Green apple cheesecake & Blueberry yogurt breakfast

Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory (Tai Hang)

Came here again to try the new flavours.
This time there were two flavours I wanted to try:
Green apple cheesecake & Blueberry yogurt breakfast.


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Blueberry yogurt breakfast:


The blueberry yogurt was really nice because there were crunchy pieces of muesli in it and it was like having granola bars with icecream.
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Green apple cheesecake:

The apple cheesecake was just average compared to the blueberry because it tasted similar to the apple crumble they made before and the cheesecake taste was a bit too heavy.
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Festive crystal Zongzi at Sushi Take Out

Sushi Take Out (Tseung Kwan O)

Went to get some sushi and was surprised to see they had Zongzis in a Sushi shop!

There were two flavours for the Zongzis, grapefruit and red bean, distinguished by the coloured band.
Grapefruit was orange and sesame was purple.
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Grapefruit crystal zongzi:



The Zongzi's here were only $6 each which is the cheapest I have seen so far.
But the taste was too sweet.
Although it was too sweet, the zongzi did not stick to the leaf and you could see the filling inside the translucent zongzi.



The grapefruit tasted really artificial and sweet, and the filling was very starchy with pureed mung beans in it.
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Salmon sushi:


The sushi looked good because I thought it was mayonnaise drizzled on top but it was sweet salad cream which ruined it.
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Octopus sushi:

I do not often see a plain octopus tentacles for sushi at this place so tried it and it was quite nice and I also got the octopus wasabi salad which is also good because the wasabi and octopus taste good together.
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Kagoshima sweet purple potato crystal Zongzi

Arome Bakery (Tseung Kwan O)

Just like the mooncakes, where the traditions have been broken with snowy mooncakes.

There is now a sweet version of Zongzi that is ready to eat.
It was introduced last year but I did not get a chance to try it because they came in a pack of three with only one flavour I liked.

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Kagoshima sweet purple potato crystal Zongzi:
At Arome Bakery, they come in single flavours in packs of twos so I was able to get the flavour I liked.


After removing it from the vacumn sealed pack, it is wrapped in dried leaves just like the usual Zongzi's.
The size of these Zongzi's are slightly smaller.


When I removed the leaf wrapping, the appearance was slightly different from their product shot.
On the product shot there is purple filling incased within the crystal clear exterior.
It was just a purple mass when I unwrapped it, the Zongzi stuck to the leaf wrapping and got deformed hence it did not come out as a perfect tetrahedral shape.

The taste was not bad, and the filling was slightly starchy with a hint of sweet purple potato taste.
The sweetness was just right and not as cloyingly sweet as this other brand I tried but the leaf wrapping was a bit oily.
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Pacific coffee's Hojicha latte

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Hojicha latte:


After trying the genmaicha latte, I decided try the hojicha as well which was hot.
This drink fared slightly better because the roasted tea taste was strong and it had a slight hint of coffee.
The drink was quite milky because when I saw them make it, about 80% of it was milk.
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Chicken Caesar sandwich:


The chicken in the sandwich was white meat and thinly sliced. It was a bit dry and there could have been more sauce.
The Caesar sauce was a bit weak lacking the cheesy sour cream taste.
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Interesting dishes at King's Dumpling

King's Dumpling (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Previously dined at King's Dumpling but the choices that they chose were different.

On this visit tried the other items.

In my mind the dumplings here are Shanghainese style but there were a few items on the menu which made me think they were Taiwanese so tried them as well.

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Rice tube pudding:
The tube pudding is a must try because the rice is very tasty, spiced up with the chili sauce.
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Tomato and egg with noodles:


The noodles were appetizing with rich tomato and egg sauce, however I would prefer the tomatoes to be more tart and the sauce to be less sweet.
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Steamed crab meat dumplings:



The dumplings were really nice bursting with crab meat broth inside.
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Red bean cake:


The red bean cake looked nice in the previous reviews so ordered it.
The texture was interesting, it was chewy with red bean paste in the middle.
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Pork and vegetable wonton:


The dumpling skin was a bit thick but the pork and vegetable filling inside was nice, there was a good balance of chopped vegetables and pork.
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Steamed vegetable dumplings:


This was my favourite because the vegetables inside were sliced ultra fine and it had glass vermicelli and black fungas in it as well giving it a nice crisp crunch.
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Three-Cup Chicken:


This was another nice dish which was quite spicy with strong fragrant basil taste.
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Pan-fried dumplings:


The pan fried dumplings reminded me of the Taiwanese ones because the shape was long and thin.
The dumplings were nice and crispy on the outside and the pork filling was tasty inside.
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Luxurious rice dumplings from Maxim's

Maxim's Palace Chinese Restaurant (Tai Koo)

Thanks to Maxim's for inviting me to their dumpling tasting and dumpling making event which I could not attend.

It was so nice of them to arrange some rice dumplings for me to try.

As you know I am not an expert on dumplings but I gathered there were two shapes: tetrahedral and cylindrical.

The shape of the rice dumplings range from being approximately tetrahedral in southern China to cylindrical in northern China. Wrapping the rice dumplings neatly is a skill that is passed down through families, as are the recipes. Making rice dumplings is traditionally a family event of which everyone helps out.

I was given four rice dumplings to try, two were tetrahedral shaped and the other two were cylindrical.
Tetrahedral rice dumpling flavours:
Rice dumpling with abalone and dried scallops
Rice dumpling with braised beef tendonsCylindrical rice dumpling flavours:
Rice Dumpling with Chinese Ham and Chinese mushroom in Jiaxing Style
Hakka Style Squid Rice Dumpling

Evidently the two Tetrahedral ones tasted the best and are must buy flavours.
I was really excited about these dumplings I did not take photos of them before they were heated up.
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Rice dumpling with abalone and dried scallops:



As you can see, there are generous pieces of scallop on the top of the dumpling.
The glutinous rice is distinct and each grain of rice is covered and flavoured with sauce.


The dumpling was filled with delicious ginko nuts, pork and a abalone.
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Rice dumpling with braised beef tendons:


This was one similar to the abalone one but I felt that this one tasted even better because the sauce was stronger and richer.
There were delectable pieces of chestnuts in it too.


I loved the beef tendon which was big, soft and gelatinous.
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Rice Dumpling with Chinese Ham and Chinese mushroom in Jiaxing Style:

The glutinous rice in this was much chewier.



Inside the dumpling there was a huge piece of lean meat and Chinese ham in it, there was salted egg yolk in it too.
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Hakka Style Squid Rice Dumpling:

This was similar to the above but the taste of the glutinous rice was lighter
It had delicious squid, mushrooms, pork belly, chestnuts and peanuts in the middle.



The squid in this was the star of the dumpling because it gave it that ruralistic touch.
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Delicious burgers @ CEO Neway

CEO Neway (Causeway Bay)

Tried to come here previously for their buffet and their arrangement annoyed me because I got there at 5.30 when the dinner buffet starts and they did not have any rooms on that floor

Anyway came back another time during the afternoon hours so had the tea set.

All the tea set items were $28 ranging from cakes to noodles.

I was really hungry so chose the chicken with rice, but luckily it was not available because I chose the burger instead which turned out to be delicious.
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Hamburger (first order)


The burger was surprisingly delicious for someone who does not like beef.
It was grilled just right without a strong charred taste.
The patty was quite meaty but there were some bits that were unchewable and it was smothered with delicious ketchup and bbq sauce garnished with tomato and guerkins.
As for the potato wedges they were a bit too salty.
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Hamburger (Second order):
The second burger was not as good as the first, the amount of wedges was stingy compared to the first plate and the burger itself was cold!
It just amazes me how two burgers can be so inconsistent on the same day and order.
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