homemade sauce:


They used to have jars of this on the table but now they only give you a reasonable amount!
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Dessert with TVB's Neighborhood Gourmet

Lan Yuen Chee Koon (Prince Edward)

I really liked the pistachio dessert on my visit I decided to go back for it.
I also had the pineapple pudding as well.

There is a jar that they proudly show people the pistachio nuts that they use.


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Pistachio dessert:
While I was there, the TV was broadcasting TVB"s Neighborhood Gourmet which also happened to feature their pistachio dessert.




The dessert was slightly disappointing this time because it was lumpy and quite sweet.
I hope on my next visit it will taste as good as my first visit.
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Pineapple pudding:


The pineapple pudding was quite nice with pieces of pineapple in the dessert.
However it was slightly too sweet.
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Not a very flat fish is it?

Western Papa (Sheung Wan)

Came here for the flatfish as stated on the menu and because they had pineapple juice.



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Garlic butter toast:


There was a choice of toast or soup so I chose toast!
I think they meant garlic bread because it did not look like toast to me.
This was the only decent tasting item there.
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Flat fish with rice:



There were chips or spaghetti as an option.
Luckily I chose rice because they serve crinkle cut chips.
I was a bit annoyed because they couldn't answer me what type of chips they served until I suggested different types of chips eg thin, thick, shoestring, or crinkle cut.
Anyway the fish (比目魚) did not look flat when it came, it looked more like cod.
The flatfish in UK are certainly not like this if you've had plaice or sole.
I googled flat fish and a majority of them were flat and did not look like this.
As for the taste, it was really fishy and tasteless, the sauce did not help either.
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White chicken curry:



The curry was not that pleasant, the ginger in it was strong and it was weird to have ginger in it.
The chicken did not taste that fresh and the rice was too wet and mushy.
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Pineapple juice:


At first I thought it was great they had pineapple juice as a drink option!
It was not juice but Pineapple squash!
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Instant noodles with cheese and seaweed broth

Tsui Wah Restaurant (Jordan)

Recently walked past Tsui Wah Restaurant and saw the poster for the noodle set.


I was mainly attracted by the unusual noodles because it was noodles in cheese with seaweed.

Anyway, finally tried it because it was only available during the afternoon.

The set comes with a beverage, crispy bun, scrambled egg and noodles for $40.

I was given a spoon and fork for the noodles which I found weird because it is difficult eating noodles in broth served in a bowl.

Wouldn't it be easier with chopsticks!


Its a bit like eating steaks with chopsticks and a Chinese spoon which some places do because they give you chopsticks and spoon when people order noodles and steaks.

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Noodles with cheese, seaweed and luncheon ham:


It was difficult eating with a spoon and fork so asked for chopsticks.


I was quite disappointed because it was the Korean Nong Shim instant noodles and not the local brand of instant noodles.
The noodles were tasteless because the broth was tasteless but later I found the broth powder conjugated and clumped together at the bottom of the bowl.
After stirring it, there was taste in the soup and it was spicy, the exact broth given in Nong Shim instant noodles.
I just expected the broth to be mixed properly and not to be done by the customer because I assumed the noodles were ready to eat when served.
As for the seaweed, the taste was bland initially because of the broth and the luncheon ham had a weird taste because it tasted like luncheon ham soaked in celery.
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Mini crispy bun:


I thought this was the usual crispy bun that was buttered and drizzled with condensed milk, but it was a mini version of the crispy bun.
It was buttered with no other extra frills such as condensed milk which made it the best item out of the set because the bun was chewy in the middle and crispy on the outside with delicious butter on it.
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Scrambled egg:


Too oily and the oil was rancid.
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Beverage:
Not going to comment because the drinks served at Chinese cafes are not my cup of tea.
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Monday, May 13, 2013

African paradise at Lan Kwai Fong

I have always wanted to go to Makumba but it was too much effort going to Peel Street.

Now it is brilliant that they have moved to LKF because I can finally try African food!

I tried to go during the day but it was not open so I went one evening myself because I could not wait!

The interior of this place is fascinating for someone new to the African culture.

I loved area on the corner.











The local TV series When Heaven Burns (Tinyueday) was filmed at their old location on Peel Street.

There is an area for live band performances too.

It was hard deciding what to eat because I wanted to eat EVERYTHING on the menu for one person!!

In the end I had the Fish Fricassee and the Okra soup.
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Fish Fricassee:

This was a delicious fish filet marinated in lemon juice, cooked in lime leaves, tomatoes and onions.
Served with vegetables and rice.

The fish was lovely and soft but the lemon juice was not that prominent.
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Okra soup:



This was okra with ox tail and I loved the sliminess of the okra which was delicious with the rice and fish.
It was spicy too but the spicyness was gentle.
There were two pieces of fried banana plantains which were delicious, I thought they were going to be sweet but they were slightly sour and appetizing.
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Ginger drink:

Thanks to Amina for this amazing drink.
The ginger and pineapple juice were great together and the ginger was not too spicy and the tangyness of the pineapple was really appetizing.
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While I was there, I met some people who were having the platter so I took a photo of it.
I really wanted to try that too especially the dip.
African platter:

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I will definitely come back and try the rest and I cant wait till the operations are running smooth and try their lunches.

Just average food at King'd dumplings

King's Dumpling (Causeway Bay)

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Jellyfish:


At first I was surprised they ordered two dishes of the Jellyfish.
When I put my chopsticks to the dish I realised why, there is a mountain of shredded cucumber beneath it and there is not much jellyfish there.
The jellyfish was satisfactory but not extremely delicious.
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Dumplings with sauce:


Ordered this because the product shot looked nice with dumplings covered in sauce, but when it arrived they just looked like plain boiled dumplings with spring onions on top.


After taking one I realised the sauce was beneath and I felt that it should have been mixed before serving.
The dumplings were quite nice and basically it was soy sauce and sesame oil that gave the dumplings flavour.
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