Hong Kong - More cravings

Second priority of my Hong Kong trip after Jacky Cheung's concert is food! I have yet to try many more but how much can we eat in a day? Gosh~~ I wish I have many stomachs or I can digest in a finger snap time.

Ho Hung Kee 何洪记粥面专家

A restaurant famous for wanton mee 云吞面 and harzi mee 虾子面. I found this shop while looking for famous harzi mee.

Location:
2, Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

銅鑼灣霎東街2號

Tel: +852 2577 6558

Hours: 11:30 - 23:00

Zha Jiong Noodle 京都炸酱捞面 (HKD56)

Although it's the same name 炸酱面, but it is not the same as how Taiwan or China did it. It's pork cooked in tomato sauce on noodles. I love the noodle which is thinner than normal, it's Q and most importantly, very little to no alkaline water 碱水taste.

A noodle I will go back for.

Harzi Noodle with Wanton 虾子捞面

I have heard of this noodle for so long and yet I've not tried it before until now. It's wanton noodle sprinkled with prawn powder. After you mix then all up, I can't taste the prawn powder at all. So, unless you want to try the powder, just go without. The noodle is good enough.

Dumpling 水饺

The dumpling is delicious without words to describe. :p










Cong Sou Dessert Shop 聰嫂星級甜品

Location:
Unit G1, Holiday Inn Express,
No. 33, Sharp Street East,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

銅鑼灣霎東街33號快捷假日酒店地下G1號舖

Tel: +852 2278 2622

Hours: 12:30 - 00:30



The above picture was purposely taken darker to be able to see the shop's name. It is not a "black" shop, instead it's a highly recommended shop by many others and also recommended by me. :) Expect to queue!

Durian Crystal Pearl 榴莲水晶珠 (HKD30)

This is a VERY durian dessert. I LOVE!!! I felt so guilty after having this letting the durian taste linger in my mouth. I sincerely apologise to mini bus people. :p

Iced Longan Nate de Coco 龙眼椰果冰 (HKD26)

Don't get disappointed by the looks. It's a recommended dessert and yes! I recommend! It's SUPER longan! Refreshing and delicious.









Shek Mo Fong 石磨防

Location:
88 Hak Po Street, Mongkok

旺角黑布街88號

Tel: +852 2398 9490

Hours: 14:45 - 02:00














A dessert at late hours, find it here!

Japanese style Creme Brulee 日式焦糖鲜奶燉蛋 (HKD15)

Steamed milk egg topped with torched sugar and decorated with a small red bean. It's delicious and not too sweet. No doubt you can have another if your stomach allows.

Mango Black Glutinous Rice Sesame Roll 香芒黑糯米芝麻卷 (HKD26)

With high expectation comes with high disappointment. We were so excited and expected it to be a cold dessert but it's actually a warm dessert. Mango and black glutinous wrapped with black rice wrapper. The black glutinous proportion is so much more than the mango that I can't really taste the mango. It would be better if it's cold.

Shek Mo Fong Self creation 自製石磨坊撈河 (HKD23)


Coconut noodle topped with fresh mango and mango puree with 3 sweet potato and yam balls (additional HKD6). It's nice and refreshing taste. Something different.







Tim Ho Wan, Dim Sum Specialist 添好運點心專門店

Location:
Shop 12A, Hong Kong Station (Podium Level 1, IFC Mall) Central

中環香港站12A鋪（IFC地庫一層）

Tel: +852 2332 3078

Hours: 09:00 - 21:00

They have many other outlets that you can go. The main one is at Mongkok which you must be prepared to queue for a very long time.

They have just this page of choices to order but will be able to keep you satisfied and full. Good things come in small package. ^_^

What we had...

Mun chicken feet with abalone sauce 美味鮑汁鳳爪  (HKD25)

It's tasty and I like the little saltiness from the abalone sauce. However, the feet's nails are still visible. If it an unbearable sight for you, then don't order.

Steamed rice roll stuffed with barbecued pork 蜜味叉燒腸 (HKD20)

The rice roll is very thick with little pork. It's just ok-ok.

Steamed beef ball with bean curd skin 陳皮牛肉球 (HKD14)


This is one of people's recommended dish and I would recommend it if I don't dislike the chinese basil taste. It's minced beef ball with chinese basil. I'm not a fan of any basil. The meat is tender and juicy.

Steamed pork dumpling with shrimp 鮮蝦燒賣皇 (HKD23)


This is nice! It's a tightly squeezed dumpling which is fragrant and chewy.

Steamed fresh shrimp dumpling 晶瑩鮮蝦餃 (HKD23)

Ha gao in Hong Kong has never disappoint me. I love the crunchiness of the shrimp. Cannot stop having more!

Steamed sparerib with black bean sauce 豉汁蒸排骨 (HKD14)

The pork is tender which is nice but it would be better with more black bean sauce. Not so satisfied.

Deep fried shrimp roll filled with shrimp 錦繡蝦春卷 (HKD20)

I got disappointed when this came with normal popiah skin rather than the bean curd skin. It's not bad but just tasted normal. It is a nothing-special dish.

Tonic medlar & petal cake 杞子桂花糕 (HKD12)

A must-try!!! It's not too sweet and refreshing with a nice flower fragrant. No matter how full I was, I can have many of this. Good!










Yee Shun Milk Company 港澳義順牛奶公司

Location:
G/F, 506 Lockhard Road, Causeway Bay.

銅鑼灣駱克道506號地下

Tel: +852 2591 1837

Hours: 12:00 - 00:00

They are all over Hong Kong with about 3 more other outlets at Yau Ma Tei, Prince Edward and Jordan. They also have 2 outlets in Macau.



They have many choices but my all time favourite and the only thing I order from this place is...

Cold double skin milk pudding 雙皮燉奶 (HKD25)

The crumbled topped adds on the flavour to the milk pudding which I love. Even writing about it now make me crave for it. *tummy growl*








Lan Fong Yuen 蘭芳園

Location:
Shop 26, LG, Chung King Mansion (Woodhouse), 36-44, Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

尖沙咀彌敦道36－44號重慶大廈活方地庫26號鋪

Tel: +852 2316 2311

Hours: 08:00 - 21:30






One of the traditional cha chan teng and yes! I do recommend! Unfortunately, I only went during breakfast with ONLY breakfast meals.

Macaroni with ham in tomato soup


My favourite! The soup is delicious to the last drop. Can I have another bowl? :p

Condensed milk toast

This is a must! If you love butter sugar toast, you will love this more. It's crunchy! Remember to eat it while it's hot!

Jacky Cheung, My Idol

A very worthwhile trip to Hong Kong for his concert. It's a concert that I have greatly indulged and that will miss it till I get to see him again.

I can't get them clear but at least I could get them on my iphone. v(^_^)v





HKD600 can get you this near. So exciting!



They are free and come in many colours. Nice!



A short story clip as part of the concert. So indulging!



Romanticing in the air.



The time for jump and dance ... discreetly





A remembrance of Fei Je 肥姐



Indulging in Jazz



A tour of 146 concerts - You have my full respect! You are great!



Shanghai - Another intermittent food indulgence

It is spring in Shanghai but the weather is like 80% windy, rainy, hazy and 20% summer. How should a spring season be in Shanghai? Definitely, not a beautiful photo view of the city.

First night's cravings start with huge portion of Korean food. When has Korean food portion been small with all those appetiser dishes?

Korean BBQ 炉边谈情

Location:
Unit 53A, Thumb Plaza, Fang Dian Road, Pudong.

浦东新区芳甸路53A号199弄大拇指广场

Tel : +86 021 50337255

This place is more famous for their Korean BBQ which looks like the left picture but it would be too much for one. So I tried to order something closest to BBQ.

Korean appetiser platter

Korean food always starts with some appetisers which comes in different plates each. This comes in like a platter. There is sweet pumpkin (middle), cold mushrooms (right), kimchi (bottom), rice cake with chilli sauce (left), and kimchi asparagus (top).

Roast beef 烤牛肉

You can cook it yourself or have the waiter to it for you. I had the waiter to it while I enjoy the appetiser platter. After it's cooked, you can eat it with rice or wrap it with lettuce.

This roast beef tasted good. The beef is slices very thinly and it absorbs the sauce.The saucy tender meat is delicious which I wrap it and rice with lettuce.

All these inclusive of a kimchi soup costs RMB90.

Lapis Thai Cuisine & Lounge 藏珑泰极

The environment of the building of this restaurant is very nice downstairs but the Thai restaurant is upstairs but the ambience it still good and it's more quiet and personal.



First floor ambience (Taiwan cuisine), find the stairs on the left and follow the sign.



Thai cuisine ambience



Location:

Unit 19, No.199, Thumb Plaza, Fang Dian Road, Pudong.

浦东新区芳甸路199弄53A号大拇指广场

Tel : +86 021 50339223

http://www.lapisthai.com/restaurant/

This Thai restaurant is very localised to Shanghainese taste. You will see what I mean. Find 1 thing that's similar.

Thai Papaya salad 青木瓜沙律 (RMB58.00)

Spicy, a little. Sweet, a little. The little sweetness of the sauce has covered the mango's sourness which I expected it to be.

Spicy Fried Minced Pork 香辣炒肉碎 (RMB58.00)

Spicy, a little. Sweet, a little. It's a nice dish just that it's has a little sweetness rather than spiciness. Sweet black sauce? Still nice with plain rice.

Stir Fried Thai Rice Noodle 炒金边粉 (RMB58.00)

This non-spicy noodle dish is actually very nice. It taste like it's stir fried with ketchup. If you're not spicy fan, this is a very nice noodle. A good enough "wok heat" 锅气 dish with crunchy prawns.

If you know mandarin, can anyone tell me what is 金边粉?

Spicy & Sour Chicken with coconut milk soup 椰汁鸡汤 (RMB68.00)

Tomyum soup that is not called tomyum in the menu. I understand why. Spicy, very little. Sweet, a little. Coconut milk, quite a lot. Breaking the term down makes it sound like it's not a nice soup but actually it is but of course if you have tried the authentic coconut milk tomyum, this is nothing close.

Assorted Snack Platter 四式拼盘 (RMB110.00)

4 types of assorted Thai appetisers. Chicken satay, fish cake, prawn cake and spring roll. The chicken satay is tender and not too dry, which is nice. Fish cake and prawn cake tasted normal not very heavy on the fish and prawn taste. Spring roll is crispy on the outside and vegetable on the inside, just normal.

Tuna House 海遊吞拿

Location:
2nd Floor, No.199, Thumb Plaza, Fang Dian Road, Pudong.

浦东新区芳甸路199弄大拇指广场2楼

Tel : +86 021 50179069

A Japanese restaurant which provides buffet (about RMB168 per person) or a la carte.

Salmon belly with salmon roe sushi

This is good! I can have non-stop supply of this. It's melts in your mouth with salmon's taste. A repeat definitely, if I'm on buffet.

Tuna sushi

This is a very different kind of tuna which I do not know. It's not in the normal dark maroon colour and I wonder if the colour faded from the thin-sliced fish. It's fresh but does not give me a "tuna" satisfaction.

Salmon roe sushi

I think it taste the same everywhere for this. The difference is only whether it's fresh enough and I think this is good enough but not yet enough. :p

Three sets of sushi costs RMB127.

Glo London Shanghai

Location:

No. 1 Wulumuqi South Road
Shanghai 200031, China.

Tel: +86 21 6466 6565

http://www.glolondon.com/shanghai-wulumuqi/gastrogrill

This place accomodates different lifestyle with different food and different ambience for different purpose.

Ground floor - Bakery Cafe

First floor - Gastro Grill

Second floor - Lounge Bar

Rooftop - Rooftop BBQ

Other than eat-in, they have pizza delivery. Check out their website for more!

Because it's for dinner, we went for Gastro Grill. Warning, the portions are big.

Crispy caesar salad (RMB78)

The vegetables are fresh which live up to its "crispy salad" with quail eggs, parmesan cheese slices, bacon strips, some olives and 2 slices of very crispy garlic bread. I loved the garlic bread for the crispiness and the garlic taste would not linger in my mouth. It's topped with their special sauce which is nice.

Beer-battered cod (RMB158)

It's fried cod fish with pea and tartar sauce accompanied with some onion rings and chips. It was unexpected to see my cod fish not being white. The coating was crispy which covered the cod's taste but it tasted fresh. The chips are quite nice but after too many pieces, it becomes too dry if not eaten with the sauces.

No comment on onion rings. x_x

Chargrilled whole squid (RMB189)

Grilled squid? Surprising delicious texture but just like expected, it's a plain taste of squid with grill taste. It's better with sauce.

Half slab of baby back ribs (RMB155)

The taste of the marinate is alright but meat is not tender and juicy enough. It can be completed only with the BBQ sauce.

Baileys & White chocolate cheesecake

The cheesecake is rather cheesy which I like but it's too boring to eat if without the strawberry puree on top. I think the biscuit base is not thick enough which makes you feel "too much cheese" by the third taste. This can only be bareable for cheese fan. Baileys? Didn't tasted it in the cake.

Ju Xiang Ge 聚湘阁



That man made this restaurant look scary :p


Location:

No.199, No. 40, Thumb Plaza, Fang Dian Road, Pudong.

浦东新区芳甸路199弄40号大拇指广场

Hunan dish restaurant. We decided on this restaurant because the dish that everyone is eating attracted us and it's our turn to try!

Two Colour Fish Head 双色鱼头 (RMB58) 

Using mud fish, it's sliced half, split with two, steamed and topped with different type of sauces, chilli (red) and spicy salted vege (yellow). Hunan dish is famous for spiciness and this is spicy for me but still edible spicy. It also somes with a plate of noodle which can eat with the soya sauce and fish. I liked the noodle.

Spicy pork rib 干锅掌中宝 (RMB68)

This is one of the recommended dish by the restaurant but it's not one that I would recommend. It is spicy, yes but the pork rib has very little meat. Mostly soft bone which was not so soft and hard bones which some were crisped. The taste is quite nice though.








Bi Feng Tang 避风塘

Location:
No. 168, 8th Floor, Super Brand Mall, Lujiazui Road, Pudong, Shanghai.

陆家嘴西路168号八层 正大广场

Tel: +86 021 22065228

http://www.bifengtang.com.cn/








A chinese restaurant chain store in Shanghai. The food are generally rather oily.

Ginger Chicken 沙姜三黄鸡 (RMB36)

It's soya sauce chicken. A little oily and the chicken has very little meat. Not that I recommend.

Fermented beancurd lettuce 白灼腐乳唐生菜 (RMB23)
The vegetable is nice with the fermented beancurd but it becomes a little oily for the last few pieces of lettuce as there's oil on the base of the bunch of vegetables. The fermented beancurd is only on the top. So if you like the fermented beancurd, it won't be enough to share.

Dried Scallop with Roasted Pork Fried Rice 瑶柱叉烧炒饭 (RMB29)

The fried rice's fragrant is nice. I couldn't really taste the dried scallop as there were shredded but I tasted the char siew. Overall, not too bad.

Fried Beef Hor Fun 干炒牛肉河粉 (RMB29)

Is tasted nice but too oily. The beef texture is just alright. It would be better just with a little less oil.

Crispy prawn rice wrap 脆皮锦绣虾仁肠粉 (RMB21)
This must be eaten when it's served, then the inner layer remains crispy. It's like friend spring roll wrapped with rice wrap (chee cheong fun). It's nice.










Food republic at Thumb Plaza

A taste of China's food court. All food looks good but I could only have a stomach to feed this much.

Location: Basement of Carrefour at Thumb Plaza, Fang Dian Road.

Les Beautes Shabu Shabu 漂亮石头火锅

Assorted Fillet Beef Meat Set 精选肥牛套餐 (RMB33) + No.1 Assorted Mushroom Hot Pot Soup 一品菌菇锅 (RMB5) + Sour Plum Juice 酸梅汁 (RMB8)

It's quite a good and full meal. The beef slices are good and delicious. The soup is clear but becomes thick and oily after you start dipping the beef slices but it's expected. So, I ate the beef slices last. Soup is refillable. Sour plum juice is too sweet. Skip the drink if you can be satisfied with the soup.

Les Beautes Teppanyaki 牛比羊大

Fillet Mignon 非力牛排 + Teppanyaki Boneless Chicken 无骨鸡腿 + Japan Steamed Egg 日式蒸蛋 + Bean Sprout with Garlic 蒜香银芽 + Seasoned Vegetables 季节蔬菜 + Steamed Rice 白饭 + Soup 例汤 (all for RMB78)

Both beef fillet and chicken were tender cooked with black pepper with rather nice vegetables. I love the steamed egg with egg roe where the egg roe gave the steamed egg some flavour. A place that I don't mind to be back for.