Cod FishMaw from Annie Gourmet 永發蔘茸海味行

Annie Gourmet 永發蔘茸海味行 is a specialist that sells Chinese delicacies which are ready to eat or packaged in dried form.

They also have frozen meat as seen at their booth at the Foodexpo.

Got a box of Cod Fishmaw from Annie Gourmet which can be prepared and cooked in different ways.
It has to be soaked for a while before being cooked.

As it was my first time preparing cod fish maw, I got the method online from The Chinese Soup lady.

After soaking a batch of cod fish maw, I made three dishes out of it: soup, chilled appetizer and cod fish maw with noodles.

The chilled is pretty simple, you treat it like jellyfish and toss it in whatever seasoning you like for example sesame oil with some salt but I used chicken gravy as I liked the taste of chicken gravy.

The soup was basically sweetcorn, egg and fishmaw soup, a suggested recipe by Annie Gourmet, another simple treat by just throwing everything in the pot and when you get the acquired taste, cornstarch is added to thicken the soup.

Last but not least was noodle with cod fish maw steak.
Another easy recipe where you just boil some noodles and serve it with cod fish maw with gravy poured on top!

As a first time with cod fishmaw, I was pretty satisfied with the dishes.



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[Review] Amazing Fish and Chips at Dolphin Fish Bar

Fish and Chips is a national dish so obviously you will find it everywhere in UK.

There is nothing like a good fish and chip with lashings of salt and vinegar.

Dolphin Fish Bar is raved as the best in Eastbourne, it is family run and has been around for over 40 years.

The location was a bit off the radar for me as I don't have a car but I am so glad I finally tried it.

When you walk in, you are greeted by the typical glass cabinet, pickled eggs etc.
The menu is behind the counter.

Without further ado, I ordered the cod and chips with curry sauce.
There are other fishes available but for starters I felt I had to have the cod.

It took a while to come but it was totally worth the wait!!!!

Before even trying it, it was visually impressive.
Every chip was uniformly blonde and perfect.

The fish was evenly coated and the batter had an even coat that was just the right thickness.

After taking pictures, I just dived in, every chip was so delicious, it was soft and fluffy inside with a strong potato taste.
The fish was more than perfect, the cod was flakey and chunky inside the crispy batter.

As for the curry sauce, every chippie has it's own recipe so it depends if you prefer the sauce sweeter, spicier etc.

Basically it was so damn good, I could have it every day if I was nearby!

https://dolphinfishbar.com/
86 Seaside
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7QP
Tel: 01323 722813

[Preview] The Haberdashers Kitchen

The Haberdashers Kitchen is situated on the 1st floor of Closs & Hamblin in Eastbourne.
As well as Eastbourne, you will also find it in Brighton, Winchester and Canterbury.

Although I didn't try it that day, but as a foodie I was captivated by the delicious cake selection, fresh soups, light lunches, made to order sandwiches and hand crafted teas and coffees.

The decor is like a cosy yet spacious tea room with pretty crockery.

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[Review] Vegan Roast at The Victoria Hotel

Quoted from The Victoria Hotel;

[The Victoria Hotel, tucked away in a quiet street near Eastbourne's glorious seafront, has a very welcoming atmosphere and serves up a fine selection of Harveys Ales, including championship winning Best Bitter and a host of seasonal ales.]

I was recommended this pub which is located on the ground floor of The Victoria Hotel by some vegan friends who eat here regularly.

There is nothing like a Sunday roast and here they have Vegan Sunday roast as well as a section on the menu dedicated to vegans!

The Victoria Hotel is at a lovely location near the seafront among some residential houses.
Inside, the decor is instaworthy with a quirky mannequin inside the iconic red phone booth!

Every corner has something that catches your eyes!

Back to the food, as it was Sunday I was there for the Vegan roast which is available with a choice of nut roast or Quorn.
Quorn was sold out that day so I had the Nut Roast.

There were three sizes, Regular, Small and Children's.

Ordered the Regular and small.

Regular:

Having ordered the small, it was very substantial portion in size.

On the plate were roast potatoes, vegan Yorkshire, Swede, gravy, beans, cabbage, stuffing and Nut Roast.
The crucial element had to be the gravy which gives it that roast dinner touch.
As for the vegan Yorkshire, the texture is denser compared to the non vegan version.
The nut roast was very filling flavoured with curry like spices.

Overall very satisfying and I appreciate the vegetarian and Vegan menu offerings.
I was too full for dessert but tried a tweeny bit of the vegan brownie and icecream.
The vegan brownie was rich, soft and sugary while the vegan icecream had an almond taste.

Tea was served with a biscuit.

Will definitely return if I am in the area.

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Address: 27 Latimer Rd, Eastbourne BN22 7BU
Phone: 01323 722673

[Review] Thayer's Real Dairy Ice Cream

I was on my way to a pub in the Seaside area and discovered this.
To be honest, this ice cream shop has been here for more than 40 years but as a child I wasn't really foodie and all I did was hang around in town.

Anyway, better late and never.

Behind this ice cream joint is the famous Italian Fusciardi's another gelato parlour which can be tried later but my priority was Thayer's!!!

It was a relaxed ice cream joint with so many ice creams to choose from and they have soft ice/ softie / softserve which is made in house with Jersey Milk so it is expected to be creamy.

There are a few tables so you can dine in!

Having all these ice cream choices was a treat.

I picked Cinnamon and Rhubarb ginger.

There were also the usual like Pistachio, salted caramel etc which are available in the city.

The ice cream texture was to my liking and it was thick, gooey and mastic like Turkish Ice Cream.

The rhubarb ginger (left) was a surprise as it was loaded with crystallized ginger, although the rhubarb wasn't really prominent, the overall flavour was good.

The other scoop was cinnamon (right), also good but it got outshone by the rhubarb ginger so if I were to choose cinnamon again, it should be paired with something lighter.

Thayer's Real Dairy Ice Cream:
7 Seaside, Eastbourne BN22 7NB
Phone: 01323 641906
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[McDonald's Review] The Indian Chicken - Great Tastes of the World

UKs McDonald The Indian Chicken is Two pieces of succulent crispy chicken with a sweet and sticky onion relish, in-between a garlic naan.

I wasn't really keen on trying it but tried it anyway.

Overall, I found the naan too dry and it broke too easily.

The sticky onion relish was very tart and the mango taste was stronger.

There was also some white sauce which was really garlicky so the burger as a whole tasted more Greek than Indian.

As for the chicken it was basically [Chicken Selects] which are strips of tender chicken breasts.

The chicken was a bit too dry and chewy for my liking.