Sometimes, it really annoys me that I need to go to expensive places for some simple damn bread.
Anyway, the Garden Continental bread is quite good if you compare it to other breads in Hong Kong, but average if you were to buy bread in the UK!~
Monday, November 24, 2014
Garden Old English sandwich bread
I never thought I would be reviewing something as basic as bread, but the bread and other baked items in Hong Kong taste really weird especially the texture and aftertaste.
Sometimes, it really annoys me that I need to go to expensive places for some simple damn bread.
Anyway, the Garden Continental bread is quite good if you compare it to other breads in Hong Kong, but average if you were to buy bread in the UK!~
Sometimes, it really annoys me that I need to go to expensive places for some simple damn bread.
Anyway, the Garden Continental bread is quite good if you compare it to other breads in Hong Kong, but average if you were to buy bread in the UK!~
Simple stop for tofu
Stopped here for some food because I was still hungry.
Had some noodles, tofu in soy sauce and panfried tofu with fish patty.
They had an English menu which was good, but don't worry it is a typo so they won't serve curbs to you but curd!
[b]tofu in soy sauce:[/b]
Loved the soft texture but it was too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
[b]panfried tofu with fish patty:[/b]
Tried these before but they were quite tasteless on this visit but if you just taste the tofu, it was tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
[b]noodles:[/b]
It was good that it had pieces of tofu puffs in it but the noodles were not hot enough and a bit too greasy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[b]The bill:[/b] $45
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] Could be better
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] bit too sweet
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] no
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Mocks sharks fin soup at Snack express 小食快綫
Mocks sharks fin soup at Snack express
小食快綫 (將軍澳)
小食快綫 (將軍澳)
As usual the ladies at this joint are snappy and agitated.
Anyway I had a weird craving for soup so I got the mocks sharks fin soup which was quite thick and viscous, however it was a tad too salty.
It contained chicken shreds but it was dry and old with a texture like boiled white meat.
Anyway I had a weird craving for soup so I got the mocks sharks fin soup which was quite thick and viscous, however it was a tad too salty.
It contained chicken shreds but it was dry and old with a texture like boiled white meat.
Eating straight from the rice cooker!!
Saw the rice cooker on the menu last year but I was not quick enough to try it.
As they are now serving it again I finally got the chance to try it.
The rice cooker meal is served straight out of the rice cooker.
There are four rice cooker meals to choose from:
Chicken and preserved sausages
Pork patty with salty fish
Pickled vegetables, fish and pork belly
Beef and egg
Ordered two rice cookers because there were two of us.
Chinese tea was complimentary with the meal.
It takes about 15 - 20 minutes for the rice cooker to arrive and you get that fun feeling when it arrives because it is a REAL rice cooker.
It's one of those fun gimmicks to post on social media to get likes and people wouldn't have guessed that you were dining out!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed rice with egg $56:
You are given an egg to crack on top of the patty, if you don't fancy a raw egg you can request for a fried egg.
After a few minutes, it is ready to eat.
I really liked this one because the beef patty was soft and there were lots of crunchy water chestnuts in it and a lovely flavour from the coriander which went nicely with the rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
steamed rice with pork belly, fish and preserved vegetables $58:
The highlight of this were the preserved vegetables because it made the pork and fish tasty and the fish was extremely silky as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As they are now serving it again I finally got the chance to try it.
The rice cooker meal is served straight out of the rice cooker.
There are four rice cooker meals to choose from:
Chicken and preserved sausages
Pork patty with salty fish
Pickled vegetables, fish and pork belly
Beef and egg
Ordered two rice cookers because there were two of us.
Chinese tea was complimentary with the meal.
It takes about 15 - 20 minutes for the rice cooker to arrive and you get that fun feeling when it arrives because it is a REAL rice cooker.
It's one of those fun gimmicks to post on social media to get likes and people wouldn't have guessed that you were dining out!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed rice with egg $56:
You are given an egg to crack on top of the patty, if you don't fancy a raw egg you can request for a fried egg.
After a few minutes, it is ready to eat.
I really liked this one because the beef patty was soft and there were lots of crunchy water chestnuts in it and a lovely flavour from the coriander which went nicely with the rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
steamed rice with pork belly, fish and preserved vegetables $58:
The highlight of this were the preserved vegetables because it made the pork and fish tasty and the fish was extremely silky as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Omakase at Shika Teppan-Yaki
Shika Teppan-Yaki (Causeway Bay)
Shika is an interesting restaurant, they serve Omakase and Teppan-Yaki.
For Teppan-Yaki, there is a Teppan-Yaki area.
That night I tried the Omakase.
There was a huge cabinet full of seafood.
The menu was really classy with gold and silver specks on it.
There were two Omakase sets to choose from: Shika $988 or Iki $818.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shika $988:
Appetizer, 6 kinds of sashimi, steamed/stewed dish, grilled dish, 5 pieces of assorted sushi, soup and dessert
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Iki $818:
Appetizer, 5 kinds of sashimi, fried dish, grilled dish, 5 pieces of assorted sushi, soup and dessert
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Went for the Iki as I wasn't hungry that day.
Started with the appetizer which was salmon, octopus and fried fish.
The salmon was poached nicely and the fried fish was appetizing.
After that we had the sashimi which was fresh with a lot of variety.
Five kinds of sashimi:
The scallops were sweet and fragrant dusted with yuzu powder.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried dish:
The tempura was light and crispy with a good mix of vegetables and seafood.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled dishes:
Then came the abalone which was sweet and tender.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
5 kinds sushi
As well as great sashimi, the sushi was even better.
I loved the tuna with grated ginger on top.
Then there was botan prawn with prawn roe on top.
The minced fatty tuna and sweet prawn was also good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
soup:
The soup was impressive because it was not the usual boring miso soup.
It was delicious milky fish soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert:
After all that I was full and it was time for dessert!
The tofu icecream was a good to the meal because it was light and not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shika is an interesting restaurant, they serve Omakase and Teppan-Yaki.
For Teppan-Yaki, there is a Teppan-Yaki area.
That night I tried the Omakase.
There was a huge cabinet full of seafood.
The menu was really classy with gold and silver specks on it.
There were two Omakase sets to choose from: Shika $988 or Iki $818.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shika $988:
Appetizer, 6 kinds of sashimi, steamed/stewed dish, grilled dish, 5 pieces of assorted sushi, soup and dessert
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Iki $818:
Appetizer, 5 kinds of sashimi, fried dish, grilled dish, 5 pieces of assorted sushi, soup and dessert
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Went for the Iki as I wasn't hungry that day.
Started with the appetizer which was salmon, octopus and fried fish.
The salmon was poached nicely and the fried fish was appetizing.
After that we had the sashimi which was fresh with a lot of variety.
Five kinds of sashimi:
The scallops were sweet and fragrant dusted with yuzu powder.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried dish:
The tempura was light and crispy with a good mix of vegetables and seafood.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled dishes:
Then came the abalone which was sweet and tender.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
5 kinds sushi
As well as great sashimi, the sushi was even better.
I loved the tuna with grated ginger on top.
Then there was botan prawn with prawn roe on top.
The minced fatty tuna and sweet prawn was also good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
soup:
The soup was impressive because it was not the usual boring miso soup.
It was delicious milky fish soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert:
After all that I was full and it was time for dessert!
The tofu icecream was a good to the meal because it was light and not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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