Singapore : what to eat for traditional tea time #food #teatime

Spot this?

Drink this! The traditional tea with milk and coffee with milk.

Locals call it Teh for milk tea and kopi for coffee with milk.

If you would like less sugar, say teh Siu dai. 

Hong Kong : Yee Shun Dairy Company 港澳義順牛奶公司, HK for the best melt in your mouth silky dun nai 炖奶

Yee Shun Dairy Company 港澳義順牛奶公司, Hong Kong

506 Lockhart Road G/F Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island

+852 2591 1837 

Choose exit C or D at causeway bay station

Or

Yau Ma Tei

513 Nathan Rd, Hong Kong

+852 2332 2726

URL: http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=11167  (for other branch locations)

Cuisine: Dessert, Hong Kong Style Tea Restaurant

Hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-00:00

It's often been compared to Australian dairy for the wining spot of yummy dun nai. Personally I prefer yee shun better!

Now close your eyes and prepare yourself for the world's best melt in your mouth, soft like toufu dun nai. 

Be transported to Lala land.

It's not cheap at hkd30 (about sgd$5) but well worth the treat!

I ordered the one with ginger.

I slurped it all up and well, scalded my tongue in exchange for the gluttony!

Be careful, it's hot! 

Lovely rows and rows of desert to satisfy hungry shoppers @ causeway bay. They serve simple Hk treats like sandwiches and chicken wing as well.

A simple but delightful treat! :)

I love you dun nai (炖奶). Just found this receipe to make online. Is it fattening? Oops, I think so!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup cream

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon ginger, sliced thinly

¾ cup milk

2 egg whites

Method:

Bring cream, sugar and ginger to a boil, stirring gently.

Remove from heat and stir in milk till just lukewarm – about 50 degrees Celsius to 55 degrees Celsius.

Whisk in the egg whites vigorously.

Strain into 4 2 ounce ramekins.

 Steam for 20-24 minutes.

It will be very jiggly.

Either eat warm or chill and serve cold (it’s slightly firmer once chilled).

Hong Kong : where to eat good organic food gluten free salad and cafe (closed)

Update July: lokali has shut its doors. Sad!

Today we are not going to the tavern at stone nullah lane. Instead, I would like to take this chance to introduce you an excellent organic place along the same lane. It's a new kid on the block-- called okali... Well, sounds like locally.

I will do a brief intro on the place and food, before I go into how to get there, after whetting your appetite.

And the recent writeup.

And the salad (pick 3 dishes for hkd58).

Well, pretty reasonable and greenhouse greens. Good quality food, worth it's price.

You can have just 1 dish for hkd38. Add on for drinks like an organic coffee is hkd20. Latte is hkd30. Here's a pic of the nicely decorated cafe.

Very pleasing to the eye decor.

Check out those on the shelves! They are snacks like to die for chocolate and all.

Yes, organic snacks too.

Anyway here's what I ordered for today. I used to frequent passion cafe at Amoy street, but am searching for a new haunt to get my greens. Reason being passion cafe doesn't change it's menu. Same old, same old, day in and out.

Isn't this grains awesome?

So do checkout lokali the next time. Really awesome good food. Gets my vote!

Now, to get here, just follow the blue house (same lane) and it's opposite he bright red st James settlement (that's a old folks home equivalent I think, not our club in Sg) 

So quaint, I like.

And of course the tavern is right on the foot of the lane...

Hong Kong : where to eat good and affordable dim sum wing Wah restaurant in Hk

Wanted to go to the famous joy hing restaurant at henessey road, to satisfy the carnivore in C. 

However, the place was closed on sun afternoon. Thus, we walked into the nearby restaurant which had some awards displayed. Truth be said, we had no idea where we had walked into.

Don't worry, it's not a 黑店! Quite the contrary, the place was a packed and brightly lit restaurant and the prices were ultra reasonable! It was wing Wah's restaurant, or most of us would know of its bakery.

Wing Wah Restaurant 榮華酒樓 
English Address : 254-268 Lockhart Rd, 1 Stewart Rd, Wan Chai

The food is of pretty high standards at a good price too. Those who know me, will know I'm a value eater, but don't take my word for it. 

Check out the amazing pics below! If you notice, the Hk dim sum shops generally categorize their dim sum (much like sushi red, green, yellow plates concept). They usually go by small, medium, large and special dishes concept. 

I highlighted this just in case some might think that the numbers below the food refers to the price. It's not! So don't be scared. 

Keep calm and eat on! 

And we happily ordered away...

Here's our amazing food. 

The translucent silky maiden ha gao! Lots of prawns in this little package!

The four treasures... Abundant fish maw, mushroom, chicken and crab meat. Lots of fish maw though.

Before the food got attacked! 

Apologies for the half eaten 奶黃馬來糕,  as C's fingers acted really fast! It's really very yummy, one of the best that I've tried.

Certainly deserves a special mention. 

I would call this my golden royale from now on!

Juicy Siew Mai... C's perennial favourite!

And we should have ordered after 2pm! Coz there were really cheap specials!

Hkd13 per dish only! :)

And the close up of the hkd13 specials after 2pm!

Here's the ambience of the place.

After eating our fill (7 "dishes") and a pot of pu er Chinese tea,  the bill amounted to HKD 180. That's like sgd$30. Average out about sgd$4 per dish in a restaurant.

This price has the 10% service charge included as well.

I don't think you will ever get a nice aircon restaurant with good quality for such a price as this!

Nearest mtr station: wan chai

Hong Kong : understanding the food culture before eating

Wonder why the waitress often provide you with a pot of hot water and tea with a large bowl?

It's for washing your plates, cups and utensils before eating!

Do it the Hk style! With seh...

Hong Kong: a new chic cafe to chill and enjoy artisan coffee and pasta

Enjoy ovo cafe @ one wanchai

Breathe in the coffee aroma and the luxurious green and wonderful scent from the "flower" garden

A true blue indulgence for all senses!

Take a stroll and buy back a pretty decorative item thereafter!

Hong Kong : where to stay in wan chai Hong Kong island

Here's a recommended hotel- hotel indigo by IHG. 

It's a gem in the heart of wan chai.

Here's the pool on 27floor.

Now into the room. Luxurious!!!

A huge room by Hk standards. Cost about sgd$280/ day on average. Looks like a studio with a study, the bedroom and living room. Toilet and showers by the side.

Come take a look!

The "living room" with all things chic pretty!

A well served "pantry" with Nespresso.

The full length view 

The gorgeous colour scheme 

Adorable and unique goldfish mat 

Rainforest shower 

Separate toilet 

Rating: superb, value for money and great location

Nearest mtr: wan chai (Hk island)

Near where all the good food is! 

Hong Kong : cheap and good dim sum in a fancy restaurant at fortress hill

Fancy a prettier restaurant rather than the usual?

Then here's choi Fook for you! 

Ba zang (or some call it Zhong zi)

Comes with yellow Mung beans and sugar by the side. But I will keep the sugar at bay.

And of course the essential HA GAO (imagine 2 prawns in each wrap) its jumbo size too! 

All for just hkd168! That's like sgd$27 in a fancy place like this? What a steal!

Here's the prices on the menu for reference!

Hong Kong: what to eat for breakfast at wan chai capital cafe?

Capital cafe at heard street in wanchai Hong Kong has been highly raved.

Capital Cafe (華星冰室) in Wan Chai (灣仔) 

1. Shop B1, G/F, Kwong Sang Hong Building, 6 Heard Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
2. +852 2666 7766

   7am-11pm 

   
   

 Do you know what to eat when you get there?

Here's the inside scoop on my favourites.

Here's the menu! I don't know about you, but I've always wished that bloggers would include the menu too. 

Reason being I can take a look at options  and prices, without getting a rude shock when I get there.

So here's the menu for your convenience! 

Relatively reasonable price for a Hk CHa chan ting. The nutritious breakfast set consist of a butter toast, to die for scrambled eggs and ham. Oh and of course a nice cup of milk for calcium! Always order set meals in Hk. They work out cheaper this way. This is hkd32.

Light, fluffy and melts in your mouth. This is the sheer estacy I'd when eating the scrambled eggs from capital cafe.

And another yummy (but so sinful) unhealthy option? 

The peanut butter toast that melts in your mouth too. Don't know how they do it, but it rocks!

Oh and for those who are in the know, there's truffle scrambled eggs!

This will set you about hkd99.

Well, not exactly the cheapest breakfast, but worth every penny.

Check out capital cafe at heard street. Opens at 7am, closes at 11pm. 

Enjoy! :)