Came here for desserts after dining in Central.
Ordered two desserts, one was too sweet and the other was great.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Creme brulee:
I found the creme brulee too sweet so I didn't like it, however there is a shot of expresso beside it to balance out the sweetness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fresh coconut, shaved ice and a touch of malibu liquor:
This dessert was gorgeous, inside the coconut there was coconut sorbet which was sweet but not cloyingly sweet and the malibu liquor made it even more heavenly.
It would be great if the coconut gels on top could be replaced with fresh coconut flesh instead because the coconut gels were rather sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Friday, June 06, 2014
Amazing couscous at Tallore
Went to Tallore again and this time I had the Couscous with Roasted Pine Nuts & Potato Bits Veggie Mix.
The couscous was amazing with delicious pieces of roast potatoes, apples, cucumber and it was actually tasty especially the potatoes.
Its the best couscous in Hong Kong because it is well flavoured and fluffy, other places have refrigerated it for too long or too clumpy.
I also had the Beetroot and Tomato soup because it had my favourite beetroot and tomato together so it was tangy and sweet and there was finely blended beetroot in the soup which made it wholesome.
Tmr they will be doing a free soup giveaway at noon!!
The couscous was amazing with delicious pieces of roast potatoes, apples, cucumber and it was actually tasty especially the potatoes.
Its the best couscous in Hong Kong because it is well flavoured and fluffy, other places have refrigerated it for too long or too clumpy.
I also had the Beetroot and Tomato soup because it had my favourite beetroot and tomato together so it was tangy and sweet and there was finely blended beetroot in the soup which made it wholesome.
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Salt discovery journey with salt pairing
Every diner has to walk through the gorgeous red catwalk entrance surrounded by mirrors before they reach the restaurant.
Currently there is a Salt discovery menu by Chef Andrea Magnano which consists of 6 courses at $1288 per person.
At this dinner I learnt so much about salts and the varieties.
The older the salt gets the more colourful it is and Saharan salt is the rarest and most expensive!!!
If the salt is colourless it means that it is young and conventional salt is normally bleached.
But saying that, salts can be different colours regardless of its age such as Copper sulphate which is a pretty blue!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beautiful salts at the table:
There were six different salts and each course is paired with a different salt so that you can taste the difference.
On the table, there are beautiful rock salts which must be grated on a lemon zest grater because other graters are not strong enough.
There were also six dishes of grated salts.
The six salts on the table were:
*Pink Himalayan: one of the purest salts in the world, hand crafted from the depths of the Himalayan mountains
*Cypriot Saffron pyramids: from shores of lake Larnaka when its water evaporates to expose a crust of salt pyramids, then delicately infused with Saffron.
*Viking Java mix: a blend created by Chef Andrea of ground Indonesian peppercorns with smoked Norwegian Viking salt from the Fjords.
*Persian Blue: a rare blue salt and culmination of a natrual 100 million year process, flavour is initially very salty then fades.
*Hawaiian black lava: formed in ponds made from natural lava which imparts in deep black colour, smokey flavour and very high mineral content.
*Essencia Arbequina: Comes from Cardona in the Bisque region of Santander, this mild soft salt flavours of locally grown olives gives a taste of Spain.
*Hoarfrost: harvested from the Sahara dessert near the oasis of Bahaiya, it has a snowflake like appearance that melts in your mouth.
Essencia Arbequina
Hoarfrost was the prettiest!!
It was fascinating how salt could be paired with food just like wine!
In the old days, it was known as Salt-curing with meats and seafood as a method of preserving meat until the 19th century.
Salt inhibits the growth of microorganisms by drawing water out of microbial cells through osmosis. Concentrations of salt up to 20% are required to kill most species of unwanted bacteria. Smoking, often used in the process of curing meat, adds chemicals to the surface of meat that reduce the concentration of salt required.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Three Prawns:
Three botan prawns served on a block of Pink Himalayan salt with Amalfi lemon mayonnaise, clementine granite and a dusting of licorice yellow Cypriot saffron salt.
This was just amazing how the prawns could be served on such a huge block of salt!!!
The prawns were sinfully sweet because of the Himalayan salt. On the side, there was some refreshing clementine slush to cleanse the palate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck two ways:
Pan fried duck foie gras and home cured duck ham seasoned with Viking Java Mix Salt with cider and sherry vinegar caramelised green apple, truffle and rosemary caviar.
The duck and duck ham had a sophisticated taste which was refreshed by the sauces and salts.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Risotto Rosso:
Sicilian red prawn risotto, Maltese scampi adn malossol caviar served with Iranian Persian blue salt grated at the table!!
The risotto was beautifully done and the Persian salt just brought out the flavours which made you hungrier by the minute!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vongole 2014:
Italian clams, mussels and Spanish baby squid dusted wtih Hawaiian Black lava salt served with organic tomatoes on homemade Zizzagne pasta and squid ink reduction.
The squid ink reduction was interesting and when the lava salt was sprinkled, it made the squid flavour come out more.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black angus tagliata:
96 hour grass fed black angus strip loin, served with warm rocket jelly and Saharan hoarfrost salt with 24 month parmesan chips and vintage balsamic reduction.
This was my favourite because it was paired with pretty Hoarfrost salt which had a quick touch of saltiness that faded leaving you with the taste of sweet juicy beef.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
After the salt pairing dinner, you will realize that every salt is so different with different levels of saltiness.
Chef Andrea Magnano has paired the meats and salts with thought because high sodium meats should not be paired with a salt with a high sodium factor.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Armani/Aqua
Shop 204-205, 2/F,
Currently there is a Salt discovery menu by Chef Andrea Magnano which consists of 6 courses at $1288 per person.
At this dinner I learnt so much about salts and the varieties.
The older the salt gets the more colourful it is and Saharan salt is the rarest and most expensive!!!
If the salt is colourless it means that it is young and conventional salt is normally bleached.
But saying that, salts can be different colours regardless of its age such as Copper sulphate which is a pretty blue!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beautiful salts at the table:
There were six different salts and each course is paired with a different salt so that you can taste the difference.
On the table, there are beautiful rock salts which must be grated on a lemon zest grater because other graters are not strong enough.
There were also six dishes of grated salts.
The six salts on the table were:
*Pink Himalayan: one of the purest salts in the world, hand crafted from the depths of the Himalayan mountains
*Cypriot Saffron pyramids: from shores of lake Larnaka when its water evaporates to expose a crust of salt pyramids, then delicately infused with Saffron.
*Viking Java mix: a blend created by Chef Andrea of ground Indonesian peppercorns with smoked Norwegian Viking salt from the Fjords.
*Persian Blue: a rare blue salt and culmination of a natrual 100 million year process, flavour is initially very salty then fades.
*Hawaiian black lava: formed in ponds made from natural lava which imparts in deep black colour, smokey flavour and very high mineral content.
*Essencia Arbequina: Comes from Cardona in the Bisque region of Santander, this mild soft salt flavours of locally grown olives gives a taste of Spain.
*Hoarfrost: harvested from the Sahara dessert near the oasis of Bahaiya, it has a snowflake like appearance that melts in your mouth.
Essencia Arbequina
Hoarfrost was the prettiest!!
It was fascinating how salt could be paired with food just like wine!
In the old days, it was known as Salt-curing with meats and seafood as a method of preserving meat until the 19th century.
Salt inhibits the growth of microorganisms by drawing water out of microbial cells through osmosis. Concentrations of salt up to 20% are required to kill most species of unwanted bacteria. Smoking, often used in the process of curing meat, adds chemicals to the surface of meat that reduce the concentration of salt required.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Three Prawns:
Three botan prawns served on a block of Pink Himalayan salt with Amalfi lemon mayonnaise, clementine granite and a dusting of licorice yellow Cypriot saffron salt.
This was just amazing how the prawns could be served on such a huge block of salt!!!
The prawns were sinfully sweet because of the Himalayan salt. On the side, there was some refreshing clementine slush to cleanse the palate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck two ways:
Pan fried duck foie gras and home cured duck ham seasoned with Viking Java Mix Salt with cider and sherry vinegar caramelised green apple, truffle and rosemary caviar.
The duck and duck ham had a sophisticated taste which was refreshed by the sauces and salts.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Risotto Rosso:
Sicilian red prawn risotto, Maltese scampi adn malossol caviar served with Iranian Persian blue salt grated at the table!!
The risotto was beautifully done and the Persian salt just brought out the flavours which made you hungrier by the minute!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vongole 2014:
Italian clams, mussels and Spanish baby squid dusted wtih Hawaiian Black lava salt served with organic tomatoes on homemade Zizzagne pasta and squid ink reduction.
The squid ink reduction was interesting and when the lava salt was sprinkled, it made the squid flavour come out more.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black angus tagliata:
96 hour grass fed black angus strip loin, served with warm rocket jelly and Saharan hoarfrost salt with 24 month parmesan chips and vintage balsamic reduction.
This was my favourite because it was paired with pretty Hoarfrost salt which had a quick touch of saltiness that faded leaving you with the taste of sweet juicy beef.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
After the salt pairing dinner, you will realize that every salt is so different with different levels of saltiness.
Chef Andrea Magnano has paired the meats and salts with thought because high sodium meats should not be paired with a salt with a high sodium factor.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Armani/Aqua
Shop 204-205, 2/F,
Chater House,
8 Connaught Road,
Central Central.
Duck fat fries from The Butchers club
I love this new burger joint on Landale Street pumping with music.
They have these bright red, white and blue blinds which are colours that represent the American flag yet it has a Hong Kong touch to it because it reminds me of those woven bags!!
As I am not a beef fan, I just got the Duck fat fries for $20.
(The guy jokingly said that you could not order fries on their own)
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The Butchers Club
They have these bright red, white and blue blinds which are colours that represent the American flag yet it has a Hong Kong touch to it because it reminds me of those woven bags!!
As I am not a beef fan, I just got the Duck fat fries for $20.
(The guy jokingly said that you could not order fries on their own)
They came in a cute box and the fries had coarse salt sprinkled on them.
These fries were deliciously salted by the salt and were soft inside, however I found then a bit too crunchy which is what hkepicurus would have liked.◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎
The Butchers Club
G/F Rialto building
2 Landale Street
Wan Chai
2528 2083
Improved rice bowl at Little Burro
Since my last visit, the Mexican rice bowl has improved.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetarian rice bowl:
I was quite surprised the portion was quite big this time because it was tiny on my previous visit and they ran out of sour cream.
Everything tasted great together with fragrant lime rice, green pepper slices, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and black beans.
Every spoon was packed with exciting tones of spiciness, tartness and the refreshing taste of the salsa and sour cream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetarian rice bowl:
I was quite surprised the portion was quite big this time because it was tiny on my previous visit and they ran out of sour cream.
Everything tasted great together with fragrant lime rice, green pepper slices, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and black beans.
Every spoon was packed with exciting tones of spiciness, tartness and the refreshing taste of the salsa and sour cream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Sugary cakes for the depressed at Rosie jean's cafe
Went here for some dessert but it was quantity and not quality.
There were two cheesecakes and they gave us the American one that just tasted extremely sugary just like white chocolate and condensed milk which I shall never forget on a rainy day.
The chocolate cake was also too sweet.
Both these cakes are great for girls who have just broken up and needing a sweet cake binge.
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Rosie jean's cafe
There were two cheesecakes and they gave us the American one that just tasted extremely sugary just like white chocolate and condensed milk which I shall never forget on a rainy day.
The chocolate cake was also too sweet.
Both these cakes are great for girls who have just broken up and needing a sweet cake binge.
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Rosie jean's cafe
Only the tea jelly is worth trying at TWG Tea
Came here with high expectations because of its branding, location and price.
It was nice there was a tea guide with all their teas listed in it.
The ambiance was nice which was later disturbed by these loud Mandarin speaking people.
Only posted the croissant because the teas, icecreams did not taste good!
The teas tasted of aroma oils and the tea leaves they used were just brittle teadust which is the lowest possible grading you can get.
The icecreams lacked tea flavour and different flavours tasted really similar.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Croissants with tea jelly and cream:
For the tea jelly, it appears that you are supposed to be given a choice but they did not ask.
Luckily the one I got tasted nice, it had hints of apricot and a refreshing tea aroma which went nicely with the croissant.
It would be great if the croissants were not so oily.
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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It was nice there was a tea guide with all their teas listed in it.
The ambiance was nice which was later disturbed by these loud Mandarin speaking people.
Only posted the croissant because the teas, icecreams did not taste good!
The teas tasted of aroma oils and the tea leaves they used were just brittle teadust which is the lowest possible grading you can get.
The icecreams lacked tea flavour and different flavours tasted really similar.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Croissants with tea jelly and cream:
For the tea jelly, it appears that you are supposed to be given a choice but they did not ask.
Luckily the one I got tasted nice, it had hints of apricot and a refreshing tea aroma which went nicely with the croissant.
It would be great if the croissants were not so oily.
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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