Showing posts with label face-off. Show all posts
Showing posts with label face-off. Show all posts
15 July 2011
Here comes the second installation of face-off. 楊枝甘露 is a very common and popular dessert and it's essentially mango pieces, sago and pomelo in mango puree/sauce. It is sweet, sourish (depending on the mango) and bitter (depending on the pomelo).
Our two contenders are:
1) 許留山 Hui Lau Shan is a ubiquitous dessert stall in HK. It is almost impossible that anybody who has set foot on HK has not heard of it.
2) 發記甜品 Lucky Dessert is a slowly but surely expanding dessert chain store, originally from 深井 (Sham Tseng).
My verdict on both's 楊枝甘露 is that Lucky Dessert wins, hands down. In fact, I'm gonna brave all flak and declare that Hui Lau Shan is a severely overrated dessert stall.
Pros: The mango puree/sauce is thick and not diluted/icy like Hui Lau Shan's. There is also more ingredients and a generally more mango-y taste.
Cons: The pomelo was a little too bitter. Which probably just means that they didn't artificially sweeten it, I guess.
This face-off is slightly different from the first because I actually have not done a proper review and introduction of both places. In any case, find out where the branches of Lucky Dessert are. I know they have a branch in Mongkok and Causeway Bay.
Our two contenders are:
1) 許留山 Hui Lau Shan is a ubiquitous dessert stall in HK. It is almost impossible that anybody who has set foot on HK has not heard of it.
2) 發記甜品 Lucky Dessert is a slowly but surely expanding dessert chain store, originally from 深井 (Sham Tseng).
My verdict on both's 楊枝甘露 is that Lucky Dessert wins, hands down. In fact, I'm gonna brave all flak and declare that Hui Lau Shan is a severely overrated dessert stall.
Pros: The mango puree/sauce is thick and not diluted/icy like Hui Lau Shan's. There is also more ingredients and a generally more mango-y taste.
Cons: The pomelo was a little too bitter. Which probably just means that they didn't artificially sweeten it, I guess.
This face-off is slightly different from the first because I actually have not done a proper review and introduction of both places. In any case, find out where the branches of Lucky Dessert are. I know they have a branch in Mongkok and Causeway Bay.
23 May 2011
I decided to add a new section to this blog: Face-off! It's basically comparing "apple" to "apple" and see which "apple" is nicer. First "apple" is 燉奶, steamed milk pudding. The 2 contenders are from Yee Shun Milk Company 義順牛奶公司 and Australia Dairy Company 澳洲牛奶公司.
The winner is Yee Shun Milk Company 義順牛奶公司!
Pros: Smoother, more refreshing, less sweet, didn't feel sick of it after eating half a bowl, colder, more refreshing (it's repeated, i know. that's the point)
Cons: More expensive by HKD2 (for those penny-pinchers out there)
Pros: Smoother, more refreshing, less sweet, didn't feel sick of it after eating half a bowl, colder, more refreshing (it's repeated, i know. that's the point)
Cons: More expensive by HKD2 (for those penny-pinchers out there)
Just stick to the 快餐 set on the wall of Australia Dairy Company 澳洲牛奶公司 and you'll be safe. Drink the cold milk, don't eat it.
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