Belcolade Chocolate Afternoon Tea at Shangri La

Had a relaxing afternoon tea with divine Belcolade chocolate treats designed by chocolatier Stephane Leroux.
It costs $288 for one and $488 for two.

The tea selection was interesting, a huge section of it was Chinese teas so I chose the Tai Hung Po.


The tea had a nice earthy taste which was good when we got to the sweet section because it was good for refreshing the palate.

The tea set arrived with three tiers.



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Fizzy lemon, cointreau, cocoa butter
Pear praline saffron, chocolate almond
Pistachio, pineapple, pineapple vanilla
Opera hazelnut, chocolate, almond biscuit
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Raspberry chocolate
Eclat d’éclair, almond crumble, ecuador biscuit
Chocolate brownies, cardamon seed, lime , infusion
Coriander praline
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Norwegian smoked salmon, sour cream, dill infusion
Duck liver pate, apple, brioche
Iberico ham, tomato ciabatta bread
Poached river prawns, olive oil, spinach bread
Smoked marinated swordfish, foccacia bread
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Warm raisin and plain scones with jam and clotted cream.

Started off with the scones which were surprisingly good because they were crumbly with a moist and firm texture on the inside.

They were delicious with jam and clotted cream.

Then I moved on to the savoury selection which was divine, the duck liver pate on brioche was rich and silky.
The prawn sandwich reminded me of a decent prawn and mayonnaise sandwich in the UK.

My next favourite was the Norwegian smoked salmon with sour cream and dill infusion.

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Last but not least, it was chocolate time!!
All of them were great with the strong earthy tea.

My favourite was the Raspberry chocolate.



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It was great spending an afternoon there having tea in the relaxing lounge and catching up for a chat.

http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/islandshangrila/offers/details/dining/belcolade-chocolate-afternoon-tea/

Fish and Chips again at White Beard

The pies were sold out again so I had Fish and Chips, a battered oyster and my favourite sausage.

They ran out of forks so I had to eat the fish with my hands, but luckily the batter held the fish together and it was light and crispy.
The fish was flakey and adding salt and vinegar made it taste even better.


The beer batter oyster was good too.

The star was my favourite pork sausage which was as equally as good as the fish but these pork sausages are so delicious.
Next time I am going to order the sausage in batter.

To finish of I had a fragrant Earl Grey tea which was really nice.

They have two types of teas so make sure you order the tea bag one if you don't like Hong Kong style tea.


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Bubbling hot pot at Hong Kong Day

I was in the area so went there for dinner because the environment was comfortable and clean.


Tried the two new hotpots with my friend.


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胡椒豬肚雞煲
Chicken & pork belly with pepper in casserole

My friend had this and said the broth was creamy and nourishing with a hint of black pepper.
It was loaded with delicious preserved vegetables, chicken and pork belly.
The pork belly was surprisingly good because the texture was similar to abalone.
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麻辣花膠雞煲
Chicken & fish maw with spicy sauce in casserole

This was my favourite because it was spicy with fragrant Sichuan peppercorns and tender pieces of chicken.
I left the fish maw in the pot for a longer time so that it would become softer.
When it was ready to eat, it was soft, gelatinous and intensely flavoured with spices.
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凍蜜糖山楂雪梨茶
Pear, Chinese Hawthorn & honey tea

To finish off, the drink was soothing and cooling.
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Hong Kong Day:

Shop B03b,Basement, 1/F,Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O

Smoking softserve

Soft Creme is famous for softserve but as it was sold out I only tried the champagne.




There are quite a few flavours and some have piece of honeycomb or a macaron on top.


Colourful wafer cones.

The wow factor at Soft Creme is the dry ice.

First, dry ice is put into the cups and another smaller cup sits on top of that.


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Champagne softserve:



The champagne taste was evidently strong and on the poster it says the alcoholic content is 11%, so one cup of that is equivalent to a glass of champagne.
It had bitter strong champagne taste and the texture was just like sorbet.
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Soft creme:
G/F., 6-7 Shepherd Street Tai Hang.

A lovely cuppa at DK Cuppa Tea

I love tea but I was contemplating whether to try this place or not because aroma oils do my head in and make me dizzy.
Since I was checking out SOHO fish and chips, I decided to go in and see if the smell would knock me out.

Luckily I could cope with the aroma fragrance so I got the Holiday Dreams which is coconut and pineapple infused tea with honey (pina colada).

While I was waiting, I smelt the other teas and the chocolate and lavender tea was quite interesting.

On the tables, they have floral sugars.





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Holiday Dreams:

The tea was nicely labelled with a silver elastic string and tea information.


Basically the tea was made in a shaker, hence the pretty froth which reminds me of Taiwanese fruit teas.

The tea tasted natrual with a strong pineapple taste and it actually tasted like real pina colada.
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DK Cuppa Tea:

G/F 16A Staunton Street
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Maxim's fruity Sanrio cup jellies!

I love these new Sanrio series featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kerokerokeroppi and Pom Pom Purin which cost $32 each.

Hello Kitty and My Melody are obviously the most popular ones.


All four cups are fruit shaped with Hello Kitty as an apple, My Melody as a cherry, Kerokerokeroppi as a watermelon and Pom Pom Purin as a satsuma!





They are so cute when you put them together!


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Hello Kitty:


Milk pudding with pineapple jelly.
This was my favourite with chunks of pineapple.
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My Melody:


Milk pudding with blackcurrant jelly.
This was also my favourite with lots of fruit in the blackcurrant jelly.
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Kerokerokeroppi:


Milk pudding with lime jelly.
Lime lovers are going to love the refreshing lime jelly and milk pudding.
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Pom Pom Purin:
Mango pudding



I am not a fan of mango, so didn't try this.
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Marks & Spencer's Earl Grey cuppa

Starbucks and Pacific Coffee were full so came here for tea.

There was a good choice and it was only $20 per cup.

Since I have already bought their Jasmine teabags I decided to get the Earl Grey.
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Earl Grey tea:
It was really good that they put the cup in an extra cup so that you won't burn your fingers.

The teabag contains good quality leaves which you can see.

The tea had an earthy earl grey taste and it was not as flowery as I would have liked.
The bergamot was not strong enough so next time I will stick with the Jasmine.
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