Okinawan purple potato and genmaicha roll cake

The Swiss roll slices looked good so decided to get one.

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[b]Okinawa purple potato and genmaicha roll cake:[/b]

The roll was quite nice because there was more Genmaicha filling than purple potato puree, but the filling got a bit too creamy and heavy towards the end.
It would be great if there was more sponge cake layers like Western Swiss rolls and less of the filling.
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https://www.aromebakery.com.hk
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[b]The bill:[/b] $18
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] ok
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
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Tea world at :jrink

Apart from Shortbread Teas I also go to other tea places because I love tea.

jrink is similar to Shortbread Teas and DK Cuppa where you can smell the teas before deciding which one to get.

I liked the chocolate series and for green tea lovers they have three types of green tea powders.
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Tea samples for sniffing:


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Chocolate mint:

The chocolate was not strong compared to other brands I have tried but it was nice that it was actual tea leaves they used for the tea.
It was interesting that it had coconut in it too.
I don't mind coming back for other teas because there were some really nice ones that smelt good.
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Choux Creme now in CWB

Previously tried this at Tai Koo and the service was crap.
The staff at this branch were much nicer.

On this visit I tried the yoghurt puff.
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[b]Blueberry puff:[/b]

The blueberry puff was quite nice and it was filled with aerated yoghurt cream which actually tasted like yoghurt not fake cream however the yoghurt filling was too sweet.
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[b]The bill:[/b] $20
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] ok
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] slightly too sweet
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] no
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
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[Pacific Coffee] 2015 Xmas treats

I was mainly captivated by the cherry tart and ended up getting other stuff.
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Lemon and almond finger:

These were long strips of crispy puff pastry coated with lemon and almond slices.It tasted like Lemon Puffs with an extremely buttery taste so cookie lovers will like this.
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Cherry pie:

Got the cherry pie because I love cherries but it seems like a hybrid between a pie and tart.It’s more like a tart because it has weird a custard layer beneath the cherries which doesn’t make it a pie, while it looks visually like a pie, the pastry was tart pastry which was hard buttercrust.

Anyway, the custard ruined the taste and made it too sweet hence it didn’t taste like a pie.
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Strawberry vanilla cake:

The chocolate sponge was good but the vanilla mousse was a bit sweet like white chocolate and there was not much strawberry taste.
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Third culture kid problems solved here

The world is not flat and people move around so you are surrounded with people of mixed cultural backgrounds.
Third culture kid is a term which refers to children who were raised in a culture outside of their parents’ culture for a significant part of their development years.

At Crafty Cow, they bring you Third culture dining which are dishes cooked in the style that they grew up with.

Being a gastropub, they serve a variety of craft beers and bottles.

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[b]Numbing bone marrow:[/b]

The Sichuan spices were great at adding more complexity and disguising the oily taste of the bone marrow.

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[b]Duck poutine:[/b]
duck poutine, crispy house made spaetzle, cheese trio and duck gravy.

This was amazing because I love spaetzle and it was crispy and chewy too covered in delicious thick gravy and melted cheese.

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[b]duck and foie gras gyoza[/b] filled with duck confit and foie gras

The gyozas were juicy and filling with duck confit and foie gras inside.

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[b]Pork belly bao:[/b]

This is one of the baos in the B.Y.O.B selection where you choose a filling, topping etc.

When I have pork belly I normally scrape off the fat but the pickles were so delicious that it made the fatty part non-existent.
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[b]Rocky mountain oysters:[/b]

These were panko battered testes with chimmchurri sauce.
I love trying new and strange things and I liked it.
The texture of the testes were similar to the spongy edge of scallops that don't really have a much taste but the panko coating was lovely paired with my favourite appetizing chimmchurri sauce that had a strong lemon flavour.

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[b]3oz Austrailian Wagyu Hanger steak:[/b]

At crafty cow, you get to choose a range of salts and sauces and here were the ones we tried.
Sauces: Yuzu Ginger, Korean BBQ, Sherry Brown Butter & Miso Hollandaise. 

Salts: Smoked Sea Salt, Fleur de Merlot & Charcoal Black Salt.
The steak was simply juicy, tender and sweet and great on its own but with these enticing condiments you are bound to try them.

On the menu there are more salts and sauce.

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[b]Cherrytree cola:[/b]

Loved the bottle and the taste of cherry cola was different from other brands because it didn't have an artificial taste.
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Crafty Cow.

G/F, 3 Upper Station Street Sheung Wan

https://www.facebook.com/craftycowhk

Rum and raisin gelato at Dolci 2/3

To me Icecream and desserts are not a necessities but when you come across good ones they become addictive.

I suddenly had a craving for the pistachio gelato but when I got to the counter I discovered the rum and raisin which was new so had that instead.
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[b]rum and raisin gelato:[/b]

I loved it because the gelato was soft and the texture of the raisins were soft and sweet like sultanas which popped with sweetness while the gelato was infused with a mild rum flavoring.
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Other gelato favourites:
Red rice and coconut, pistachio and Earl Grey.

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[b]The bill:[/b] $40

[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] good
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right

[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
www.2third-dolci.com/

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Fried sweet potatoes at 豆花妹撈米線

I was still hungry so came here to get some noodles.


Before I ordered I saw some fried snacks which I thought were potato wedges.

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Sweet potato fries:

Unfortunately they were sweet potatoes, if I knew they were sweet potatoes I would not have got them.
I interpreted the menu wrongly because I thought it meant golden potatoes.

Anyway, I really disliked it because the sweet potatoes were really sweet which tasted weird with the savoury coating.
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The bill: $18

Service: OK
Yummy factor: Could be better
Sweetness levels: very sweet
MSG levels: slight
English Menu: no
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