25 November 2012

SIMPLE GOOD

Simple, cheap and nice food you can find in Hong Kong.

Crispy toast with luscious butter


Luncheon meat and egg sandwich together with cheddar cheese and fresh vegetables


Seafood hor fun covered with gold lava

24 November 2012

KURIYA PENTHOUSE II

Given the quality of the food the meal is of good value.

Fresh and quality sashimi


Sushi set with miso soup


Another value set


Udon and sushi set


Tempura side dish


Enjoyable dessert  -  fresh fruits and cheesecake


Fresh fruits and yam ice-cream with red beans


Coffee and tea to end the meal

18 November 2012

KURIYA PENTHOUSE I

Kuriya Penthouse is located on the 12th floor rooftop garden at Central Orchard.  It is regarded as one of the best Japanese restaurants in town.  The place enables one to indulge in top quality ingredients sourced from Japan and around the whole.  We went for lunch and even though it was lunch time there was quite a crowd.  This shows how popular is the restaurant.

The ambience was quiet and soothing but the spacing of the tables should be further apart


Beautiful and fresh carnations on every table


We ordered the tempting set menu.  The first to serve was the spinach tofu with sweet broth


Colorful set


Soft tofu in clear broth


Stew pork


Fresh sashimi with pea paste


Fresh fried gigantic prawn

Pork cutlet in yozu sauce

Fried almond prawn


Smoke tender cod


Wobbly chiwa mushi with chicken and mushroom


Stew mushrooms with spinach and bonito flakes

11 November 2012

沙 僵 鸡

The poach chicken in Hong Kong is so different when compare to Singapore in terms of texture and color.  The flesh is so tender and juicy, even for the breast meat and the skin is oily and bright yellow color.  The Singapore chicken is bleached to the point that the skin is pale white which looks so unappetizing.  The first place to savor the dish is in Hong Kong airport.

Half a chicken


Glossy yellow skin and tender meat


A good condiment for the chicken : grated ginger and chopped spring onions in chicken oil.

10 November 2012

PRUNE PUDDING

Bought some sweet dates during the fasting month and used them for date pudding.  The recipe was adopted from Janice Wong which featured in GOOD FOOD January 2011 issue.

150g white chocolate
90g unsalted butter
160 dark brown sugar; 250g pureed dates
1 egg; 100g flour & 1/2 tsp baking powder


Melt chocolate in a bain-marie, set aside to cool.  Melt butter over low heat, stir in sugar and reheat.  Stir continuously till sugar dissolves.  Add egg and whisk till combined.  Stir in flour and baking powder.  Fold in melted chocolate and dates, stir to mix evenly.


Divide batter equally and bake for 25-30 mins till cooked through


Serve with gula melaka coffee sauce :

Combine 70g gula melaka (palm sugar), 100ml hot black coffee and 20ml coffee creme liqueur in a pot.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.  Allow mixture to cool and add in 20g melted butter, then 40ml cream.  Whisk continuously till well combined, then strain mixture through a coffee filter.

When ready to serve, pour sauce over unmould pudding and serve with ice-cream

04 November 2012

MARRIOTT

Courtyard Marriott is situated in downtown Hongkong with easy access to the financial district.  It offers great harbor view with a beautiful backdrop of Victoria Harbor.  The hotel provides complimentary shuttle to major Hong Kong business districts.  There is complimentary high-speed connectivity in all guestrooms.

Double twin-beds with soft and feather light pillows






Large luxurious marble bathroom with toiletries







Rates from HK 1,692.00

Marriott Courtyard Hongkong
167 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong

03 November 2012

NICE VIEW
















Accommodation with a nice view to enjoy. The sky was foggy and weather windy and wet.