Kee Wah's Radish pudding with Betty's XO sauce

This is the third radish pudding I have had this year!
It was spicier than I anticipated.

When I removed the packaging I found a huge chili on top which I thought was garnishing!


After steaming the turnip cake, it was ready to eat.

The texture was quite firm with chunky strips of radish but I found it too spicy so people who like spicy flavours will like this!!

Vegetarian Harvest

Harvester in the UK is a steak house, in Hong Kong it is a vegetarian restaurant!

I have always wanted to try this place but the place deters me from coming because it is really mysterious and you can’t see inside.

I know you can go in and have a look but I don’t liking going into places and saying the food is not right and leaving hence the reason I mainly dine in restaurants accessible on the street level.

Before this visit, I prepared myself mentally that I was going here because all vegetarian places have a different vibe, which I can’t explain.
Inside it was silent but it felt intense. I love silence but this place was a bit different, again it feels like your being watched or perhaps the regulars see a fresh face so they like to check them out.

The food is collected from the heated trays and one of the signs is quite cute, remain silent when getting your food to prevent your saliva droplets contaminating food when you talk.

I didn't get much but it was quite expensive at $45 because you pay by weight.

The food was ok, my favourite was the bittermelon in black bean sauce, it was slightly bitter with a strong black bean taste.

They also have rice, congee and soup.
The soup was the best because it had a earthy mushroom taste.

Harvester,
Yardley Commercial Building, New Market St., Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Phone: 2542-4788

Sparkling lychee tea and yoghurt at McDonald's

Came here for the new drink and yoghurt but I ended up getting the happy meal because the yoghurt could not be ordered a la carte.

As well as yoghurt and the new drink, they had cheesy fries and cheesy balls.

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Sparkling lychee tea:

It had a nice fizz with a light tea taste but after you stir the syrup at the bottom it becomes too sweet.
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Strawberry yoghurt:

The yoghurt was really disappointing because the strawberry flavour was artificial and too sweet with the use of artificial sweeteners that taste weird.


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I suspect there should have been sweetcorn or fries in this meal but I was full that day to be bothered to complain.
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Big bowl feast from 萬里緣盆菜專門店

Big bowl feast is eaten during festivals and this shop serves just that so it makes me wonder if they are only open during big bowl season!!

Traditional Village Poon Choi is served in large metal bowls with a perforated metal plate at the bottom to keep food from burning, as it is kept warm on a portable stove as it is being served.
Poon Choi or Big Bowl Feast, is a traditional type of dish originating from Hong Kong village Hakka cuisine.

Basically each of these big bowls cost $1200 and they contain abalone, prawns, chicken, duck, pork, squid, taro, chinese mushrooms, fishballs, beancurd skin, pork skin and chinese radish.
According to an earlier review it was only $920 but there was a free bottle of wine with it.




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Abalone:
Tasted rubbery
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Prawns:
The prawns were quite big and the prawn heads tasted really sweet.
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Soy marinated chicken:
I picked the drumstick part so it was delicious.
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Roast duck:
The duck breast was good.
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Braised pork:
Too fat for my liking
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Taro:
The taro was cut into huge pieces, they were about 7cm x 7 cm block with 2cm thickness.
They were quite hard so the other pieces should be eaten later when it gets soft but it depends if they are still there and not taken by others!
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Oysters:
Found oyster shell attached to one of them, luckily I had that oyster or someone would have eaten oyster shell.
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Chinese mushrooms:
Tasted ok.
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Fishballs:
The fishballs were quite nice and springy and there were no grounded bones in it.
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Beancurd skin:
Very chewy and not soft enough
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pork skin:
did not try
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Chinese radish:
The radishes were cut into big chunks so I couldn't be bothered to try it.
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Overall the food was quite good

Satay Inn is back at City Garden Hotel!

A while ago, Satay Inn was closed but now they have reopened down in the basement of City garden hotel which is bigger and better.



Started off with my favourite young coconut which was sweet and refreshing.

Then we had the Bak Kut Teh which had two tender spare ribs in a delicious meaty broth infused with herbs.

We also had the satays which were a mix of chicken, pork and beef.
All were tender with a touch of sweetness paired with rich peanut sauce.




To finish off, I had my favourite Hainan style chicken which comes with their homemade sauce.
Personally I liked the green ginger sauce which was perfect with the chicken oil rice.




The chicken was tender and silky but it was too skinny!

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Satay Inn:

Basement of City garden Hotel.

9 City Garden Road

Green tea fondue at Nasubi

Went here especially for the green tea fondue after seeing MKK's photo.



The green tea fondue

It comes with two square dishes of fruits and Japanese sweets.

Not an expert on Japanese food so I don't know the names of the non fruit things.

The white pearls are almond pearls.


The green tea fondue was better after a while because the sauce goes thicker and coats the fruits better.
It had a mild grassy taste with a strong creamy white chocolate flavour which went well with the fruits.

Overall the staff were really nice and attentative but the only complaint was the chemicals from the burner because they made my nose feel a bit sore when you breathed in the vapours.

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Nasubi:

Shop 6-8, G/F, Tonnochy Towers, 260-264 Jaffe Road Wan Chai.

Risotto at Yue Mic Ka

Although Yue Mic Ka is famous for noodles, I like their risotto more.
There are two that I particularly like, the squid ink risotto with prawns and the risotto with their famous soft pork bones.


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squid ink risotto with prawns:

The squid ink risotto was surprisingly good because the squid ink taste was strong and there were lots of prawns on top.
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risotto with soft pork bones:

This risotto is also a winner because each grain of rice is deliciously flavoured by the soft pork bone gravy and the risotto is quite sticky.
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On the way out, saw a poster promoting Yue Mic Ka's poon choi as tried by Shadow, Supersupergirl and Celebrity Chef Chau which has their famous fish broth in it.


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