Hiroshi 宏 - (Hong Kong)

 A 2nd Shop opened by the Hiroshi 宏 guys just a street behind, the boss wanted to make this both a Japanese Noodles shop as well as a Patisserie shop.  Even their regular Japanese customers voiced out that this combination is unprecedented in Japan itself.  But I guess with the high rental levels in Hong Kong and when local customers expect ramen, yakitori, sashimi and desserts all in one shop anyway, it is not implausible an idea afterall.  This is a summary from 3 different visits to this new shop.

 

 

Rose Petal Macaron et Green Tea Macaron -
The Green Tea Macaron was nicely flavoured and so was the perfumed Rose version. The macaron shell on the other hand seemed a little too sticky chewy. ~ 6.9/10

 

 

 

Apple Tea -
Japan cafes like doing an Apple tea even all the way in their French pastry shops, such as Sadaharu Aoki. This was quite refreshing and lovable despite the Tea Bag. ~ 8/10

 

 

 

Salad -
Part of the Lunch Set. It was OK but not better than Japan's 松屋 with unlimited salad dressing. ~ 6/10

 

 

 

Kitsune Akamoku Udon (あかもく うどん) -
The Beancurd Sheets were actually added by myself for $10. The Onsen Tamago comes as default rather than a raw egg for a Tsukimi 月見 Udon. The Akamoku Udons are infused with seaweed and cooked for 5 minutes exactly, by which time they are slightly too soft to me liking. This Onsen Tamago version should already include some Spring Onion negi in my opinion. The presentation could be better but the taste was decent indeed with that seafood broth! ~ 6.9/10

 

 

 

Vanilla Egg Roll -
I tried both a Small and Large version of this and the bigger one was much better. It's eggy and moist, the cream was just right without splitting or too hard either. ~ 9/10

 

Matcha Roll Cake (Small) -
The 1st one I ate was way way too bitter. The one we got on the day after was much more balanced. Getting there... ~ 3/10

 

 

 

2nd Day's Matcha Roll Cake (Small) -
This was much better and very aromatic from the green tea cream, it tasted almost like it had Earl Grey or Black Tea in it for some reason with that smokiness. ~ 8/10

 

 

Strawberry Roll Cake - $60
This was also moist and creamy. The baked skin is now on the inside compared to the other rolls on offer. It makes it slightly less eggy aromatic, but overall this was still enjoyable. ~ 7/10

 

 

 

Matcha Cake with Adzuki Red Beans - $88
This is imported from Japan directly and was said to use green tea that is Certified on the Japan side. Unfortunately this was slightly too dry and the red beans were too sweet to balance it all. ~ 6/10

 

Orange Pekoe Tea -
The menu was not entirely correct as it was translated to carry Orange flavour - orange pekoe actually refers to the leaf stem and it is quite fragile and subtle in it's taste. At the beginning this didn't show this delicate structure, but the 2nd flush of this tea revealed it's very weak yet fragrant character. Very lovely. ~ 9/10

 

 

First Picked Green Tea - 初茶
This Japanese young green tea is akin to the first pick of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. This is logically from the 2012 harvest but was still more than adequate, very sweet and grassy, it reminds me of concentrated Matcha Yokan in flavour. The 2nd flush of this tea was weaker, and it won't survive a 3rd or 4th flush. But that 1st flush was super addictive indeed! ~ 10/10

 

 

 

 

Ease of Access:  4/5
Food:  ♕♕♕♕
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sun -  TBA

Address: 佐敦白加士街15號藍馬商業中心地下
G/F, The Lamma Commercial Centre, 15 Parkes Street, Jordan
Ph: 2737 2665