Supersupergirl's restaurant reviews

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The best Caribbean food

Caribbean food is popular in the UK but in Hong Kong it is scarce.

Mandy's Private Kitchen has been in Hong Kong for years but I did not discover it until now because Mandy used to cater private dinners and now she has a lovely restaurant in Sai Kung.
According to the SCMP, Mandy Nathali started her private kitchen in 2010 which serves Caribbean and Trinidadian food.

Shortly after this place opened, Rummin' Tings opened in Central but the food here has so much passion and love in it.

Anyway, I came here a few times because there were so many things I wanted to try.

When the food came, I had the same excitement as I did with African food because it was colourful and spicy.

Here were all the things I ate!!

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Sorrel punch HKD$40:

This non alcoholic punch is made with hibiscus so it has a rosy taste.
Not the beverage for me because I can't handle flowery drinks.
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Mini Jamaican patties-veg HKD$60:

These patties are basically mini pasties filled with finely chopped vegetables in the middle paired with a dip.
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Jerk chicken served with carnival salad, rice and peas HKD$125:

This dish was divine because the chicken was amazingly soft and juicy and the taste was complex because it was sweet, sour and fiery.
The carnival salad was just like a colourful carnival because it had carrots and purple cabbage which made it vibrant.
For the rice and peas I was looking for the peas but peas actually means beans in Caribbean style food.
Anyway, the rice was heaven because there was so much Thyme in it which made it really fragrant.
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Curry goat HKD$140:

The rice and salad were the same as above.
The curry goat was quite bony but the curry was addictive because there was thyme, cumin and fiery scotch bonnet peppers that made it appetizing.
[The scotch bonnet peppers are grown locally by Mandy herself!!]
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Caribbean dips HKD$55:

This was pita bread and crudites served with three colourful dips: flamingo, Shado beni and Solomon gundy.
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The Flamingo was my favourite because the colour was pretty, it was made with gorgeous beetroots and my favourite cumin spice.

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The Shado Beni had a strong raw carrot taste to it.

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The Solomon gundy was nice and fruity because it had mango.

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Trinidadian potato salad HKD$20:

Once you've had this, ordinary potato salads won't taste good anymore because this one is so flavourful with spring onions, herbs and lots of other herbs!!
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Socca beef stew HKD$130:

The beef stew was just as good as the goat curry, again with lots of spices.
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Feeling hot HKD$65:

Spicy beef and tomatoes cooked with scotch bonnets.
The beef was spicy which was sweet and fiery with onions in it.
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Corn bread HKD$20:

The cornbread was sweet and savoury so it was a bit confusing for my tastesbuds.
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I can't wait to come back again for the Jerk chicken, goat curry and new dishes but Sai Kung town has major transportation problems.
Hopefully there will be less people in the winter.
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https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanHK

Iconic, delicious and affordable hot dogs

I love hotdogs but not many places do good hotdogs.
ICONIC H is impressive because they have a great variety of dogs and sauces!!

It was hard deciding which dog to get because there were too many choices.
The dogs are split into two categories 25 or 28, so the 25 costs $25 and the 28 costs $28.

I liked the $28 dogs because for that price it was impressive they had Sundried tomato (chicken), curry frankfurter, chicken and mushroom frank, apple chicken and lamb merguez.

In the end I chose the curry frankfurter and lamb merguez because not many places have it.

For an extra $3, there were some really cool sauces to choose such as truffle mayo, blue cheese and curry ketchup!!!

I chose curry ketchup with the curry frank and blue cheese with the lamb.

So $31 for a specialized dog with gourmet sauces is a real steal!

For snacks, I already had my eyes on the macaroni with cheese and potato smiles.

Here was what we had:
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Iconic Salad:

Refreshing salad with crisp lettuce, molten egg and crab, perfect for the summer.
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Lamb merguez and blue cheese sauce:

The lamb sausage was tasty with delicious strong blue cheese which complemented each other nicely.
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Chicken wings:

These were crispy with a caramelized honey coating and the chicken wings were tasty.
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Curry frank with curry ketchup:

As well as the lamb, this was also delicious because the curry frank and the curry ketchup was really nice with a sweet tone followed a curry kick.
The sauce reminds me of UK's McDonalds curry sauce which is also sweet.
I definitely recommend this because not many places have this sauce.
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Potato stars:

The locals are definitely going to like these because they are lovely and crispy.
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Veal frank with cheese:

Cheese lovers are going to love this because of the thick gooey cheese on top.
Next time I am going to pair it with a chicken frank so that it won't be so heavy.
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ginger tea:

To finish off I had the ginger tea which was sweetened appropriately and it had a lovely fiery ginger taste which helped digestion and perfect for me because I don't drink carbonated drinks.
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hot chocolate :

My friend tried the hot chocolate which had a rich cocao taste that was not too sweet.
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Next time there is a concert, I will be back to try the other sausages, hopefully they can offer a sausage platter with a choice of sauces just like they do in Germany.

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ICONIC H:

Shop 106A, Whampoa Building C Block, 97 Baker Street, Hung Hom

Monday, November 10, 2014

沙薑雞 is not what it seems

Again the food in this area is weird.
The food is charged at Central prices but the food standards are like mongkok.

Ordered the the chicken in sand ginger sauce (galangal).

It just didn't look like your normal sand ginger chicken.
The chicken was bony, and the chicken thigh had a texture was like woody chicken breast.

Best kept secret for Thai food in Wan Chai

This is the best kept secret for Thai food in the heart of Wan Chai market.

I used go there everyday and the food would be remarkably consistent and delicious.

Here is a showcase of what they have had!!!

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Daily special:

This was not on the menu but one of those daily specials which you can see at their counter.
It was pickled vegetables and scrambled egg which tasted unusually good together because the pickled vegetables were appetizing and great with white rice.
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Mince with beans and basil:

This was another killer dish because it was delicious as well.
You can order chicken or pork but personally I liked the chicken.
Words cannot describe how good it was because it was spicy, yet you could taste the tones of garlic, chili and basil aroma!
Not to mention the friggin perfectly cooked rice which were distinct grains of rice and the soy sauce that they drizzled on it.
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Sour sausage fried rice:

Sour sausage is a fermented sausage which originates from Northeastern Thailand called Sai Krok Isan.
It tasted amazing with fried rice because the sourness balanced the heaviness of the rice and the sourness tastes natrual a like vinegar infused sausage.
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Chicken fried rice:

This was just simply fried rice with pieces of chicken.
Again the fried rice was amazing because each grain of rice was fragrant and the chicken was tender and tasty.
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Stir fried glass noodles with red beancurd 紅腐乳/南乳:
These glass noodles are addictive!! There are two versions, one is stir fried and the other is in broth.
It was stir fried with so many ingredients that every mouthful is packed with aromatic taste.
There was Chinese celery, chinese white cabbage, morning glory and scrambled egg!