Huge chocolate shaped mooncake

If this was a real mooncake with lotus paste and egg yolks it would probably be very sickening, but it is actually a chocolate cake shaped like a traditional mooncake!

Disgusting Chinese pandan cookies

Pak See Kut Cake Shop (Wan Chai)
The small branch of Pak See Kut a few doors away has closed and they have moved to a bigger store a few doors away.

This time I got the pandan cookies which were displayed at the front of the store in a glass cabinet.



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Pandan cookies:



The texture was nice and crumbly but the rancidness of the cookies spolt it.
The cookies were a bit too sweet.
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Clean joint for Indonesian food

DPK My Kitchen (Causeway Bay)
Came here before a tasting because I was attracted by their banner at the front.

It was clear and concise with Chinese, English, Indonesian with prices.

I ended up getting these fried chicken things which looked liked fried siumai's in the cabinet.

These chicken things are called Bakso Ayam.
(Ayam meaning chicken).

There were tables there so I sat down and ate them.

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Bakso ayam goreng:


They tasted really nice and were crispy on the outside filled with some diced carrots.
Basically they were fried ground chicken meat balls.
I will come back and try their other rice dishes as they have a clear menu in English.
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[Spark Bar & Restaurant - MongKok] The sparkle of sparks

To be honest I am reluctant to dine in Mong Kok because there are too many people and usually the food does not impress.
Again, I had doubts for this tasting but as I said I shouldn’t be biased.
The food was good and there were quite a few dishes I would come back for.

Spark’s is located on the third floor of Ho King Commercial Building where they used be famous for selling the pornographic and pirated copies of VCDs that have made the shopping centre famous.

Anyway, that is now history and they now sell computer and phone accessories!
Here was what we tried that night and you could tell some of the dishes were done by experienced people.

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Juice with pineapple, orange and apricot:

Tasted nice and tropical with a peachy tone.
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Mussels simmered in white wine cream sauce:

The mussels were really nice as the white wine sauce was really creamy.
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Clams simmered in Hoegaarden beer:

I really liked these clams because clams are slightly softer than mussels and retains the sauce.
The hoegaarden beer has a really nice salty taste which tasted great with the clams.
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Buffalo chicken wings:

Tried the buffalo wings piping hot and when they were cooled down, at different temperatures they tasted different.
I liked them hot because the taste was tangier and the cracked black pepper on top spiced it up.
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Deep-fried Hokkaido scallop with eel marinated sauce:

Basically if you like popcorn shrimp or southern fried chicken, then you will like this because the scallops were coated in that coating which has a slightly fiery taste.
The scallops tasted good without the sauce and the scallops were still tender inside.
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Fettuccine with cattle cheek braised in red wine sauce:

The beef was lovely and tender in rich red wine sauce, but the fettuccine was a bit too buttery for my preference.
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Photo's of the restaurant:

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Konjac jelly from Organic Life

Organic Life (North Point)
Organic Life is located on Wharf Road.

As well as organic produces, they sell snacks and fresh milk puddings.

Thanks to Mjqueen7e for getting me these Konjac snacks.
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Konjac:

There are three flavours: kumquat, honey and green tea and the texture of the Konjac was so natrual not like other brands with seem unbreakable.
My favourite were the green tea and honey because of its light taste.
I had to be careful when opening it because there is some liquid inside that comes out when you open it.
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Fuss free comfort dining

IKEA Café (Kowloon Bay)

I have always wanted to try this place but Megabox is inconveniently located.

Last time I attempted to try this place, there were quite a lot of people so I gave up.

This time I came during off-peak hours, so the queue was not that long!

Basically, you grab a trolley and push it along the counter and take/order the items that you want.

The ordering style is very common in other countries but I don't know why it takes a Swedish company to be the first in Hong Kong.

It is also mind baffling that other places have not copied this style because when something is successful and making money, there are always market followers.

Having the trolley made me feel at ease because I could get whatever I wanted and stacked it on the trolley without having to worry how I was going to bring it to the table.

There were quite a few items they did not have: salmon steak, Cheese and spinach pancakes, fish filet in breadcrumbs, spinach salmon pie and fried cheese.

My trolley of food!~

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Vegetable medallions:

The vegetable medallions were nice, mixed with lots of brocoli and potatoes.
However they were soggy and heavy compared to TUCK SHOP who cooked it better.
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Swedish meatballs with cream sauce:

The meatballs were nice and soft, complemented by the delicious gravy and sweet jam.
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Golden chicken wings:

The chicken wings were not memorable because they were tasteless.
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Swedish curry shrimp with pasta:

The pasta curry was surprisingly nice, it tasted like a light curry which is similar to Japanese curries with the odd pieces of potatoes, prawns here and there.
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Prawns:

The prawns were meaty with lots of prawn roe beneath the shell. They were sweet and slightly salty due to the brine that it was in.
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Salmon lasagne:

The salmon was a bit too fishy and the tomato sauce did not match the lasagne.
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All those items above and it did not break the bank.
The price is similar to eating at Saizeyria.

I am dirty, please take me home to be recycled

I was attracted to the new Durian dessert with Glutinous rice because of the Jar.
Previously tried it before because Mjqueen7e got me the Frozen one from some local supermarket.

According to their Facebook and product shots, the glutinous rice is on the bottom layer with fresh durian meat on top.

There is a label on the jar in Chinese saying " Please take me home to be reused"

The glutinous rice was in a plastic tub which was put inside the glass jar.

The fresh durian was placed on top of the glutinous rice and strangely garnished with parsley which was so funny in a dessert.

It seems that you can take the inner plastic tub out which contains the dessert, and the bottom half of the jar is clean.

As I was going to reuse it, I decided to wipe the jar with tissue incase there were traces of dessert on it and I was SHOCKED to see the TISSUE WAS BLACK!!
How can they put food in DIRTY containers.
Food grade containers are a standard and clean containers for food are a must!
Even if you didn't know the definition of FOOD GRADE, I think it is the basics to serve consumables using a clean container.
Would'nt this make an interesting article for Appledaily after having just reported Hoi Tin Tong's contaminated turtoise desserts.
It makes me wonder if people in Hong Kong know the definition of Food grade containers or even food hygiene.

I suppose I was also lucky because according to their Facebook, the glutinous rice and durian is actually in the jar and touching the insides of the jar directly.



The only fortunate thing was that the glutinous rice did not touch that black stuff.
Their recycling label should read:
I am dirty, please take me home to be recycled
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Durian and glutinous rice:
The durian was quite mushy and sweet and the glutinous rice was dehydrated and hard that I wonder how long it had been in the fridge.
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