Chinese street noodles rebranded

Almost every local will know that there is a famous noodle joint in Jordan serving doggy noodles.
I have not been because I am not a fan of those noodles and I find it difficult to enjoy my food surrounded by traffic and second hand smoke.

After finding out that Gum "Jeng" serves these noodles I decided to dine there.

The dining environment is comfortable with air conditioning and the food is served in disposable paper bowls.



At the counter, they have samples of the food they serve.



There is a menu too.

Unfortunately the soup and duck were sold out so I just got the noodles and retro prawn cakes.
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doggy noodles:


As I am not a fan of local Chinese snacks they did not impress me.
To me they just tasted like udon in a strong broth flavoured with shittake mushooms and dried shrimps and the broth was a bit too oily.

There are condiments neatly stored in glass jars for the noodles.

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prawn cakes:


The prawn cakes on the other hand were nice because they were crispy but I found them a bit too salty.
Interestingly the prawns still have their shells on but they are edible as they have been fried to the point where they are very crispy.
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The bill $72:

As expected, the food costs slightly more than Jordan, but you are paying for the packaging, environment, sturdy utensils as well as napkins.
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GUM "JENG" (Causeway Bay)

G/F, 8-10 Cleveland Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay

Gweilos unite at Central's Gweilo Bar & Grill

I have always wanted to try this place for food but never got round to it.
Finally went with a buy one get one free dinner given at the escalators.

The decor is nice.






The dinner menu.

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Salad:

A simple caesar salad.
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Steak pie and chips:

The chips were stacked so nicely like jenga bricks.

It was served with a side of Branstons pickle and a pickled onion so I was quite happy that I did not have to visit a chippy for the pickled onion.


The chips were surprisingly good because they were not too crispy with a soft fluffy centre.
As expected the steak pie was amazing with a lovely puff pastry and delicious beef gravy inside with chunks of beef.
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Typhoo Tea:


To finish off I was delighted with tea because they used Typhoo Teabags which is British.
It was strong and aromatic!
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Gweilo Bar & Grill 

28 Old Bailey Street

$2 can actually buy you some food!

Saw the poster a while ago of the new sweetcorn nuggets so decided to try them.

I didn't take note of the price so just ordered it and when the guy asked for $2, I was gobsmacked that it was only $2 because I thought it would be around $5.


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Sweetcorn nuggets:



The nuggets were a bit too sweet for my liking because sweetcorn is natrually sweet and does not need additional sweeteners.
Overall, the nuggets were nice, it was crispy and filled with pieces of sweetcorn and sweet sauce.
This should be treated as a dessert!
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Taiwanese and Spanish flair

Espuma is an interesting place to relax, the food and drinks have a nice Taiwanese touch with waffles and fruit teas yet they serve Spanish Tapas as well.






Unfortunately I was having dinner elsewhere that night so I settled for Jasmine orange tea and the Japanese mochi waffles.
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Japon:


I had to try this because it was made with a mochi base which is why the waffle is white and pretty.
It was served with so many sides: red bean sauce, icecream, custard paste and syrup.
The waffles tasted nice on its own and I loved the chewy texture due to the mochi.
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Fresh orange juice with Jasmine tea:


This is the best fruit tea because you can actually taste the fresh orange juice as well as the Jasmine.
I am definitely coming back for this drink because it is not too sweet.
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Coming back soon for Tapas!!!

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Espuma:

2/F H8 building

Hau Fuk road

Texas at Tin Hau

I was really excited with this new burger joint in Tin Hau because there are hardly any proper Western restaurants in that area.

It is now a popular place for expats and XBCs.
The menu is quite good and there are some interesting milkshakes and burgers.

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Mexican Prawn burger:

The prawn burger and the vegetarian burger are the only two on the menu which are served in a poppy bun.
Unfortunately the bun was hard and stale, but I believe it may have been there for a while due to the lack of people ordering prawn burgers (the most expensive item) and not many people will go for the vegetarian burgers.

The prawn patty could have had more prawns because the patty texture was a bit rubbery compared to other prawn burgers.
Other than that, I loved the guacamole salsa and horseradish mayonnaise which gave it a nice medley of flavours.
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I believe the food will improve because they are constantly listening to peoples suggestions.
But I will return for the vegetarian burger and the curry.

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ChickenMcBites Shake shake sharing box

Normally you get shake shake fries, but this time McDs have launched shake shake chicken.

The chicken comes in a box with McWings, Chicken nuggets and McBites (pieces of fried chicken) with two sachets of seasoning.












I chose the Thai citrus seasoning because it was new.




The seasoning is orange.


After shaking the chicken in the powder, it gave the chicken a hint of sweetness with a touch of citrus but the citrus flavour was not tangy enough.
The McBites were the best because they were bitesized and tender.
I wish McBites were permanently on the menu because it is permanently served in other McDonalds internationally.
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