Sea Salt King

Been here quite a few times and every time I have the Green King because it tastes the best.

They have other special flavours such as Prawn, Curry etc but they are always sold out when I get there.

On this visit, they had Sea Salt King which is limited to 30 bowls per day so I tried that.


I was so lucky I did not have to queue that day.
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Sea Salt King:
The broth was really nice because it was not that salty despite being mainly salt flavoured.
However the noodles were a bit too soft and stuck to each other and there was a heavy floury taste which was infused into the broth.
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Fruit Vinegar:

There was fruit vinegar on the table which had pieces of apple in it.
After putting some on the noodles it became more appetizing and the vinegar had a nice apple taste.
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Dim Sum at the Wan Chai market

Amazing Food (Wan Chai)

Noticed this shop because it was called "Amazing Food" but oddly they were selling Chinese Dim Sum which was a little mismatching to the name because I was not expecting Chinese food.

And yes, this shop has a Chinese name which I did not know how to type when I listed this shop but amazingly KC managed to find it listed on OpenRice through its English name which proves KC is really amazing.

Anyway, they have usual Dim Sum fare with big steamers that contain pots of rice, and stacks and stacks of dim sum.



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glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf:

This was rather nice and filling, the glutinous rice in the middle was soft and sticky with a lovely lotus leaf fragrance. As for the meat in the middle I rarely eat that because it is fat.
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Rice with chicken feet and spare ribs:


Overall this was really good, but the box concerned me because I could taste and smell CFC in the food.
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Back for quiche and pates at La Rotisserie

La Rotisserie (Wan Chai)

Since my last visit, they now have some tables and chairs outside which is lovely for dining in the cool weather.

Came back for the quiche and pates.
They only sell pates at this branch and the one at Sai Ying Pun.
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Zucchini and tomato quiche with mustard:

I havent tried the tomato and potato tart yet at Vanilla but the tart there has mustard too just like this one.
The quiche had my favourite yellow zucchini in it which had a lovely sweet taste and the French mustard and tomato slices gives it a tangy kick complemented by the delicious cheesy eggy filling.
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Terrine de cerf:


The deer pate was really coarse and the texture and taste was like hard boiled liver.
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Creme de foie de Volaille aux champignons:


The mushroom pate was much nicer and the texture was like dense foam with pieces of mushroom in it here and there.
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The jars of pate were really big and cheap, definitely worth buying.

Expensive food at 旺豐美食

旺豐美食 (Wan Chai)

Came here randomly and felt that the decor of this place was really old and the food was quite expensive too!

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Braised pork belly in preserved vegetables:

The preserved vegetables were really delicious with the rice because it was slightly sweet but unfortunately it contained sand!
The pork was soft with lots of fatty layers which is not my cup of tea but I ordered it because of the muddy preserved vegetables.
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Cute plastic cup:

Cute plastic cup with fruits on it.
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Reasonable bakery in Sai Kung

Mushroom Bakery (Sai Kung)

Only came here because it was the last non Chinese bakery to close.

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Spinach and dried tomato bread:


The bread was surprisingly nice with pieces of spinach and dried tomatoes in it.
There was so much flavour in the bun that I was not sure if it was MSG or unami from the sun dried tomatoes.
The pumpkin bread version was not so good.
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Quiches:
The quiches were quite decent and the filling was cheesy but the pastry was rock hard and thick.
From their quiche selection I did not like the mushroom quiche because it was a mixture of Asian mushrooms but the spinach one was really good.
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Fêtez Noël a agnès b. le pain grillé

agnès b. le pain grillé (Causeway Bay)

Thanks to agnès b. le pain grillé, Dragonsiuyeah and KelvinYFL for inviting me to an early Christmas preview which will be served on the 24th and 25th of December.

For $688 per person with 10% service charge on top, this is what your going to get.
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Bread:

Assorted crusty yeasty bread.
The one I tried had walnuts and raisins which was nutty and sweet.
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Amuse bouche

Creamy avocado and crabmeat on crispy toast and a blob of grape jelly.
Initially I thought it was filled with liquid but it was a cute blob of jelly that was not too strong tasting to start off with.
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Seared us scallop with roasted beetroot and foam, parmesan crisp and Cured salmon in french yellow wine beetroot jelly and acquitine caviar

The scallop was seared nicely and flavoured by the crispy fried parmesan cheese netting, while the beetroot jelly melts in your mouth.
The cured salmon had a nice smokey taste with a hint of bitterness.
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Smoked beef consomme, wild mushroom and foie gras tortellini, paysanne of assorted vegetables

The soup tasted really strong with a moderate smokey taste and the tortellini was filled with delicious foie gras.
It was delicately presented with paysanne cut vegetables but when you are consuming the soup, it was difficult to spoon these vegetables.
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Red fruit sorbet and rose champagne

Not only was the presentation classy, it tasted lovely as well.
I loved the scoop of fruit sorbet served on light pink sparkling champagne, it was just like a classy float.
The sweet sorbet and the bitter tasting champagne were a lovely paring.
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Atlantic cod fillet cider shellfish ragout and vegetables fettuccini

The chefs at this restaurant were highly talented from Paysanne cut vegetables to vegetable fettuccini.
Different vegetables were sliced into fettuccini shaped strips which were soft enough to take the form of fettuccini.
The cod fillet was extremely soft and melts in your mouth and the fresh mussels were a treat too.
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Roasted wagyu beef striploin, Jerusalem artichoke and smoked pork belly mousse, roasted pumpkin, carrot, Brussels sprout and truffle jus

The arrangement of this dish is supposed to resemble a Christmas tree.
Two chunks of soft and juicy beef with truffle slices on top with colourful carrots on brussel sprout leaves.
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Chocolate and pistachio mousse, cranberry jelly raspberry coulis with rum and raisin icecream


The icecream was really nice, I loved the strong rum and vanilla taste.
To finish off I had the mousse which was equally as good especially the pistachio layer.
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Lychee and strawberry mocktail

For people who do not drink alcohol, there was the Lychee and strawberry mocktail (not included in the Christmas dinner).
I was surprised how good lychee and strawberry tasted together and I loved the blended pieces of real lychee fruit at the bottom of the drink.
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To end the meal, there was tea or coffee.
After that Christmas dinner, you should be revved up and ready to party!

EBI burger is back 2013

McDonald's (Wan Chai)

My favourite EBI burger is back!~
There are now two options, one with egg and one without.

Went to the McDs on Johnsons Road for the first time and the queuing area was so small that the queue overflows to the stairs entrance coming down to McDonalds!

The queuing area is so small that I don't know why they bother having a McCafe right next to the food counter adding to the congestion.

Anyway tried both versions of the EBI burger and as usual the Shake Shake powder comes free if you order the extra large meal.

If you choose hot tea for the extra large meal then you are actually losing out because the cup is actually the same size as the cup in the regular meal!
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Ebi burger with egg:

This burger comes in a box and the one without egg is just wrapped in paper.
The egg in this burger was a bit too much and made the prawn patty tasteless.
I know McDs won't have this but if was omelette or scrambled egg with prawn instead of egg and prawn patty, it would taste much nicer.
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Ebi burger:


At first glance, there is not much sauce in the middle.

The frying oil was a bit old, so the delicate prawn patty was ruined by the rancid oil, luckily the sauce was strong and tart enough to save it.
The prawn patty was really nice, it was soft and jelly like inside.
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Japanese curry shake shake powder:


Basically it tastes the same as the curry powder launched a while ago but it has a hint of sweetness because it is Japanese style curry.

After eating the fries, you will find that your fingers and fingernails are stained yellow!!
Food colouring...................Nice!
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Other new items:
Taro pie and Sweetcorn and mushroom soup

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