Saturday, April 26, 2014

Lime soda with black truffle

Went past this restaurant ages ago in the evening but they didn't serve the noodle sets.

This time I went past they were serving it.

They actually specialize in hot pots which seem quite cheap compared to other places.


As well as the food, the drinks were INTERESTING! This is probably the first place in Hong Kong to have black truffle with soda!!

The decor in the restaurant is quite nice.

They make their own chili sauce which costs $5x per jar.


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Vermicelli with chicken in wine:

To be honest, the wine was not strong enough but the broth was full of chicken flavour and yellow chicken oil which made it rich and tasty with the noodles.
I also overheard that the chicken skin contains no fat but I did not try it because I don't like the taste and texture of fatty things.
Anyway, I will try their hotpots next time because their herbal one smelt pretty strong.
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Black truffle and lime soda:



This was interesting because black truffle in the drink was quite nice with 7up/sprite with a hint of savoriness.
I would prefer black truffle with soda water because I don't really drink flavoured fizzy drinks but because it was black truffle, I had to try it.
The Chinese and English name didn't quite match because the Chinese said that it had salted lemon but in English, it just said that it was black truffle and lime soda.
Anyway, I hope to try it again with soda water and salted lemon because the salted lemon would definitely make it nicer.
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G/F, 17 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung

Friday, April 25, 2014

For "C"od and Country

Since my last visit, this place has been given a REAL British facelift it deserves!!

There's no excuse to miss it now because it's the most outstanding restaurant at the cooked food market!!

Lovely Royal Mail post box.

[Pretending to post a letter]

Fish Collection times aka Opening Times!!

Glamourous red phone box with mirrored glass panes.

A touch of royalty!

Typical UK brick walls and cloudy blue skies.

K's British Restaurant is located in Mui Wo's cooked food market which is by the sea with great seaviews depending on where you are sitting.



Shoals of fish on the sea blue wall.

This paragraph is quoted from Prestige magazine which was ABSOLUTELY spot on:
Lovers of fish and chips in Hong Kong had much to mourn about when the last purveyor of the pukka item in Town, the chippy closed a year ago or so.


Illuminated cloudy blue skies.

Overall the new look is good, but it was slightly dim for dining.

Thankfully, K's British Restaurant is here to the rescue!!!
This new STAR is going to bring tourism to Mui Wo or send expats moving there!
The traffic and accessibility is much better than Sai Kung.
Well at least I am tempted.....

THIS PLACE IS TRULY BRITISH AND THIS IS MY FOURTH VISIT!!
PLEASE CARRY ON READING IF YOUR AN EXPAT BECAUSE YOU WON'T APPRECIATE THESE PERFECT CHIPPIE CHIPS IF UR NOT ENGLISH BECAUSE THE HONGKIE STYLE CHIPS ARE BURNT!
THERE IS ALSO HEINZ KETCHUP AND MALT VINEGAR ON THE TABLES.

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Cod and chips:


OMG! The battered cod and chips were just OMG!
The cod was succulent and flakey with a uniform batter and the chips were sensational!
This is how a model chip should be, it was fat, with a shiny surface and when you bite into it, the inside of the chip was silky just like molten starchy lava.
Basically the texture of the starchy lava was like velvety thick cream with a slighty chewy soft chip skin.
Eating it piping hot when it is just served tastes the best, if you leave it for a while, the chips get a little bit firmer.
You could smell the gorgeous spud smell just like baked potatoes when it was just served.
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Pollock and chips:

Pollock is another fish similar to cod, it is used in fish fingers and fish burgers.
The fried pollock was also to die for, it was different to the cod because the texture of this fish is much softer and silkier and melts in your mouth!
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Tea:
Since my last visit, you can now choose between breakfast tea and Earl Grey.
The tea was served in a Chinese tea pot and the cups they used were those thick rimmed tea cups that you get in chaa chan tengs.
You will notice a difference if your used to thin rimmed cups.
Somehow they reminded me of the cups at BHS and Littlewood's cafeteria except the shape of the cup was different.
But anyway, it was British tea so it was the perfect quencher to go with fish and chips.
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Apple pie with REAL Bird's eye custard:


I was elated to see custard on the menu.
Custard is so simple to make and I don't know why places don't have REAL custard.
Normally I have custard with pudding or on its own, but here it is served with fresh apple pie which is made by them.
It was quite nice but I prefer sour apples.
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Anyway, I am now hooked on their food and I wish they would open another branch in Central.
Ok, there is HOOKED on Caine Road, but they don't serve these chips and if the ferry was cheaper, I would be here more often!

Address: K's British Restaurant
https://www.facebook.com/KsChippyInMuiWo

Lovely rooftop cafe in Central

Came here because my friend Ivy insisted on going!

I was a bit iffy because I thought it was a kids cafe but when I got there, it was surprisingly relaxed with homely decor.
There is a childrens' play area at the back.
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Rotary dial phone:

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The milk bottles with flowers on the floor reminds me of putting empty milk bottles outside the front door for the milkman to collect in the morning to be exchanged for fresh bottles of milk.

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Cute paper straws

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A nice selection of cakes including flapjacks, caramel slices and scones.

SUNMAID raisins!!

A lovely toiletries corner outside the toilet.

For food I ordered the grilled cheese toast, carrot cake and Ivy chose the Vegetarian toast and the flapjack.
According to the menu, it seems that the grilled cheese toast was $45 and the cake was $45, but I got charged $105.
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Grilled cheese toast:

Simple and delicious with melted cheese and ham.
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Crunchy hummus:
Hummus with sliced and diced carrots, capsicum, red onion and celery, topped with a curry vinaigrette, lettuce and tomato.

The toast was crunchy as claimed with crisp carrots and delicious hummus that had a light curry taste.
It was very filling with all those different vegetables in it.
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Carrot cake:

Moist with finely shredded carrots and a strong taste cinnamon and cloves.
The frosting was a bit too sweet.
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Flapjack:

I never liked them at school but it was comforting to eat them with the same "I don't like it feeling".
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Overall, the food was ok but the tea selection was poor.
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Address:
Rosie Jeans Cafe
Shop 3, G/F., Kam Kin Mansion, 119-125 Caine Road, Mid-Levels
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Dreaming on a Ferris Wheel

This cake shop which was opened in December last year is finally listed on OpenRice.

It is hidden in the old lanes of Sai Kung.

The shop has a nice dreamy name called FERRIS WHEEL and the logo makes you think of macarons because of the circles around it.
It also reminds me of Ferrero Rocher because of the colour!

There is a cute Ferris Wheel display.

In the middle there is a glass cabinet of cupcakes and cakes.



I ended up getting the Earl grey mousse and the chocolate cupcake.
Both were surprisingly good and I am so glad there is finally a decent cake shop in Sai Kung because the rest are local village style bakeries which I do not like.





I was really impressed with the cake box and bag too.
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MR. EARL:
Earl grey mousse


The icing made the mousse cake pretty but I would have liked it without because the mousse was sweet enough.


Although the mousse looked dense and hard, it had a decent whipped texture which was airy and light.
The taste was rewarding too, it was chocolately with a strong earl grey taste.
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Chocolate cupcake:


The cupcake surprised me as well because the texture was soft and didn't crumble.


It was not too sweet with a strong chocolate taste and it did not have that nasty buttery lard smell and taste that the local cakes have.
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Ferris Wheel Cake Shop (Sai Kung)
Room A, G/F., 20 Block Front, Sai Kung Tai Street, Sai Kung
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