Saori Pancake shop, Causeway Bay, HK

Read the news about this place which got some covid cases 5 days ago.  Came here a week ago and it was such a close moment when we might be vulnerable to viruses.  It's time to avoid to visit crowded shops.

The signature dessert is their chestnut pancake.  They put a chilled chestnut paste into a grinder to drop on the pancake.  This way, the chestnut "angel hair" would be quite fluffy.  Suggest you take it within 20 minutes as the "angel hair" might become pressed.  This one simply reminds me of the "snowy" ice of Taiwan.  After visiting this place, I googled the name of the shop and found out it was almost 99% a copycat of the same name dessert place in Kyoto, Japan.  Even the table setting and utensil look similar. 

 

Afternoon Tea by Tea Room, K11 Musea, TST, HK

Came here months ago and realised I hadn't posted about this restaurant until this mall has been the talk of town these few days.  Back then, the mall wasn't crowded and that's always the reason I chose the restaurant for less people.  It served a dinner set at around HK$180 with a salad, main and a coffee/tea with an extra of HK$28 for a dessert.  The whole meal set was quite pleasant that I chose a braised beef for the main.  It reminded me a bit of the Hungarian meal I tried in Budapest, esp. the pickled veggie.  The dessert was somewhat disappointing that it was a half cut of a cake.

 

Glittering on the other side, West Kowloon, HK

 

A glittering day, Central, HK

 

A bread shop by Saki Moto, Harbour City, TST, HK

Plain bread and rice have always been my most favourite food.  I was tempted to come to this place because it claimed to be a specialist in plain bread.  The menu showed a colourful variety of jam to go with the bread though I'm still much into plain bread.  However, the shop has a mandatory choice for you to select jam or butter for an extra price.  So it's about HK$50 for a slice of bread with jam or butter.  When it was served on the table, the presentation made it even nicer.  I tried a bit hard to cut off the bread in pieces though it was half-cut in 9 pieces.  I decided to pick it up in a napkin and took my bite.  Quite disappointed that it wasn't with any flour aroma.  It was bland bread, not plain bread.  The heavily sweetened jam wasn't appealing either.  I found their imported Manuka honey water pretty nice though.

 

Quarry Bay Street South, HK

 

咖啡學研, The Coffee Academics, Wanchai Rd., HK

Because of this branch, I have tried quite many branches but I still prefer to come back to this one.  I'd like the ambience, decoration and the food and coffee are even better.  Highly recommend their mocha or dirty mocha.  This time I found they have Orange Juice by Alain Milliat.  Had to get some French reminiscence for a moment.

 

A little blue sky

 

Fleur de Sel, French crepe restaurant, Causeway Bay, HK

Interesting some hurry to leave but on the other way round some get in town.  I've seen a growing no. of westerners moving into HK.  Restaurants can tell. 

I'm delighted to find this place as the name reminded me of the sea salt I bought from Cannes.  The glass mat is also my fond memory of Cote d'Azur.   Furthermore, I'd like the big poster - imagine how the restaurant's owner took a bicycle ride from France to HK.  Very French style!  Bon appetite.  The crepe tasted even better that I decided to get one more for dessert.  Forget about the calorie.   

 

Aberdeen in 2021, HK

 

Leaving Lamma Island, HK

It was quite a swift trip in Lamma island that I rushed onto this ferry to Aberdeen right after the bean curd sweet.  Perhaps it hasn't been the same Lamma Island I used to go to.  

 

Bean curd sweet in Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island

Seems like every place would have her iconic food.  I believe bean curd sweet would be the one of Lamma Island.  This time I tried their 雞屎藤 (Paederia) sticky rice dumpling but didn't finish it as it was a bit dried out that it's not good for stomach.

 

From Yung Shue Wan to Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island, HK

It could have been more than 15 years I haven't walked on this route.  Lamma island was a playground to me as I visited my aunt and her family fishing farm.  Back then, no sign for the paths and we had to walk with our own sense of direction.  Lamma island was so rural and tranquil that we wouldn't run into any people on the way.  In the recent 10 to 15 years, Lamma island has attracted a number of foreigners due to its tranquility.  I have seen some ruins and polluted areas without much care in the vicinity of Yung Shue Wan.   That's why I had to take this path again to go to Sok Kwu Wan.  

 

洪聖爺灣， Hung Shing Ye Beach, Lamma Island, HK

 

榕樹灣，Yung Shue Bay (Banyan Bay), Lamma Island, HK