True Blood infusion by oral administration

Had a quick catch up with my busy energetic sunshine friend, so we had a drink at The Envoy which is headed by local mixologist Antonio Lai and fellow mixologist Amanda Wan (Diageo Reserve World Class Bartender of the Year 2010 for Malaysia).

The Envoy is located on the 3rd floor of the classy boutique hotel The Pottinger.

As well as a bar, they serve lunches from Monday to Friday but as I don't work in Central I havent had a chance to go.

When you enter the bar, there are so many bottles, kegs and interesting mixology items around.








Towards the end, there is a dining area and a roof top bar.



As my friend was buying me a drink, I tried the award-winning True Blood #2 bloodbag cocktail inspired by Gram Stroker’s Dracula.
The one I had did not have any alcohol so I suppose it could be called True Virgin Blood!
This bag of True Blood got Antonio a second place in the BOLS AROUND THE WORLD 2014 Bartending Championship!! WELL DONE ANTONIO !!

It was not the first time I have tried Antonio's drinks.
As a non alcoholic person I was attracted by his beautiful creations at the Quinaryand Origin.
(Please see links at the end of this review for the happy bathtub drink and Earl Grey caviar.

My precious bloodbag arrived promptly and I was so excited that I forgot to take a video of it in the metal kidney dish which I am really kicking myself for that!

In the bloodbag is a nutritious cocktail of orange, lemon, cranberry and beetroot juice with a dash of homemade ginseng liqueur and Bols Genever. (Normal version).
The one I had was practically the same but without Ginseng liquer and Bols Genever.


The labelling was really cute too.

Bloodbag information:
+Delicious for vampires or humans
+Succulent source of electrolytes
+Similar nutrients to real blood
+Up to four hours of pure energy
+Delectable source of iron
+Garlic Free
+Open it for emergency

Benefits from drinking True Blood:
1.Replenish you energy by 60% after drinking
2.Strengthen your fangs
3.Block out sunlight by 20%
4.Accelerate your speed
5.Gain your glamour power

After taking pictures, I just couldn't wait to drink it.
The pouch was placed into a metal cup with ice.

Finally tried it and it was so delicious with a strong beetroot taste infused with citrus flavours.
The sweetness was just right and there was no unpleasant aftertaste.
I wish the bloodbag was bigger but blood is precious and in limited quantities~
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Video of True Blood:

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KGB cocktail at Ori-gin:
http://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.hk/2013/11/ori-gin-it-all-begins-with-gin.html
Drinks at Quinary:
http://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.hk/2013/11/quinarys-magical-journey-of-five-senses.html
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Great food but better hygiene required

I have never heard of this restaurant but decided to go when I saw photos of the food posted by a fellow foodie.

This restaurant has been in business since 1998!!!

I was on my way there (on the 28th June) however I ended up going elsewhere because that restaurant had a captivating brunch.
After brunch I was still hungry so decided to check this place out for the squids but the staff said they were out of stock so I didn't dine there.
She took my number and called me back on Monday evening as promised (June 30th) so I decided to go the next day (1st July which was a public holiday).

Arrived and was allocated a nice big table.

The decor of this place was really nice.


The table next to me slightly irritated me because this local Chinese guy was talking really loudly and you could feel his voice resonate in your head.

Anyway, this was a minor issue as they had nearly finished and then left so it was nice and quiet.

Started off with the soups and found a strand of black hair in it.

This was promptly changed and I didn't think anymore of it.

However when we had dessert, my friend found a long strand of hair in the dessert!!!!!
It must be a 1 in a million chance of more than one person finding a strand of hair in two different dishes!!!

Now back to the food.

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Stuffed baby squid with prawn and almonds:

This was amazing especially the squid ink sauce, each squid was tender filled with aromatic almonds in the middle.
The remaining squid ink sauce in the dish was not wasted because it was delicious with bread and potatoes.

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Roasted suckling pig:

The suckling pig was tender and soft, the skin was crisp and delicious.
A definite must order.
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Fried milk with toffee reduction:


This was a bit sweet but I loved it, it had a light crispy coating and inside there was curded milk flavoured by the delicious toffee sauce.
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The food was great so I do intend to go again.

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Ole Spanish Restaurant (Central)

1/F, Shun Ho Tower, 24-30 Ice House Street,, Central

Having LN2 icecream at InnoVeggie

While I was dining at InnoVeggies, the Pretty manageress gave me some icecream from LabMade.

Tried the beancurd icecream and HK crispy toast.

The HK crispy toast was surprisingly good because it was cooling with pieces of crispy toast and the icecream was not so sweet.

The beancurd icecream had a lighter taste but the beancurd taste was prominent and it actually had pieces of chewy beancurd skin in it.

Venturing into Shamshuipo for food

Whenever people go to Shamshuipo, all they have is rice rolls, noodles with liver and tossed noodles.
Shamshuipo is also famous at night and there are many places to go if you know where.

On this visit, I joined a group of locals because I would not know how to get there and what to order.

The restaurant is quite secluded which explains why there are often celebrities dining there.

On the menu, there is a wide variety including retro dishes and new dishes with pictures.

Here was what we had.

Started off with a light but filling soup filled with wholesome goodies such as mustard greens, tofu and meat.
I loved the tofu and greens which were nourishing and the broth was nice with a hint of mustard green and soya bean taste.

Then came the claypot of glutinous rice with preserved meats.
Usually preserved meats give off a strange waxy smell but this did not so I really enjoyed it and each grain of rice was distinct and al-dente.

Then we tried chicken served in three different styles.
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1.「白切雞」
Steamed plain chicken

The plain chicken was great because you could taste the natrual taste of the chicken and chicken skin.
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2.「沙彊雞」
Steamed chicken with ginger puree

This was similar to the first but the sauce gave it an extra kick because there was some chili in it as well as ginger so the chicken was really tasty.
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3.「土匪雞」
Bandit chicken (roast chicken)

As a Westerner, this was my favourite.
It was perfectly roasted chicken with crispy skin.
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Overall, the chicken had the texture and taste that chickens should have because they have been frozen at -65 degrees during the crucial 48 hours as soon as they have been slaughtered which preserves the taste and texture.
According to the staff, the chickens come from a town called Humen in Dong Guan and are selected for consumption when they are 3 months old and weigh 1.25kg (2.5catty).
They are corn fed and have not been administered antiobiotics.

大中華飯店 (長沙灣)

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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