Golden food moments at Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant

It was my first time dining here and the dishes that we had were amazing.
Here was what we had:
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Starter:

Started off with ducks tongue, jellyfish, roast suckling pig, crispy beef brisket, prawn cake with water chestnuts.
The suckling pig was extremely crispy and the ducks tongues were soft and tasty.
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Double boiled fish maw soup with porcini and Yunnan ham:

Next we had this warming soup which had a strong flavour from the ham and a lovely sticky feeling from the fish maw.
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Abalone, goose feet, oyster and sea moss:

It was my favourite four items together in rich oyster sauce.
The abalone was tasty and soft.
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Stir fried garoupa with French beans:

This was succulent pieces of garoupa paired with crunchy beans.
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Crispy fried chicken marinated in tea leaf:

The chicken breast was amazingly tender and silky like cotton while the thigh piece was springy and meaty.
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Organic choysum with conpoy, dried shrimp in rice soup:

This was my favourite because the rice soup was gently flavoured and it tasted like congee made into a gravy.
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Salmon fried rice with truffle:

I was stunned by the presentation.
The grains of rice were distinct and the truffle was not too artificial and overpowering.
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double boiled pear with citrus peel:

I am not a fan of Chinese desserts but I liked the pear and soup because there was a nice bitterness from the citrus peel and it was not too sweet.
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Steamed sponge cake with olive kernal and eggtart:

I was too full for this but the sponge cake smelt nice.
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Chinese radish pudding with abalone and conpoy:

The radish pudding had chunks of radish with a delicate taste of conpoy.
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Red dates and Osmanthus pudding:

The pudding was chewy but every bite contained sweet red dates.
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Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant. G/F Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai

Loyal and royal fine Chinese food at Loyal Dining

I have been here many times before for the all you can eat dim sum and the roast pigeon.

This time came with a bigger group so had more food.

Here was what we had:
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Loyal Chicken Wings Simmered in Homemade Sweet Soya Sauce (6pcs)

The chicken wings were soft and came off the bone easily.
It was savoury and sweet with a slight stickiness.
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Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Whelk & Bamboo Fungus

This was a nice clear soup with two big chunks of bamboo piths in it.
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Stuffed Chicken Wings with Vegetarian Fin

These wings were filled with scrumptious vegetarian fins and julienne vegetables.
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Deep fried prawn toasts

Each toast had a thick layer of prawn patty with crispy toast beneath it.
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Loyal seafood soup with puff pastry

The soup had a flawless puff pastry top.

Beneath it was rich seafood soup loaded with seafood.

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Loyal Fried Flat Noodles with Sliced Beef in Homemade Sweet Soya Sauce

As well as beef, there were chunks of mushroom stalks which made it tastier and the sauce was not too sweet.
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Sauteéd Vegetables with Minced Crab Meat

The broccoli had a nice crunch which paired nicely with the crab meat in gravy.
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Lemon chicken

This was my favourite, tender pieces of crispy chicken in refreshing lemon sauce.
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Fish fillets in sweet corn sauce

The crispy fish fillets and creamy sweet corn sauce was great with rice.
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Loyal Pigeon Simmered in Homemade Sweet Soya Sauce (1pc)

The simmered pigeon was really tasty, a good alternative for people who do not like the roasted ones.
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Crispy Pigeon

Compared to the simmered ones, these had a lovely crispy skin.
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Loyal Soufflé


The souffle was really satisfying and it did not collapse and vanish when you ate it.
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Modern Gei Dan Jai (Egg Waffle with Ice-cream)

I was too full for the waffles, but I liked the modern presentation with icecream on top.
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Ice cream soda

It was great they had this on the menu because the icecream soda is not as sweet as the ones mixed with cola or lemonade.
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Hot cola with lemon and ginger

The hot cola was soothing for a cold but the ginger was not strong enough.
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To finish off we had the cute festive dim sum platter.

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A quick drink at Fiat Caffé

After having some grilled food, I was pretty thirsty so came here for drinks.



I missed the fig drink so I ordered that and had the caramel tea because it was different.


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Caramel tea by Dammann freres:


It did not taste sweet but had a really sweet caramel smell that is just like the Highland toffee tea at Shortbread Teas .

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Honey figs margarita:

It was ruby red garnished with a sprig of mint on top.
The drink was really refreshing and not syrupy followed by the lovely fizzyness of the carbonated water and bits of sweet blended fig.
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My thirst was satisfied!!
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Whitehead is The best place for BBQ

I don't often go to BBQs because the thought of travelling to Sai Kung is hell and 90% of the time in Hong Kong is hot and humid so why would you want to torture yourself having a BBQ.
Recently I joined some friends at Whitehead BBQ which changed my perception of BBQs and the fact that it was winter made it more enjoyable.
Whitehead BBQ is located in the countryside of Hong Kong with a nice seaview, we got the 10 person package for $2988 which includes a room with a patio for the BBQ furnished with a fridge, air con, TV, table, chairs and some games.




When you arrive, there is a name list at the reception to help people locate their BBQs and the staff will lead you there as well.


After you are settled they will check with you the list of food that is in the fridge and help you to start the BBQ going when you are ready.
Our package included forks, seasonings, plates, tissues and drinks.

Food wise, there was 2 bags of prawns, 2 bags of NZ mussels, 3 bags of scallops with garlic butter, Whole fish, 2 bags of ribs, chicken steaks, pork chops, chicken wings, chicken franks, chicken cartilage, pork burger patties, Taiwanese sausages, cheesy sausages, seafood balls, sweet potatoes and sweetcorn.


As well as all that, we had the BBQ suckling pig which was everyones favourite!! They even help you to serve it when it is ready.


Basically I had a great time and the food was good especially the suckling pig, chicken wings, burger patties and sweet potatoes.



I definitely had an enjoyable day and it has changed my perception of hot and sticky BBQs because it was nice that the place was fully equipped.

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Kee Wah's CNY Candy assortment

It is getting near Chinese new year and everyone is stocking up on candies for the candy box which is offered to guests during the festive days.
I like Kee Wah's candy assortment.


There are four different flavours in the box:
-Handmade nougats
-handmade chewy peanut candy with dessicated coconut
-handmade crunchy pumpkin seed candy
-handmade black date candy with walnut



All of them are going to be great treats which are addictive.
My favourites are the nougats and the chewy peanut candy because they are chewy and simply moreish!

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