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The Egg Tart Taste Test

November 25, 2015

lots of egg tarts

WHO IS THE EGG TART KING? I’m an avid fan of bucket lists – check, check, check.  When there are too many foods to try and too little time, you gotta go with recommendations to get the most out of your daily 1500 calorie intake quota. Make sense right? This TimeOut list  for the best egg tarts in HK got me thinking – there are 6 bakeries they recommend for egg tarts and that’s 5 too many bakeries for me.  I want to know which one is the best one because I’m lazy like that and want to make sure I’m not losing out on good food. I know, some people will disagree and say that everybody will have a different preference and there’s no one same “best egg tart” for everybody because we are all different.  However, there is an uniform set of characteristics of a good egg tart – a perfectly flaky and buttery crust, with a smooth, aromatic, sweet and yolky filling. And that’s what I’m after – the most “best” egg tart in HK. AND SO LET THE EXPERIMENT BEGIN!

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6 Reasons why Chopsticks are Awesome!

November 1, 2015

reasons why chopsticks are awesome

CHOPSTICKS ARE AMAZEBALLS Do you suck at holding chopsticks and don’t see a point to why this utensil should ever exist and why it’s existed for so long?  So why wasn’t Darwin right with his natural selection and why are chopsticks still so prevalently used? Because they’re great for many other uses!  Besides using them to play pick-up sticks of course – did I just reveal my age…?

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Top 10 Hong Kong Dining Tips

August 5, 2015

BACK TO THE BASICS 101 Obviously, you won’t run into any trouble eating at a Western restaurant or a really posh Chinese restaurants at a 5 star hotel. However, points below are helpful when you venture to more local and authentic eats around town, and regardless, the Chinese eating etiquette tips will be helpful in general.  Happy reading & eating!

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What is Durian?

June 4, 2015

what the... durian? featured image. thesmoodiaries.com

DURIAN IS…? “It smells sort of like a combination of rotten meat, sour milk, old gym shoes and maybe a touch of dog poop” “It smells like dirty gym clothes you leave in a bag and in your trunk for about a week during the summer” “Smells like gas” Those are just some comments I pulled from Google of what others think about Durian.  Want to know more about durian, like, what the heck is it exactly?  Click on to find out.

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Les Saveurs Private Kitchen

February 12, 2015

LES SAVEURS PRIVATE KITCHEN As you can already tell, I went French and I went private.  Private kitchen that is.  Les Saveurs popped my private kitchen cherry, and it’s piqued my interest to try more! You may be wondering, what’s a private kitchen and how was Les Saveurs?  Well, keep reading then =P…

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The Butchers Club Burger in Hong Kong

February 2, 2015

The Butchers Club Burgers in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. thesmoodiaries.com

CROWNED THE BEST BURGERS IN HONG KONG Time Out Hong Kong gave it the “best burgers in town” title, so you know what that means… That means I believe NO ONE, and will have to try it out for myself to be the judge of that!  So was it really the “best burger in town”…?

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Corporate worker by day, creative blogger by night and avid traveller by weekend. Virginia is a proud Vancouverite now in Hong Kong exploring all corners of Asia.

She's currently discovering her Asian roots - one flight, one noodle and one Canto slang at a time. *slurp*

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