Sunday, 31 August 2008

Peach Blossom @ Marina Mandarin

Dim dum buffet @ Peach Blossom



Unique tea pot set that keeps the tea hot.

So cool !!!






Started the buffet with corn soup and watercress soup
Corn soup was unappetising.








Prawn dumplings with chestnut served in a nice glass.
Prawn was fresh & succulent




Limited to 1 serving per table - Homemade tofu with oats & chilli padi, marinated duck wings








Limited to 1 serving per table
- deep fried sea perch






Steam yam cake















Pan-fried flour roll








Xiao long bao - juicy but those from Din Tai Fung were better.





Dumpling with melon & black fungus






Bacon with cheese - unique presentation but the deep-fried skin affects the taste.














Most satisfying food from the menu - mango pomelo with nice dry-ice presentation - similar to Hua Ting's bubur hitam presentation.

Monday, 25 August 2008

HK (30/07 - 04/08)

Show casing the 2 most expensive meals during my stay in HK.

Maxim's Palace at City Hall where Queen Eliz patronises. HKD388 for 2 pax for the 10 dim sum we tasted.






The skin of the Xiao Long Bao was too thick, prefer the standards of Din Tai Fung or Crystal Jade.









The filling of custard bun was smooth. Didnt like the char siew bun as the meat filling was bland.






Hot pick - ma lai gao - soft & springy texture, not too sweet.










Pastry of the egg tart was just right, with a good egg aroma. The paste of the yam puff was smooth too.





Plain chee cheong fun - thin and smooth



Prawn with corn roll - new taste. But Prawn with mango would taste better.


Steam carrot cake was soft and smooth though saltish (due to the sauce).



Another hot pick - siew mai. Not a fan of siew mai though.












Dinner @ Underbridge Spicy Crab @ Admiralty



There are at least 4 outlets along the road under the bridge, owned by the same owner! The dinner for 2 costs about S$140, excluding the dessert that we ate at a dessert cafe.



The double boiled shark fins had better quality fins than the shark fins with crab meat.








Signature spicy typhoon crab that costs abt S$75 per kg. The fresh crab was fried before serving with the typhoon shelter sauce that was garlic-based. The frying caused the fresh crab meat to be dry and lost its sweetness.




The Mantis prawn costs abt S$16 per piece. Not much meat though.






Fresh and juicy scallops











Durian roll, mango pomelo and durian pomelo from Lucky Dessert House. Very appetising and refreshing mango pomelo!