Arome bakery room's Purple sweet potato tart

Arome Bakery (Kwun Tong)
Arome bakery has launched the new Okinawa purple potato series.
Previously I tried the Okinawa purple potato roll which was a chocolate swiss rolls covered with sweet potato puree filled with cream.
(please see link below for that review)

This time I had some time to kill before a tasting so got the Okinawa purple potato tart.
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Okinawa purple potato tart:



The tart costs $20 which is $4 more than the roll.


It is held in a paper tray which is convenient and luckily ABR can provide you with plastic forks if you want to eat it right away.


Inside the tart, there was chocolate cake and cream just like the roll.
Again, it was delicious and there was more sweet potato puree compared to the roll so if you like the sweet potato this would be a better choice but if you don't like the tart base then you should get the roll and its cheaper.
The chocolate cake and sweet potato tasted really good together because it was not too sweet and the sweet potato was velvety and had a natrual taste.





The tart base is basically their usual tart base that they use for tarts which was buttery just like shortbread.
In conclusion, I prefer the roll because I don't like the tart base and it has a better ratio of chocolate roll and sweet potato.
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All day breakfast at M18

M18 (Lok Fu)
Previously tried their cakes so decided to come back for the breakfast because it was incredibly cheap!!


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all day breakfast:

For $36, there were mushrooms, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, tomato, toast and baked beans.
I was not expecting top quality British sausages for $36 but the sausages they served were far better than frankfurters that the Hongkies love to serve.

The mushrooms were good too, they were diced button mushrooms which have a lovely earthy taste. Perhaps there could have been more mushrooms but again you can't complain at that price.

The toast was quite decent and it was thickly sliced and it wasn't the Hongkie style sweet tasting bread but normal bread!
The bacon was a bit weird for me, it was hard and crumbly


The eggs were acceptable, half Western and half Hongkie style because of the crispy edges.
For Western palates that are not demanding, the breakfast would definitely pass the test.
As for Hongkies, this is definitely a truly Western breakfast in their eyes!!!


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The spiciest Thai style minced pork

Koon Thai Hai Nam Chicken (Tin Hau)

There are about three branches of Koon Thai Hai Nam Chicken in Hong Kong but the menu differs at different branches.

The menu below is not served at the Wan Chai branch which is why I dined here.


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Minced pork with spicy and sour sauce:


When I saw this, I knew I was in trouble because the minced pork was orange so I knew it was going to be hot and you could also see finely grounded chili powder on the minced pork.
After trying a little morsel of minced pork, I knew I had to leave it because it was way too spicy!!!!!!!
I have tried this dish at other restaurants but not as spicy as this.
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Shredded chicken with spinach noodles:

I had better luck with the shredded chicken.
There was so much shredded chicken on this plate.


The green noodles did not have any outstanding taste and the texture was just like chewy ultra al dente instant noodles.
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Ikkousha now in Hong Kong

博多一幸舍 (Causeway Bay)

Initially this ramen joint started off at Ramen Champion in Jordan and now they have their own joint opposite Butao!!


There had been several tastings at this place so I have read quite a few reviews before coming, however on my visit there was not much briefing about their ramen.

What surprised me was that they have so much branches in INDONESIA, yet there is only one branch in Hong Kong.
It surprises me that Indonesians eat Ramen because the broth is pork based.


The restaurant used to be David Ramen, so the setting is slightly similar with a bar table at one side and tables on the other side.




Basically there were four broths to choose from:


I chose the original because I just wanted to try their broth and chose super hard noodles because they are going to go soft after I have taken pictures.

For the egg I chose onsen egg because most ramen places just serve soft boiled eggs.
When choosing the broth, you have to select the saltiness.
I chose the one without the salt flavouring because they already have it on the table.


It is recommended to press the bottle dispenser two times which is about two teaspoons to give the ramen the right saltiness levels.


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Original ramen:

Surprisingly the soup was great, it was light but creamy and the soup hung well to the ramen.

The onsen egg was mixed into the broth making it slightly thicker and creamier.
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Disappointing roast pork from 新一派 味道

新一派 味道 (Tseung Kwan O)

Honestly, I had no expectations of this place but it turned out far worse.

This place claims that their BBQ roast pork is good.

Anyway when I ordered, the waitress was a bit weird, after ordering one dish, she was rushing me to order a second dish as if I was not ordering enough.

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Menu:





Most sets cost around $52-$55 which includes rice, vegetables, soup and a main dish.
The price is quite debatable because if you are getting so many items then $5x is a good deal but if the items in the meal are inexpensive then paying $5X is rather a waste!

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Photos of the restaurant:



The restaurant is reasonably comfortable hidden at the corner of some mall.
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Roast pork with black pepper and honey:


The roast pork was just sweet, the black pepper was tasteless and having Chinese roast pork always depends on luck.
This time all the pieces were fatty. Great! NOT!

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Red beancurd pork knuckles with beancurd skin:


The pork knuckles were on a bed of beancurd skin which soaked the beancurd sauce.
However the sauce was a bit gritty, it seemed like there were wood shavings in it.
As for the pork knuckles, they were too soft and had some prickly stubble that was not shaved properly.


Chinese radish:

The Chinese radish was good but the broth ruined it because it had a rancid pork smell.
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Price: $1xx
Service: OK
Yummy factor: Could be better
Napkins provided: yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Surprisingly good beef tripes

Hung Lee (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Came here for a quick meal before a gathering.

I often go to places randomly in TST and MK because it is hard to plan.

Went to Hau Fook alley and there were a few options, one was really old and grubby so opted for this one.

When I sat down, I was pleased that they gave me an English menu.
I quickly glanced at the prices of the Chinese and English menu because in Tourist areas, the prices are generally marked up on the English version


Well the prices were the same but the English one had two portion sizes Large and medium and the Chinese menu only had one portion size.
Anyway I opted for the ox tripe in satay sauce for $38 as shown on the wall.



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Satay ox tripes with rice:


I was quite impressed that the ox tripes and rice were served separately.
The satay sauce was different to the thick golden orange satay sauces you normally get.
There were pieces of ox tripe in satay soup on a bed of pak choi vegetables beneath.

The rice was too soft but the ox tripe was impressive because the satay sauce was not sweet like the usual ones and the broth made it really soft and tasty, however there was some slight MSG in it.
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Baked Rice with Minced Pork and Black Olives

Chili Club (Wan Chai)

I have not had food from this place for a while so decided to pay it a visit again.
The new staff were much nicer and the air conditioning was not as cold as before.

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Khao Ob Numlieb
Baked Rice with Minced Pork and Black Olives

As usual, this dish is lovely, minced pork with olives on rice with some soy sauce poured onto it.
The rice at the bottom is nice and crispy while the rice in the middle is soft and fluffy complemented by the minced pork and salty olives.
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Gwit Dtee-Oh Kai Kaprao Krob
Spicy Fried Flat Noodles with Chicken and Basil

The noodles were disappointing because they were just oily and tasteless.
The basil leaves were not fresh because they were dry and shriveled up that there was no fragrant basil aroma.
The noodles which were meant to be spicy were not at all spicy.
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