My goodness, it's been 3 months since I've updated this blog. My apologies!

I went back to Hong Kong to visit family/ spend the holiday. Of course, I had some AMAZING food!  That's right, I had a snake feast! Snake is thought to be good for the body, but that's besides the point (for me anyway). The point is all the dishes there was delicious! Let the feast begin :)

If you're iffy about reptiles, I suggest you get away now... Don't worry, I'll be back w/ other amazing food, something less iffy ^^

Snake Stew



It has shredded snake with some other ingredients. I think there's black fungus and bamboo shoots. It was quite delicious w/ some white pepper.

Fried Veggie Wraps



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You can eat it w/ mayonnaise if you want. It has shredded carrots, black fungus, and bamboo shoots, so the vegetable of the snake stew.

7 Herbs Stuffed Duck



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I should say 7 ingredients cuz that's more appropriate than "7 herbs" It was very fragrant! There's shiitake mushrooms, chestnuts, and some other Chinese herbs that made this dish very herby. The meat so so tender it broke off from the bone if you only poke it gently w/ a fork. I think the 10 of us at the table finished all the meat in less than 5 min. 

Steamed Eel w/ Black Bean Sauce



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Oh so good... the eel was tender and it soaked up all the black bean sauce's flavor!  I slurrped up all the skin because the fat of the eel was so flavorful.

Snake Soup w/ Chicken Feet



There's the chunk of snake!



This is a little lighter compared to the duck and the eel.  It's a nice dish to make you feel a little healthier so you'll be ready for the next dish.

Stir-fried Pawns



The flavor was good but the pawn was not as "bouncy" as it could've been, which was a little disappointing. Also, I didn't want to peel it so I only had one.

Hot Lamb Pot



Gotta have it for winter!  You really can't go wrong with the lamb pot.  The only disappointment was that there was not enough lamb! The tofu skin and napa cabbage were excellent as they soaked up all the flaovrs.

Vegetable w/ Mushrooms



A healthy way to end the feast.  Although it's drowned in a rather thick sauce, the veggie was really fresh so that was quite refreshing.

Happy Eating! ^^

Before I head over to San Francisco, I better update what I've been consuming (which is not much) for the past weeks or so.

Boomerang's





It's an Australian style meat pie.  Apparently it's as common as burgers are in the U.S.  I tried the chicken mushroom pie. It was pretty good. I like how even though it's a cream sauce, it's not heavy. The ingredients are pretty fresh so it's not heavily seasoned, which I like.  And I love onions! The texture of mushroom and chicken together is good that this combo gives it a bit of a bite. Overall it's decent :)

Spaghetti Carbonara



I made it w/ a friend of mine. It was good! Just made it w/ salami, milk, eggs, freshly grated Parmesan cheese from the can, and of course, spaghetti! Didn't add enough salt and pepper though so it's not as flavorful as I would like it to be. It'll be much improved next time :)

Happy Eating! ^^

What's their promotion? $1.50 slice cheesecake night! How can I, Foods Addict, miss out on this golden opportunity to get this expensive, decadent, delicious cheesecake? You bet I didn't!

Frozen Mango Ice



Pretty no? It was very mango-y too. Pretty good.

The Anniversary



That's right, this slice of cheesecake was only $1.50  Pretty darn good if you asked me. There's the signature blob of whipped cream. That big rose on top is chocolate icing, but you probably have figured that out already. There's also chocolate crunch that crusted the cake. Let me separate the layers for you, from top to bottom:

cream cheese
chocolate cream cheese
chocolate cake
chocolate cream cheese
cream cheese
chocolate cream cheese
chocolate cake

You're right. I couldn't finish it in 1 sitting so I brought the rest home. As usual, it gets too sweet after a few bites but it was still good.

Happy Eating! ^^