Friend walked past and there was no queue so here's to finally tasting @joyluck.teahouse because Im a lazy bum + mixed reviews made me think twice about queueing ๐.
๐ Egg tart (tart pastry) - there are two options and only tart pastry was left. It's really not back though.
Egg tarts are nicer when it's warm but in general, if you tabao, tart pastry is more likely to taste better than crust pastry I feel when it's cold. The filling itself is a good level of sweetness and very smooth jellyish texture while the tart, although it is tart, it does disintegrate and melt quite nicely in your mouth. It is still not as good as Tai Cheong but a good egg tart. Tai cheong's pastry is better (more buttery, more fragrant, maybe also more calories ๐)
๐Pineapple Bun - there's not pineapple in pineapple buns FYI. Though most fans of HK food should know this lol. It didn't disintegrate badly - some buns tends to flake off excessively, and that makes it quite hard to eat. The texture on the outside is just right but inside could have been softer / more fragrant. It's alright. My personal preference is the pineapple bun at So Good Bakery at 111 Somerset.
๐ HK Milk Tea - tasted more like yuanyang but it is quite authentic.
Food is decent but I wouldn't queue and based on the food we tried, I would go to other places if I miss HK food like Tai Cheong and So Good Bakery.
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๐Joyluck Teahouse
Orchard ION / Bugis @bugisjunctionxbugisplus
Salted Egg Yolk - warm and flowy. Crispy on the outside.
Salted Egg Yolk lovers will love it!
๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ: the custard is sweet and silky but definitely not #taicheong crust looks very typical of a bakery (hard tart version and not layered but it did have the melt in your mouth texture, ้ ฅ้ ฅ็)
๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐จ: warm, flavourful mushroom inside with fluffy exterior but the bottom of the bun is crispy. What sorcery is this ๐
Mushroom buns!!
The must order for mushroom lovers. Love how fluffy and soft the top part of the bun is, I can just eat that with the sauce inside haha. And yet the base is crispy! Like using flour strips to interlace and panfry it to make it crispy. So good!
๐พ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก (่ ็ฒ): Usually I order either ็ธไฟฉ (youtiao in rice flour roll) or the prawn version but this is a combination of two! You can the soft, silky rice flour skin wrapping around a thin layer of crispy youtiao that is encasing fresh sweet prawns. Aiyo, so yums.
This is one of the best, pls order. ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: really good! Has very strong wok hey and the fried shallots are perfection.
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Unique with the charcoal black skin and with fresh and sweet prawns.
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