Food : Hong Kong Ichiran Classic Tonkotsu Ramen

Thanks to my wonderful friend visiting, she introduced me to this ramen chain store from Japan, and it has since become my favourite ramen in Hong Kong, Ichiran Ramen. The best part is, they are open for 24 hours everyday! I can already see myself having supper there.

Address: Lockhart House Block B, 440-446 Jaffe Rd; 香港銅鑼灣謝斐道440-446 號駱克大樓A 座地下F-G 舖

The other good thing is you can come alone and there is no need to worry getting weird stares. Everyone will get their individual booth. Personal space is good for me. 

Free flow of their delicious water or what we call plain water.

They even have a guide to advise on how to order. Almost everything in the bowl is customisable.

My yummy ramen is served. Noticed that now the curtain is down. After they serve your ramen, they will close down the curtain and leave you alone to enjoy your ramen I guess.

Closed up on my ramen. The soup, the noodle is really good. 

The price of this ramen is on the high side though but totally worth it! 

My friend went Tokyo and try Ichiran japan. She said it was awesome. Now I am looking forward to trying the one in Japan. Soon, I hope. 

If you had tried Ichiran Hong Kong, tell me what you think. 

Food: Hong Kong Muji Cafe - A simple life

Stumble upon Muji cafe a while back. I didn't know they have one in Hong Kong. I was actually quite excited to be able to try it but could not make it that day.

I finally make it few Sundays back.

The cafe decor is really simple. I especially loved the long table seating that faces the Muji Store. It makes eating alone less awkward. Hong kong has this habit of putting 2 strangers sitting at the same table facing each other. Lunch/dinner crowd I know, but the idea of facing a stranger while savouring the food, it is just awkward. Throughout the meal, the 2 persons just stare at their handphone. True story. 

I really really really like the fried chicken with sweet chilli sauce. It tasted like KFC fried chicken but the healthier version. I wish someone would share the recipe with me. I want to eat it everyday. 

The food they served is very simple. It is a set meal. You can choose 3/4 dishes each, comes with a bowl of rice(white or brown), and a drink. I ordered another hot chocolate to try(not sweet at all, so doesn't do well with my tastebud).

The bill for these 2 sets of meal cost HKD 231 which is SGD 38. It is self-service. 

Now that I am looking the photos, this sure look like economy rice in Singapore! In Singapore, we have these stalls where they will prepare a lot of dishes and you will pick whatever you wants to eat, they will put the chosen dishes on a plate together with rice. It will cost you around SGD 7, with aircon. This muji cafe served atas(read:In Singlish, means "high class") economy rice!  

Food: Classified - A quiet break

Went town for some shopping few weeks back. Never underestimate the number of people shopping in town. Sometime I forgot I am not in Singapore anymore, but the crowds remind me so.

One thing that really puzzle me is why do the locals wear jeans in summer. I really ponder over this question when I am out alone in shorts. I did my best by not wearing flip flop to town, I did that in Singapore. Shorts and flip flop, the perfect pair all year round. =) Don't think I will get an answer on that.

Oh yah, I digress. The purpose of this post is to write down the cafe I went that weekend. I am going to blog about the places I went in Hong Kong in case my memory fails me(Actually it already did).

I wanted to stay way from the crowd for a quiet coffee/break, so I hop over to the building beside IFC. The initial plan was to try out this place call Liberty but it was closed. Wanted to be adventurous instead of my favourite starbuck, and here we go.

Classified 

The interior is not very big and the whole place give a woody vibe. 

There are quite a lot of food.

The black coffee is a bit light and not so much on the roasted side. 

Egg Benedict. Not bad but the sauce is more on the sour side.

The patty is juicy and I like the thick piece of ham. But the portion is a big. 

If you like a quiet corner in town, you can try coming here. 

Shop No. 313, 3/F Exchange Square Podium 8 Connaught Place Central Hong Kong T: +852 2147 3454 Opening Hours:  Monday - Friday 7:30am - 11:00pm Saturday 8:00am - 11:00pm Sunday & Public Holidays Closed Last food orders - 10:30pm

Food: Bologne

Subscribing to the world cup yesterday was obviously bad for my waistline. I started to prepare supper for the game. Tonight supper is from one of my favourite bakery in Hong Kong. 

Bologne Bakery

Pork Cutlet Sandwich

I know the picture doesn't look at all appetitzing but it is. The deep fried pork cutlet, cooked to the perfect tenderness,  with mustard and a few strands of lettuce sandwiched between this slice of soft white bread. It is a total yum. I can eat this everyday. 

Time Checked: 12:10am. 

Sandwich: gone. 

Mood: Happiness. 

Food: Tim Ho Wan

Happiness when I found this sun-bathing man in one of the store. I need to get more tea leaf, no more sachet. Whee~~~

Now, I am going to post more food blogs. Since I am in Hong Kong, will start posting more Hong Kong food.

My first post is Tim Ho Wan, Hong Kong. It is like a must for tourist. Here we go.

I went to the latest branch in Olympian City. It is bigger than the one in IFC, much easier to get seats.

The placemat shows all their branches and address and their more popular dishes I think.

This is their menu. Not so many choices, make the decision making easier. 

This is their signature dish. Crispy Roast Pork (Char Siew) Bun. It is a bit on the sweet side, and since this is their signature, it is a must to order. 

This is my favourite dish there. Steamed Lotus Leaf Glutinous rice. 

Prawn Zhu Chang Fen. Not bad. The prawn is crunchy and fresh. 

Some Teo Chew steam kuah. Not really my cup of tea. 

Siew Mai. One thing about the siew mai here, it is more about prawn than pork. If you like prawn, go for it. 

In order for us to feel less sinful at eating at 9pm, we order this bland tasting vegetable. Actually, I don't mind eating this. 

The total bill adds up to roughly SGD22. This is more on the cheaper side. Hong Kong food is pretty expensive. You won't get a bowl of noodle for SGD3.50. Dinner usually end up more than SGD15 unless you buy those buns and sushi take-out. Oh yah, there is this really good sushi take-out nearby. Will introduce that another time. I have a few other places in mind to introduce. =)

Food: Poulet - amazing french chicken

Wanted to shop for Chinese New year clothes but gluttony took over. Ended up having dinner with friends at Bugis +.   =)

I seldom do food entry but i decided to start now. In case, i forgot how good they taste. Oh, most of the time, great company enhanced the taste of the food.

Poulet

French Onion Soup. 

Sauteed Mushroom with Poached egg.

Paris Salad.

Escargot

Truffle Mashed Potato. I really love this. 

Duck Leg. 

Roast Chicken. 

Tiramisu. The coffee taste is really good. I want to try their coffee next time! 

I am going to a wedding dinner tonight at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Do you think the guests will start cursing me if they have to wait for me to take photos?! Haha.

Food in Amsterdam

If you know me personally, yummy food is one of my top priority regardless where i am. Did a research on Amsterdam, and boy, too many. I only managed to try out a few. Sad but well, i want to go back!

Seriously this is my favorite food in Amsterdam. This is smoke herring fish. If you love smoke fish, pls remember to try this. If i ever go back, this is my first choice. If you ever go to Amsterdam, pls remember to try this. I tried 2 different stores. One was too salty, so try more to get the right one for you. It is so Gooood.

Stroopwafel. It was freshly made. We tried a few stores as well. The best one is the one outside the Rijksmuseum. If you happen to see the store in the picture, try it. no regret there.

 

 We walked pass this meat-selling store that was really crowded. Since we are there, we tried their food. Well, it is just normal and a bit dry. Personally, i think i wasted my calories on it. 

Vlaamse Frites. The store i tried was Manneken Pis. They are actually fries but in different texture i think. I love potatoes, so maybe i am bias when i think they taste wonderful. 

 

And cheese!!! I love cheese. Haha. Amsterdam cheeses seems to be milder or should i say less smell compare to others. But i might be wrong as i did not taste so much to conclude. Let me try more. The reason for this is to remind myself, i like the cheese i had in Amsterdam. 

These are not all the food I had ate. There were actually much much more but I realised i did not take photos of them. Like the fried food vending machine (I like it because it is fried food plus vending machine), different kinds of waffles and pancakes, sandwiches (I love the beef tartar sandwich), Heineken and etc. I don't know why no photo was taken. And now, I only have myself to blame. =_=