January 14, 2010
石磨坊 Shek Mo Fong (Stone Mill Place)
For a small neighbourhood, Tin Hau has many dessert eateries. It seems like this area that's a stone's throw away from Causeway Bay, but sans the craziness, is made for me the dessert monster.
I'm a big fan of the Cantonese dessert pastes that are grounded from nuts. At 石磨坊, literally translated to mean 'stone mill place', they do these grounded nut pastes very well. Sesame, walnut and almond pastes can be commonly found around Hong Kong, so when I go to 石磨坊, I usually go for the chestnut or cashew nut pastes which are less common. Back in Singapore, I can't find anywhere that sells it!
Chestnut dessert paste 栗子糊 HKD18
I love chestnuts, so I tend to go for the former most of the time. But as chestnuts are seasonal, the chestnut paste is only available during autumn and winter.
Cashew nut dessert paste 腰果糊 HKD18
Or if you fancy trying two different flavours, you can have them mixed as shown in the picture above with a mix of chestnut and cashew nut paste. It costs the same, i.e. HKD 18, to have it mixed.
This black and white concoction is a mix of black sesame (黑芝麻) and almond (杏仁) paste.
Another popular dessert is this black sesame roll filled with pieces of mango and black glutinous rice (芒果黑芝麻糯米卷). It's served warm and tastes pretty good surprisingly! The glutinous rice gives it some added texture.
Apart from these desserts, 石磨坊 also serves shaved ice desserts. There's also a yam and sago baked pudding which is pretty good. It's a substitute (though it can't really replace the real thing) when I get cravings for my favourite Teochew dessert 'Or Ni'.
石磨坊 Shek Mo Fong
Shop 3-3C Lau Li Street
Tin Hau, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2398 9493