Fascinating cake shop

Door Door (Mei Foo)
After dining nearby, Ivy said there was a shop selling nougats which I found interesting because Mei Foo is a residential area.

As well as Mei Foo, they used to have a branch in Kwun Tong.

When we got there, I was instantly impressed by the variety in there.

There were green tea scones!

Huge donuts on skewers for only $7.5

Pandan cakes!

Charcoal buns:

The nougats were most impressive.

They even had a huge cookie selection!

Infront of the shop, there were so many people queuing for freshly baked egg tarts and portugese tarts. I was surprised at how fast they were sold and the quantities people were buying.

For the coming moon festival, they have these novelty biscuits which are hygienically packed too.
(I remember seeing ones before which were unwrapped and held in a pink plastic baskets).

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for getting me one.

I ended up getting a cheese Pontikege because it looked like a baked meringue.


The cheese pontikege tasted really floury when I took a bite, and it was slightly sweet with a faint taste of cheese.

Too salty with insect legs!

Went to Tsim Chai Kee's because it is quite famous for noodles according to the locals.
it is located next to the police station down the basement.


Ordered the noodles with wontons and beef.


The beef was chewy and heavily covered in flour/soda.
The wontons were big but extremely salty and the soup was salty as well.
Anyway, I think I am unlucky with Chinese food as you can see.

Retro Hong Kong buffet

The Gazebo Restaurant (Wan Chai)
Previously tried this place because they invited me to a tasting.

I fell in love with the pork trotters which was why I came back this time.

They were doing a retro Hong Kong theme featuring retro food.

As well as that, they happened to be doing Groupon deals that week.
[Therefore I was paying more than those Groupon diners, ie at full price!]


Anyway, they had Pandan cake which was not there last time but they did not have any sashimi that day.
They did not have those prawns with prawn roe in it either

The pork trotters were as good as ever, soft and sticky with a delicious taste.

This time I made sure I tried the laksa which I found very spicy!

There was quite a lot of retro desserts which I did not try because they were not my cup of tea.

Sizzzzzzzzzling Sisig

Kawali Filipino Kamayan Cuisine (Wan Chai)
Came back for more Filipino food because this place has unlimited rice refills.


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Sizzling sisig:

Sisig is made from parts of the pig’s head and liver, usually seasoned with calamansi and chili peppers.

Previously I tried this before at Quezon which was really oily, but the Sisig here is actually quite good.
The pieces of pig's head are very gelatinous and sticky which is lovely with rice and it is very appetizing because there is lots of vinegar and calamansi seasoning.
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Adobo:

Chose the Adobo which I tried last time, it is chicken in a vinegary sauce.
The vinegar was quite strong but it made the chicken extremely appetizing and delicious with the rice.
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Next time I will try the Kare Kare!

Scrumptious wraps with Zaatar

MANA! Fast Slow Food (Central)
After having some crappy Chinese noodles that were not really edible, I came here for some healthier food.

Simple menu for the flatbreads:

Delicious fillings for the flatbread

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Mana Classic:

I decided to try the classic because it has Zaatar in it and opted for extra hummous in the wrap too.

When the wrap came, it was lovely and warm, filled with hummous and Zaatar.

The wrap was delicious because the Zaatar spices were fragrant and the hummous was filling and nutritious.
Zaatar is made with dried Thyme, dried Sumac, Sesame Seeds and Sea Salt.
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Fries with garlicnaise sauce:

The fries tasted great on its own without sauce, it had a strong potato taste with a natrual sweet aftertaste and it had lovely crisp potato skin.

I chose garlicnaise because I wanted to try this sauce, but tomato would have been better because the dip did not match the fries that well.
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Interesting finds:

Zaatar for sale!

Pink Himalayan salt!
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Sichuan style blood curds

Zheng Zong Yun Gui Chuan (Sheung Wan)
Usually I come here for the bean thread parpadelle noodles but I got bored of that so tried the pork chop instead.
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Sichuan style pork chop:

The pork chop was a bit simple, it was just fried pork chop sprinkled with sichuan spices.
The rice was too soft but the pork chop was just right and not too dry.
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Sichuan style blood curds:


Compared to the dish above, this dish looked more Sichuan, but it was too spicy!
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Nabe One brings out the beef lover in you

Nabe One (Tsim Sha Tsui)
Although I am not keen on beef, I never reject beef tastings because I should not be biased.

At this beef tasting, the beef was so nice that I want to dine here again.

There were four types of beef to choose from:
U.S Beef
U.S Supreme Beef
Japanese Wagyu
Japanese Supreme Wagyu

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U.S Beef:

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U.S Supreme Beef:

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Japanese Wagyu:

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Japanese Supreme Wagyu:

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As a personal preference I liked the US beef because there was less fat ratio to meat.
But if you prefer an even fat distribution and a high fat content, you can choose the Japanese Wagyu.
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After selecting the beef, you can select from a range of broths for Shabu Shabu which can be served in duo pots if you want two different broths for an extra $18 except for the Sukiyaki which comes with an egg for dipping.
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Shabu Shabu soup bases:
Kombu seaweed
Scallop soup
Salmon soy milk soup
Shrimp tomato soup
Korean kimchee soup
Wagyu spicy miso soup
Tomato pork bone soup
Sukiyaki
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Scallop, Korean Kimchee

The scallop base was really nice and light but the Kimchee broth was too light and not spicy at all.
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Salmon soy milk soup, tomato

The salmon broth did not have much salmon taste and the tomato was the best to pair with beef because it had an appetizing taste.
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Sukiyaki

The Sukiyaki had the strongest tasting soup base which had a hint of sweetness served with egg to give it a nice silky texture.
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For the shabu shabu, there was a long table of ingredients, ranging from vegetables, meatballs, noodles, and sauces.
One of the noodles that I really liked was the ramen which looked like it was on display.
These noodles tasted great with the Sukiyaki soup base.


After it was shabu'd, its texture and taste was similar to the Japanese Hakata noodles.

As well as noodles, they had fusili too!

Other interesting items for Shabu-ing: Fish cake, chicken and vegetable meatballs and Korean rice rolls.
My favourite shabu shabu sauce was pomelo vinaigrette because it was refreshing and made the beef moreish!~They even had black garlic soy sauce.

For those who need something substantial such as rice, they also have Wagyu beef fried rice and Wagyu beef curry. The fried rice is really nice because the beef is grounded finely giving an even distribution of beef flavour in the fried rice.


To end the Shabu, there is unlimited froyos and icecream with a wde range of toppings to choose from such as mochi, aloe, popping liquid filled balls and candies.

There was Vanilla icecream, Lychee frozen yoghurt, Hami Melon icecream and Original frozen yoghurt that day.


For beverages, there are fridges of canned drinks, hot teas, and unlimited BEER!