Had a craving for Marugame Seimen's tempura so went here because I was nowhere near TST.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Squid tempura: The tempura coating was awful!! It was soft and greasy which was totally different to the one I had at TST. If the coating was normal, the long piece of squid should not flop!~ I felt sorry for the people if this was their first visit to Marugame Seimen because it won't be good! ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Only dined here because I was in a rush. You need to get a ticket from the counter and wait. For lunch, there are a few sets including drinks. I tried the prawn noodles. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Signature prawn lo mein: The noodles were really disappointing because the menu claims the sauce has strong prawn taste which it dosn't and the sauce just tasted sweet. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Hot barley water: The hot pearl barley was too sweet so I had to dilute it with water and I overheard the girl on the other table saying her cold pearl barley drink was too sweet as well. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ Bulgis Street is a famous place in Singapore in the 1950s - 1980s for nightly gathering of trans women.
Tried this place because no one was dining there.
They have noodles or snacks and for more filling food, there are main dishes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Typhoon shelter style tofu:
The tofu was perfectly done, the outside was perfectly crisp while the inside was like liquid tofu.
However it lacked taste which should make it suitable for people on a low sodium diet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shredded chicken and bean sheets:
I did not like this because it was too syrupy sweet and spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I think I made the wrong choice because their main dishes looked better.
After having two crappy McVeggie burgers in the New Territories decided to try it again in Central. Here you get a ticket and collect your order when it appears on the screen. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ McVeggie burger: As expected, the McVeggie burger was good. The patty was bigger too. There was a decent amount of sauce and the patty was golden brown and not dark brown like the previous two I had. The taste was ok but not as good as the first one I tried at Cheung Chau last year because they have modified the patty recipe. It had a soft chewy texture with pieces of vegetables and a tiny amount of shiitake mushrooms. ★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
This was my second McVeggie burger and the worst one! I should have gone to a city branch of McD's because this branch was worse than the one nearby in Polam village. There was virtually no sauce in it!! The veggie patty was rancid and extremely dry because of the lack of sauce.
This could be the most expensive egg tart if it was a real egg tart which costs $58 from Tai Cheong Bakery.
I was attracted by the huge size only and that fact that it was a cake shaped like an egg tart.
The egg tart picture was posted on All About Hong Kong's FBFP or I would not have known about the size according to the poster because in Chinese it does not indicate it was huge and the English word Jumbo was in small print.
All About Hong Kong is a great FB page that provides the latest information about Hong Kong in English.
Attempted to get it from the Wan Chai branch but it was sold out.
Since I was having dinner at Kornhill Plaza I phoned that branch and asked if it was available.
The lady I spoke to called Exx Lxxxx was reluctant to reserve me the last one because she was afraid that I would not turn up.
When I gave her my English name (not supersupergirl of course), she tried to be smart and challenge me the way it was spelt which no Hong Konger has dared to ask because usually they can't spell or hear it over the phone. WTF!!!
But then it was cool because it shows she has a good knowledge of English or trying to make things difficult and hope that I wouldn't reserve the cake.
She even stressed that the cake was for MOTHERS DAY ONLY and not any ordinary cake.
**According to the Tai Cheong staff, only three are sold a day so they better rev it up if lots of people are going to buy it!!
After all that crap, I got there earlier than the stated time just in case she got schizy and worried .
According to All about Hong Kong, it is a Jumbo Egg Tart Cake (weight around 1lb), with sponge cake & cream inside the tart crust and a layer of lemon mousse on top.
The crust was really hard and thick which took immense strength to slice it!!
When I sliced it, the texture of the top yellow layer was a bit like soft gelatine pudding but not mousse like!!
From the cross section, you can see layers of sponge, cream and lemon mousse on top.
The taste was nicer than a real egg tart because I don't like HK style egg tarts.
It reminded me of a lemon tart with a thick crust with cream and cake in it as well.
The lemon layer was quite nice which was not too sweet or tart.
It would be great if the whole tart was filled with that lemon layer because I was not fond of the Chinese cream or cake even though it tasted ok overall.
Thanks to 技巧樹熊 for getting me these sandwiches from Taiwan.
It was such a surprise because it was the first time I have seen sandwiches from Taiwan as I refuse to travel around in Asia.
The wrapping is quite cute, it is basically wrapped in a piece of clear plastic sheet which is then wrapped with a piece of crisp paper outside with words printed on it.
It is three slices of sandwich with cheese and cream in between.
The taste was really nice because it was sweet with a hint of cheese.
