Doisy Dam chocolates and Mummy Meagz
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Sunday, March 07, 2021
Freshly roasted charsiu using a halogen oven
Personally I felt that using the halogen oven was quicker and better.
The oven takes longer and the meat comes out dry.
The secret to a good bbq roast pork is
1) Marination
2) The cut of pork
3) Method of cooking it and right timing.
Get any of those wrong and it won't come out right.
The oven takes longer and the meat comes out dry.
The secret to a good bbq roast pork is
1) Marination
2) The cut of pork
3) Method of cooking it and right timing.
Get any of those wrong and it won't come out right.
Friday, February 05, 2021
YauBan Chinese New year cakes - Made in Hong Kong with natural ingredients and no additives
Yau Ban is an online shop where all their food is made in Hong Kong with natural ingredients and no additives.
They specialize in Bowl Feasts (poonchoi) and Chinese new year puddings with a nourishing range of sweet and savory choices.
The one I had was the Brown sugar and ginger pudding 黑糖薑母年糕 which costs $118.
Now the moment of truth!!
Ideally you should dip the slices in egg before frying to give it that firmness but I wanted to try it without the egg first to see what it taste like.
After pan frying the Taiwanese brown sugar pudding slices, the texture was soft yet firm with a lovely chew.
It did not cling to your teeth when you chewed upon it.
As for the taste, I really liked the gingery kick from the ginger juice soothed by the sweetness of the Taiwanese brown sugar while the coconut flavour remained subtle.
Overall not too sweet as claimed so I definitely recommend this and since this place is a foodcourt, I feel that it should also be on the menu during the day as a dish so people can try before they buy.
Other pudding in their range: Wild black wolfberries and red date pudding 黑枸杞棗皇糕, sun dried sausage and scallop pudding 瑤柱臘味蘿蔔糕 , taro pudding 古法芋頭糕 and vegetarian morel mushroom pudding 羊肚菌素蘿蔔糕.
All can be ordered online at @yaubanhk to collected by 11th Feb at Super Gourmet 美食薈超級街市 in Apleichau.
https://www.facebook.com/yaubanhk
https://www.instagram.com/yaubanhk/
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Michelin Hong Kong 2021 statistical analysis
Since I am updating the Michelin status for a lifestyle guide, here is a summary of 2021.
Please correct me if I am wrong.In the 2021 Michelin Hong Kong guide, we now have 7 restaurants with Three Stars, 12 restaurants with Two Stars, 51 restaurants with One Star and a brand new distinction for sustainable gastronomy: the MICHELIN Green Star.
The restaurant with Three Stars remain unchanged as of last year.
On the Two Star tier, Pierre and Tenku Ryu Gin (Ryugin) (天空龍吟日本料理) have been kicked off while the L'Envol and TATE have gained an extra star.
On the One Star Michelin restaurants, it has decreased from 51 restaurants last year to 50 restaurants this year, while 62 bib gourmands has been awarded down by 3 compared to last year.
Loss of One Star from 2020: Lei Garden Mong Kok, Belon, Sushi Wadatsumi, Kaiseki Den by Saotome, Rech by Alain Ducasse,
Loss of One Star from 2020: Lei Garden Mong Kok, Belon, Sushi Wadatsumi, Kaiseki Den by Saotome, Rech by Alain Ducasse,
One Star new comers:
Andō, Man Ho, The Araki, The Chairman, Yardbird, Yè Shanghai (Tsim Sha Tsui) and Zuicho.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Strawberry Romance at KFC Hong Kong
Strawberry romance has just started at KFC 全新KFC甜蜜草莓甜品華麗登場, from today until 17th March, you can get Choco lava Portuguese tart with dried strawberries 朱古力草莓葡撻 and from Feb 4 to March 17th, you can get Rose Lychee mini American biscuit with dried strawberries 玫瑰荔枝草莓迷你鬆餅.
Both HKD12 each.
Monday, January 18, 2021
MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021 Bib Gourmand Selection Released
The full selection of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021, including its Starred restaurants selection, will be announced on January 27.
It is always exciting to see who has a star knocked off and who has taken its place.
You can log on to the official Facebook page of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau or the MICHELIN Guide Asia Youtube channel at 3pm Hong Kong time for the video premiere and learn the results first-hand.
You can log on to the official Facebook page of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau or the MICHELIN Guide Asia Youtube channel at 3pm Hong Kong time for the video premiere and learn the results first-hand.
Ahead of the full release of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021 on January 27, Michelin announced in a press release earlier of the Bib Gourmand selection of this year’s Guide.
This selection for 2021 highlights 63 eateries in Hong Kong, including 7 new additions, as well as 7 establishments in Macau.
This selection for 2021 highlights 63 eateries in Hong Kong, including 7 new additions, as well as 7 establishments in Macau.
The seven NEW Hong Kong entrants for the Bib Gourmand selection are:
Eight Treasures 八寶清湯腩, Good Hope Noodle 好旺角粥麵專家, Hao Tang Hao Mian 好湯好麵, Fung Shing 鳳城 (North Point), Eton 頤東, Samsen 泰館(Sheung Wan) and Yuan is Here 阿元來了(Western District).
Eight Treasures 八寶清湯腩, Good Hope Noodle 好旺角粥麵專家, Hao Tang Hao Mian 好湯好麵, Fung Shing 鳳城 (North Point), Eton 頤東, Samsen 泰館(Sheung Wan) and Yuan is Here 阿元來了(Western District).
Pictured are my two favourite dishes from Samsen.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Plant based protein choices by Gold & Green at Tacobell UK
For veganuary 2021, Tacobell now has a plant based option for their tacos.
Customers can opt for the Gold & Green’s Pulled Oats® for its new plant-based meat which is made from an innovative blend of oats and legumes while in the US, Tacobell uses beyond meat.
Using pulled oats definitely makes sense because I tried these overnight oats and they did have a meaty texture.
I was so excited in trying the UK version because I have already tried beyond meat elsewhere in Asia.
Due to the current situation, you cannot dine in and sadly I live far away so I only got a taco to try because it is hard for me to indulge and taste things properly to eat standing up as well as take photos.
With the taco, there is cheese, plant based protein and lettuce so if you want it completely vegan then it will be just lettuce and cheese.
So basically, for the tacos, you can choose the supreme or regular with a choice of soft taco or the crunchy taco.
The supreme has lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and sour cream while the regular Crunchy taco has just lettuce.
As I wanted to try the Plant based protein properly I ordered the regular with just lettuce.
You can also order other items like burritos with the plant based option.
When I collected my taco, finding a spot to eat was challenging as you are not allowed to dine in at the moment.
The guy who collected his the same time as me opted to stand outside a shop nearby and eat but as I wanted to take some pictures I went to a bench nearby.
Normally I would choose the soft taco but for photos, I decided to get the crunchy taco as it holds better.
I was quite surprised how nice the crunchy taco was because I have been put of corn made things from Doritos and bad corn tacos from other places.
Again, because it was a simple taco, it let me appreciate the different ingredients alone so the plant based protein was how I expected it to be with a meaty texture just like overnights oats texture without the soggyness.
Adding hot sauce to it made the whole thing so delicious that having one is definitely not enough because it combines the delicious crunchy taco with the protein and lettuce.
Overall, the crunchy tacobell with plant based protein is definitely worth trying.
If I get to go to America one day I would try their vegetarian version and see how it compares.
After writing this up, I was really chuffed to get interviewed by the Cheesy Gordita Bunch (Nick, Devin and Jordan) on episode 13 about how I felt about this meatless taco.
Here are the links to the show:
Customers can opt for the Gold & Green’s Pulled Oats® for its new plant-based meat which is made from an innovative blend of oats and legumes while in the US, Tacobell uses beyond meat.
Using pulled oats definitely makes sense because I tried these overnight oats and they did have a meaty texture.
I was so excited in trying the UK version because I have already tried beyond meat elsewhere in Asia.
Due to the current situation, you cannot dine in and sadly I live far away so I only got a taco to try because it is hard for me to indulge and taste things properly to eat standing up as well as take photos.
With the taco, there is cheese, plant based protein and lettuce so if you want it completely vegan then it will be just lettuce and cheese.
So basically, for the tacos, you can choose the supreme or regular with a choice of soft taco or the crunchy taco.
The supreme has lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and sour cream while the regular Crunchy taco has just lettuce.
As I wanted to try the Plant based protein properly I ordered the regular with just lettuce.
You can also order other items like burritos with the plant based option.
When I collected my taco, finding a spot to eat was challenging as you are not allowed to dine in at the moment.
The guy who collected his the same time as me opted to stand outside a shop nearby and eat but as I wanted to take some pictures I went to a bench nearby.
Normally I would choose the soft taco but for photos, I decided to get the crunchy taco as it holds better.
I was quite surprised how nice the crunchy taco was because I have been put of corn made things from Doritos and bad corn tacos from other places.
Again, because it was a simple taco, it let me appreciate the different ingredients alone so the plant based protein was how I expected it to be with a meaty texture just like overnights oats texture without the soggyness.
Adding hot sauce to it made the whole thing so delicious that having one is definitely not enough because it combines the delicious crunchy taco with the protein and lettuce.
Overall, the crunchy tacobell with plant based protein is definitely worth trying.
If I get to go to America one day I would try their vegetarian version and see how it compares.
After writing this up, I was really chuffed to get interviewed by the Cheesy Gordita Bunch (Nick, Devin and Jordan) on episode 13 about how I felt about this meatless taco.
Here are the links to the show:
Spotify
apple:
Stitcher
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