On the second day, our breakfast started unexpectedly with something that came from Australia! The Australia Dairy Company or ADC as commonly mentioned among locals is one of the hotspots in Jordan where the queue is long all the time. But thankfully, the turnover here is quick. How fast? Well, so fast that the waiter does not even have time to bother about you. When little darling asked them about their specialty, he pointed to the wall and say ‘OK? OK? I’ll just get you two of those sets!". =.=! Totally insane! Also their food flies out fast. Our orders were met within 5 minutes.
ADC is most famous for its Scrambled Egg and Butter Toast!
When the only thing 100 people eat is this, you know shit just got real! While the my hype was almost as great as my doubt, it was almost maniacal that the scrambled eggs here tasted better than ones back in Oz. Believe it or not, butter was used unsparingly. Everything tasted good thanks to it. Another big difference here is the use of salt where they decide what’s good for you rather than otherwise. In Oz, most big brekkie comes with flat tasting eggs which allows you to add salt and pepper to your liking. My take on this? 10/10! But of course do not expect this to fare as though it is something worthy of a 3 starred restaurant!
Darling on the other hand asked for fried eggs which were better than the ones I had at Sayers where the eggs were cooked in a little pan to the extent that something that was meant to taste magical ended up “OK”!
The egg white itself was cooked just nice still smooth with a coating of oil, while runny yolk are still finger licking good! Good but no match for its scrambled version!
Macaroni and ham with soup!
The macaroni soup with ham is the accompanying dish which in my opinion, the suckiest one for the day. With pieces of ham, this dish was unpopular with many people as there were plenty of unfinished ones around. And to be honest, doesn’t the soup look suspiciously mixed with butter? I guess it was! I would not recommend this! Another set of scrambled egg and toast would have been more appreciated!
Our meal at ADC cost us around 65HKD/RM26/$A8 for all the above and 2 drinks. Quite decent in my opinion ;)! If you are making a trip to HK and are sick of dim sum, this is definitely worth a shot despite its poor service! Even a friend who studied in Melbourne mentioned that one of the thing he misses the most in Hong Kong is ADC! So my fellow foodies be sure to put ADC in your address book @ 47 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong.
After our quick breakfast, we visited the big Buddha which I have to say, is still looking pretty kickass despite me coming here just 2 years ago! To get up there, take the cable car called the “Ngong Ping 360”! You have a choice of crystal or normal cabin!
Darling and I tooked the Crystal Cabin Package which was cheaper than taking either of rides by itself! And jesus! I really hated the Crystal Cabin as it was scary as hell! Worst of all, the cable car ride takes something like 30 minutes?
Up in the hills we decided to feast on some delicious Tau Fu Fah. A dessert commonly found in Asian markets and in Perth, at Dim Sum places!
Silky smooth consistency makes this hard to beat. Even the ones in the CBD areas of HK was no match for the ones near to the big Buddha!
Curry fish balls were an extra order after we started tucking into our desserts :P!
After eating, starts our long ascend up the flight of stairs leading to the Buddha statue.
Ambitious child makes her way up the flight of stairs while..
Someone is tired! Doesn’t matter! Still lovely to me :D!
The Buddha and us!
After walking around and taking more pictures, we came back down and prayed in the nearby temple before helping ourselves to another serve of Tau Fu Fah! This time at another place! My take on it? Equally good! Hence, it is fair to say that the dessert around in this area is consistently good! And I guess this will be all for now :)! Will try to get the next post up soon!
WenY
