I like to try new things and discover great finds when I travel. And
ofcourse I like to indulge. Might as well after all the effort and
money spent to get there, no?
After losing my companions and
wandering around the Peak for 15 minutes, the need to treat myself to
something special was strong. Erase some of that stress.
I
saw it from afar. Hmmm, Gino's gelato. Wondering who Gino was (was
chinese named Gino?), I scanned the choices and ended up with Chocolate.
Ofcourse, what else.
Hmmm. HK$29 pricy for a scoop of ice cream. But it was dark, creamy and not so sweet. Not bad. not bad at all.
Godiva ofcourse was better, richer, tastier. But Gino's Chocolate ice cream was far better than any of the ones here in Manila.
On the last day, I decided to check out
Royce'
in Lane Crawford. A friend mentioned the chocolate dipped potato chips
were good. A box of that was HK$70 so i decided against it. But I
couldn't resist the Nama Chocolate.
The
young sales lady was very accomodating. She made us try the
bitter chocolate with VSOP and the milk chocolate with champagne.
Naturally, bitter was a winner. It's like a rectangular truffle.
Inside the well wrapped box was a tray of 25 rectangular pieces.
One
rectangle is about 1 x 3/4 inch in size, dusted with bitter cocoa
powder. The box comes with its own yellow plastic cutting tool.
The
sales lady warned us that it must be refrigerated. She included a
small packet of ice and said this will keep it cold for 3-4 hours.
Yikes, it was still 3 - 4 hours before we go to the airport and another 3
- 4 before we ride the plane... But, the weather was cool and i really
wanted them. The ice pack worked like a charm. they arrived here
intact.
No wonder, such instructions to keep it
cold. It really melts in your hand. High quality chocolates have a
high level of cocoa butter giving it a lower temperature threshold
making it melt easier. Delicious. Close your eyes and savor the brandy
flavoured bittersweet chocolate melting in your mouth.
How
amusing that my last meal in Hong Kong would be the most
miserable. Early dinner at the airport was at CAN-TEEN (again! they're
everywhere!) on the 2nd floor. I ordered pork chop noodle soup
(something like it) and a bowl of noodles arrived. I asked the
waiter twice if it was pork. Yes yes yes. Looked like beef, tasted
like beef. Meat was hard as a rock! and the soup was so salty! It was
the most miserable "porkchop" I ever had. Then the waiter comes with
the porkchop noodles - so what was i eating? beef noodle soup my
brother ordered. Only consolation - porkchop noodles was just as bad.
Miserable beef mami
