Vegan Strawberry soft ice and Veggie hot dog from Ikea Bistro Greenwich and Christmas festive stuff

I have always wanted to try the vegan soft ice but the branch in Croydon has suspended it due to the current situation as it is self service.

Finally got to try it at Greenwich because they had it and also tried the veggie hot dog as well.

I liked the way you get pickled cabbage and crispy onions which make it delicious.

The hot dog itself is made with kale, lentils, quinoa, onions and wheat protein.

As for the strawberry soft ice, the colour was nothing like the picture and it tasted like forest fruits more than strawberry.

Even though it wasn't strawberry, it was still nice.

Christmas festive stuff spotted:

Sausage roll in a Crypt!

Recently, I have been on a church crawl so decided to visit Cafe in the Crypt as well which I have walked passed on so many occasions unknowingly that there is a cafe underground.

Finally went on a late afternoon so many items were sold out.

I would have wanted the mushroom roll but they only had the sausage roll.

When you get down there, it is basically a crypt with pillars and it feels so strangely safe down their.

Overall, it was nice down there but I think I would have enjoyed the mushroom roll more as the sausage roll was a bit sophisticated with caraway seeds.

 

Apple Pie from La Boulangeries, New Cross Gate

Went here randomly and saw this strange looking apple pie which looked like toast so bought a piece to try.

It wasn't really memorable but evidently commercially made with two layers of pastry filled with apples in the middle.

I made the wrong choice and should have tried the Sfogliatella instead which looks like a Malaysian Karipap pusing.

A lunch church crawl at Host Coffee and The Wren Coffee

In this day and age, when was the last time you ever went to church.

I don't quite remember but it must have been a wedding or funeral.

This definitely wouldn't have been on centuries ago but it seems the norm now.

There are so many non functional churches that many have been reconverted into homes or eateries.

As a foodie, I went to church again because I was lured by food and drink.

There were three I visited, the first was in Mayfair which was probably the noisiest church with food and wine as it was a food hall as well.

The other two Host Cafe and The Wren Coffee are similar serving coffee/tea and simple lunches and they are closely located to each other as well.

To be honest, I enjoyed dining at Host Coffee because the food and drink was delicious as well as affordable.

The Ham & Cheese baguette was to my liking filled with Ham and cheese with gherkins, mustard & mayonnaise and rocket salad.

The gherkins were sharp yet blended everything in the baguette nicely which was finished with a nice cup of tea.

The Wren Coffee was similar but costs slightly more.

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[Review 7816] Decent beef curry @ 港城茶餐廳 Kong Shing Restaurant

 02/10/2020

港城茶餐廳  Kong Shing Restaurant

佐敦佐敦道7A地下

G/F., 7A Jordon Road,, Jordan

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/decent-beef-curry-e3822784

Gang Cheng Fen Mian Dim Sum Restaurant or 港城粉麵 is a great place for curry.

It was really good the curry beef came in a separate bowl so the rice does not get soggy from the sauce.

The amount of beef in the bowl was quite generous.

Spicy Wings and chicken rice at Selekt Chicken, West Croydon

After visiting the Selekt chicken at Shepherd's bush, I discovered another branch in West Croydon.
However every branch of Selekt is different due to location and rent prices.

At West Croydon they do not serve the lamb burgers so I tried the spicy wings.

Their wings were pretty good because they were fresh and hot in temperature.

The coating was light and crispy.

Had a rice craving again so decided to get some chicken and rice as I have not tried it from Selekt despite trying their wings and burgers before.

It was 4.99 where you can choose chicken breast pieces or a grilled chicken thigh.

I opted for chicken pieces because I didn't want to take the extra effort to get the chicken off the bone with their flimsy plastic cutlery.

Overall, the chicken and rice was really satisfying especially the long slender fluffy grains of rice for that ricegasm and mostly importantly their punchy lemon and herb sauce which make it moreish and appetizing.

The chicken pieces are basically pieces of chicken tenders which are soft and moist.

Glad I got my chicken rice from here because the rice and sauce were much nicer than this other shop nearby.

The funny thing is that the grains of rice are so long and slender that if you see a stray one on the table, they do look like maggots!!

Chicken leg with rice:

Also good but difficult to eat with flimsy plastic cutlery.