Scammed by the cherries at Choux Creme (Tai Koo)

Eating in Tai Koo seems to be a scam!

Got the Halloween black forest puff which shows three cherries on the product shot.

The one in the cabinet had three cherries, but the one I was given (hidden on the left) only had TWO!

Apart from that, the taste was good, light and not too sweet for a chocolate puff and the cherry was divine because it was a tart one.

Maria's Bakery Earl Grey Tea custard egg tart

I don’t really eat Chinese egg tarts but tried this one because of the earl grey filling.








There was not much filling but when I got to the Earl Grey bit, the egg tart was much more palatable but the Earl Grey could have been stronger because the butter crust was too buttery and overpowered the Earl Grey.


I would have liked it if the egg custard and Earl grey were mixed together so that the Earl grey taste would be more balanced.

As well as eggtarts, they also have Earl Grey eggettes.

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Oven roasted chicken at Goobne Chicken

Fried chicken is popular because of the Korean trend but it can be unhealthy.
At Goobne, they serve roasted chilled chicken (冰鮮雞).

Tried the chicken with curry powder and the Sichuan chicken, which is covered in sauce.

Anyway, despite all the strong seasonings and spices, it had an odd taste that could not be overpowered by the spices.

The Sichuan chicken fared better because it was in a tasty fiery sweet sauce but unfortunately they also put the signature Korean chili powder in it which made it really spicy.

More new dishes at Saizeriya

It wasn’t long since I last went to Saizeyria and they have new items again.


This time tried the Doria and the spaghetti with clams in genevose sauce.



I must have been the first to order the new genevose sauce spaghetti because when it came, it was cooked in tomato sauce so I told them it was not the right one and they changed it for me.


The Doria was too creamy for my liking and the pasta was good as expected with a strong herb tastes in the pasta.

Chicken wings:

Hong Kong's smallest Pineapple bun 菠蘿油

Obviously I was here for the mini pineapple bun gimmick because the new Shades flavour is a really local flavour that locals will love since it has Italian low fat soft gelato, caramelized croutons, homemade milk tea gelato, meringue rocks, peanut butter sauce, candied peanuts topped with a cute pineapple bun 菠蘿油.



Anyway, I liked the cute pineapple bun which is a mini choux puff dusted with crumbs with a slice of cake in the middle but other than that, the rest is not my cup of tea because I don’t like local flavours such as HK style milk tea and peanut butter sauce.
Can’t wait to try other creations soon.

Back for more Chinese sausages at Ser Wong Fun

After the first visit, I was craving for more Chinese sausages because both types taste good.
I never eat the red ones because it is normally oily but here they are fragrant and delicious.
You can choose the bowl for $55 or the plate for $60, for the average person the bowl should be a sufficient portion but as I find it easier using the plate, I opted for the plate.





There were two red preserved sausages and two liver sausages.
The red sausage tasted really good with a fragrant Chinese wine taste and the texture was soft but not as soft like Western sausages.
As for the liver sausages they were good as well and extremely velvety but they were on the sweet and bitter side this time.
Perhaps if I had eaten the liver sausage first then it would have tasted better.
The only let down was the rice because it was too soft and not hot enough.

November sees the best of the British at The Cabin Cafe & Restaurant

With a month of Best of British coming up, I have decided to write about The Cabin because they serve real English food.
This is my regular haunt because it tastes just like home.
It was nice that other foodies who have lived in UK before liked The Cabin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
We started off with afternoon tea.

A good selection of sweet and savoury treats that had trifles, scones and sandwiches.
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Non alcoholic sangria:

I loved this drink because it was fruity and tasted really natrual.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
prawn cocktail:

Crisp lettuce and prawns but I would have liked the sauce to be stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Juicy beef yorkshire pudding:

A sunday roast summarized in a Yorkshire pudding. It was a mini Yorkshire pudding filled with a slice of juicy roast beef topped with creamy horseradish which had a lovely mustard kick to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Cream cheese stuffed portobello mushroom:

A tasty earthy mushroom with cheese and crispy herbed breadcrumb on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
roasted red pepper and mascarpone soup:

A flawless soup that was refreshing and appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Herb crusted grilled salmon with mango sauce/sour cream:

The salmon was delicate and tasty complemented by the herbs and sauces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Lancashire lamb hotpot:

Tasted like home, delicious pieces of lamb in gravy which you could taste the sweet onions and carrots.
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Cottage pie:

The cottage pie was divine with lovely chunks of meat and young carrot slices that were sweet in a rich gravy that had a fragrant Thyme flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Roasted belly of pork with apple sauce:

Nice pork with a crispy skin that went fab with the apple sauce.
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Lemon merinuge:

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Strawberry Pavola:


A nice and light meringue that was not too sweet!
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