[Review] Tea at Cafe Aroma

Cafe Aroma is located on Ocklynge Road which is not on the main road to Town so I wouldn't have found out if I wasn't near Motcombe swimming pool.
From a glance of the front of the cafe, you never would have guessed it was tea house as the windows were in a frosted like state so it was hard to see how it looked inside.

When I got closer, the menu on the board had Fish cakes, pie etc so went back during the weekend.

The cafe was almost full when I went but there were two more tables at the far back near the cake cabinet.

You are greeted with lots of tea pots and plates.

The ambiance is cosy.

The menu:

As a tea lover, there were about 10 teas so it was hard deciding, some blends were obviously what they were except Miss Norris and Russian.
Being adventurous and spoilt for choice I had Miss Norris.

The teas came served in beautiful tea pots with a strainer.

My tea had a floral note of rose which smelled like Damascus Rose Tea but the taste was quite pleasant.
After asking the owner about the tea, found out there was Rose, Violets and Jasmine in the blend.

For food, had a pudding since I had already had lunch.
All the puddings and cakes were home made by Bryan.
I tried the apple and peach sponge with custard which was appetizing because of the tart apples while the sponge was complemented by the custard.

Overall, a lovely place for tea on an off beaten path.

Cafe aroma:
54 Ocklynge Road
Eastbourne

Chinese buffet at Young Cheng 陽城小菜館 (阳城小菜馆)

I was on my way to try Wong Kei but the food which you could see from the windows at Young Cheung captivated me to try it.

Judging by the non Asian diners, I knew that the food would be to my liking.

It is not authentic Chinese food but adapted to UK style.

Young Cheng is a Chinese buffet where you will find curry, sweet and sour, fried items and all that.

The seating on the ground floor is cramped but there is more seating upstairs but as a buffet it would be annoying going and up and down so I got a takeaway which was only 6.50 where you get what you can fit in the box.

In my box, I had Singapore vermicelli, fish cutlets, salt and pepper ribs, sweet and sour chicken, satay sauce, curry sauce, plain rice and tofu.

Although the Singapore vermicelli lacked colour, it was actually tasty and full of curry spices, the fish cutlet was soft and the satay peanut sauce was simply delicious.

The meat was a bit dry but if I visit again, I am definitely coming back for more rice vermicelli, fish cutlet, tofu and lashings of peanut sauce.

Mint Matchmaker McFlurry at McDonalds UK from Nov 20th

How exciting @mcdonaldsuk will be serving the Mint Matchmaker McFlurry from the 20th November.

Marks and Spencers Christmas finds 2019

I was quite glad I was at Marks and Spencers this week.
They have begun selling Christmas stuff.
Unfortunately, I already had lunch or I would dine there for the Christmas Dinner or the Christmas tree cake.

Anyway, grabbed the gluten free Turkey feast sandwich for dinner.

The sandwich was really good especially the stuffing but the bacon was not crispy enough while the cranberry jam was a bit too sweet.
Hoping to get the three bird roast with chicken, turkey and duck next time or the turkey wrap.

[Review] German Doner Kebab

Doner Kebabs are popular in UK, they entered UK in the 1940s by the Turkish and now there are Greek versions as well as Bengali versions.

German Doner Kebab is a late comer from Berlin.

Although their kebabs were delicious, it has not replaced my favourite Shatkora kebab which is cooked with citrus near my Uni.
Ironically, there is now a branch of GDK a few doors away from it.

On the menu, there were two types of wraps: the Doner Durum wrap and the The original German Doner Wrap.
The German one looks like a stuffed quarter shaped pita bread while the durum looked like the wraps we normally see.

The original German Doner Wrap:

 Doner Durum wrap:

The lady at the counter said the durum wrap would taste better out of the two so I got the durum wrap.

Once you've ordered, you can watch them make your wrap.

I was pleased on my first bite because it wasn't overwhelmed by sauces and the meats were wafer thin like ham.
They have a special gadget that shaves the doner meat to even thin slices.
The taste of the meat was really good which is why the strong sauces are not really needed to overwhelm it and the cabbage complimented it nicely.

They also have a doner spring roll which I regretted not trying.
I would expect it to taste good especially when their doner meat is good.

According to the menu, they use lean and quality meats for the doner which I definitely agree with.
Will definitely be back to try the spring roll.

The making of a doner kebab:

German Doner Kebab:
27 George Street, Croydon.

Interesting reads:
https://www.istanbulmeats.com/the-rise-of-the-doner-kebab-in-the-uk/

The Shaw Cafe at London School of Economics LSE

With the trend of the vegan/vegetarian diet, there are so many healthy cafes around.
At LSE, students and people nearby can get their vegan fix on the weekdays at The Shaw Cafe.
The Shaw Cafe opened in Nov 2018 and is proving to be successful.

The Shaw Cafe:
54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3LJ, UK