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用TABLEMAP 訂位贈送很新鮮，完全沒有鯹味。用紫菜包著海膽吃有雙重的口感 這也是送的，餐牌上沒有。螺肉熟得剛好，入味而不韌。湯汁帶有甜味，還有冬茹片和海帶 明太子辣辣的很惹味，可惜蛋有點乾 味噌的鹹度剛好，炆淋了的魚骨很易入口 是炸的不是燒的，油得很 免治雞肉有點鞋 原來是用免治牛肉 跟韓式辣椒醬拌勻，像港式窩蛋免治牛肉飯 continue reading

中環有性格的隱蔽小店。推介火雞子,明太子燒玉子,炸蝦天ぷら豬腸鍋亦很不錯。服務好，環境好。推介!Unique Japanese/Hong Kong fusion.Very good Japanese egg rolls and Tempura!Very friendly and sincere service. Decent environment.Recommended!Friends:F has been on my Central "hit-list" for quite a while. A tai-pai dong nearby is also on my list.After a rather intoxicating drinking session at a Shisha Bar in Central, I was trying to sell either "Shing Kee" or "F" to my friends. Since the ladies were afraid of the prospect of eating with fast approaching cockroaches, "Shing Kee" was immediately vetoed out. I then suggested F. One of my friends was from America, another was from Malaysia. They weren't too interested in any "standard" restaurants in the SOHO area (btw, not everyone from abroad likes the Soho/LKF "lifestyle" - it can get a bit boring.) It took me some persuasion skill and persistence to make the point that F appears to be a very unique restaurant that's worth a try. Fortunately for me , they agreed. I phoned F to reserve a table at 9:00 p.m. I was extremely glad to know that their final order was fixed at 11:00p.m. Perfect for late night diners. Lost & Found:We then set off to locate "F". Being a Kowloon person, I constantly lose my way amongst the streets in Central ϵ( 'Θ' )϶As the four of us were a bit stuck in the middle of a road junction, the person in charge, whom we have never met before, actually came to the streets to search for the four of us! Amazing. He approached one of my friends and asked whether we're looking for F. I have no idea how he could identity us! Σ（ﾟдﾟlll）Perhaps it's easier to spot 4 clueless individuals looking around in the middle of Peel Street ?! ！(◎_◎;)Fascinating! I asked Mr. F how he knew we were the group. He - no doubt diplomatically - stated that he had anticipated that we should be around the area by that time (conveniently avoiding any description about our cluelessness ϵ( 'Θ' )϶).Finally, F:With Mr. F's friendly assistance, we finally found the not too flashy entrance of F and entered it. Fancy modern decor in black with dark wooden tables and some mirrors. Quite comfortable.Forewarned is Forearmed:Mr.F offered a table for 6 to us since it wasn't too crowded at the time. Thanks!There was good space between tables. Around 20-24 seats. Booking is recommended. It was a bit warm. We asked whether we could turn up the air-con. No problem.After a while, we still felt a bit warm and found the place a bit smokey after we've placed our orders. No problem.Last order was indeed at 11:00 p.m. The kitchen staffs fled shortly afterwards. Luckily, friendly Mr. F dutifully fulfilled his duty as the person-in-charge (is he the boss?) We enjoyed our drinks until 12:00. We never felt rushed at all, but we kept our promises and left on time. We really appreciated Mr. F's fantastic service before, during, and after the dinner.Excellent, sincere and friendly service. Top marks!Food: A lot about the friendly service and fancy decor so finally, the food.The menu had a lot of skewers on offer. Some of those were quite exotic (as you'll see later ). There is also tempura, fried rice and a few nabe mono (food/stews in stone pot).The drink list contained many types of sake, including stock choices like "Kubota" and I believe "Hakkaisan". However, I didn't notice any sochu, which I think would be very good for the generally strong flavoured food they provide at F. (Then again, my attention might have been affected by the Egyptian beer and shisha I had before the meal.)They also had a small number of white wine and red wine available. We ordered a bottle of white. Robert Mugabe, pardon, Robert Mondavi, at $420 per bottle. We found it expensive for the quality (but we still ordered two bottles.)I recommend ordering sake instead. Anyway, about the food:Fluffy :Meitaigo Tamagoyaki ($108):First came the Japanese egg roll with fish roe (meitaigo). It's very good! Fluffy, soft and filled with egg taste. Not overcooked. There is still some egg sauce inside the roll. The meitaigo were also very flavourful. The salty meitaigo mixed well with the light taste of the egg. The quality was similar or even better than those provided at "The Yuu" at TST and approaching "The Mon" at Causeway Bay!It definitely fulfilled the Japanese standard (Ms. Japan liked it! )Recommended. Faint-hearted, not for the:Turkey Testicles, grilled - ouch ($75 for two skewers):This was the first item recommended by Mr. F.It's bigger than chicken testicles. Grilled with some sea salt. The texture was a bit like sausage mixed with the chicken version. Perhaps one will need balls to eat these. The girls just had half of it. But Mr. USA and yours truly enjoyed those.Recommended to those who have balls. Crocodile meat: ($50)I had a crocodile steak once at Wooloomooloo. I found it to be very tough and rubbery. I was quite hesitant upon seeing this initially. However, these turned out to be quite nice! The texture was very interesting. Somewhat like cod fish mixed with pork! It was very aromatic. Also recommended.Foie Gras, Turkey Testicles and Crocodile: Francophile:Foie Gras: $120 for two large pieces.I've been trying to stop eating fattened liver. But I couldn't resist the temptation whenever my friends ordered it.The foie gras here were very thick, oily and pretty aromatic. Not bad but I'd prefer to have it grilled a bit more.The price was reasonable. It's similar to most yakitori shops in Hong Kong, like Nan Tei, which also provide nice foie gras.Snails: Sea snails in spicy broth with konyaku ($78): The sauce had some kimchi taste with a lot of garlic and a bit of red chilli and sesame. It had more Chinese wine than usual. The taste was strong. The sea snails were very meaty and tender. Perfectly cleaned and gutted. I think the chef did the sauce and the sea snails separately as the snails were still quite tender but the sauce did not completely overwhelm the original seafood taste. The konyaku inside did not absorb the sauce very much and were just average quality.I don't usually eat sea snails but I still had two, which was a big leap forward. About 10-12 sea snails.Worth a try. F's favoriteig intestine in miso ($78):This was one of their signature dishes. I'm a fan of pork innards so I had to try this.It came in a boiling hot stone pot. The daikon (turnip) and motsu were inside a miso broth. It's dark yellow, probably made of rice miso. It tasted a bit sweet with a slightly salty aftertaste. The motsu was supposed to be marinated in the miso for three days ?! Actually, I find the taste of those pig innards light. Those didn't feel like being marinated for three days. The miso taste didn't really enter the intestines. I prefer the motsu nabe at "Jun". The taste there is generally much stronger and the motsu there were fatter. The taste of the miso didn't really enter the daikon as well. (Note: I prefer strong flavors. So it might be fine for you. )It was very very tender indeed and cleaned properly - which is crucial. The motsu were the thin and smooth type and not too fatty. Good for those who prefer a (relatively) healthier option. Quite a lot for the price. Worth a try. Recommended. Fried:Tempura ($104):I've tried many tempura specialists in Japan. Most of those were in business since 100 years ago. Those weren't that expensive. Most self-proclaimed tempura specialists in Hong Kong are grossly overpriced. It's very hard to find good tempura with a good price in Hong Kong.To my surprise, the quality of the tempura prawns here were very good! The batter was very crisp. It's wasn't oily at all. The large prawns were meaty, fresh and flavourful. It's even a bit better than the very good one I had at "The Yuu" (Wan Chai branch)!Four large prawns for $104 is very reasonable.Highly recommended!Crab Meat and Crab Miso Fried Rice ($108):Approaching the end of the meal so we ordered some carbs. The fried rice was nicely executed. Each rice was separate from each other. The rice was mixed with very fresh and sweet crab meat. The restaurant was very generous with the amount of crab meat they put into the rice! The crab miso (crab cream?) wasn't too flavourable but acceptable. The only complaint was that the seaweed weren't kept dry enough. It became a but soggy and hard to mix into the rice. Still, this dish is recommended. We also ordered:Chicken wings (not caught on photo). Two large pieces for $30. Honey glazed. I didn't try it but Ms. Malaysia was very happy with those. Pork cheek ($65 for two): These were also decent. The timing was good and the cheeks were tender. Everyone enjoyed it.Finale:I'll definitely frequent F whenever I'm up for more fun and fanfare with friends! Finally, I Fondly hope that I would be Forgiven if I've Foolishly Fallen afoul with my dear reader Friends byFumbling For too many F words For F's sake. Yours Faithfully, Franco. continue reading

中環卑利街有間餐廳，名字叫F！F，總會令人產生無限聯想，很多食客可能會猜是Fresh；三五知已柴娃娃去吃一餐的，或會估是Fun；就快俾人炒魷魚的我會想起Fire。店子的名字其實不太緊要，我更關心的是食物質素如何。平日的晚上來到，或許是時間太早，竟然是包場狀態，真是發夢也想不到會是這樣。我職業病發地又在想，這個生意能夠捱到中環咁貴的租金嗎? 但願它在較夜或者Weekend的時間，可以多做一點。我知道，我係諗多左。食物選擇並不多，朋友甚至把餐牌翻來覆去，也想不到該吃什麼。這類小店子，著力把食物做精一點，其實也不是壞事，總好過有幾十頁紙的食物俾你揀，但冇一款做得好。餐前是食，是芝士春卷，香口東西至合心水。皮薄又脆口，炸得熱燙，具芝士香的出品，都無咩可能會唔好食。如果芝士味可以再濃郁些少，咁就perfect。不過，這已是很恰當的小吃了。麵豉汁煮豬腸率先拿到大家跟前，一大鍋的滾湯浸著豬腸和蒟蒻，看到已覺吸引。豬腸肥美，咬落爽脆，亦甘香入味，蒟蒻則是口感煙韌，兩者在熱鍋內翻滾，教人讚嘆不已。看餐牌，分別有海膽蛋卷以及明太子蛋卷供應。商議一會，大家也覺得明太子會比較夾，有了共識，便可以去馬。蛋卷燒得香口，雖算不上軟滑，但中間夾著濕潤的明太子，又剛好。從來也喜歡明太子的辣味，再配合雞蛋，就是天衣無縫的組合。不忘試點串燒，叫了牛舌、雞皮、雞腎以及牛肉露筍卷，幾款均未算燒得香口，但牛舌的咬口不錯，雞皮都總算脆口，雞腎夠爽，相信用材是很新鮮的。若能燒得香一點，都會是不錯的。鵝肝釀燒雞翼珊珊來遲，還以為是漏了單。慢功果然出細貨，雞翼夠香，面頭帶點焦，一口咬下，除了燙口，就是甘香又軟嫩的鵝肝，好吃非常，等咁耐都是值得的。還有客炒飯，是蟹黃蟹肉炒飯。送上來時已是陣陣的蟹黃香，配合那混入了豐富蟹肉的炒飯，又是無敵的組合。胃納超細的我，雖然吃至此時已很飽，但也要來一大碗才肯心息。沒有在這裡吃甜品，因為依我們這組飯腳的慣例，是必然會另覓地點吃甜品飲咖啡的。下場在哪裡? 正是隔離的Le Moment，另文再談。 continue reading

早1陣子已聽食友提過呢間新店............mar 24, 12............食唔到附近嘅沾麵............即刻改去呢度.............叫咗 :1) 前菜 (免費)-青瓜片上有點櫻花蝦乾-2片青瓜中間就有d煮過的紫菜-整體都幾惹味2) 麵豉汁煮豬腸 (hk$78)-食友曾大讚這裡的豬腸-店方都有推介比我-豬腸都肥,入口彈,有質感,混埋麵豉汁同食,麵豉好入味又惹味-好聰明的配搭,若豬腸真的還有些少"押"味,都可以成功被蓋過-店方好快送來pommery mustard,並介紹日本人的食法喺伴以英式芥末,不過佢哋改良咗用法式style-窩內亦伴以關東煮時常見的蒟蒻,呢個就又彈,又煙韌的-所以成鍋嘅質感唔會同個腍字掛鉤-的確好唔錯3) 燒雞軟骨 (hk$25)-軟骨很有咬口,外表乾,但裡面無乾4) 燒豚肉露筍卷 (hk$35)-燒得合格有餘-附設柚子鹽,岩鹽,海鹽同7味粉5) 燒雞泡魚-夜干 (hk$98)-店方介紹其雞泡魚干同平時食到的不同-佢真喺成條魚形喎-外表燒得乾身,入口很juicy,亦好厚肉,有點似喺醃過的1/2鹹鮮魚嘅質感,但就無咁鹹,調味好輕手,只傳來魚本身淡淡的鹹鮮味-所以友人嫌唔喺鹹味,自行+番d鹽添 6) 明太子煎蛋卷 (hk$108)-店方介紹蛋卷都喺佢哋signature-今次我哋揀咗有明太子的-明太子份量不少,可以做出厚厚的1層,沒想像中咁辣,好輕微,反而喺增添蛋卷嘅惹味度啫-蛋雖見唔到有蛋汁,但尚算好嫩,濕潤度高,有香氣,輕度甜意,蛋卷嘅甜味主要來自面頭的醬汁-已是很有質素的蛋卷了7) 龍蝦炒飯 (hk$168)-店方介紹嗰日off menu的炒飯同點炒法-佢咁介紹,我又會心思思想試-所以做好要打包的準備就落order-蝦頭釀以粟米,+芝士去焗-而個飯就有龍蝦肉,蔬菜粒同豉油同炒-飯入口偏濕/"立",無中式嘅炒得乾爽-店方解釋喺日本米會比較"黏"身-呢個炒飯最可取就喺個鮮味,炒得出這個效果,呢個都很難得,唔知佢個飯要+d嘜同炒先有呢個鮮味-因最後我有打包,經雪咗1晚之後,飯的濕"立"感-少咗好多8) 燒10勝紅豆年糕 (hk$25)-雖然飽,但都要預番個位比甜品,所以打包咗剩餘嘅炒飯-年糕燒得外小挺硬,裡面好軟糯,有2件個底燒黑咗少少,所以帶點焦香,好似食緊飯焦咁,只喺無脆口嘅口感-紅豆甜味適中,剛好配上無味的年糕-正呀9) 燒爆炸菠蘿 (hk$25)-呢個燒菠蘿最出位就喺面頭的爆炸糖-佢遇上燒菠蘿已有點"咋咋吓",在其表面跳動,之後就大肆爆炸我哋嘅味蕾-食到爆炸糖,真的令我感覺好年輕,可能鈎起咗童年回憶啦...........2來佢喺條脷上"咯咯"聲咁彈吓彈吓,好有活力-新鮮菠蘿好多汁,甜 continue reading

是晚有飯局在咐近,便相約幾位老友先來個HH.來到才知這裡便是友人在網誌中推薦有精彩豬腸鍋的F!簡約帶點型格的裝修是這一帶小店的特式.和主理人Fenndy打過招呼後目光便停留在餐牌上,尋找有什麼好吃！因為有飯局在後固只淺嚐數款小食.黑糖菊花茶----每天自家制的菊花茶味道濃郁,甜度適中！辣汁煮花螺----這汁的調味有點像韓國的泡菜鍋味道,辣度不高但有點鮮味.螺肉質感有彈性而不韌,加了些苟篛同煮,吃時連湯汁一起喝下更加吸引！味噌煮大腸----也是滾熱登場！看著滾燙的麵豉汁在鍋內翻滾沸騰香味四散這已是一種享受.豬腸入味吃起來充滿脂肪的甘香,質感有彈性而不韌！煎明太子蛋卷----蛋卷外層煎得微焦,賣相是對辦的.吃起來略欠一點蛋香是在香港食店做此物的普遍問題,但中間夾層加了帶點鹹香的明太子郤能彌補蛋香不足.看得出是花了點心思在內.串燒牛心----牛味是十二分的濃郁,烤得微焦的外層帶脆而中間的質感像比較爽的牛脷.淺嚐數款小吃已對其出品有一定信心,已預備十多人來個Happy Friday 掃餐牌小局！老闆的卡片上有甚多的F的聯想字,Fresh.Freestyle.Feast.Food.Fragrant.Favorite.....對我而言與朋友吃到合心意的食物就是Fun! continue reading