前世的印記

相傳人死後，過了鬼門關便上了黃泉路，路上盛開著只見花,不見葉的彼岸花。花葉生生兩不見，相念相惜永相失，路盡頭有一條河叫忘川河，河上有一座奈何橋。有個叫孟婆的女人守候在那裡，給每個經過的路人遞上一碗孟婆湯，凡是喝過孟婆湯的人就會忘卻今生今世所有的牽絆，了無牽掛地進入六道，或為仙，或為人，或為畜。

孟婆湯又稱忘情水，一喝便忘前世今生。一生愛恨情仇，一世浮沉得失，都隨這碗孟婆湯遺忘得乾乾淨淨。今生牽掛之人，今生痛恨之人，來生都相見不識。

可是有那麼一部分人因為種種原因，不願意喝下孟婆湯，孟婆沒辦法只好答應他們。但在這些人身上做了記號，這個記號就是要麼在臉上留下了酒窩，要麼在脖子後面點顆痣.要麼在胸前點顆痣。這樣的人，必須跳入忘川河，受水淹火炙的磨折等上千年才能輪迴，轉世之後會帶著前世的記憶、帶著那個"記號"尋找前世的戀人。

Vancouver Gastropost Mission 62 : Asian Noodle Smackdown

November 11th, 2014
Posted by: Team Gastropost

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From Gastroposter Rosita Lam, via Instagram:

Empress Cafe : Japanese mentaiko spaghetti www.facebook.com/thepearlorange

 

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*Source: Braologie

Cold-Overpriced to the Max | Cali-Mex

The first time I knew about Cali-Mex was when I passed by the outlet in Central when it was still under renovation and while I finally saw the opening of another branch in Wanchai, I went there to grab a quick lunch one day.  There aren't many Mexican joints in HK, let alone good ones so I was really looking forward to giving this place a try.  The branch in Wanchai is on Queen's Road East right next to Burger King and PP3 - quite conveniently located.  Ordering's at the front, and there're seating on the second floor.

That afternoon I was craving for something light so I opted for the Baja fish taco ($98) in medium spice, which was definitely not cheap I thought.  *still reminiscing the once-upon-a-time CAD 99cent tacos at Taco Bell*  Food was ready pretty soon and I grabbed a free-seating-fast-food-style table upstairs.  The order came in 3 taco shells, although the presentation didn't look too very appealing.

In fact, the food itself didn't taste that great either.  The salsa and sour cream was cold, which of course I wasn't surprised but nothing else was even a tiny bit warm, not the taco shell, not the fish.  While there're 3 tacos in an order, which worked out to be around $33 each, there was only one small piece of fish found in each one of them, and the rest was stuffed up with veg and sour cream.

This place is not worth my second try.  I would much rather get a deluxe lunch combo at Tsui Wah WITH beverage at this price.  At least they serve their food hot.

Cali-Mex, G/F 25 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, +852 2325 3005

District:  Wanchai

Overall Rating: 2 / 5

Cost:  $100 ph


*REPOSTED on OpenRice

Didn't Have My Sweet Tooth Fix | Pantry Bread & Pastries

People are right when they say Hong Kong is very fast-paced and changes rapidly.  I left town for a mere 2 weeks and came back and saw many new shops on Queen's Road, one of them being Pantry.  I believe the Pantry in CWB has been around for some time and they are famous for their pastries and cookies.  I got off early one day and thought I'd buy home a dessert to fix my sweet tooth so I went to the new branch in Wanchai.

It's a bright and neat little bakery shop with all sorts of breads and cookies shelved on one side, all of which were welcome for sample tasting.

The other side were the cakes and apparently they do lunch sets too.

What really caught my eyes were the cute Lego block cakes ($54) which came in various colors.  The blue blueberry cheesecake sounded most safe so I bought that one home.

I took a first bite and thought...hmm, it's not the usual kinda cheesecake I had before, not the traditional style, and not even NY nor Japanese styles.  I thought the cheese texture and taste resembled ricotta cheese, not that I'm saying ricotta cheese is bad, but it's not what I was expecting for when I bought this cheesecake home.  Inside the cake, there was a layer of blueberry purée, cake and a crunch covered by the "cheese".

The cake itself looked cute and creative, perfect for photoshooting purposes, but the flavor was not fantastic.  Let's just say I didn't have my sweet tooth fix.  Likely I will give this bakery a second try, but will definitely go for the safer option of chocolate cake or cookies.


Pantry Bread & Pastries, G/F 101 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, +852 2577 3898
District:  Wanchai
Overall Rating:  3 / 5
Cost:  $54 per small cake


*REPOSTED on OpenRice

Healthy Food on a Fever Day | Gaba Concept

I called in sick one day and after visiting the doctor in CWB, I decided to grab some healthy food from Gaba on the way. To be honest, the location was a little awkward. Seated on the first floor of an old building on Lockhart Road, I had to beep the old-style intercom at the door on the ground floor for them to unlock the gate for me to go up the building, reminding me just exactly how many many years I haven’t gone up to these private venues for late-night drinking, which was THE thing 6.5 years ago when I came back to HK.

The cafe was quiet, not a surprise though on a weekday afternoon, but it was a cozy venue.   They even had my fav pink lily on each table, e-props.

I ordered the pasta du jour which was whole wheat pasta with pan-seared scallop. Scrumptious al dente spaghetti mixed with ginger, garlic and spring onion (like the dipping sauce for Chinese white cut chicken), the scallop was skillfully seared such that the inside remained raw.

I was already warned but how can a fever day go without sweets? So, I went ahead and ordered the Puffle – chocolate puff x waffle. It was a big portion and the fact that the ice-cream was home-made and sugar-free made me feel that much better. There’s always a trade-of course. The waffle was not orgasmic, probably because butter and cream and all those sorts of unhealthy ingredients were opted out of the recipe. I love the chocolate puffs and vanilla sauce though. They were very crunchy, and the dark chocolate sauce poured on top did not make the puffs too sweet.

    

Sank into Adele’s singing in the background the entire time, it was a relaxing and healthy experience at Gaba. Will definitely be back next time to try out their unique coffee selection and dessert. See the turntables? Hopefully can catch DJ in the house next time too! ;)

 

Gaba Concept, 1/F Diamond Mansion, 462-468 Lockhart Road, CWB, +852 3679 0348

Overall Rating:  4 / 5

Cost:  $200 ph - Lunch

*REPOSTED on OpenRice

A Sexy Back With An Over-sized Perfume Box

Perfect color for the fall season, I've chosen this Zalora teal cross-back dress in long sleeves ($119) and a cute Buy Something Borrowed perfume bottle clutch ($209) for Missy Chan.  Both purchased from www.zalora.com.hk


More fall styles to come...