Kee Wah's traditional preserved sausages

It's drawing near winter finally, so if you're a local, it is time for hotpots, snake soup and preserved sausages.
At Kee Wah, they have traditional sausages.




The history in making Kee Wah's sausages.

The sausages make great gifts to overseas relatives because they have English and Chinese instructions.
Both sausages had fragrant Chinese wine in it which you could smell when they were being steamed and when they were ready to eat.
Personally I prefer liver sausages because I love that rich taste with pieces of liver infused with fragrant wine that is really strong .
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Chinese sausages:


Delicious with plain steamed rice and soy sauce.

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Duck liver sausages:





The liver sausages taste even better steamed in soy sauce.
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http://www.keewah.com/

Green Lantern burger : Justice league at Hong Kong's McDonalds

After the launch of the Batman burger and Superman burger, they have now launched the Green Lantern burger.

The last launch was a bit lame because they have paired the Green Lantern with Flash, there is no new drink except for the soup which does not come in any specially designed bowl.

Here is the Green Lantern box.


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Green Lantern burger :
Basically it was a potato (hash brown) and beef.


Inside, there was bacon, hash brown, beef patty, honey mustard sauce and sweet black pepper sauce.

Depending how much sauce will affect how sweet the burger is going to be.
I found it really messy to eat and there was no wow factor because it was just a breakfast burger with a beef patty added.
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Flash:

These were Potato wedges which were the usual ones with a flavoured coating and a fluffy centre.
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White chocolate mousse cake from Arome Bakery

Tried this cake from Saint Honore which was only $24.

The thing on the side was marshmallow but the colour was really artificial.

It was light white chocolate mousse on the outside coated with dessicated coconut filled with tart berries.

Overall it was a cheap and tasty cake.

Undiscovered spot for great gatherings at Casa Pennington

This place is located on the 3rd floor of the Pennington hotel but easily missed despite its grand hotel entrance which is often blocked by hoards of people lining up for the bus on a NARROW pavement which is only wide enough for one person.

After battling my way past the people, I arrived at a nice tranquil restaurant with a seafood bar.



We had quite a feast that night.

Here was what we had:

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Oysters:
Started with oysters from France.
We had La Boite a Bijoux and the Gillardeau.


One had a sweeter note at the end while the other one was strong and salty.
Every night, there are six different oysters that are on a buy one get one free promotion.
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Crabe Tourteau:

To be honest, I just enjoyed the crab roe part and the grey matter which had a rich and strong crab taste with a seawater taste.

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Scampi from South Africa:

It was visually stunning to see the whole scampi in its beautiful coral pink shells.


The scampi was sweet and springy that it did not require any seasoning.
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Duck Foie Gras Linguini:

This was my favourite, I loved the al-dente linguine tossed in the oil from the foie gras.
On top, there were so many pieces of foie gras.
I think it would taste nicer if there was a hint of black pepper or some chili flakes.
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Daily special - Coq au Vin:

The chicken was tender with a strong wine taste paired with creamy mash beneath it.
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Lemon Tartufo - lemon custard, fresh fruits:

This was the best dessert in terms of presentation and taste.
It was light and airy with a refreshing zesty taste.

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black chocolate fondant:

Loved this rich gooey dessert with chocolate oozing from the middle.

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CASA:
3/F, Hotel Pennington by Rhombus, 

13-15 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay, H.K. Causeway Bay

Yun Yan rocks with savoury souffle balls

Tried this place a while ago and the food was delicious and modern.

Yun Yan was recently awarded the well deserved Bib Gourmand status in the latest Michelin guide.



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Spicy popcorn:

A great start to dinner with crunchy popcorn with a light kick of spiciness.
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sesame pancake:

Each pancake was golden filled with lush spring onions in the middle.
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As well as good food, they have their own home made sauces which are amazing especially the mushroom sauce on the bottom left corner.

This was the reason I ordered the sesame pancakes!!!
Sesame pancake with mushroom oil:

As expected, the sesame pancake and the mushroom oil were so delicious together because the pieces of mushrooms had a strong earthy taste which went well with the sesame pancake.
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strawberry tofu milkshake:

As dinner progressed, the food got a bit spicy and the strawberry tofu milkshake was a nice cooler.
I loved this tofu milkshake because it was blended with fresh strawberries, the sweetness was just right with the occasional strawberry tartness.
There was a strong soy bean taste too and the tofu that was blended into it contributes to that thickness just like a milkshake.
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Dumplings with prawn:

The dumplings were fun to eat because they give you a pipette with vinegar to add when you feel like it.

As you can see the skin was springy and thin yet it held the dumpling together.

The pairing of pork and springy prawn was just delicious.
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Savoury souffle balls:

These souffle balls were amazing because they were filled with cheese, mashed potatoes and crab roe!!
They were specially made for the crab roe season

They were delicious as well as filling!!
Finally there is a savoury version that is so yummy.
Hopefully they can create more varieties like filling it with sichuan chicken or beef slices fafter crab season is over.
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Dandan noodles:

The dandan noodles took me by surprise because they were spicier than I anticipated and there was a strong hint of Sichuan pepper.
Not many places in Hong Kong serve dandan noodles with Sichuan pepper except for this place and dandan house in Sheungwan.
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Jasmine tea:

The Jasmine tea was impressive because it was fragrant with a strong green tea leaf taste.
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YUN YAN:

10/F, Times Square,

1 Matheson Street Causeway Bay.

Tel: 2375 0800

A piece of cake from Fullhouse Signature

Had a slice of someones birthday which was quite impressive because it was White chocolate and raspberry but the white chocolate was very palatable because they mixed it with gelatin so it didn't feel so heavy.

The raspberry jam layer was quite nice but the cake was a bit too sweet as a whole.