Comments on: Hong Kong Cake Shop at Chatswood http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/ The slightly eccentric eating and cooking adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:51:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3583 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 02 May 2008 12:32:22 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3583 Hi Maria-I'm very comforted to know I'm not alone. Indeed I saw an episode of Kitchen Nightmares last week when Gordon was giving out samples of meatballs on a plate and the whole plate had toothpick spiked balls so I yelled at the screen "See? They're samples!!!". Clearly I am a little traumatised still :lol: Mmm I love Breadtop, I haven't had a bad item there ever. However I try and steer away as I know I can't fit into my clothes as well if I have too much Breadtop! The asian bakeries are such a great bargain, especially when you compare $4 for a cake to $1.20 a piece. Hi Maria-I’m very comforted to know I’m not alone. Indeed I saw an episode of Kitchen Nightmares last week when Gordon was giving out samples of meatballs on a plate and the whole plate had toothpick spiked balls so I yelled at the screen “See? They’re samples!!!”. Clearly I am a little traumatised still :lol:

Mmm I love Breadtop, I haven’t had a bad item there ever. However I try and steer away as I know I can’t fit into my clothes as well if I have too much Breadtop! The asian bakeries are such a great bargain, especially when you compare $4 for a cake to $1.20 a piece.

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3567 Maria Fri, 02 May 2008 09:32:27 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3567 Oh that is funny Lorraine! And I've done the same almost! I have grabbed something from a counter belonging to a paying customer too..but not actually eaten anything. And the paying customer has been quite miffed at me (dirty looks all the way). Yours was a most honest mistake.. just bad timing! And a great story to re-tell! Sigh, I love Asian bakeries. Your dollar goes so much further. I tried a little ball of something in April.. it seemed to have a crunchy, sesame seed exterior (fried) with a white doughy/pastey centre.. it was delicious. I vowed to buy more to take home next time! It was from Breadtop.. something I discovered late last year in Melbourne. I visited Darling Harbour twice a number of years ago and walked through Chinatown and discovered a couple of nice places I love going back to. One place for the quality, cheap sashimi near the Entertainment Centre and another place for the $1.20 cakes (a bakery). Come to think of it.. I'm more familiar with Sydney's Chinatown than Melbourne's. Yummo to this post! :-) Oh that is funny Lorraine! And I’ve done the same almost! I have grabbed something from a counter belonging to a paying customer too..but not actually eaten anything. And the paying customer has been quite miffed at me (dirty looks all the way).

Yours was a most honest mistake.. just bad timing! And a great story to re-tell! Sigh, I love Asian bakeries. Your dollar goes so much further. I tried a little ball of something in April.. it seemed to have a crunchy, sesame seed exterior (fried) with a white doughy/pastey centre.. it was delicious. I vowed to buy more to take home next time! It was from Breadtop.. something I discovered late last year in Melbourne.

I visited Darling Harbour twice a number of years ago and walked through Chinatown and discovered a couple of nice places I love going back to. One place for the quality, cheap sashimi near the Entertainment Centre and another place for the $1.20 cakes (a bakery). Come to think of it.. I’m more familiar with Sydney’s Chinatown than Melbourne’s.

Yummo to this post! :-)

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3549 Not Quite Nigella Thu, 01 May 2008 11:35:44 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3549 Hi Tian-I'm dying to go to Yum Cha again. Are they in the same white fluffy outer as char siu buns? I like the filling of those but I find the white bready part a bit too thick for me. Hi Tian-I’m dying to go to Yum Cha again. Are they in the same white fluffy outer as char siu buns? I like the filling of those but I find the white bready part a bit too thick for me.

]]> By: tian http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3543 tian Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:06:51 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3543 order steamed lotus seed bun at your next yum cha (-: order steamed lotus seed bun at your next yum cha (-:

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3493 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:27:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3493 Hi Cappucino-Hehe! Well I guess that's the real key, the getaway! Hi Cappucino-Hehe! Well I guess that’s the real key, the getaway!

]]> By: Cappucino http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3478 Cappucino Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:53:39 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3478 I have similar experiences quite often, I've become very good at making getaways ;) I have similar experiences quite often, I’ve become very good at making getaways ;)

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3476 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:02:18 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3476 Hi Kate-They were chewy and spicy, not bad! But better if not swallowed while everyone is staring at you :lol: Hi Y-I wish I could block it out although I'm sure I've got many more stored away somewhere never to see the light of day again :lol: I love chestnut and lotus so I love to stop at these kind of bakeries. Hi Kate-They were chewy and spicy, not bad! But better if not swallowed while everyone is staring at you :lol:

Hi Y-I wish I could block it out although I’m sure I’ve got many more stored away somewhere never to see the light of day again :lol: I love chestnut and lotus so I love to stop at these kind of bakeries.

]]> By: Y http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3468 Y Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:18:29 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3468 Embarrassing indeed! I'm pretty sure I've done something on par with that, but I generally choose to block out such painful memories. I walk past that shop all the time to go to the grocery store next door, but have never been enticed to go in. Have never been particularly crazy about chinese sweets of this sort. Embarrassing indeed! I’m pretty sure I’ve done something on par with that, but I generally choose to block out such painful memories. I walk past that shop all the time to go to the grocery store next door, but have never been enticed to go in. Have never been particularly crazy about chinese sweets of this sort.

]]> By: Kate http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3467 Kate Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:09:11 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/27/hong-kong-cake-shop-at-chatswood/#comment-3467 Yes, but...how were the fish balls??? ;) Yes, but…how were the fish balls??? ;)

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