Cruffin by Marks and Spencer

The cruffin which is a pastry hybrid of a croissant and a muffin was only previously available at posh bakeries in London and some other countries.
It is meant to be crisp and flaky like a croissant and soft doughy like a muffin on the inside. You can get it at Marks and Sparks as well as this Japanese inspired Chinese bakery A1 group but their version is weird as it is covered in icing.

At Marks and Sparks, there are three different flavours – chocolate and hazelnut, Seville orange and strawberry and Marc de champagne, at £1.50 in the UK and $25 in Hong Kong.

I was a bit disappointed because it was not doughy and soft in the middle and it was just a croissant all the way through but shaped like a muffin.

Never the less, both the Strawberry and orange flavours were good because jam and croissants always go together.
The chocolate was a bit rich and tasted like a pain du chocolat filled with nutella paste.

Quattro Cheeseburger by McDonalds, Hong Kong

I love cheese so when McDonalds came out with this Quattro Cheeseburger with 4 slices I had to get it.

The burger was a little different from the product picture and would have tasted better if they arranged it like the picture with cheese slices in between the beef instead of 2 cheese slices on the bottom and top of the burger.

Anyway, requested for extra ketchup, onions and mustard because it just tastes so much better with more sauce.

It was definitely delicious with the extra cheese and sauce especially the white cheese as it is tastier.

McDonalds Hong Kong: Va-Va Vatapa chicken burger

Fell victim to what I thought was a new burger but then discovered I had already had it before in 2014.

I felt that the burger tasted like chicken satay and the crispy coating was exactly the same as the coating that you find in Singaporean style cereal prawns.

The bun was much better and the strong tasting romaine lettuce had more flavour along with the cucumber that it complemented the chicken patty nicely.

It is basically an improved version of the The Samba burger served in June 2014 because they have replaced lettuce with tasty Romaine lettuce.

The Samba burger in June 2014:

Video of the Va-Va Vatapa chicken burger:

[Press conference] ]HKTDC 2017 food expo

The annual HKTDC food expo is coming!

From 17th-21st August 2017, there will be nearly 1,400 local and international exhibitors.

These will be held alongside the food expo:

HKTDC Hong Kong International Tea Fair
International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products
Home Delights Expo
HKTDC Beauty & Wellness Expo

http://m.hktdc.com/fair/hkfoodexpo-en/s/2002-General_Information/HKTDC-Food-Expo/Fair-Details.html
There will be various of Chefs and Celebrity chefs at the event.

Here are some exciting highlights that will be available:

ZOMRAMEN Blue noodles:
The noodles and soup powder are blue!
Best snack for blue Mondays!

As autumn festival is approaching fast, there are so many mooncake options!
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Showcase from Kee Wah bakery:

Modern fillings such as HK style milk tea, coffee and cheese in a soft butter pastry casing.

The lantern comes with a working battery operated light hence safe for children.

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Maxims:

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Wing Wah bakery:
Fancy packaging

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Maxims:

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On the topic of mooncakes, I was biased towards the Pandan mooncake because I like pandan and this one is made with traditional pastry.

The other Durian mooncake they had was also good because it had real Musang durian in it.

Funnily enough, they had cheese too at that stall and the Caciotta was damn good because its texture and taste is similar to Halloumi and the size of that cheese was big too~

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Beyond meat burgers:

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Beetroot crispy rolls:

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Cute cat marshmallows:

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Healthy drinks:
Instant yoghurt by yoghurt train.

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Canadian Happy Water:

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Spicy peanuts and aloe vera drink:

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If you are feeling hungry, there are Taiwanese noodles by 程班長台灣美食 Cheng Ban-Jang Beef Noodle and this interesting crossover with Cheungchau fishballs topped with raclette cheese.

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Health products from the beauty n wellness expo:

LENNCARE TENS pain reliever:
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS or TNS) is the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes.

LENNCARE is a great gadget for soothing pain which is rechargeable by USB cable.
The current design is very convenient because the one I got for my grandma a few years ago was battery operated and the treatment pads for this one are moveable enabling easy treatment.
As well as TENS, they have Infra Red heat treatments.

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Anyway, looking forward to the food expo!!!!!!