Mrs Fields New Strawberry cheesecake cookie

Walked past and saw these newly launched strawberry cookies.


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Strawberry cheesecake cookie:



It had the standard soft and chewy texture.
There were pieces of dried strawberries and white chocolate in it.
The taste was rather disappointing because there was no cheesecake taste and it was just sugary.
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Chinese fried fishcakes

Tung Tat Food Shop (Mong Kok)

There are two branches of Tung Tat in Hong Kong but only this branch has fried food.
Sat down on a nice secluded corner and took my time to look at the menu which was sticky and greasy to touch.



Ordered noodles and fried fishcakes
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fried fishcakes:


The fishcakes were different to the Western ones, you won't find mashed fish with potatoes because it is blended fish with flour hence the chewiness.
Some parts of it was nice and crispy but the soy sauce they put on it was so concentrated that a drop was extremely salty.
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Noodles:


There was a thick layer of oil over it which kept it hot.
The taste was bland but rather spicy.
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Tom yum kung noodles with Thai sausage

RA CHA MOO YANG (Wan Chai)

I have never liked Tom Yum Kung or perhaps I have never had an authentic one.
The only impression I got from it was the strong taste of lemon grass.
The Tom Yum Kung here is quite nice and the vermicelli is the super thin type that absorbs the soup.

However, the broth was not that strong compared to the one I had on a earlier visit.

The Thai sausage slices were thick and peppery.

Great burgers, vegetarians not left out

When I saw this place a while ago, I just couldn't wait for it to be opened.




It is on Star Street and I love the way you can see right through to Moon street.


Great views of Star Street

Great views of Moon Street

Nice bar area

The kitchen






At Beef and Liberty, they purify their own water.
For every $8 bottle of still or carbonated water sold, $5 will be donated to the local Hong Kong Cleanup charity.


Here was what we tried:
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Sticky rib fingers:

Tasty rib meat that comes off the bone easily.
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Crispy chicken wings:

On the menu it actually says Korean sauce so I was expecting the sauce to taste of kimchi.
However it was just sweet and sour sauce which matched it better because not everyone likes kimchi.
The chicken wings had a lovely light crisp coating.
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BURGERS, BURGERS, BURGERS!!
It was hard choosing the burgers because I wanted to try the chicken, lamb and vegetarian.
You can also order the burger in a bowl without the bun which is served on a bed of luscious salad!!

Cheese and bacon burger:

A meaty burger with melted cheese with refreshing pickles that they pickle themselves.
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Falafel burger:
The veggie burger was impressive, it was not just on the menu to please the vegetarians.
I was compelled to try this because I love falafel.
The falafel burger had a falafel patty, sesame sauce, pickles, butter lettuce, tomato and harissa yoghurt.

The burger was tastier than I imagined and better than the beef because you could taste cumin and other spices.
The chef might be offended by this comment but it reminds me of UK's McDonalds veggie burger but tastier.
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Lamb:
This had Welsh lamb, mint yoghurt, cumin, pickles, butter lettuce and tomato.

I loved the lamb because of the yoghurt and juicy tomato slices but I felt that there could have been more sauce.
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Sauces:
There are a choice of four sauces for the fries:
Cucumber mint yoghurt, mayo, cajun aioli and house BBQ.

My favourites were the cajun aioli, house BBQ and cucumber mint yoghurt.
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Sweet potato fries:

Yay! another place that serves sweet potato fries.
Addictive crispy fries with a hint of sweetness which I felt was tasty enough without sauces to complement it.
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Liberty fries:

These are Russet potato fries.
Again, they were crisp and tasty on its own.
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Organic tomato ketchup:

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ginger and vanilla milkshake:

I loved this vanilla milkshake which had a strong ginger kick without the spiciness.
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Desserts, desserts and desserts!!
I was really looking forward to dessert because of the apple pie and the cookie was served in a skillet.
Not many places in Hong Kong use the skillet apart from Green waffle diner and The salted pig.
When they serve the desserts, they pour the sauces from the saucepan infront of you.

Apple pie with custard:



This was a great slab of apple pie served with my favourite custard.
It had sweet big chunks of apple in it.
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Cookies in skillet with cream:



I've never tried this before but it was really nice because the cookie was soft and chewy and the cream was just the thickest cream emulsion you could ever get with an amazing taste.
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..............Coming back soon for the veggie and chicken burger and of course....Dessert!!ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ

Beef & Liberty:

2/F, 23 Wing Fung St., Admiralty

Kamitora Ramen

Kamitora Ramen (Wan Chai)

Tried this ramen joint because there were so many good reviews on it and I did not have to queue that day.


The menu was basic with the usual ramen, gyozas etc.

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Condiments:

pickled ginger, spicy beanshoots and pickled takana.
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Kamitora Special $123:

The special had extra bamboo shoots worth $10 and three more slices of pork worth $29 so if you don't like bamboo shoots or pork, the ordinary one would be satisfying enough.
The average bowl of ramen at Kamitora costs around $73 to $83.

The broth was rich and creamy without being too salty, enhanced by the spring onions.
However the pork was not soft enough and the ramen as a whole did not wow me!
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BBQ pork bowl with fried egg:


Surprisingly, this was the highlight for me because the eggs were fried so perfectly and smooth that the soy sauce just runs off the surface.
The egg was really tasty as well and the rice, egg, BBQ pork and soy sauce all complimented each other perfectly.
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Tsing Yi opera festival

Held every year at Tsing Yi, is the venue for tradtional Chinese opera in a temporary bamboo structure constructed with metal sheets.
It is remarkable that they can make temporary structures with bamboos and metal sheets because the usual ones we see are made with metal poles and canopies which don't look so tacky.

Anyway, I was here for the food and not for the opera because the singing frankly sounds like strangled cats with strange painted faces.

I made the mistake of coming in the day because it was too sunny and hot to enjoy the hots snacks.

In general the fried snacks were clean and delicious but a bit pricey compared to the street stalls in Mong kok.

The items I tried were:
fried stinky tofu, fried sweet potato slice, fried fishballs and fried battered radish.

青衣戲棚 

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http://www.jonathansin.com/2014/04/blog-post_8244.html#more